Unlike various contemporary MMOs, however, Asheron’s Call didn’t lock players into a particular class, giving flexibility to try out different character builds and playstyles. Take a journey with us back into the depths of online gaming history, won’t you.
That’s got us wistful folks here at PCGamesN reminiscing, and inspired us to take a trip down Memory Lane via Nostalgia Thoroughfare to take a look at the final curtain call of some online treats from the past couple of decades. Twitter user VoidShroud has posted a poignant gesture of remembrance for some of the genre’s fallen but not forgotten games, with snapshots of various MMOs’ final in-game moments. It’s a similar story for EVE Online, RuneScape, The Lord of the Rings Online, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Final Fantasy XIV, and now to some extent the younger Elder Scrolls Online and Neverwinter.Īmongst the biggest and best MMOs, however, are some titles that have sadly been consigned to the dusty annals of history.
Launched sixteen years ago, the fantasy MMORPG has powered through the past decade-and-a-half, evolving with enormous expansions, a ‘Classic’ spin-off, eye-watering profits, and robust player counts. It’s not hard to find examples of MMO greats that have (so far) stood the test of time.
