And then there was one... RIP Shadowbane

[Justa Mirage]

http://www.gucomics.com/comic/?cdate=20090420

Today only the Horizon fly stands at the zapper, as the developers of Shadowbane have pulled the plug.

There is already some outcry to keep the shadowbane fly, as there would be no one for the Horizon fly to talk to as others hit the zapper.

I like the "Yoda" idea being a ghost fly with a glowing aura.

[Velea]

I think I'm flattered by how poetic the Horizon's fly is.

Wonder if Woody consulted with Sephie for how the fly talks.

[Takora Drakan]

Well the horizons fly has the istaria fly to talk to or?

[Vaz]

I never wish for an MMO to Rest In Peace. Do not go gentle into that good night; rage, rage against the dying of the light.

[LaughingOtter]

Not just for Shadowbane, but for Istaria as well:

"Be a first-rate version of yourself, not a second-rate version of someone else." - Judy Garland

[velveeta]

wouldn't it be better to be a second rate version of yourself rather than a first rate version of someone else?

[aine]

Regardless of quality..."Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." (A catalog T-Shirt, my usual philosopher).

[Vlisson]

bad omen

i hope that Istaria earns enough money to stay alive for the next years!

[Takora Drakan]

Bad omen? Lol! The sub numbers are rising so Istaria won't go anywhere soon.

Dead-sayed live longer, actually I expected that you know this Vlisson and your doom posts are kinda annoying.

[LOVWYRM]

(lol- they say: old love never dies^^).

Well anyway- thy for your good wishes Vilss We all do our best

[Salama]

Yeah.. I'm also sure that Istaria will still hang on for years!

We almost have a working Vista fix, new updates and the Labyrinth are coming.. new players are appearing = new subscriptions. Which part actually hints doom for Horizons?

Instead, we should be happy that while the other 'flies' have already died, Horizons is still the last one standing. I'm pretty sure no one expected that to happen before.

[Nayuaka]

Yeah.. I'm also sure that Istaria will still hang on for years!

We almost have a working Vista fix, new updates and the Labyrinth are coming.. new players are appearing = new subscriptions. Which part actually hints doom for Horizons?

Instead, we should be happy that while the other 'flies' have already died, Horizons is still the last one standing. I'm pretty sure no one expected that to happen before.

Salama has a good point. There have been many times where I thought this game was done for in the past years, and yet here it is. I'm glad for this because out of all the MMOs I've played Horizons is different, and strange in a way.

I do feel bad for Shadowbane though. There were many people who played, and loved that game. It must be difficult for them. An MMO is a game true, but it's a virtual world people attach a lot of sentiment to.

[pevil2000]

Completely agreed with Salama, just in the past 2 years there have been many occasions where Hz was 'going under' and it has survived. In fact I think we should be changed from a fly to a cockroach, coz seems we're darn hard to kill!

[Veruliyam]

OKay.

While we're at it, let's change the dwarven military rations to Twinkies, too.

[velveeta]

yeck!! i hate twinkies!!
i prefer sanders bumpy cake......

While the ice cream soda was the first signature menu item, Sanders would also become known for its hot fudge sundaes, complete with a hot fudge recipe that has been passed down from generation to generation. Other popular menu items included the hot fudge cream puff and the "bumpy cake", which consisted of a chocolate frosting covering "bumps" of white buttercream.

http://www.sanderscandy.com/index.ph...roducts_id=277

[Veruliyam]

Fine then!

Let it be...!!!

Swiss Cake Rolls!!!

[jerk-o]

Speaking of twinkies, when it comes to all those death points I got, I claim the twinkie defense

[Balthizar]

Ya Istaria has made it though alot! and alot here is Hell of alot!!!

Istaria is like a vet warroir that's been though hell and still it is here.

I'm glade its still here and even over joyed that Vista fix is coming so I can come back to play.

Every time I think Istaria is about dead they just make it though. Like with this Vista fix. Though long in coming we can see the light at the end of the tunnel now

[Greenclaw1]

The last straw on the camels back for Shadowbane was the controlled release of the MMO Darkfall. Whole communities in Darkfall are a direct transplant from Shadowbane right down to the same alliances with the same guild names.

I wouldn't say the fall of Shadowbane is sign of a trend heading for Istaria. The dev team of Istaria can continue to grow Istaria as long as they work to keep improving it, maybe push dx8 and the client as far as it will go redoing some outdated looking textures to appeal better on first impressions to newer generations of MMO gamers. So far it only seems some ex Horizons developers with a MMO called Alganon gunning for the type of players that play Istaria.

[Takora Drakan]

So far it only seems some ex Horizons developers with a MMO called Alganon gunning for the type of players that play Istaria.

I just saw and laughed my butt off XD It sounds too much like pre-blackout horizons. I bet those features they mentioned dont't make it in the actual game.