Ded game thread
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 6:43 amI'm pretty sure we've all been on the web long enough to see a multiplayer game we love die.
So, if you want to talk about it, feel free to do so in this thread; Meanwhile I'm going to list all the ded games I know here and will edit when someone mentions a game I've not listed.
THE DEDONOMICON
Runescape-Life Support
It's been discovered long ago that the Jagex HQ was located in a time-space anomaly which made one end of the building situated in England and the other in Israel - and people pretty much lived with the fact that they were going to have their shekels milked out if they wanted to enjoy the game to the fullest.
But Jagex decided to remake some combat features which apparently pissed a lot of people off and most of the old playerbase left. The community as of now is very alive, however.
Realm of The Mad God-Life Support
Used to play this. Quit more due the fear of dying than the fact that I've lost a good character.
It's not yet dead compared to what it was during its peak, but it's not doing well either.
Club Penguin-Slowly Dying
While not dead, Google Trends will tell you it gets the amount of players it got back in 2006. A new low in 9 years, and it's only going to get worse.
It's still huge, but I don't see CP going past 2017.
Webosaurs-Ded
Online game for kids where you played a dinosaur. It was pretty much like CP but edgier and with more free content.
Died ~2013.
Dragonadopters-Ded
A game where you adopted dragons and took care of them. Neat animated pixel graphics.
Died in September 2013, due to lack of time from the host rather than financial reasons.
Pandada-Ressurecded
Just like CP but with red pandas. The visuals were more "real", the world felt more alive and there was much more to do compared with CP. It even got a questing and leveling system at a point.
Closed down due to financiary reasons, but someone started up a private server which closed down in summer 2015 and it's unknown whether the host will resurrect the game - altough there are still slivers of hope in this case.
So, if you want to talk about it, feel free to do so in this thread; Meanwhile I'm going to list all the ded games I know here and will edit when someone mentions a game I've not listed.
THE DEDONOMICON
Runescape-Life Support
It's been discovered long ago that the Jagex HQ was located in a time-space anomaly which made one end of the building situated in England and the other in Israel - and people pretty much lived with the fact that they were going to have their shekels milked out if they wanted to enjoy the game to the fullest.
But Jagex decided to remake some combat features which apparently pissed a lot of people off and most of the old playerbase left. The community as of now is very alive, however.
Realm of The Mad God-Life Support
Used to play this. Quit more due the fear of dying than the fact that I've lost a good character.
It's not yet dead compared to what it was during its peak, but it's not doing well either.
Club Penguin-Slowly Dying
While not dead, Google Trends will tell you it gets the amount of players it got back in 2006. A new low in 9 years, and it's only going to get worse.
It's still huge, but I don't see CP going past 2017.
Webosaurs-Ded
Online game for kids where you played a dinosaur. It was pretty much like CP but edgier and with more free content.
Died ~2013.
Dragonadopters-Ded
A game where you adopted dragons and took care of them. Neat animated pixel graphics.
Died in September 2013, due to lack of time from the host rather than financial reasons.
Pandada-Ressurecded
Just like CP but with red pandas. The visuals were more "real", the world felt more alive and there was much more to do compared with CP. It even got a questing and leveling system at a point.
Closed down due to financiary reasons, but someone started up a private server which closed down in summer 2015 and it's unknown whether the host will resurrect the game - altough there are still slivers of hope in this case.
