Pirates of the Burning Sea

Though the name may sound like a euphemism for a venereal disease your shell-shocked uncle may have contracted in Vietnam (as in, "Those Saigon whores gave the whole platoon a case of the pirates of the burning sea that required two cycles of equine-caliber antibiotics to cure"), it's actually SOE's—makers of EverQuest—latest, greatest MMO. Draw up your pirate avatar from scratch, then live the life of a swabbie, leveling up as you go. If you're tired of all the orcs and elves and magic-spell shit that is the norm in the genre, Pirates is the change of pace you're looking for. Pass the fucking rum.