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really liked the game, had to stop playing before the release though, (moved out in the the sticks) what exactly happened in that time? I see an active community, weekly updates, it's even available on steam with DLC and everything, but I hear that the game has been abandoned by the devs a long time ago?

so is it just that there will be no further development, content and patches or are people keeping servers pro bono?

Or are my friends full of fuzzy bunny?


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Well, pretty much everything exploded, imploded, then exploded again, left a bunch of things scattered, and some new guys came to pick up the pieces, and now we're all here!

 

 

All kidding aside, a lot happened. We got a bunch of new mechs and maps, tons of balance changes/fixes, lots of controversies (Technician, Incinerator, Scanners, Infiltrator Cloak issues (lol)), tons of double HC (and XP?) weekends, sales, etc.

 

The Ascension patch pretty much blew the game up and created a ton of weirdness before a lot of it got Bondo'd up a bit, and the old devs and publisher eventually ran out of money. That left those of us who were still playing on a semi-unregulated forum in holding position while we all got kinda Lord of the Flies with everything.

 

Then, one day, out of the blue, capnjosh came across a bunch of computers in his office, asked what it was, and was told something along the lines of "LOL I DUNNO HAWKEN"

 

That was a few months ago or so. Now we have the forums back (though the old forums have gone the way of the dodo), the new devs are working on getting the game running consistently and trying a bunch of new tweaks to the servers, pricing models, and matchmaker balancing. We're now in this sorta weird state where things are running, but we're not quite there yet. They're hiring new people, tho, so in due time we'll (hopefully) start getting a more stable game and some new content. Yay!

 

Anyway, welcome back. Always good to see old players return. :)


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Well, pretty much everything exploded, imploded, then exploded again, left a bunch of things scattered, and some new guys came to pick up the pieces, and now we're all here!

 

 

All kidding aside, a lot happened. We got a bunch of new mechs and maps, tons of balance changes/fixes, lots of controversies (Technician, Incinerator, Scanners, Infiltrator Cloak issues (lol)), tons of double HC (and XP?) weekends, sales, etc.

 

The Ascension patch pretty much blew the game up and created a ton of weirdness before a lot of it got Bondo'd up a bit, and the old devs and publisher eventually ran out of money. That left those of us who were still playing on a semi-unregulated forum in holding position while we all got kinda Lord of the Flies with everything.

 

Then, one day, out of the blue, capnjosh came across a bunch of computers in his office, asked what it was, and was told something along the lines of "LOL I DUNNO HAWKEN"

 

That was a few months ago or so. Now we have the forums back (though the old forums have gone the way of the dodo), the new devs are working on getting the game running consistently and trying a bunch of new tweaks to the servers, pricing models, and matchmaker balancing. We're now in this sorta weird state where things are running, but we're not quite there yet. They're hiring new people, tho, so in due time we'll (hopefully) start getting a more stable game and some new content. Yay!

 

Anyway, welcome back. Always good to see old players return. :)

 

You sir nailed it all on the head. And I agree, it is nice to see old players return. 

 

OP, let me know if you need any help. I am always ready to help and I am on most days after about 730PM EST. Hit me up here on the forums if you want a bit if a rundown and a possible catchup chitchat. 


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To be fair to the old devs they didn't just run out of money and throw in the towel, the occurred huge amounts debt from their publisher in foolish marketing schemes (not that the devs were not complacent in going along with it). I think they really rushed during this period and as a result things were a mess. IDK though as I wasn't playing then either and only came back right before Reloaded got the game.

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Just wait 'til you get a craw full of the Technician and Incinerator.

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Yeah, what tj said, plus

It's still in beta.
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Well, pretty much everything exploded, imploded, then exploded again, left a bunch of things scattered, and some new guys came to pick up the pieces, and now we're all here!

 

 

The Ascension patch pretty much blew the game up and created a ton of weirdness before a lot of it got Bondo'd up a bit, and the old devs and publisher eventually ran out of money. That left those of us who were still playing on a semi-unregulated forum in holding position while we all got kinda Lord of the Flies with everything.

 

Then, one day, out of the blue, capnjosh came across a bunch of computers in his office, asked what it was, and was told something along the lines of "LOL I DUNNO HAWKEN"

 

That was a few months ago or so. Now we have the forums back (though the old forums have gone the way of the dodo),

 

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