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I just went ahead and purchased the Prima guide. While the stickied economy guide was interesting, the Prima guide actually contained info that wasn’t in the stickied guide. Also, while the forums are indeed informative, there’s a lot lot to wade through, and I wanted something more concise. Not to mention the fact I’m a strategy guide junkie anyway, and it’s nice having this one online and updated.

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The guide already has a slight update apparently:
http://www.primagames.com/catalog/promo_image/9780761557074_920.pdf

It’s a missing page from the chapter on the economy.

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How much is it per month?

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Yeah thanks Skipper, I picked that up. Here’s a link to a good overview of the game, written by a fan: http://www.whitewolfclan.net/pobs/review.htm The pricing is the usual $15 per month, with discounts for paying additional months. No Founder’s or other pre-order specials are listed on the subscription page.

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Digital or paper version?

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Did anyone pre-order from Amazon and receive only the Pre-Boarding key (like me) and not the Landing Party key, as well? According to the game’s producer, they should have provided both keys. I sent an e-mail to Amazon CS explaining this with a link to the producer’s forum post.

Anyone in the same boat (no pun intended) as me?

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I got the digital version at $13.49. It’s all black and white, and since I have a cheap B&W laser, it’s cheaper to print that way than to pay the $20 for the paper one. I also am awaiting my retail key. I sent an inquiry to Amazon about it and they said to wait til “Wednesday” for my key. Except it was Tuesday when I asked, and I didn’t get a key this past Wednesday. Now the game releases next Tuesday so maybe they mean the Wednesday after release. Which is disappointing, as I’ll have hit the level cap before then. I also foolishly I guess asked for the ‘free shipping’ option, meaning that I won’t get the box for a couple of weeks. So I’ll see. If I do get my retail key before the release, I’ll post about it.

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<Blowing off Steam>Ok, this game is really beginning to piss me right the fuck off.

It’s actually a ton of fun to play so far (I even like the water!), but half the time the controls in naval engagements don’t work. My cannons will read “blocked by line” when the shot is clear, my guns won’t fire even when they say they’re clear, and my ship either won’t turn at all, or won’t stop turning (although the GUI slider still show correctly).

Apparently I can fix this by quitting out and restarting a quest, but that’s not exactly an optimal solution, especially considering there are chained missions with naval battles at the end. :-( It also makes me reluctant to join other players – “Sorry guys, my rudder jammed again, I’ve got to quit!”.

Anyway, has anyone else seen this problem? Or hopefully know of a better solution?

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I’ve just formed a societ ‘Stand and Deliver’. Blame the name of the damn Adam Ant song stuck in my head from watching 120 Minutes on MTV Classic.

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Sounds like you are having a lag problem, Jasper. I have read that this can be caused by not having the right ports open on your router. I am deathly afraid of trying to open ports because the last time I tried it, everything but the game I was playing came to a screeching halt. But if you are interested, here is the FAQ on the matter-

http://support.flyinglab.com/cgi-bin/flyinglab.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=36&p_created=1131154237&p_sid=Vz2l2XVi&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=0&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPSZwX3NvcnRfYnk9JnBfZ3JpZHNvcnQ9JnBfcm93X2NudD0xNjksMTY5JnBfcHJvZHM9JnBfY2F0cz0mcF9wdj0mcF9jdj0mcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1hbnN3ZXJzLnNlYXJjaF9ubCZwX3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=cF91c2VyaWQ9amVuczc3NyZwX3Bhc3N3ZD0mcF9lbWFpbD1qZW5uaWZlci5zY2hsaWNrYmVybmRAZ21haWwuY29tJnBfZmlyc3RfbmFtZT1Mb3JpbmkmcF9sYXN0X25hbWU9amVuczc3Nw**&p_topview=1

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Also note that the first time I ran PotBS I got the windows firewall popup to allow it to connect out. It’s possible that might be an issue as well.

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If you bought off Amazon, get your key off the Amazon site “Your Media Library” section. Go here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/ays/index.html?app=home

Sign in. You’ll be in your media library. On the right you’ll see “Recently added to your collection.” Click on “Pirates of the Burning Sea.” Your pre-boarding key is there. The FULL key will be delivered with the box of the actual game when your order ships.

Use the link there to download.

Take that pre-boarding key and go here:
http://www.station.sony.com/en/pc.vm

Either log in if you have a station account, or create an account. Once done, under the “My account section” select “Activation Code.” Enter PotBS and the pre-boarding code there. Once done, you use your Sony Station login to get into the game. This is also where you will go to enter the full game key, and at that time, your payment methods.

Also to answer ElGuapo:
1 month subscription: $14.99
3 month subscription: $41.99
6 month subscription: $77.99
12 month subscription: $143.00

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Yeah, that’s what I was afraid of. I’m going to have to change the delivery to some sort of pay for delivery, which makes pre-ordering with Amazon totally not worth it. I thought I would save money by not paying tax or for shipping, but unless I want to wait 2 weeks while my character languishes at level 21, I’m going to have to fork over the money. Damn.

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I haven’t witnessed anything like that yet, Jasper. Only thing that was bothering me were some graphical glitches that I fixed by going into windowed mode.

Erik J.

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You could buy it off Sony Station then I think? Someone was saying that’s an alternate method. I don’t know if they provide the full game key electronically though.

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Um … how long do I sit at this loading screen after sinking? Reboot?

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Not according to the producer of the game, John Scott Tynes: http://www.burningsea.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4294&postcount=1

Rather than wait around and get F’ed in the A by Amazon come Tuesday, I went to BB and picked up their last pre-order copy, and canceled my Amazon order. I now have the Pre-Boarding Party key and the Landing Party key, along with the original game soundtrack (I had BB CS open the package before I agreed to buy it to ensure the keys were in it, since many of the ones shipped to BB were missing the keys).

On the form within the pre-order case, though, it says, “Once you have purchased the final game software, you will need to access your account at www.piratesoftheburningsea.com/preorder and enter both the Landing Party Key and the Launch Key. The Launch Key will be located on the Key Card inside the final game software box.” What? A THIRD key?! Jesus!

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Are servers set up by region? Assuming the answer is yes, does anyone know if European accounts can play on US servers? Or if you can at least setup a US account with European credit card address?

If I can’t play with US folks then I’ll have to pass on this game.

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Don’t know if it works backwards, but I have access to European servers so I assume it’d go both ways.

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Little update, folks. We have about 7-8 Society members at the moment. 3-4 are active in the economy getting things going. Raiding is going good, and we’re starting to take ships over level 20, though we’re still 12 or so. Just about everyone in the Society can invite you in, so just throw a tell to any one of us. Again, hope to see more of you join in.

Erik J.