The above headline won’t be a very shocking one, however simply to verify it is completely clear, developer Wildlight have confirmed that their raid shooter Highguard will likely be closing its servers from subsequent week, March twelfth. The crew confirmed as a lot in a publish shared to the sport’s official Twitter account, the place it went into (little or no) element about what’s subsequent.
Participant numbers very a lot are usually not one thing price contemplating within the well being and even reporting of a sport, however I am going to point out it right here all the identical because it’s on this announcement publish: greater than two million folks performed Highguard, a quantity that must be spectacular, however is indicative of the truth that you possibly can have a metropolis’s price of individuals taking part in and nonetheless not survive. If that is not sufficient for the fits, what’s?
“Regardless of the eagerness and exhausting work of our crew, now we have not been in a position to construct a sustainable participant base to assist the sport long run,” the publish explains. “Servers will stay on-line till March twelfth. We hope you’ll soar in with us yet another time to point out your assist and get these ultimate nice matches in whereas we nonetheless can.”
Whereas the sport will likely be unplayable come subsequent week’s finish, there’s really yet another replace deliberate for launch, with the intention to launch it tonight earliest, tomorrow morning (presumably US time) newest. It will include a brand new Warden, a brand new weapon, account stage development, and ability bushes. None of this will likely be out there for very lengthy, clearly, however I can solely think about the remaining workers members (a reminder that many of the crew was laid off in February) don’t desire their work to go to waste.
It will in all probability be some time earlier than we get an entire image of what led to Highguard’s demise, however a current report that spoke with former workers did recommend the “hubris” of Wildlight’s management is a part of it.
Because it stands, there is not any phrase from Wildlight as to the way forward for the studio itself. I hope these nonetheless there are in a position to land comfortably on their ft, no matter is subsequent.
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