User blog comment:TheOCDninja/Pirates of the Caribbean Online Renevation Project/@comment-1051147-20130627152147

Only a couple of things could turn this around.

1) Convert Pirates into an intern program. This would mean volunteers or low pay programming staff to maintain and fix the game's problems or create updates. The upside for programmers is either school credit or something for their resume.

2) Get Jerry Bruckheimer involved. Pirates 5 and 6 are contracted to happen. Depp has already signed on. So, the company taking all the risks really is his. As a franchise, the films have made 4.5 billion dollars and Bruckheimer's other projects have a pretty good track record in games. Pitching that reviving or better yet, rebuilding Pirates Online would be a great promotional tool for the game as well as potentional money maker.

A third option I have been trying on my own is a Pirates of the Caribbean series that would use elements from the game. I actually wrote a pilot and have some contacts with ABC and Disney. However, I hit a stumbling block because the Executive VP in television wasn't sure how they would crossover two products. This idea is working for SyFy and I'm hoping Disney sees the potential.