02-02-2018, 08:50 AM
After nearly a decade, MMO Alganon shuts down servers
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgamedev.win/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/after-nearly-a-decade-mmo-alganon-shuts-down-servers.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>Quest Online’s MMO <em>Alganon</em> has been offline since November of 2017. As noted by some eagle-eyed <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/7tro10/controvertial_mmo_with_turbulent_history_alganon/">Reddit users</a>, the game is currently inaccessible from the Steam store page.</p>
<p><em>Alganon</em> originally launched in December 2009 after being criticized for borrowing heavily from <em>World of Warcraft</em> for its UI and mechanics. </p>
<p>Because of lackluster reception from critics, Quest Online decided to remove David Allen (creator of the initial idea for <em>Alganon</em>) and replace him with game designer Derek Smart. This prompted Allen to file a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against Quest Online, which was eventually settled.</p>
<p>Problems continued even after the re-launch of <em>Alganon</em>, which raised controversy <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/100571-Derek-Smart-Caught-Up-in-Alganon-Plagiarism-Furor">after it was revealed</a> that its press release bore similar copy to BioWare’s <em>Star Wars: The Old Republic</em>.</p>
<p>Smart told users in a <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/app/350660/discussions/0/1488861734104732461/#c1488861734107413815">Steam post</a> back in October 2017 that low server population was the cause for infrequent updates, writing that “we were planning a visual update, and another DLC, but those plans are on hold for now.”</p>
<p>In November the game went offline for what was <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/games/350660/announcements/detail/1450584646680495321">characterized as</a> server maintenance and migration, with the last update written on January 16th. </p>
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<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgamedev.win/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/after-nearly-a-decade-mmo-alganon-shuts-down-servers.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>Quest Online’s MMO <em>Alganon</em> has been offline since November of 2017. As noted by some eagle-eyed <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/7tro10/controvertial_mmo_with_turbulent_history_alganon/">Reddit users</a>, the game is currently inaccessible from the Steam store page.</p>
<p><em>Alganon</em> originally launched in December 2009 after being criticized for borrowing heavily from <em>World of Warcraft</em> for its UI and mechanics. </p>
<p>Because of lackluster reception from critics, Quest Online decided to remove David Allen (creator of the initial idea for <em>Alganon</em>) and replace him with game designer Derek Smart. This prompted Allen to file a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against Quest Online, which was eventually settled.</p>
<p>Problems continued even after the re-launch of <em>Alganon</em>, which raised controversy <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/100571-Derek-Smart-Caught-Up-in-Alganon-Plagiarism-Furor">after it was revealed</a> that its press release bore similar copy to BioWare’s <em>Star Wars: The Old Republic</em>.</p>
<p>Smart told users in a <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/app/350660/discussions/0/1488861734104732461/#c1488861734107413815">Steam post</a> back in October 2017 that low server population was the cause for infrequent updates, writing that “we were planning a visual update, and another DLC, but those plans are on hold for now.”</p>
<p>In November the game went offline for what was <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/games/350660/announcements/detail/1450584646680495321">characterized as</a> server maintenance and migration, with the last update written on January 16th. </p>
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