Disney Online devs spill the beans on Pirates of the Caribbean Online

In lieu with the launch details of the MMORPG based on the successful movie franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean Online gets unwrapped further as developers from Disney Online have released a few entries from their journals. It’s a treasure trove, we tell you!

Lovingly referred to as Pirates Online, the game was actually already in the plans of Disney before the first “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie. It was supposed to be an MMO inside an MMO.

Toontown, the first MMO game created by Disney Online, was supposed to be the first that provided access to other MMO games inside the Toontown world. And Pirates Online was one of them.

The game is being designed with the concept of a thrill-ride in a theme park. And that’s what they had decided from the start, even as the developers were approached with the option to start working on the pirate-themed MMORPG. So you can expect the same thrill to be present in the game just as the movie had delivered to the audience twice now.

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In lieu with the launch details of the MMORPG based on the successful movie franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean Online gets unwrapped further as developers from Disney Online have released a few entries from their journals. It’s a treasure trove, we tell you!

Lovingly referred to as Pirates Online, the game was actually already in the plans of Disney before the first “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie. It was supposed to be an MMO inside an MMO.

Toontown, the first MMO game created by Disney Online, was supposed to be the first that provided access to other MMO games inside the Toontown world. And Pirates Online was one of them.

The game is being designed with the concept of a thrill-ride in a theme park. And that’s what they had decided from the start, even as the developers were approached with the option to start working on the pirate-themed MMORPG. So you can expect the same thrill to be present in the game just as the movie had delivered to the audience twice now.

With the video delivered by fellow blogger Remi M. a few days ago, it demonstrated the wide range of character customizations available for your swashbuckling avatar. Reminiscent of the another game, The Sims 2, the character generation gives players a chance to recreate themselves with a whole new pirate look. They have provided ten character bodies – five male and five female – each of which can be altered in many different ways.

Remember the curse of the Black Pearl? No, we mean the curse that turns people who stole from the chest of Cortez into undead, not the movie. Well, your character can be cursed, and when it does, it turns into a walking, talking skeleton corpse. Surprising enough, the “cursed” form still retains the same physical characteristics of your normal avatar, like height and body build. Now you all may be asking, “Where does the cursed form come into play?” Well, that, our dear readers, is available for the PvP mode.

Players can do just as many things that Will Turner and Jack Sparrow accomplished in the movies: swing from ledge to ledge, spring traps, board ships, parry skillfully with a sword, among other things. The MMORPG itself will sport an intuitive camera mode and control interface. And because the characters from the movie can be met in the game, Pirates Online will even sport in-game cinematics to give players the feeling that they’re playing a part in a whole big movie.

The game world was designed to accommodate authentic locations, ports, ships, weapons, and clothing of the Caribbean region during the European movement into the New World. It sets the stage for the many lore and legends present in that era, including those of the fictional Jack Sparrow and Captain Barbossa. But the world of Pirates Online isn’t limited to personalities already introduced in the movies; Disney Online has plans to add a bit of their own.
 
Introducing, the Jolly Roger. Yes, you all know him as the pirate’s official flag. But this one is a keeper: he’s one of the meanest baddies you’ll meet in the game. He even surpasses Sparrow, Barbossa, and Davy Jones.

You’ll know you’ve seen Jolly Roger when you spot his gun and triple-bladed arm. And you should, for you will see him within the first 15 minutes of the game.

And how about magic? Well, another character, the mystic Tia Dalma, will provide you with voodoo know-how. So now you can curse people in addition to sinking their ships, gutting them with your trusty blade or putting a shot into them with guns.

There are a whole lot of options available for players, and Disney Online is always looking for more ways. And while we wait for Pirates Online to be released, we’ll keep you informed of developments.