User blog comment:TheWarrior29/Should POTCO be considered canon?/@comment-1999071-20140304034810/@comment-1999071-20140305184324

In POTCO, Hector talks about the "rules of engagement of a pirate." You can't use unnecessary force. Edward shoots the Navy Cadet because he is about to shoot Jack in OST. I'm pretty sure breaking the code is punishable by death. In POTCO, nobody is shooting you. (We assume that the navy has instituted some sort of ammo rationing to deal with the hoards of undead being thrown at them by Jolly Roger) So they only attack you with Bayonets. Thus, you can't shoot them.

Like J Fan said, the book came out after. And I wasn't talking about Beckett, I was referring to the princess and her people. They, or the treasure they hold, are NEVER mentioned.

Legally, there are laws in place that govern what can and can't be done in video game. I'm sure the rules are different for Free to Play games than games you have to pay for. (Since F2P are more easily accessible by a younger audience whereas a parent would probably have to buy the game.)