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Community Spotlight: Jon Smith-Tank
| 08/31/2010 | News | Discuss
Our August Community Spotlight Recipient is Jon Smith-Tank. Jon is known on the Roberts forums for his detailed Port Battle reports.
Although, he does take a break from RvR to participate in the
The Small Ship Regatta (Roberts)
| 08/26/2010 | Live Event | Discuss
We would like formally to invite all Captains of Roberts to take to the Seas in the first Small Ship Regatta! This will be a race starting in the picturesque town of Jenny Bay. We will give the Captains …
Power & Prestige Release
| 08/23/2010 | News | Discuss
We realize that there’s a lot of excitement in the community tied to the release of Power and Prestige and we’re working hard to get it out the door. However, due to some logistical issues beyond our control we have …
Community Spotlight: Ubert le Danois
| 07/30/2010 | News | Discuss
Our latest Community Spotlight member has been a part of the community since soon after Pirates of the Burning Sea was released. Anyone who has participated in RvR on Roberts has heard the name Ubert le Danois, especially …
Shop with your Drops
| 07/27/2010 | Devlog | Discuss
During the Closed Beta I saw a post by Elessaria asking us to streamline the loot collection turn-in process. I had never given those missions a great deal of thought before. They seemed clunky and time consuming, but we …
Power & Prestige Final Release Date
| 07/23/2010 | News | Discuss
We’re now ready to announce the final release date for Power & Prestige: we will be taking it live on August 24th, 2010.
We’re very grateful for all the useful suggestions and insights our beta testers have given us, and we’re …
Welcome to the Jungle (Antigua)
| 07/21/2010 | Live Event | Discuss
After the chaos of the last few months, both the Inquisition and the Knights Templar are keen to take stock and plan their next moves. Within that, the agents of both groups are keen to become acquainted with local captains.
Testbed Port Battle Event: Saturday July 10th!
| 07/09/2010 | News | Discuss
Now that we’re in open beta we’d like to offer an opportunity for everyone to join us in testing several adjustments made throughout the closed beta by holding a port battle test event this Saturday July 10th beginning at 9pm …
The PotBS Podcast! - Episode 12
| 07/09/2010 | Podcast | Discuss
Time for another installment of the Pirates of the Burning Sea podcast!
In this episode Nightwind23 talks about creating the new Power & Prestige trailer while Deqlor and AO discuss some of the content that was showcased. Lum and Mr …
Outage Tonight: Server Maintenance
| 07/08/2010 | Maintenance Notice | Discuss
We will be performing some essential maintenance on our live servers on Friday, July 9th, between 1:30am and 5:00am Pacific*.
Roberts and Antigua will both be taken down briefly during this time. The website and forums will be unaffected by …
Community Spotlight: JeuxOnLine PotBS
| 06/29/2010 | News | Discuss
This month we’d like to nominate an entire fansite! JeuxOnLine (specifically the Pirates of the Burning Sea portal) is the latest Community Spotlight member.
JeuxOnLine PotBS is a fansite specifically designed for the French-speaking population of our community. …
New Avatar Lighting in Power & Prestige
| 06/22/2010 | Devlog | Discuss
One of the graphical changes we’ve made for Power & Prestige is a new avatar lighting system. The new lighting system makes our characters fit in better with the rest of the lighting in the environment. I’m going to talk …
Outage Tonight: build 1.26.27.0
| 06/22/2010 | Maintenance Notice | Discuss
We will be publishing build 1.26.27.0 to our live servers on Wednesday, June 23rd, between 1:30am and 5:00am Pacific*.
This milestone patch is mostly bug fixes as we focus our efforts on getting Power & Prestige ready for primetime. Note …
Release Notes for build 1.26.27.0
| 06/22/2010 | Patch Notes | Discuss
This milestone patch is mostly bug fixes as we focus our efforts on getting Power & Prestige ready for primetime. However, check out your Character UI! Nice to see yourself instead of a generic male, no? Also, if you’re a …
The Road Less Traveled (Roberts)
| 06/20/2010 | Live Event | Discuss
Following on from the recent engagement over religious artifacts, which ended in a stalemate with both parties claiming victories and defeats in equal measure, leading members of both the Inquisition and the Knights Templar are now keen to push forward …
Ship Tuning in Power & Prestige
| 06/08/2010 | Devlog | Discuss
In Power and Prestige, we’ve done a ton of tuning and balancing to the big combat systems. This devlog is about ship tuning, and some of the more important parts of it.
Stacking Penalties in Power & Prestige
| 06/04/2010 | Devlog | Discuss
As we mentioned in podcast Ep. 11, there are going to be some changes in Power & Prestige to the way we handle statistics modified by ship outfitting.
Community Spotlight: Kerrilyn MOG
| 05/31/2010 | News | Discuss
This month we would like to recognize Kerrilyn. Always ready with helpful advice Kerrilyn is a wonderful asset to the Pirates of the Burning Sea community. Specifically we noticed her dedication to learning and sharing that knowledge with …
The Inner Workings of AvCom NPCs
| 05/28/2010 | Devlog | Discuss
Power and Prestige includes many exciting changes we’d like to share with you. In this devlog I am going to focus on NPCs in avatar combat, including your boarding crews.
A Conflict of Interests (Antigua)
| 05/26/2010 | Live Event | Discuss
The Unknown Man has been seen by few and heard by even less. However, this Saturday he has requested that you meet with him at the docks in Port Royal. What he wishes to discuss with you is anyone’s guess; …
