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== General History == | == General History == | ||
| − | === 1997-1999 | + | === The innocence 1997-1999 === |
* First servers (www.archmage.com) | * First servers (www.archmage.com) | ||
* Growth of servers | * Growth of servers | ||
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* Many players communicating using ICQ. | * Many players communicating using ICQ. | ||
| − | === 2000-2001 | + | === The glory 2000-2001 === |
* Moving of game URL (www.magewar.com), portal update. | * Moving of game URL (www.magewar.com), portal update. | ||
* Growth of multimaging, admins handing magical compasses to those reporting cheating | * Growth of multimaging, admins handing magical compasses to those reporting cheating | ||
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* Growth of scripting, movement-tracking and spellbots - Archmage servers to open. | * Growth of scripting, movement-tracking and spellbots - Archmage servers to open. | ||
| − | === 2001-2003 | + | === The decay 2001-2003 === |
* Growth of bug-exploits, e.g. negative power bug, unlimitted devils bug, find armacaster, unlimitted wishing bug etc. etc. etc. | * 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 | * Announcement of MARI focusing on ArchSpace | ||
Revision as of 19:37, 28 January 2006
Contents
General History
The innocence 1997-1999
- 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.
The glory 2000-2001
- 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.
The decay 2001-2003
- 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.
