For various reasons I am skeptical of playing a Sony Online Entertainment game. While this game has a lot to improve upon, it has a strong foundation. The seafaring is gorgeous. the number of ships is astonishing. It has 122 ships that are worth sailing and some tiny ones not worth mentioning. The ships are gorgeous and all have their own strengths and weaknesses. The classes are nice and fit their roles accordingly. There are also good reasons for choosing to play a few different professions. There are four factions in this game and the PvP allows you to control the various ports in the Caribbean. While the world is large, there is not a lot going on out in the open sea. The one drawback to the game is that it really is just one big body of water. Besides some of the land based combat which isn't really prevalent in this game, there isn't any variation in the landscape. I am sure that there are some sea creatures to be discovered in the Bermuda triangle, but I am not at a level where I feel safe risking my ship to brave those waters just yet. The sailing is a blast though, with too many variables for me to list all of them here. The crafting is fun and rewarding. If you like pirates, you will definitely want to give this game a go. You get the first 30 days for free with purchase. I think that $15 a month is a bit steep, although it seems like all MMO's feel that is what they should charge. I feel like $5 or $10 a month would have been a better price for this game though.
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