I assume you don't mean private servers, since that's basically what they do. As far as retail, for profit games, I'd say everything under the Turbine/SSG/Daybreak umbrella fits that. >EQ >EQ2 >LOTRO >DCUO >DDO >bonus unaffiliated, Champions Online
These games are, for all intents and purposes, completely dead, and utterly shit full of awful MTX but they're sustained by a small, passionate set of whales. Outside of those whales, there are people who genuinely enjoy the games for the settings or nostalgia that keep them trucking despite their many faults.
>Champions Online
I rememeber seeing the number of people online at once numbers for that one and it was embarrassing because even the CoH private servers were beating it. A dead rival game was beating an active, live game. DCUO mogged CO's online numbers too. CO only has like 200 - 300 people on at once. It's not even updated significantly anymore, they just get literal hand me down code from STO and Neverwinter. Some of their vehicles are just blatant rips from STO with even the exact same skins, or just a slight recolor.
Its one of those funded entirely by a tiny group of rich whales like you said. Specifically furrys Every month or so they'll release new furry costume parts and the whales will buy it up. The amount of whales spending on CO is more than the server costs and their now tiny handful of staff costs, enough to warrant keeping it up since the rest of the whale money is just profit.
Well duh, Ryzom was made by french dudes, and was mostly played in europe, what did you expect. It's like being surprised frenchies are the main population in Dofus and Wakfu.
guild wars, if you mean a game still on official servers
last expansion released 16 years ago, developer support (balancing, let alone new content) 11 years ago
still multiple active guilds, high-end pvp and pve organized by the community, probably 1k+ people playing daily
FFXI
go with a private server like Eden (if you want the true classic experience) or Era (if you want more QoL, increased xp gain etc cuz you're busy in RL now that you're 40yo)
>FFXI >Everquest >LOTRO >Ultima Online
All of them but LOTRO have dedicated private servers too but you'll find a passionate small community on retail too.
I assume you don't mean private servers, since that's basically what they do. As far as retail, for profit games, I'd say everything under the Turbine/SSG/Daybreak umbrella fits that.
>EQ
>EQ2
>LOTRO
>DCUO
>DDO
>bonus unaffiliated, Champions Online
These games are, for all intents and purposes, completely dead, and utterly shit full of awful MTX but they're sustained by a small, passionate set of whales. Outside of those whales, there are people who genuinely enjoy the games for the settings or nostalgia that keep them trucking despite their many faults.
>Champions Online
I rememeber seeing the number of people online at once numbers for that one and it was embarrassing because even the CoH private servers were beating it. A dead rival game was beating an active, live game. DCUO mogged CO's online numbers too. CO only has like 200 - 300 people on at once. It's not even updated significantly anymore, they just get literal hand me down code from STO and Neverwinter. Some of their vehicles are just blatant rips from STO with even the exact same skins, or just a slight recolor.
Its one of those funded entirely by a tiny group of rich whales like you said. Specifically furrys Every month or so they'll release new furry costume parts and the whales will buy it up. The amount of whales spending on CO is more than the server costs and their now tiny handful of staff costs, enough to warrant keeping it up since the rest of the whale money is just profit.
The first Phantasm Star Online has private servers that seek to survive despite the ages.
Albion Online
Nexus TK and Dark Ages frick paying for a subscription
Is it still a sub after all this time? I remember seeing that shit when our family first got the internet in 2004
Star Wars Galaxies: Legends.
Seriously, check it out. It's SWTOR but actually good and properly open world. (with fricking space travel)
And it's free and predates microtransactions.
I prefer Empire in Flames, myself. I don't like the lack of depth Legends has by comparison.
Some fans literally bought Ryzom and kept it going. Still filled with Europeans though.
Well duh, Ryzom was made by french dudes, and was mostly played in europe, what did you expect. It's like being surprised frenchies are the main population in Dofus and Wakfu.
My dad divorced my mom because of his Ryzom addiction.
Neverwinter nights.
Play blackstone keep with us.
https://discord.gg/b9xCbFNNuu
I-Is this a roleplay server, anon?
Not really. Low rp it's optional.
Project Gorgon made by husband and wife who worked on Asheron's Call
Elysium wow
Probably LOTRO or Ultima Online, or Project 1999 on everquest
guild wars, if you mean a game still on official servers
last expansion released 16 years ago, developer support (balancing, let alone new content) 11 years ago
still multiple active guilds, high-end pvp and pve organized by the community, probably 1k+ people playing daily
ESO
FFXI
go with a private server like Eden (if you want the true classic experience) or Era (if you want more QoL, increased xp gain etc cuz you're busy in RL now that you're 40yo)
>FFXI
>Everquest
>LOTRO
>Ultima Online
All of them but LOTRO have dedicated private servers too but you'll find a passionate small community on retail too.