Mythos is dead but its memory lives on
by Matt Warner 
Jul 21st 2008 at 7:30PM
Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Culture, Events, real-world, Events, in-game, MMO industry, New titles, News items, Mythos, Free-to-play
"Farewell friends, farewell Mythos" echoed throughout the Stonehill Market. Players congregated and crowded the area to praise Mythos and say their goodbyes. "I don't know what game to play next," cried several others. It's the people behind the characters that matter, the emotions are real, honest, and believable. The death of any MMOG is always a disheartening experience but it also brings cause to celebrate and forge a lasting adventure into a lifetime memory.
Several appreciative and ever thankful Mythos developers were of course present. Lead Developer, Travis Baldree spawned a cataclysmic event for the players to partake in that lasted well into the night. Mythos players joked that it took a crashed server to defeat them as they settled in for the fireworks. Mythos CM, Tiggs made her presence felt by continually talking and laughing with the community. As the final seconds approached the world quaked, and before Mythos collapsed offline the lasting words ringed out: "You will be remembered." It was a very fitting tribute and gracious sentiment indeed. It was a good nine months, and we hope to see Mythos back again one day.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tony said on 9:01PM 7-21-2008
That's a shame. The game honestly looks pretty fun.
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GRT said on 9:30PM 7-21-2008
I'm kicking myself for not playing more. I enjoyed the heck out of it and didn't want to see my characters wiped so decided to wait for launch.
Now I've missed it.
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007deadlysins said on 11:58PM 7-21-2008
are you guys making this more than it really is? its just a game that was not even released but in Beta. Would there been all this fan service if the Beta actually continued, the game was released, and people complained about much it sucked compared to "insert your MMO title here"? I feel sorry for the developers, producers, and staff, not the players in all this.
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Matt Warner said on 1:10AM 7-22-2008
I can see where you are coming from. Either way, a post regarding the final shutdown would have been posted yesterday. Yes, even though it was a just a beta. We've covered end of beta events before, but they are usually more jovial fun affairs since they will launch.
I was lucky enough to cover the end of beta event and wanted to personalize the post for those Mythos players who were unable to attend. I appreciate the fair constructive criticism, and also agree with you regarding the staff that lost their positions.
derella said on 6:30AM 7-22-2008
I didn't play Mythos a lot, even though I've been in beta for a while. It was a lot of fun though, and whenever I did find the time to break away from the subscription-based MMOs I was playing, Mythos was a nice break.
It's a shame that Hellgate was such a mess, because it took Mythos out with it.
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