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== General History == | == General History == | ||
| − | 1997-1999 The innocence | + | === 1997-1999 The innocence === |
| − | + | * First servers (www.archmage.com) | |
| − | + | * Growth of servers | |
| − | + | * Introduction of banners and clicking adds to get 'Luck' in the game | |
| − | + | * 'Game of the Month', a big hit. | |
| − | + | * Many players communicating using ICQ. | |
| − | 2000-2001 The glory | + | === 2000-2001 The glory === |
| − | + | * Moving of game URL (www.magewar.com), portal update. | |
| − | + | * Growth of multimaging, admins handing magical compasses to those reporting cheating | |
| − | + | * Thread of sewing for violating copyrights. Change of mage speciality names and some unit names. | |
| − | + | * Introduction of a beta server | |
| − | + | * Growth of custom archmage interfaces | |
| − | + | * Growth of scripting, movement-tracking and spellbots - Archmage servers to open. | |
| − | 2001-2003 The decay | + | === 2001-2003 The decay === |
| − | + | * Growth of bug-exploits, e.g. negative power bug, unlimitted devils bug, find armacaster, unlimitted wishing bug etc. etc. etc. | |
| − | + | * Announcement of MARI focusing on ArchSpace | |
| − | + | * Introduction of beta units on all servers | |
| − | + | * Different language servers | |
| − | + | * Announcements of trying to make some servers Pay-2-Play | |
| − | + | * Announcement of MARI focusing on a graphic online roleplaying game. | |
| − | + | * MARI going bankrupt and game going web dead. | |
| − | + | * MARI portal and forums going web dead. | |
| − | + | * Dawn of ProjectX (what became The Reincarnation) and some other Archmage inspired webgames. | |
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Revision as of 19:36, 28 January 2006
Contents
General History
1997-1999 The innocence
- First servers (www.archmage.com)
- Growth of servers
- Introduction of banners and clicking adds to get 'Luck' in the game
- 'Game of the Month', a big hit.
- Many players communicating using ICQ.
2000-2001 The glory
- Moving of game URL (www.magewar.com), portal update.
- Growth of multimaging, admins handing magical compasses to those reporting cheating
- Thread of sewing for violating copyrights. Change of mage speciality names and some unit names.
- Introduction of a beta server
- Growth of custom archmage interfaces
- Growth of scripting, movement-tracking and spellbots - Archmage servers to open.
2001-2003 The decay
- Growth of bug-exploits, e.g. negative power bug, unlimitted devils bug, find armacaster, unlimitted wishing bug etc. etc. etc.
- Announcement of MARI focusing on ArchSpace
- Introduction of beta units on all servers
- Different language servers
- Announcements of trying to make some servers Pay-2-Play
- Announcement of MARI focusing on a graphic online roleplaying game.
- MARI going bankrupt and game going web dead.
- MARI portal and forums going web dead.
- Dawn of ProjectX (what became The Reincarnation) and some other Archmage inspired webgames.
