Uru Live is gonna die! Thread

I'm not sure anyone really cares for this game here, but I'll announce this anyway. I decided to buy Uru. Yes, the game kicks ass, but, something happened that I cannot believe.

Here was the offical statement:

Uru Live fans and friends,

Thank you so much for your continued support of the worlds that are Myst® and Uru™. It has truly been wonderful immersing ourselves along with you in the ongoing adventure, following your comments - good and bad - as you explored Uru Live.

I have some good news and some bad news.

First the bad news...

Uru Live is being put to bed.

Even with all of the time, money, resources, code, people, sweat, and heart that were poured into Uru Live, we needed a certain number of subscribers to pay the bills. We didn't get there. Uru Live is innovative and unique, its online universe is one of the most beautiful and complex ever built, anywhere. The idea of ongoing content was dramatic and forward looking, but it required a substantial continuing effort to sustain. We were just not able to signup the number of subscribers (even for free) necessary to pay for that effort.

Now for the good news...

The soul of Uru Live will live larger.

The soul of Uru Live came in two parts: the community and the content. Both will live on. Nothing can kill the community -- it has a life of its own. The Call and the Gathering of the community will continue. And the content -- what can I say? We have it, large amounts of it, ready to expand the world of Uru. In the past weeks we've been hard at work packaging that content in a different, more inclusive form - expansion packs - the first of which will be available in a month or two. Even better, the first expansion pack, To D'ni™, is free. And there's more good news on inclusivity. I'm pleased to officially announce that the Mac® version of Uru is finally under way.

It would be easy to focus on the negative aspects of this announcement. But we've grieved our loss, and with clearer minds we see things in a different light. The fact is that the continuing Uru adventure is amazing. The story and places it reaches are spectacular. And in the long run, we want as many people as possible to experience and explore these new worlds. The closing of Uru Live actually gives us the opportunity to open these expanding worlds to a larger audience, including those people without broadband. Only a small portion of the people who played Uru ever made it to D'ni in Uru Live. Now everyone can get To D'ni -- and beyond.

Again, perhaps the ending has not yet been written.

Shorah,

Rand and the Cyan Worlds Team

So, when/if you buy this game, please note that it will no longer be online. This is a warning (Considering that completely false advertised). Comments on this?

thank you raton and your consideration for the people here

Wow that must suck, Id want a total refund.

yeah, that'd really piss me off :/

what the hell is URU? :/

read teh post

Neo-Reloaded wrote: what the hell is URU? :/

Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is the fourth game in the Myst series, and they made a big deal about it being an MMO. Actually, they made a big deal out of it being real time. Though it does include a single player game as well, it isn't that long.

So instead of being an MMO as Cyan/UBI stated, it will just be a single player game with expansions. The first one is free, because they removed the online play.

For those who want more information on Uru, head here.

Uru.ubi.com

or

Gamespot.com

azz0r wrote: Wow that must suck, Id want a total refund.

Garglet wrote: yeah, that'd really piss me off :/

And it also pisses me off because they ruined it for the people who bought Uru for online, but it makes the people who bought it for single player happy because they get a free expansion pack.

When people tried to get their money back, you know what the forum moderators said as their defense?

no, you bought a single player game.

No, bull****. When you widely advertise online play, people will buy it for online play. So, now UBI has changed their FAQ, and removed everything that had to do with live, as proven by the two links below.

Before:
216.239.53.104

After:
Uru.ubi.com

- Edited By RatoN On Fri 6th, Feb 2004 @ 5:08:21pm

I hate it when a game removes its online play.

Except for Majestic

counter-strike with no online would be cool

- Edited By SkitZaY On Sat 7th, Feb 2004 @ 4:46:14am