Post by Regolyth on Aug 30, 2014 12:44:20 GMT -5
I was doing something the other day and it reminded me of playing Warhammer: Age of Reckoning. I had some fond memories of running around as my little goblin shaman, healing teammates and zapping enemies. I had a lot of fun on that little guy, and my big guys too. Then it hit me... I'll never be able to do that again. I was suddenly very sad. I've had nostalgic moments of playing Metroid, Mega Man, Ninja Gaiden, Super Mario World and other games from my childhood. When I had those feelings, I just dusted off my old NES/SNES (or fired up an emulator), and pulled out the cartridge of choice, blew in it, and played until my nostalgia was satisfied. It was nice, and fulfilling.
However, I realized I won't be able to do that with a game like Warhammer. It's not because I don't still own the game disc; it's because the servers have been shut down. Even if I wanted to play UO or DAoC, I still could. They're both still running. Now UO has drastically changed, but the game was popular enough that I can find special ruleset servers that run it around the time of The Second Age (which most players agree was the best time).
Not so with WAR. I can't jump back into a game that's condensed to one server. I can't jump back into a game that's changed a lot, but still similar. I can't find player-crated servers to play. I can't even put in the disc that I paid hard earned money for. All I have are the memories and a handful of screenshots. It's sad. I'll miss that game.
However, I realized I won't be able to do that with a game like Warhammer. It's not because I don't still own the game disc; it's because the servers have been shut down. Even if I wanted to play UO or DAoC, I still could. They're both still running. Now UO has drastically changed, but the game was popular enough that I can find special ruleset servers that run it around the time of The Second Age (which most players agree was the best time).
Not so with WAR. I can't jump back into a game that's condensed to one server. I can't jump back into a game that's changed a lot, but still similar. I can't find player-crated servers to play. I can't even put in the disc that I paid hard earned money for. All I have are the memories and a handful of screenshots. It's sad. I'll miss that game.
