<s>
Pirates	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Burning	I-Protocol
Sea	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
previously	O
developed	O
by	O
Flying	O
Lab	O
Software	O
and	O
Portalus	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
currently	O
supported	O
by	O
Vision	O
Online	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
four	O
nations	O
;	O
Great	O
Britain	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
France	O
and	O
the	O
generically	O
named	O
'	O
Pirates	B-Application
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privateers	O
have	O
an	O
edge	O
in	O
boarding	O
combat	O
and	O
can	O
learn	O
a	O
skill	O
that	O
enables	O
them	O
to	O
use	O
Pirate	B-Application
PvP	O
zones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
different	O
careers	O
for	O
pirates	B-Application
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
Pirate	B-Application
takes	O
command	O
of	O
a	O
class	O
specific	O
ship	O
he	O
will	O
automatically	O
be	O
flagged	O
for	O
PvP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
version	O
1.4	O
this	O
career	O
was	O
called	O
just	O
"	O
Pirate	B-Application
"	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
career	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
'	O
Pirate	B-Application
 '	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
command	O
oriented	O
"	O
pirate	B-Application
"	O
,	O
can	O
use	O
and	O
collect	O
captured	O
ships	O
deeds	O
and	O
can	O
give	O
bonuses	O
to	O
allied	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
in	O
Pirates	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Burning	I-Protocol
Sea	I-Protocol
can	O
create	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
characters	O
per	O
server	O
to	O
represent	O
themselves	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
them	O
will	O
captain	O
their	O
own	O
ship	O
and	O
fight	O
either	O
for	O
a	O
nation	O
of	O
their	O
choice	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
Pirate	B-Application
(	O
see	O
above	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
be	O
any	O
one	O
of	O
either	O
Britain	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Spain	O
or	O
the	O
Pirates	B-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Brethren	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swashbuckling	O
is	O
the	O
name	O
given	O
to	O
avatar	O
combat	O
in	O
Pirates	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Burning	I-Protocol
Sea	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fencing	B-Operating_System
-	O
Fighting	O
with	O
a	O
rapier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
initial	O
PvP	O
zone	O
allows	O
pirates	B-Application
and	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
privateer	O
career	O
to	O
initiate	O
combat	O
with	O
players	O
from	O
other	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Pirates	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Burning	I-Protocol
Sea	I-Protocol
,	O
each	O
ship	O
has	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
durability	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ships	O
captured	O
by	O
pirates	B-Application
have	O
only	O
one	O
durability	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
implemented	O
for	O
varied	O
reasons	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
National	O
players	O
being	O
unwilling	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
Pirate	B-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pirate	B-Application
players	O
capture	O
highest	O
level	O
ships	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
caused	O
national	O
players	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
free	O
ships	O
as	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
losing	O
an	O
expensive	O
ship	O
was	O
much	O
greater	O
than	O
the	O
reward	O
of	O
defeating	O
a	O
pirate	B-Application
who	O
had	O
a	O
free	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
unique	O
features	O
of	O
Pirates	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Burning	I-Protocol
Sea	I-Protocol
is	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
place	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
submit	O
ships	O
,	O
sails	O
(	O
emblems	O
)	O
and	O
flags	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Pirates	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Burning	I-Protocol
Sea	I-Protocol
,	O
players	O
can	O
form	O
groups	O
known	O
as	O
Societies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
economy	O
in	O
PotBS	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
player-driven	O
,	O
production-based	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pirates	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Burning	I-Protocol
Sea	I-Protocol
has	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
Pirates	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Burning	I-Protocol
Sea	I-Protocol
was	O
being	O
dropped	O
from	O
their	O
online	O
offerings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
two	O
hours	O
of	O
original	O
swashbuckling	O
music	O
were	O
composed	O
for	O
Pirates	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Burning	I-Protocol
Sea	I-Protocol
by	O
Adam	O
Gubman	O
and	O
Jeff	O
Kurtenacker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
two	O
full	O
soundtrack	O
albums	O
are	O
currently	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pirates	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Burning	I-Protocol
Sea	I-Protocol
currently	O
holds	O
a	O
77%	O
rating	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
average	O
of	O
31	O
reviews	O
;	O
commonly	O
cited	O
positive	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
a	O
player-driven	O
economy	O
,	O
balanced	O
classes	O
and	O
compelling	O
PvP	O
,	O
while	O
negative	O
aspects	O
include	O
repetitive	O
character	O
vs.	O
character	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
ship	O
vs.	O
ship	O
)	O
fighting	O
and	O
a	O
steep	O
learning	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
