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RF Online Going Offline
Posted by Mike Fahey at 3:40 AM on October 7, 2008
Alas, poor RF Online, we hardly knew ye. The official website for Codemasters' sci-fi fantasy RPG RF Online has announced that the game will no longer be a going concern in North America and Europe as of the 9th of November.
It is with much sadness that today we announce our intention to close the European and North American RF Online game servers operated by Codemasters. Our licence for RF Online is due to expire shortly and unfortunately, despite several weeks of negotiations with CCR, the Korean developers of the title, we have not been able to reach an agreement to renew the contract.
Poor game. Wasn't a big fan of the combat system, but I mourn the loss of cute anime elf girls no matter if they can fight in entertaining ways or not. My condolences to fans of the game, though considering it took us five days to hear about the closing I don't think they're listening.
RF Online North American & European Game Servers To Close [Official Site via Gamasutra]
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Winterbringer
Posted 5:27 AM 7/10/08
It was still going?
Winterbringer
MysidianMan
Posted 5:09 AM 7/10/08
One down, ten thousand to go.
MysidianMan
Shocky
Posted 5:09 AM 7/10/08
@lilaliendog: And you didn't have any to start with either :'(
Shocky
Shocky
Posted 5:08 AM 7/10/08
Nobody is going to miss it.
We're all playing World of Snorecraft anywho.
Shocky
infamyRISE
Posted 5:07 AM 7/10/08
@J4ck 0f h34rt5: Well it definitely means he needs to get a new friend!
Ahhh, jokes!
infamyRISE
MSUSteve
Posted 5:04 AM 7/10/08
@Pezdispenser: @J4ck 0f h34rt5: Yeah, probably. Just don't snatch up a copy of Auto Assault.
MSUSteve
MSUSteve
Posted 5:04 AM 7/10/08
That's an interesting reason for an MMO to die. I wonder if the license will be sold to someone else.
MSUSteve
Pezdispenser
Posted 5:02 AM 7/10/08
I don't even know what RF Online is, in fact I think this is the first I've ever even heard of it.
Pezdispenser
J4ck 0f h34rt5
Posted 4:58 AM 7/10/08
Shit. I bought this as a birthday present for a friend. Does this mean I have to get a new present?
J4ck 0f h34rt5
lilaliendog
Posted 4:56 AM 7/10/08
FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWK son of a bitch I was getting ready to reinstall the game after reformatting my box there goes my characters I spent a year making ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh all my friends are gone too, sadness
lilaliendog
futurebiblehero
Posted 4:51 AM 7/10/08
+ Watch video
futurebiblehero
Winterbringer
Posted 5:51 AM 7/10/08
@TnadeN: I think Codemasters strategy is a bit like EA's or what Activision is turning in to...
Churn out a certain genre so much and hope that one of them will be a big seller.
Winterbringer
TnadeN
Posted 5:37 AM 7/10/08
It's their own fault. They didn't care at all for it any more. No admins online, EVER, bots were everywhere and exploits could last for months before they were fixed so yeah... good thing it finally died.
TnadeN
Thugmunk
Posted 6:01 AM 7/10/08
@futurebiblehero: Hi, I tried really hard to understand what they were saying/talking about and I only understood about 30% of what was going on. And then I decided I knew NOTHING when they showed that egg "dizzy" at the end..
So anyone want to fill me in? "Your days are numbered Codemasters". I caught that line, but poke me in the pooper if I heard much else.
Thugmunk
OnimousDante
Posted 6:14 AM 7/10/08
Can't say i didn't see this coming. Game looked like Phantasy Star with robots...errr bigger robots. screw it, it was just a rip off.
OnimousDante
NorthernAvengeR
Posted 6:50 AM 7/10/08
Never even heard of it. What does RF stand for?
NorthernAvengeR
Mohrdikai
Posted 6:36 AM 7/10/08
@futurebiblehero: I have no clue what's going on, but I realize I want a Scottish accent for my talk more than anything else in my life right now. Shit's awesome.
Mohrdikai
Psudonym
Posted 7:01 AM 7/10/08
But where will I get my giant robots and sexy elf action now?
Psudonym
FullMetalJacket85
Posted 7:24 AM 7/10/08
@Psudonym:
From every other Korean/Chinese MMO?
FullMetalJacket85
lilaliendog
Posted 7:47 AM 7/10/08
@Shocky: true day one on that game I had no one but then a few people I knew jumped in for a while.
lilaliendog
Ganonmaster
Posted 8:04 AM 7/10/08
@Pezdispenser: Can't say I've heard of it either. Judging from the other responses, I've missed nothing.
Ganonmaster
Heliophage
Posted 8:30 AM 7/10/08
The music was absolutely wonderful. That was the extent of my enjoyment of the game.
Heliophage
dacresni
Posted 8:38 AM 7/10/08
well, try S4 leage
dacresni
stranger
Posted 8:36 AM 7/10/08
@Ganonmaster:
I still don't know what RF Online is outside of being some form of MMO... might have something to do with why the game failed.
stranger
highfloydelity
Posted 1:07 PM 7/10/08
@NorthernAvengeR: apparently it stood for 'Rising Force'. I've never heard of it either, had to wiki.
highfloydelity
Mecharine
Posted 1:15 PM 7/10/08
About as interesting as a bag of dead crickets.
No, thats not right.
At least you can eat the crickets.
Mecharine
ShantalaPandarus
Posted 8:03 AM 7/10/08
Yeah not a big supprise. I loved the game until I realized what a terrible waste of time it was. Glad I got out almost a year ago.. I even payed 15 bucks a month to play it a while! It wasn't all bad though. Sometimes the ChipWars were fun.
ShantalaPandarus
AndrewDB
Posted 7:50 PM 7/10/08
Aww. The worlds smallest violin is now playing.
AndrewDB
Befitzero
Posted 2:44 PM 7/10/08
Good lord bout time the thing finaly died I brought this game when it first came out and boy what a turd that thing turned into. It then went from a reg mmo to one with a spend cash for in game items and was free. Becasue of their crappy history of games Im not at all intrested in there next mmo called jumpgate
Befitzero