MMORPGs are dropping like flies. A few days ago, Bluehole Studioone of Krafton’s entities, announced the end of his game TERA, released in 2011. The publisher Gameforge announced the news on its site at the end of April, stating that Krafton had stopped development (which the players had felt) and that there would be no more interest in leaving the game online. On May 31, the store and registration will therefore be closed, while the servers will be cut on June 30, 2022.
A second blow for MMORPG fans this week, since it is now the turn of Perfect World Entertainment to announce similar news for Forsaken World. Here again, we are talking about a game that is about 11 years old, and which no longer seems profitable for its publisher. Following the takeover by Embracer of the branch dedicated to Perfect World MMOs, the latter was recently renamed Gearbox Publishing and decided to clean up its servers.
This decision was very difficult to make, but we are grateful for the love, support and dedication you have given to the game and to all the wonderful communities that have grown out of FW. We believe there is no more room for FW to flourish and grow. To make amends with our most dedicated fans, we make sure to offer refunds for the last few months.
Thus, the game will be deactivated on November 30, 2022. In the meantime, the shop has just closed and the in-game currency is stopped. In return, the publisher promises to refund players who purchased after March 1, with Arc Creditswhich allow you to purchase items in the service’s launcher, including the games Perfect World International, Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, and Champions Online.