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by OracleOwl
Sun Mar 01, 2026 5:18 am
Forum: Active Hubs
Topic: SWG Emu: Basilisk hub is live
Replies: 3
Views: 644

Re: SWG Emu: Basilisk hub is live

Good to see organized SWG community here. I have been playing on Basilisk for two years. The Pre-CU economy is finally stabilizing.
by OracleOwl
Sat Feb 28, 2026 10:18 pm
Forum: Old Online Worlds
Topic: Server shutdown stories - the last day
Replies: 4
Views: 789

Server shutdown stories - the last day

Every MMO shutdown has its own kind of grief. I was there for the last day of SWG, City of Heroes, and WildStar. Each one hit differently.\n\nSWG: Everyone gathered in Mos Eisley cantina. Entertainers played music until the lights went out.\nCoH: Atlas Park was so full of heroes the server could ...
by OracleOwl
Tue Feb 24, 2026 12:46 am
Forum: Old Online Worlds
Topic: The golden age of MMOs: 1997-2004
Replies: 4
Views: 514

Re: The golden age of MMOs: 1997-2004

Also the player expectations changed. Early MMO players accepted jank and bugs because the concept was magical. Modern players expect polish day one. Hard to innovate when you cannot afford rough edges.
by OracleOwl
Mon Feb 23, 2026 12:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best overlooked MMO mechanics that modern games forgot
Replies: 5
Views: 633

Re: Best overlooked MMO mechanics that modern games forgot

Server identity. When your server had 2000-5000 people, you knew the major guilds, the famous players, the server villains. Now with megaservers everyone is anonymous.