by Karen Hertzberg on Aug 28, 2007
A Bounty of Bounty Bay
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MMORPG.com took a look at Bounty Bay Online at Leipzig. Jon Wood spoke
with Markus Melching, the head of Yusho GmBH (the game's co-publisher)
to talk about BBO:
style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">MMORPG.com:
With a number of nautically-themed MMORPGs either already on the market
or in late stages of development, what, in your opinion, is the appeal
of the genre?
Markus Melching:
The largest difference to other MMORPGs on the market is that you will
not see any dwarves, elves or other fantasy related characters in the
game. The setting is more related to a historical background. This does
not mean that there aren't any mythical creatures in the game, but
those are rather rarely used in special quests. The other huge
difference is the possibility to explore the high seas and fight in sea
battles against other NPC captains or players. This adds a large depth
and variety to the game.
Read more at
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