rogero_86 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 On February 12th 2020 Activision announced that the online portion/ multiplayer of this game (and some others) will be discontinued. Online trophies will become unattainable. When exactly this will happen is still unclear though. https://support.activision.com/articles/legacy-activision-games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lijon88 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I think they annouce that they turn then off without worrning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Bane999 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Yeah several games on this list have already been confirmed to have had their servers turned off already with that notice's posting. It's most likely Wolfenstein is already shut off too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogero_86 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 8 hours ago, Lord_Bane999 said: Yeah several games on this list have already been confirmed to have had their servers turned off already with that notice's posting. It's most likely Wolfenstein is already shut off too. Nope. The servers are still up as of today. MP matches can still be hosted (I‘ve tested it on my own some minutes ago). I also found another MP match from a random guy via 'quick match' option/ 'find game' server browser. With 2 players in it. The game did let me join that normally. Enough said, we don‘t know how long the MP will still be up... So whoever wants the online trophies done should do them ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOAST13TOA5T Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 That being said, if you dont have it started I wouldn't bother starting it for the sake of it. Many problems outweigh the trophies and you could be one of the ones that dont get your stats tracked and end up with the game unfinishable on your profile. Just something to think on as I know theres people out there that will think its somehow good to start it now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A210221100 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) can some1 please post what games are going to be effected by this? edit: i dint see the link in the original post ignore this btw can any1 confirm that the Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 from the list is the ps3 version or this will effect the ps4 re-release as well? Edited February 28, 2020 by A210221100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingFever Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, A210221100 said: can some1 please post what games are going to be effected by this? edit: i dint see the link in the original post ignore this btw can any1 confirm that the Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 from the list is the ps3 version or this will effect the ps4 re-release as well? That game doesn't have any online trophies in any version of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DividedByMankind Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Done longtime ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Floorkiller74 Posted March 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 43 minutes ago, DividedByMankind said: Done longtime ago Hands you a cookie. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkrobot_pb Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Oblivious of the consequences or potential problems I started the MP for this game last week and I had no problems whatsoever. Very happy to have these done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Bane999 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Btw on the flip side with Wolfenstein not being technically Activision's IP has anyone tried contacting ID or Bethesda to see if they are gonna carry the server themselves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DividedByMankind Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, Lord_Bane999 said: Btw on the flip side with Wolfenstein not being technically Activision's IP has anyone tried contacting ID or Bethesda to see if they are gonna carry the server themselves? The game is from 2009, and not to mention on ps3, i doubt that, everyone had 11 yrs to do this, just saying ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Bane999 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, DividedByMankind said: The game is from 2009, and not to mention on ps3, i doubt that, everyone had 11 yrs to do this, just saying True but I mean ID Software is pretty for the fans. They don't like to close servers if people can keep playing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DividedByMankind Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 9 minutes ago, Lord_Bane999 said: True but I mean ID Software is pretty for the fans. They don't like to close servers if people can keep playing Yeah m8, you could allways send them an email? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkrobot_pb Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) From what I gathered there are not even any servers to shut down because the game is peer to peer. There is some matchmaking service running somewhere so that when you start a lobby, other people can find you. And on a server somewhere, stats are stored and updated. I used to run stuff like that on my home connection 'for free' without a problem, but if you put it in a data center somewhere it will probably cost about 5$ a month max. The biggest danger in my opinion is that if the servers that provide these simple services crash they might never come back online. Which is most likely what happened to the other games that disappeared without a trace. That goes for many old PS3 games now, so the only logical advice about those is: do them now and take the risks for granted but do not do them at all if you care a lot about your 100% profile. Edited March 31, 2020 by pinkrobot_pb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Letenko Posted March 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, DividedByMankind said: The game is from 2009, and not to mention on ps3, i doubt that, everyone had 11 yrs to do this, just saying I am sure everyone bought the game day one, everyone had a PS3 back then and everyone was so into boosting that they finished it right away. I don't really get this mentality, while on one hand you're correct that there was plenty of time to get the game and play / finish it, it really doesn't account for the real world or the fact that some people might not even know about the game's existence. Plus acting like the servers going down is nothing since you've done it is plain stupid in my opinion, but hey, you do you. To get back on topic, I do hope the game will stay playable a while longer since server maintenance and upkeep costs are pennies for the company... altough we're talking about Activision here, so no surprise that they want to can it. Any idea how long the MP takes if you self boost using a second console? I've heard that everything requires just 2 players anyway. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pinkrobot_pb Posted March 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Letenko22 said: I am sure everyone bought the game day one, everyone had a PS3 back then and everyone was so into boosting that they finished it right away. There is another important point in my opinion. I try to stress this every time I get the chance, so bear with me. Gaming is set to become the biggest form of entertainment worldwide, but gaming companies themselves seem to have very little interest in preserving all the content that they produce. So when they shut down game servers, do not just think about the trophies you will not be able to get anymore, but think about all of the cultural heritage we lose as well. A lot of content is not available anymore after a server shutdown. Sometimes games that are online-only can not even be played at all anymore. That's just terrible. Luckily I can still show my potential kids the games I grew up with, like Doom. But what if your favourite game now is Fortnite? There will be a point where that game is shut down and can not be played anymore in any shape or form. All you can do is go on YouTube if that is still around by then and show them gameplay footage. They will probably cry out "for fuck's sake grandpa, was this 4k footage filmed with a potato?". In my opinion there should be a LAN mode or some peer to peer fallback system for every game that has an online component. If you could use that to also unlock trophies, that would be a great bonus. Make the XP grind take three times as long on LAN so people will prefer to play online anyway, I don't care. But please gaming industry, if you care about your games now, then care about them in the future as well. Edited March 31, 2020 by pinkrobot_pb 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melodicmizery Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, pinkrobot_pb said: From what I gathered there are not even any servers to shut down because the game is peer to peer. There is some matchmaking service running somewhere so that when you start a lobby, other people can find you. And on a server somewhere, stats are stored and updated. I used to run stuff like that on my home connection 'for free' without a problem, but if you put it in a data center somewhere it will probably cost about 5$ a month max. The biggest danger in my opinion is that if the servers that provide these simple services crash they might never come back online. Which is most likely what happened to the other games that disappeared without a trace. That goes for many old PS3 games now, so the only logical advice about those is: do them now and take the risks for granted but do not do them at all if you care a lot about your 100% profile. i was going to say im pretty sure it was p2p as well. wasnt sure about the matchmaking service though. interesting info also agree on some sort of mp backup. mag was one of my favorite games. that game was online only so it became completely useless when they shut servers down. would of been neat to have bots Edited March 31, 2020 by melodicmizery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letenko Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 13 minutes ago, pinkrobot_pb said: *snip* I 100% agree, your post reminded me of how much I want to play MAG again, but alas, that isn't possible anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Another one bites the dust... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingFever Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 14 hours ago, Spaz said: Another one bites the dust... Have the servers actually closed now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REPG_16_netsulli Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Friends of mine say they re trying to go to stats and creating a match and failed, so be carefull if they have closed the online for good this time, we will know it when people begin to report it from now on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GABRIELZEROX Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) am trying to enter without any luck so it's probably down now, hopefully I have it in 0% so I can delete it but it's a shame that this things happens Edited April 4, 2020 by GABRIELZEROX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G2F4U Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I've tried to join a MP game or create a MP Game last night (16-17 hours ago) and i guess it is down now forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roronora_Zoro666 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 On 3/31/2020 at 6:41 PM, HuntingFever said: Have the servers actually closed now? From what im seeing the last earned online trophy was March 31st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now