RIP Brad :(

What a loss

This game was SO glitchy when launched, i was there from beta day 1.
But it had something magical, it had a special potential i cant explain.

You should do a "Death of a Game: Everquest Next / Landmark" because that game ripped so many people off through suddenly closing down after only half a year.

The open world of Vanguard was so massive and unique. Its something really missing in modern MMO's.

This one is going to be tough to watch.. :(

breh we need death of a game: toontown online

A playable beta of Pantheon by the end of 2017. It is nearly the end of 2022 and there is still not an Alpha.

The best memories I have of Everquest involves exploring. I remember seeing high lvl mobs in lower lvl zones. It didn't feel like there was a linear path to max lvl. It was all about the journey to the top rather than getting to the top as fast as possible. I hope Pantheon can deliver on being Everquest like. I like mmo's today but I would love a remake/remodel of a classic game like Everquest.

Maybe it's just nostalgia.

Bruh
We need a death of a game: Club penguin

During the closing of this game Vanguard, when I worked at SOE in support, the GMs invited us on to enjoy the server shutdown. They moved us to an unfinished town and had a dance party "GM Gravy" for life.

I would just like to add that Vanguard had player ships/sailing, one of the best fishing systems, and the absolute best bard buff song system of any MMO I've ever played. Also, it's weather system was dynamic and roaming across the continents. You could see the dark clouds rolling in from a distance before it got to you.

VG was such a great game. I still remember launch day.

I would highly recommend the Vanguard Saga of Heroes Emulator to anyone who is missing Vanguard. While there is no crafting added so far, the devs are adding lots of new quests to each zone daily. It's definitely a game that gets you in the right mood and prepares you for Pantheon (if you are interested in the old-school type of MMORPGs). The only thing missing are the players right now.

I honestly want a death of a game: Anarchy Online.

"playable by the end of the year" their site is still talking about pre-alpha sessions in 2022 lmao

I'm going to chock this up wholly to my repeated requests that you do this game. Thank you kindly sir, looking forward to the eulogy.

By the way; how many people still feel this game had perhaps the most untapped potential of all these failed MMO's? I still think I could be lost wandering around that giant world with little idea what's going on, even now a decade on, if the servers were still active.

I will never forget my journey on the river qua on a small sloop. Took me about 7 sessions of roleplaying with other players spanning an entire real life week. Travelling in Vanguard was such an amazing experience ... three giant seamless continents and lots of secrets and aventures to be found.

I played this game for a year and a half from launch.  The game had SO much potential. I remember some amazing moments just walking into parts of the continent that had no created content that still had a ton of design work into them.  It made it feel far more like an actual world.  It just went further and further down hill as things went.

I still miss my Goblin Necromancer Ognar. :(

Miss that game and having the time to play MMOs like that back in the day.

Vanguard was amazing to play.  I loved that game.  It was so much fun to explore in that game.  And the world was both beautiful and dangerous.