Developers previously responsible for a private server ran and updated The Realm Online for five years.

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

  • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
    5·
    1 year ago

    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·
      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.

    • ZapBeebz@beehaw.org
      5·
      1 year ago

      Just make it so if you stop providing regular updates/servers/maintenance, etc. you lose the copyright