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Rights holder retakes control of a 27-year-old MMO from devs keeping it updated, says don't worry, you can still play a version from 2008 (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 1 year ago by UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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I haven't personally played The Realm Online, but I know someone who had. What a scummy move from Norseman Games.

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, shit. While the game could mostly be seen as a living museum and hardly attractive to new people, it's a sad thing to have so many updates and free access axed because "fuck you". I bet they'll completely shut it down 4 months after going subscription only, because "it's not profitable" (no shit!)

[–] MoonRocketeer@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

This kind of thing makes me so angry. If the game is so old, how is it hurting anyone to reverse engineer it and keep its tiny group of fans happy. I know the answer. It's rhetorical.