User blog comment:TheGleamings/The Pirates of the Caribbean Online Continuation Project/@comment-1994646-20130825185048

Just a thought, has anyone considered how much it would cost to buy the game off Disney? I have no idea really what price to expect, could be millions, could be thousands. But regardless I think it is a good question to ask. I am sad to say I agree with the people who are saying that building our own version of the game isn't feasible. I'm not saying it is impossible, but it would require a lot of money (maybe even as much as buying the game) as well as lots of time (years) and much more than just a few people who know a little code. It seems to me we have a good number of people interested in funding this project. I am not sure how much any one person would want to invest, but a lot of people play POTCO and if we get the word out we could possibly earn quite a bit. And maybe, just maybe, if Disney's price isn't insane, we could buy it from them and host it ourselves. Once we have a working game, we could try our coding skills at bug fixing and updates. We could even start bringing in money if we keep the unlimited access subscription and pay back the initial backers, and more.

Just my 2 cents.