Recent Headlines for Pirates of the Burning Sea

• 1.5.46 Deployment

  This morning, the folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea rolled out build 1.5.46.0 without incident. The servers are now live again after the update.

  Reported on Jul 01, 2008

• Upgrade Tomorrow

  Flying Lab Software has announced that they will be upgrading their servers to build 1.5.46.0 on Tuesday July 1st.

  Reported on Jun 30, 2008

• Customer Service Devlog

  The latest devlog on the Pirates of the Burning Sea official site takes a look at the ins and out of customer service.

  Reported on Jun 26, 2008

• Video Guide

  The Pirates of the Burning Sea official site has been updated with a guide to making videos in PotBS.

  Reported on Jun 25, 2008

• 1.4 Patch Survey Results

  Flying Lab Software has posted the results of a survey they conducted which asks fans for their opinion on the 1.4 Patch.

  Reported on Jun 23, 2008

• Semiweekly Downtime

  The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea have announced that they will begin a schedule of regular semiweekly downtime to deal with issues which show up after a long period of time.

  Reported on Jun 20, 2008

• Fortaleza da Luz Weekend Test

  FLS is looking to bring a few players on board to help test Fortaleza da Luz, the new level 50 epic mission for Pirates of the Burning Sea.

  Reported on Jun 19, 2008

• Free Trials and Marketing Plans

  Flying Lab Software has revealed their new marketing strategies for Pirates of the Burning Sea, which will include offering 14 day free trials.

  Reported on Jun 19, 2008

• Fortaleza da Luz Devlog

  Flying Lab Software has posted a devlog detailing the design process behind Fortaleza da Luz mission in Pirates of the Burning sea.

  Reported on Jun 18, 2008

• Town Revamps

  The Pirates of the Burning Sea official site has been updated with a devlog which looks at the aesthetic makeover of the game's towns.

  Reported on Jun 17, 2008

• New Guide and Wearable Lizard

  Prima Games and FLS have announced the release of the Pirates of the Burning Sea Revised Edition: Prima Official eGuide, which reflects changes made to the game in the 1.4 patch, and gives players the right to wear a lizard on their shoulder.

  Reported on Jun 17, 2008

• Ship & Outfitting Changes

  The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea are calling on players to help test changes made to ship outfitting on the PotBS test sever.

  Reported on Jun 16, 2008

• The Balancing Act

  The most recent Devlog from the folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea looks at the art of item balancing, and some of the changes that will be made in version 1.5 of the game.

  Reported on Jun 12, 2008

• Devlog: Art and Games

  The latest dev diary on the Pirates of the Burning Sea official site was written with aspiring artists in mind, and takes a look at what it means to be a professional artist and the concept of the artist's vision.

  Reported on Jun 10, 2008

• Video Contest

  The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea have announced a video contest, where participants are asked to create an instructional video to explain key game concepts, with a top prize of GeCube ATI Radeon HD 3650 (256MB GDDR3) Video Card.

  Reported on Jun 09, 2008

• 1.5 UI Preview

  Flying Lab Software has provided a preview of the UI changes that they're working on for version 1.5 of Pirates of the Burning Sea.

  Reported on Jun 06, 2008

• New Staff Devlog

  The most recent devlog on the Pirates of the Burning Sea official site looks at some new faces in their programming department.

  Reported on Jun 05, 2008

• New Build

  Last night saw the launch of a new build of Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea and the team has provided us with some info:

  Reported on Jun 03, 2008

• New Devlog: Ambush Gameplay

  Kevin "Isildur" Maginn, Lead Designer for Pirates of the Burning Sea, has written a nonexclusive devlog explaining the original concept of ambush gameplay, or in other words, a gang of pirates sneaking up on a merchant vessel on the high sea. In the devlog he describes how the original design concept failed in practice, degenerating into what can more accurately be described ganking, and their current efforts to reduce the occurrence of ganking.

  Reported on May 30, 2008

• 1.4 Patch Up and Running

  The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea have published the release notes for the recently deployed 1.4 patch for Pirates of the Burning Sea.

  Reported on May 29, 2008

• 1.4 Delayed Until Thursday

  Flying Lab Software has announced that the implementation of the of the 1.4 patch for Pirates of the Burning Sea has been postponed until Thursday Morning.

  Reported on May 28, 2008

• PvP Tournament Results

  FLS has posted the results from the PvP tournament which was held on the Pirates of the Burning Sea test server over the weekend.

  Reported on May 27, 2008

• Fortaleza da Luz Playtests

  Flying Lab Software is inviting Pirates of the Burning Sea players with at least one level 50 character to join them for a series of playtests in Fortaleza da Luz, the game's new epic mission.

  Reported on May 26, 2008

• Patch 1.5

  Flying Lab Software has posted a preview of what's in store for Pirates of the Burning Sea in Patch 1.5.

  Reported on May 23, 2008

• Testbed PvP Tournament

  FLS has announced a PvP tournament on the Pirates of the Burning Sea test server, whre participating players can win prizes, including a 256MB RADEON X1650XT Video Card for the top player.

  Reported on May 21, 2008

• Join the Boarding Party

  The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea are inviting players to join the Boarding Party, a community group that works with developers and players to enhance to overall fun of the game.

  Reported on May 21, 2008

• What's going on in Customer Service?

  The Pirates of the Burning Sea official site has been updated with a devlog which answers the question, "What's going on in Customer Service?"

  Reported on May 20, 2008

• User Content 2.0 Live

  Flying Lab has officially proclaimed the user content system as live, after the original system was taken offline a few weeks ago for revamping.

  Reported on May 19, 2008

• New Pirate Careers

  The folks from Pirates of the Burning Sea have announced some details on the two new pirate careers that are available in the next update.

  Reported on May 13, 2008

• 1.4 Patch on Test Server

  The 1.4 patch for Pirates of the Burning Sea is now available on their test server. The new patch has a host of skill changes and re-balances and players are encouraged to check it out.

  Reported on May 12, 2008

• Cutthroat Skills

  The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea have posted the latest in their series of Developer diaries which examine the class and skill changes in version 1.4 of the game.

  Reported on May 07, 2008

• Life After the Server Merge

  MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh speaks with the folks from Flying Lab Software in this progress update that brings us information not only on the recent server merge but on the game's past issues and its future.

  Reported on May 07, 2008

• Meet the Buccaneer

  The Pirates of the Burning Sea official site has been updated with a devlog which introduces players to the Buccaneer, a new pirate career.

  Reported on May 06, 2008

• Freetrader Skill Changes

  Flying Lab Software has posted the latest devlog in their series which examines the skill changes in version 1.4 of Pirates of the Burning Sea.

  Reported on May 05, 2008

• User Content Suspended

  Flying Lab Software has announced that they have suspended their current User Content system in preparation for the implementation of version 2.0 of that system.

  Reported on May 05, 2008

• Point-a-Pitre Makeover

  Flying Lab Software has posted a devlog detailing the work they are doing to improve play in Point-a-Pitre in Pirates of the Burning Sea.

  Reported on May 02, 2008

• Privateer Skill Changes

  The Pirates of the Burning Sea official site has been updated with another installment of their devlog series which looks at skill changes in version 1.4 of the game. Today's target is the Privateer.

  Reported on May 02, 2008

• Harassment Rules: "Don't Be a Jerk"

  Flying Lab has posted a document outlining and clarifying the Pirates of the Burning Sea harassment policies.

  Reported on May 01, 2008

• Naval Officer Changes

  Flying Lab Software has posted the second devlog in a six part series which examines balance changes in version 1.4 of Pirates of the Burning Sea. Today's devlog looks at changes to the Naval Officer.

  Reported on May 01, 2008

• Underdog Tools Devlog

  The Pirates of the Burning Sea official site has been updated with a brief devlog detailing recent changes to underdog tools.

  Reported on Apr 30, 2008

• Build 1.4 Captain Skill Changes

  The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea have posted the first in a series of six devlogs which detail the skill changes that are planed to be implemented in build 1.4 of the game.

  Reported on Apr 29, 2008

• Character Transfers in PotBS

  Flying Lab Software has announced that character transfers in Pirates of the Burning Sea are now live.

  Reported on Apr 15, 2008

• Group Combat Missions

  The folks from Flying Lab Software have released a new Dev Journal on their official site talking about Group Combat Missions.

  Reported on Apr 14, 2008

• User Interface Preview

  Flying Lab Software has posted a dev journal which takes a look at what the Pirates of the Burning Sea UI team has been working on of late.

  Reported on Apr 11, 2008

• PvP Rewards Journal

  The devs over at Flying Lab have released a new dev journal. This one focuses on PvP rewards in the nautical game.

  Reported on Apr 10, 2008

• Exchange Shops

  Flying Lab Software has posted a dev journal which takes a look at the recently implemented Exchange shops.

  Reported on Apr 09, 2008

• Exchange Shops

  Flying Lab Software has posted a new devlog on the Pirates of the Burning Sea official site which looks into a number of balance changes and the content of the new Exchange Shops.

  Reported on Apr 07, 2008