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==Gameplay== In ''Pirates Online'', players are able to create customizable characters (2 per account for Basic Members, 4 per account for Unlimited Members), captain and customize a ship, assemble crews, complete quests, play mini games, and take on the role of a pirate in the fictional Disney version of the 18th century Caribbean. Player interaction takes place in and around Port Royal, Tortuga, Cuba, Padres del Fuego, and other minor islands. Characters from the film series appear as [[Non-player character|NPC]], including Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Blackbeard. Gameplay also involves encounters with new characters and enemies unique to the game, such as Jolly Roger and El Patron. In order to become a "notorious pirate," players are required to forge alliances, complete quests for reputation and gold coins, hunt for buried treasures, battle evil forces and outsmart enemies. ;Skill levels The game's "Notoriety" Level cap was initially 40, but has since been raised to 50. For a short time there was a bug in the game that allowed some players to get higher than 50 (during "Invasions"). There is a maximum skill level of 30 for weapons and sailing/cannon. Upon reaching level 30 on a Weapon, the game shows "Mastered". As of the update in 2009, the game allows players to re-train for an in-game fee of gold coins; 250 coins per skill the first time, 2500 the second, and finally 10,000 each time after that.<ref name="ReleaseNotes">[http://piratesonline.go.com/#/news/releasenotes.html "Pirates Online Release Notes"]. Retrieved 2011-06-19.</ref> ;Gold coins Players collect and earn gold coins, which was originally capped at 65,000. In 2009, the gold cap was changed to 200,000.<ref name="ReleaseNotes" /> Players can play [[Texas hold 'em|Tortuga hold 'em]] and [[blackjack]] in taverns, with the ability to bet gold on each game. They can also get gold by repairing ships for people or fishing. These games can be played against [[Non-player character|NPCs]] or other online players. Gold can also be acquired from "loot pouches" and "loot chests", found when enemies are defeated. ;Character appearance In April 2010, there was a change to clothing and jewelry/tattoo inventories. Changes to appearance no longer required a trip to shops, and instead could be performed instantly in a drag and drop manner. ;Ships Ships are very important; providing a way to travel and to fight. Players assemble crews to run the ships while in battle. However, crews only last while logged in. If a player remains logged-out for more than five minutes, the crew is lost. Ships, apart from going against the enemy organizations' ships, can also take part in Player vs. Player version of Ships, which is known as privateering. In December 2011, there was a change that allowed players to customize their ship's hulls, rigging, and sails. ;Weapons/Combat The game has a large selection of available weapons. Originally there was a set six inventory (storage) slots for weapons, one for each weapons category: [[Sword]], Voodoo Doll, [[Gun]], Dagger, Grenade, and Voodoo Staff. Each inventory slot was unlocked when the appropriate level of "notoriety" was reached and the accompanying quests were completed. Besides storage, there are four "active" weapon slots which can be used in combat. Originally the player was automatically equipped with the weapon they had for whichever category they chose at the time; it was only possible to carry one weapon of each type at a time. In 2009, there was a major overhaul of the game's GUI and inventory system. When killed, enemies drop pouches or chests, and hundreds of weapons can be collected from enemies. Also added were new weapon classes like Sabre, Broadsword, Musket, Bayonet, Blunderbuss, and Throwing Knives, as well as different classes of Voodoo Dolls and Staffs.<ref name="ReleaseNotes" /> In April 2010, Disney released several updates which included a major overhaul in the number of accessible weapons. Currently in the Inventory page of the pirate ('I') the player can hold a maximum of 35 weapons in storage, not six, plus the four weapons in the active slots. Any of the weapons in inventory can be placed into or swapped into any of the four slots whenever the player wants. The update also increased the number of weapons classes. In September 2010, a new class of weapons called Cursed Blades were released, featuring moves from Cutlasses, Sabres and Broadswords. Along with the change came new combos or styles of attacking, though it continues to be a set of choreographed rote techniques. ;Leaderboards The game [[leaderboard]]s enable players to compare scores with other pirates and guilds.<ref>[http://piratesonline.go.com/#/community/leaderboards.html "Leaderboards"]. Retrieved 2011-06-19.</ref> The ranking criteria of Top 25 players and guilds include overall notoriety, enemies defeated, ships sunk, Pirate vs. Pirate battles and blackjack hands won. ===Expansions=== There have been many expansions and updates to the game since it was introduced and officially launched. They have gone from minimal graphic updates to complete island overhauls, as Port Royal, Tortuga and Padres del Fuego did in 2009. More recently the ''Queen Anne's Revenge'' was launched as a flagship to coincide in with the latest movie, ''Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'', which was released in theaters three days later.
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