Everguild announced that Warpforge will shut down permanently. In-game purchases were disabled immediately, and servers will go offline in about two months. Once servers close, the game becomes completely unplayable. There is no offline mode, no LAN option, no self-hosted server support, and no preservation plan.
What makes this worse:
- A major raid/event just concluded before the shutdown notice.
- Players were led to believe more content was coming.
- No long runway warning before monetization discontinued.
- Many players spent money on packs, cards, and battle passes expecting ongoing support.
- They didn't even make it official on most platform.
My point isn't about forcing infinite live support. It’s about the fact that a product people paid for will simply cease to function, with zero fallback option.
This is a clean example of a live-service game being destroyed rather than sunset responsibly. And a textbook example of a greedy studio that's a shame to the gaming industry.
This game had some of the most predatory monetization we've ever seen. Yet, some asswipe up there at Everguild decided it didn't make enough money to ensure its survival? Yeah, right...
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