Must have been a cool thing to witness.

Wasn't there another MMO that did something like this not too long ago?

:( I was planning on trying this out someday.

shadowgaunt:
Wasn't there another MMO that did something like this not too long ago?

That would be Tabula Rasa.

The idea was unstoppable aliens would attack and wipe everyone out. It was something of a boob though as the unstoppable alien invasion was in fact beaten back by the players, which was awesome.
The game ended anyway, it just so happened that it got to go out on an emphatic victory rather than the Doomsday device.

shadowgaunt:
Wasn't there another MMO that did something like this not too long ago?

Tabula Rusa did a similar thing I believe, with some huge last stand against the games alien enemy's.

I bet that event garnered a few more players briefly...

That's awesome. More companies need to do things like this. It builds good will.

Matrix Online, I salut thee.

*Salutes*

More failing MMOs should what Tabula Rasa and The Matrix did, it makes it feel more....I dunno, special or something.

And theres the problem with MMOs, ten years from now, no one will be able to pick up a copy of tabula rasa or matrix online to see what the fuss is all about. I'm glad they had fun with the end of the world, though.

Can anyone tell me if someone is operating an America Online Neverwinter Nights server? THATS an MMO i'd love to play again.

Wonder if anyone recorded this like they did for the Tabula Rasa ending. I think it's a great way to end their games, better than just fizziling out.

Pretty cool if I do say so myself.

That's awesome. That last stand idea would actually be really cool in a mmo still going strong. Once in awhile, or just once ever you'd announce a huge force of enemies to overrun alot of areas, only to have them being beaten back by everyone logging on. Maybe even people who didn't pay their monthly fee, just for a day. That'd be awesome!

Its always nice when things go out with a bang rather than a whimper. Good to see the developers knew this.

Its a shame seeing a MMO going down but I looked on youtube and found a video showing the last moments it ended....strange.

Tabula Rasa not only did this but in the last weeks of it's dismantle they actually made the game free to play for anyone and allowed new subs to start even with a digital download of the game.

Is this going to be a new trend?

Good riddance, SOE Screwed up MXO more than they needed to. And with the loss of a number of key members the game started to die. In the end it was just one huge PVP/chat room. And there are a number of games that serves that purpose.

Didn't Tabula Rasa do something like this?

That's actually pretty cool. More MMOs should do this kind of thing (I'm thinking of a good April Fools joke for WOW subscribers.)

PS- Are there any more pictures of the event?

RIP Matrix Online, must ave been really cool to see.

Jumplion:
Matrix Online, I salut thee.

*Salutes*

More failing MMOs should what Tabula Rasa and The Matrix did, it makes it feel more....I dunno, special or something.

I join in on this salute.
It of course is probably sad for the people who liked the game, but I respect Sony Online for handling the situation how it did.

It's an old MMO tradition. Ultima Online's final beta was overrun by demons and fell prey to armageddon.

I remember that, me and my friends all got one shot by a green dragon.

World of Warcraft Beta ended with Onyxia attacking Orgrimmar, was quite as the highest level was about 40.

Good for Sony to make the death of an MMO an event.

It's just a shame that it wasn't good enough to last, like most of Sony's MMORPGs...

Bobby_C:
It's an old MMO tradition. Ultima Online's final beta was overrun by demons and fell prey to armageddon.

Guild Wars' beta ended with monsters and a cute little girl Gwen casting "Spontantenous Combustion" at people while spouting pop references and cute/scary lines like "Mommy told me not to play with fire. But mommy is dead."

There are still remains of that skill in game's data.

shadowgaunt:
Wasn't there another MMO that did something like this not too long ago?

Indeed..I believe it was Tabula Rasa

Thats pretty cool, but i never even heard of this MMO Before :/

Though later patches improved things a bit, it was always a tad too kludgy - sticky and rubberbandy even at its best. The combat mechanism was quite novel - it really could have been something if they had another few months of development before release.

That sounds awesome. I would have liked to tried that.

Aww. Never got a chance to check this out :(

vivaldiscool:
:( I was planning on trying this out someday.

Come now, let us both cry in sorrow at our missed MMO.

*cries*

A tear shed for the fallen...

--Xvito, keeping it excellent.

I find it wierd that a company would turn its failure into something that people can enjoy. Most companies wouldn't waste anymore time or money on a dying project. It is like putting firecrackers on a dying plant. It may seem entertaining but from a business standpoint it is a waste of firecrackers.