If we do more with these kinds of items in the future, we may well add a slot for them.

A guild warehouse is one of the most requested features from beta and is something we have discussed many times. There are some very real risks involved in adding this feature, as it has the potential to pull entire guilds out of the auction-based economy, which would pretty much ruin the game.

We have no plans to add guild warehouses anytime soon, but this is something we continue to talk about and we may find a solution eventually.

http://www.burningsea.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3462

We won't be shutting down websites. That requires lawyers. But see the above thread for our policy on gold farming and what we are doing about it.

Pirates of the Burning Sea takes a strong stance against the practice of gold farming. In fact, we have already banned individuals who were spamming players with their gold farming services while in game.

We are actively monitoring gold farming sites, and we will investigate all reports of alleged transactions, following up with the appropriate disciplinary actions, which could include confiscation of grey-market gold, and ultimately banning accounts that sell or buy this gold.

If you are approached by someone seeking to sell you gold, you are asked to file a support ticket by typing /support in game, or by visiting our support site at http://support.flyinglab.com/.

You are encouraged to share as much information as possible, including the character’s name, the time of the incident and any links they may have shared with you during the solicitation. Attaching screenshots of the incident will also help our investigations a great deal.

Best,
Aether

Yep. The code work is done and come v1.2, this issue will be resolved.

Pirates of the Burning Sea takes a strong stance against the practice of gold farming. In fact, we have already banned individuals who were spamming players with their gold farming services while in game.

We are actively monitoring gold farming sites, and we will investigate all reports of alleged transactions, following up with the appropriate disciplinary actions, which could include confiscation of grey-market gold, and ultimately banning accounts that sell or buy this gold.

If you are approached by someone seeking to sell you gold, you are asked to file a support ticket by typing /support in game, or by visiting our support site at http://support.flyinglab.com/.

You are encouraged to share as much information as possible, including the character’s name, the time of the incident and any links they may have shared with you during the solicitation. Attaching screenshots of the incident will also help our investigations a great deal.

Best,
Aether

In the v1.1 patch, which is coming shortly after launch, we have doubled the frequency of these spawns. They'll still be rare, but not nearly as rare as they are now.

I'm aware of the problem and have already fixed this, but that change won't make it into a build until after official release. I know that's frustrating. It is for me too!

MMO preorders are typically a fraction of the post-launch population. Based on historical sales data, we expect the amount of players to increase severalfold over the first few weeks after launch. The preorder population is made up of people who are super super motivated to get in early.

If you look at major gaming sites these days, you will come across PotBS advertising frequently. We're rolling out new game trailers and much more starting pretty much immediately.

The big push happens when boxes hit stores. That's the point at which people can see an ad, get excited, buy the box, and start playing.

AutumnKiss of Allakhazam.com fame has published her impressions of Pirates of the Burning Sea, and you can read all about it by visiting this link.

Enjoy, won't you?
Aether