Im absolutly over the moon, PirateCraft got a really posative review from pcgamesn.com, I had no idea we were going to get reviewed, let alone make it to their “15 Best minecraft servers”, I only noticed the post while reviewing referals to the website, we had a small spike in traffic when this was published, and the article is still avalible on their homepage via the right hand sidebar!

http://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/15-best-minecraft-servers

At present I still havent advertised PirateCraft, which makes this even more of a success in my eyes and im chuffed to bits at such a posative review, I would like to say thanks to all the regular players, it wouldnt be PirateCraft without such an amazing community.

Heres a copy/paste of the review.

PirateCraft
ip address: mc.piratemc.com 

Sail, build, and plunder in PirateCraft, a server dedicated to the golden age of scurvy and theft. One of the most ambitious servers we’ve played on, PirateCraft has a fully-functioning ship-to-ship combat mechanic. As with all Minecraft ideas of such magnitude it’s a little clunky, but it works. Ships can be built and sailed across the seas, and cannons mounted to the hull and fired into enemy vessels.

On land a simple but functional economy replicates the trade and booty of the period, and players can build their own houses on ‘safe zones’ in order to bunk and store treasures in. Safe Zones are protected from griefers, meaning you can build as much as you like without fear of others trashing your masterpieces.

Of course, if you’re roleplaying a pirate there’s going to be some grief involved, and provided the owner is in a safe zone, other players can siege them. Attackers can destroy ‘soft’ blocks, and generally make a nuisance of themselves until they either walk away or the defender surrenders. Similarly ships can be stolen, provided the owner is not onboard at the time.