This man has been playing massively multiplayer online role-playing game Asheron’s Call since it launched in 1999, sharing adventures with friends from around the world. But Asheron’s Call is closing at the end of the month, and it’s time to say goodbye.
While I don’t know the name of the man in the video, uploaded to YouTube this week by Vancouver-based We Sleep Talk, I know where he’s coming from. It’s stories like his that punctuate the ephemeral nature of the virtual worlds we play in. No matter how strong the bonds we form or how much time we invest, eventually the servers are going to go down. All we’ll have left is our memories and, if we’re lucky, the friends we made along the way.
The man’s granddaughter, who recorded the video and uploaded it to YouTube, is asking for suggestions for new games for him to play once Asheron’s Call goes down for good.
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7 responses to “74-Year-Old Grandpa Says Goodbye To MMO He’s Played Since 1999”
Another point in the argument for mandating in law that shuttered online games enable access to protection for the private servers that emulate them after their shut-down.
The title felt like a Beetoota article. Then I realised it was serious.
I want him to play some newfangled shit and twitch stream the whole thing.
Sad to see. Recently left EQ project 1999. Feels
He can come play WoW. There’s a few 60+ members of the guild I’m in. Nice people.
Thanks for tanking last night m8, NL +9 was 2ez.
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lol, no worries flip 😉