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Pirates of the Caribbean Online
Developer(s)Disney Online
Publisher(s)Disney Online
Platform(s)PC/Mac
ReleaseOctober 31, 2007
Genre(s)MMORPG
Mode(s)Online

Pirates of the Caribbean Online is an MMORPG created by The Walt Disney Company, based on their film series and theme park attraction of the same name.

The game software is free to download, and players can choose either "Unlimited Access" for a monthly subscription fee or a free-to-play "Basic Access" version which restricts most of the game content and displays advertisements in part of the game window. The game is officially available to players in the United States, United Kingdom (basic access only), parts of Mexico and Canada only. Disney also will announce this online game to be distributed in South East Asia by AsiaSoft in 2009.

History

The game was developed by the VR Studio, a group of technologists and artists that are part of the Walt Disney Internet Group. It is the second MMORPG developed by the VR Studio, the first being Toontown Online which launched in 2003.

The game was first announced by The Walt Disney Company on April 26, 2005.[1] It was originally scheduled to be released in summer 2006 to coincide with the release of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, but its release was pushed back multiple times.[2] The game went through two beta testing phases during 2007 and was officially launched on October 31, 2007.[3]

Gameplay

Key features of the game include the ability to create pirates, own and sail ships in combat, and complete quests for gold coins, which are the game's currency, gain notoriety (the game's experience system), and use unique weapons and treasure items.

There are various weapons to learn, and various skills to master in the game for each weapon. Currently, character leveling tops out at level 40, and skills max out at level 25, so only a fixed number of skill points (26) can be assigned to the skills in game. On October 17, 2008, after the release of an update, it is now possible to reassign skill points for different weapons. [4]

Gold

Players can also play parlor games for gold, and currently the games available are Poker (Tortuga Hold'em) and Blackjack. These games can be played against NPCs or other online players. Currently the maximum amount of gold you can carry is 65,000.

References

  1. ^ Disney Online Developing Pirates Of The Caribbean Massively Multiplayer Online Game - PC News at GameSpot
  2. ^ Gamasutra - Disney Updates On Pirates Of The Caribbean MMO
  3. ^ "Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean Online Sets Sail" (Press release). The Walt Disney Company. 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2008-01-24. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ (October 17, 2008) "Massive Game Update Goes Live!"
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