World Of Pirates Creators Interviewed As Open Beta Approaches

Thanks to GamersWithJobs for its interview with the creators of PC MMO title World Of Pirates, a 2D game (not to be confused with forthcoming 3D MMO Pirates Of The Burning Sea) in which "the basic idea was to recreate the gameplay and feel of Pirates! and put it into an online environment." Topics discussed include PvP ("...one of the basic design premises behind the game. And features such as a bounty being put on someone's head certainly help the competition among the players"), and post-launch plans ("We're going to increase the strategy portion of the game, lending it a Civilization-style touch. We're hoping that this part will become more appealing to those players who want to take a break from or are tired of their pirate career.") In related news, the official World Of Pirates website reveals an imminent change: "After 2 years of closed beta testing... from Monday 5th July 2004, everyone can join the Beta test."

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Woohoo

[Rysc]

This is awesome. I still often play Pirates! myself, it is a game never really duplicated or bettered. Until, perhaps, now. I'd still prefer a standalone version that can be played single-player and offline, but maybe in time that will come.

I can't wait for the open beta to begin! I always liked to play the ruthless, merciless pirate and was dissappointed that I could always get away with it. Maybe this game will (at last) let me live out my swashbuckling fantasies with a bit of real challenge. Rape, pillage, plunder! Woo!