Wait, that game is still playable online?
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Istaria, previously known as Horizons. Still the only MMORPG (to my knowledge) with dragons as a playable race.
wrote on 22 May 2025, 20:13 last edited byMateria Magica has had a playable race called dracon since the 1990s. Back then it was called Moongate Online.
It's a MUD. The precursor to the graphical MMORPG genre.
And yes, people still play MUDs online.
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Many of us only view a game's release in passing, and view it as an "event". Groundhog Smasher came out, it failed, and we don't hear of it again. Additionally, many of us associate "online" games with being "live service" - expecting the developers to announce a new skin, battle pass, game mechanic, or character every other week.
But some online games are just purely enjoyable, or get enough unremarkable patches, or sometimes don't even need a high playercount, to be enjoyed for years after the developers stopped emitting news.
This subject also gets confusing with cross-play games; even if one game has hardly anyone in its Steam playercount, sometimes between Playstation and Xbox there's just enough left to garner a following.
Which games do you play, or know about, that most people would've thought to be completely closed down, or at least had totally forgotten about?
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I just found out about north star and looked into buying TF2, its $30 on steam! wtf I remember seeing it for like $3 before
wrote on 22 May 2025, 23:36 last edited byYou can get EA keys dirt cheap on the grey market. Alternatively just wait for a sale and it will be a few quid on steam
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I just found out about north star and looked into buying TF2, its $30 on steam! wtf I remember seeing it for like $3 before
wrote on 23 May 2025, 01:12 last edited byIt's been on steep discount often, as recently as May 1st. Just gotta wait for the sale, it'll go on again. https://isthereanydeal.com/game/titanfall-2-ultimate-edition/history/
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Quake 3 and Unreal tournament both released before the year 2000 and still have an active community
wrote on 23 May 2025, 03:30 last edited byI'm pretty sure you can still find people playing Doom deathmatch online, although these days it might be more limited to various events rather than finding random folks online any given day. The modding community is still going strong after 30 years though
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Many of us only view a game's release in passing, and view it as an "event". Groundhog Smasher came out, it failed, and we don't hear of it again. Additionally, many of us associate "online" games with being "live service" - expecting the developers to announce a new skin, battle pass, game mechanic, or character every other week.
But some online games are just purely enjoyable, or get enough unremarkable patches, or sometimes don't even need a high playercount, to be enjoyed for years after the developers stopped emitting news.
This subject also gets confusing with cross-play games; even if one game has hardly anyone in its Steam playercount, sometimes between Playstation and Xbox there's just enough left to garner a following.
Which games do you play, or know about, that most people would've thought to be completely closed down, or at least had totally forgotten about?
wrote on 23 May 2025, 05:13 last edited byTeam fortress 2 still has a massive community.
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Team fortress 2 still has a massive community.
wrote on 23 May 2025, 05:23 last edited byIt was 99% cheaters, last time I checked. Has that changed?
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Heroes of the Storm is still up after it stopped getting updates years ago.
wrote on 23 May 2025, 05:25 last edited by qevlarr@lemmy.worldBest MOBA imo, no idea why it flopped (except pushing a pro gaming scene for an arcade title within the genre)
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Many of us only view a game's release in passing, and view it as an "event". Groundhog Smasher came out, it failed, and we don't hear of it again. Additionally, many of us associate "online" games with being "live service" - expecting the developers to announce a new skin, battle pass, game mechanic, or character every other week.
But some online games are just purely enjoyable, or get enough unremarkable patches, or sometimes don't even need a high playercount, to be enjoyed for years after the developers stopped emitting news.
This subject also gets confusing with cross-play games; even if one game has hardly anyone in its Steam playercount, sometimes between Playstation and Xbox there's just enough left to garner a following.
Which games do you play, or know about, that most people would've thought to be completely closed down, or at least had totally forgotten about?
wrote on 23 May 2025, 06:42 last edited byThere's a number of mud games still around in their text glory. Love me a text mmo. Well most aren't massive. None are massive. Hence mud, multi user dungeon. But not massively multi user.
I currently play Starmourn which is very new by mud standards.
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Many of us only view a game's release in passing, and view it as an "event". Groundhog Smasher came out, it failed, and we don't hear of it again. Additionally, many of us associate "online" games with being "live service" - expecting the developers to announce a new skin, battle pass, game mechanic, or character every other week.
But some online games are just purely enjoyable, or get enough unremarkable patches, or sometimes don't even need a high playercount, to be enjoyed for years after the developers stopped emitting news.
This subject also gets confusing with cross-play games; even if one game has hardly anyone in its Steam playercount, sometimes between Playstation and Xbox there's just enough left to garner a following.
Which games do you play, or know about, that most people would've thought to be completely closed down, or at least had totally forgotten about?
wrote on 23 May 2025, 07:26 last edited byWolfenstein Enemy Territory is my pick
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It was 99% cheaters, last time I checked. Has that changed?
wrote on 23 May 2025, 09:06 last edited byThe bot issue is resolved, cheater players not so much, but it's way less problematic than CS2 since reports actually can lead to bans.
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Many of us only view a game's release in passing, and view it as an "event". Groundhog Smasher came out, it failed, and we don't hear of it again. Additionally, many of us associate "online" games with being "live service" - expecting the developers to announce a new skin, battle pass, game mechanic, or character every other week.
But some online games are just purely enjoyable, or get enough unremarkable patches, or sometimes don't even need a high playercount, to be enjoyed for years after the developers stopped emitting news.
This subject also gets confusing with cross-play games; even if one game has hardly anyone in its Steam playercount, sometimes between Playstation and Xbox there's just enough left to garner a following.
Which games do you play, or know about, that most people would've thought to be completely closed down, or at least had totally forgotten about?
wrote on 23 May 2025, 12:38 last edited by douchebagmcswag@lemmy.dbzer0.comAPB Reloaded. Just looked at ths 2 days ago and 200 people were playing. This was the GTA online before GTA online. They blew their load and spend the budget on the character creator and nothing else
I thought "that game had such a tumultuous development cycle and launch surly it's dead now right?" Wrong
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Metriod Prime: Hunters.
It was the best FPS, arguably the only FPS, on the Nintendo DS. Nintendo has long since shut down their online service for the DS. However, if you go into your WiFi settings you can change your DNS to point to a server that spoofs Nintendo's credentials.
Thanks to this exploit you can play all the original DS games online with a legitimate game, on a legitimate console. There's even a discord for MP:H with a matchmaking channel, clans, and regular tournaments. (The same probably goes for Mario Kart DS)
wrote on 23 May 2025, 12:40 last edited byHow many are insta kill "deathalt" cheaters....?
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Age of empires 2. Still works.
wrote on 23 May 2025, 12:41 last edited byAs what Moses himself intended
CONVERT THIS !
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Many of us only view a game's release in passing, and view it as an "event". Groundhog Smasher came out, it failed, and we don't hear of it again. Additionally, many of us associate "online" games with being "live service" - expecting the developers to announce a new skin, battle pass, game mechanic, or character every other week.
But some online games are just purely enjoyable, or get enough unremarkable patches, or sometimes don't even need a high playercount, to be enjoyed for years after the developers stopped emitting news.
This subject also gets confusing with cross-play games; even if one game has hardly anyone in its Steam playercount, sometimes between Playstation and Xbox there's just enough left to garner a following.
Which games do you play, or know about, that most people would've thought to be completely closed down, or at least had totally forgotten about?
wrote on 23 May 2025, 12:53 last edited byFinal Fantasy XI, the first final fantasy mmo still has a hard-core dedicated player base. It predates wow and launched on the PS2.
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Many of us only view a game's release in passing, and view it as an "event". Groundhog Smasher came out, it failed, and we don't hear of it again. Additionally, many of us associate "online" games with being "live service" - expecting the developers to announce a new skin, battle pass, game mechanic, or character every other week.
But some online games are just purely enjoyable, or get enough unremarkable patches, or sometimes don't even need a high playercount, to be enjoyed for years after the developers stopped emitting news.
This subject also gets confusing with cross-play games; even if one game has hardly anyone in its Steam playercount, sometimes between Playstation and Xbox there's just enough left to garner a following.
Which games do you play, or know about, that most people would've thought to be completely closed down, or at least had totally forgotten about?
wrote on 23 May 2025, 16:59 last edited byStalker: Shadow of Chernobyl
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Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl
wrote on 23 May 2025, 17:35 last edited byWait, that’s online?
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Wait, that’s online?
wrote on 23 May 2025, 18:48 last edited byYeah, but not story. Basically deathmatch
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Many of us only view a game's release in passing, and view it as an "event". Groundhog Smasher came out, it failed, and we don't hear of it again. Additionally, many of us associate "online" games with being "live service" - expecting the developers to announce a new skin, battle pass, game mechanic, or character every other week.
But some online games are just purely enjoyable, or get enough unremarkable patches, or sometimes don't even need a high playercount, to be enjoyed for years after the developers stopped emitting news.
This subject also gets confusing with cross-play games; even if one game has hardly anyone in its Steam playercount, sometimes between Playstation and Xbox there's just enough left to garner a following.
Which games do you play, or know about, that most people would've thought to be completely closed down, or at least had totally forgotten about?
wrote on 23 May 2025, 18:55 last edited by kazerniel@lemmy.worldGuild Wars 1 - last month celebrated its 20-years anniversary
I only started it in 2018, but it's a really solid game!And both its developer and publisher are committed to keeping it alive as long as they can. It's been mostly automated in 2013, so apparently it costs very little to keep the servers running.
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Best MOBA imo, no idea why it flopped (except pushing a pro gaming scene for an arcade title within the genre)
wrote on 23 May 2025, 19:00 last edited byBecause the player base makes League's look well-mannered and downright pleasant in comparison.