In response to last week's news that Mythic has offered Warhammer Online players free character transfers from the Ostermark server, IncGamers contacted the company to find out if more server closures were on the horizon.
During March, Mythic announced the closure of around 60 WAR servers in total across Europe and the United States. Recent news of another free transfer becoming available has led to rumours of more closures but, according to a statement given to IncGamers by WAR's European publisher, Europe can rest assured that the servers this side of the pond are safe for the time being.
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I agree when it comes to The Sims Online. That game was really fun and nothing has even come close to it. I still crave a new Sims with online multiplayer. Blows my mind they haven't done anything like that since The Sims Online or even The Sims Bustin' Out on PS2.
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I think Ostermark is as good as dead tbh.
As I keep saying, it's not necessarily a bad sign - it's just that initial player numbers almost always outstrip the number who will become the constant playerbase, so scaling back and consolidating servers isn't anything that should be seen as TOO apocalyptic a prospect.
Oh, that's good news. I was afraid of the future of WAR...
Yeah according to the warhammer forums most of the people on Ost have left.
I can't see mythic keeping it open with only a handful of active players.
I'm sure the server populations will even out eventually.
I know I'll get hate for this because it's 'cool' to hate WoW, but I'd like to point out that WoW, almost 5 years old, is still adding servers :)