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The MMORPG Graveyard...
Zayne3145
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I thought it might be interesting to get a list going of all the MMORPGs that have, for whatever reason, since passed into the great server in the sky. In my short time of playing MMO's I have often heard people talk about old games that are no longer, but I've never seen a definitive list. Hopefully this thread will go some way to informing me.
Therefore, if you know of any games that are sadly (or not so sadly) no longer with us, please list them here, along with any experience you had of them (good or bad).
Only rule is that all games stated must literally be dead. Kaput. Finito. No 'SWG is dead lol' or similar witticisms. The game must no longer be in existance in any form.
Look forward to reading the posts. 
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I bought it on day one, and actually thought it was a ton of fun. It got away from the norm of MMOs nowadays anyway. Got turned off because practically everyone left though, no one else to play with. I was saddened to see that it was closing down
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Earth and Beyond
Asherons Call 2
Tabula Rasa- will be gone in February
Grymm
MMO addict in recovery!
EQ,SWG preCU,L2,EQ2,GW,CoH/CoV,V:SOH,
Aion,AoC,TR,WAR,EVE,BP,RIFT,WoW and others... no more!
seedthegame
Don't be terrorized! You're more likely to die of a car accident, drowning, fire, or murder! More people die every year from prescription drugs than terrorism LOL!
Sims Online
Motor City Online
I'd consider VG to be in that graveyard. Its a shame too. I should have been a flagship AAA title. The concepts were great. Sadly the poor management's execution was lacking big time.
AoC is on its way.
WAR, the same thing.
And probably the same will happen to MMORPGs coming out in 2009. There's just nothing good out there. The whole inustry is just a big graveyard devoid of any life, fresh ideas, fresh execution, fresh gameplay. Its all been dumbed and watered down thanks to WoW. Everythings moving backward, not foward. I would love for a true RPG mmoRPG online game. Some people want actual substance than mindless raiding all the time.
What the hell are you talking about??
Both WAR and AoC have decent populations just cause you see people flaming AoC and WAR on this forums doesn't mean they're dying.
Hell Lotro and EQ2 have similar sub numbers to WAR and AoC do you consider them dying also??
Oh and VG isnt going anywhere if Sony can keep matrix online alive they can keep VG up easily.
last time I checked a game with over 100k subs is a long way from closing down. A game would need less than 10k subs for a developer to even consider closing the doors.
Look at games like UO, EQ and AC1 these games have an average 50-75k subs and they are going strong, SWG with 30k isnt closing anytime soon so what the hell are you talking about??
Man I love sandbox games also but freaking attacking linear games all the time is sad, go play UO/SWG emu or mess with Ryzom or eve the games are out there, stop trolling.
PLaying: EvE, Ryzom
Waiting For: Earthrise, Perpetuum
Ryzom, sure someone picked it up again but I dont think its resurrected yet.
Realm (I loved that game). Well I think its dead, I doubt anyone would play that game now.
Meridian. Sure some necromancers did a reanimate spell on it but undead = dead my books.
What the hell are you talking about??
Both WAR and AoC have decent populations just cause you see people flaming AoC and WAR on this forums doesn't mean they're dying.
Hell Lotro and EQ2 have similar sub numbers to WAR and AoC do you consider them dying also??
Oh and VG isnt going anywhere if Sony can keep matrix online alive they can keep VG up easily.
last time I checked a game with over 100k subs is a long way from closing down. A game would need less than 10k subs for a developer to even consider closing the doors.
Look at games like UO, EQ and AC1 these games have an average 50-75k subs and they are going strong, SWG with 30k isnt closing anytime soon so what the hell are you talking about??
Man I love sandbox games also but freaking attacking linear games all the time is sad, go play UO/SWG emu or mess with Ryzom or eve the games are out there, stop trolling.
I dont know where you're getting your numbers, VG doesn't have close to 100k. At the most you're looking at 20-30k. To answer your other question I also consider EQ2 to be basically dead in the water too. LoTR is probably doing ok.
What the hell are you talking about??
Both WAR and AoC have decent populations just cause you see people flaming AoC and WAR on this forums doesn't mean they're dying.
Hell Lotro and EQ2 have similar sub numbers to WAR and AoC do you consider them dying also??
Oh and VG isnt going anywhere if Sony can keep matrix online alive they can keep VG up easily.
last time I checked a game with over 100k subs is a long way from closing down. A game would need less than 10k subs for a developer to even consider closing the doors.
Look at games like UO, EQ and AC1 these games have an average 50-75k subs and they are going strong, SWG with 30k isnt closing anytime soon so what the hell are you talking about??
Man I love sandbox games also but freaking attacking linear games all the time is sad, go play UO/SWG emu or mess with Ryzom or eve the games are out there, stop trolling.
I dont know where you're getting your numbers, VG doesn't have close to 100k. At the most you're looking at 20-30k. To answer your other question I also consider EQ2 to be basically dead in the water too. LoTR is probably doing ok.
Either way your post is very retarded. Games with over 200 000 subs are certainly not dying, just because they are not as kitch as WOW. This smells like WOWtard talk.
A lot of those MMOs listed to the left of us are technically dead just left on life support , about every $OE game with the exception of the Everquest franchise is on life support, Ive heard Hellgate London is dead, Phantasy Star, PoTBs, and probably a ton of other MMOs not listed are dead games but just wont unplug them .
And I personally feel its time to get rid of the old and bring in the new. Way past time.
It's amazing how few people in here can read the OP.
The OP clearly states that he only wants people to list games that are ACTUALLY DEAD.
Dead doesn't mean it has less subs than (insert game title here), dead means that the game does not exist, you cannot subscribe to it, you can not play it, there is no trace of it left on the internet. Dead.
In the eyes of many some of the games list are yes, actually dead. Most I consider not even games, just abominations and shadows of what this genre of games COULD be capable of if there's a developer out there that does it right. Unfortunately many of us hasn't seen that happen yet.
Forgot about hellgate. Theres one to the list. But Ive heard rumors someones trying to buy it.