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| + | <center>[[History of Terra]] | [[Guild Gallery]] | [[History of Guild Wars]] | [[Player Gallery]]</center> | ||
== General History == | == General History == | ||
Mirror copy of [[archmage]] page on [http://en.wikipedia.org wikipedia] | Mirror copy of [[archmage]] page on [http://en.wikipedia.org wikipedia] | ||
| − | === The | + | === 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. | ||
| − | === The | + | === The Glory 1999-2001 === |
| − | * Moving of game URL (www.magewar.com), portal update. | + | * Moving of game URL to www.magewar.com ([http://web.archive.org/web/20020609210425/www.magewar.com/html/main.html still viewable in web.archive.org]), portal update. |
* Growth of multimaging, admins handing magical compasses to those reporting cheating | * Growth of multimaging, admins handing magical compasses to those reporting cheating | ||
* Threat of lawsuits for violating copyrights. Change of mage speciality names and some unit names. | * Threat of lawsuits for violating copyrights. Change of mage speciality names and some unit names. | ||
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* Growth of scripting, movement-tracking and spellbots - Archmage servers too open: security issues. | * Growth of scripting, movement-tracking and spellbots - Archmage servers too open: security issues. | ||
* Many players communicate on IRC. | * Many players communicate on IRC. | ||
| + | * People can communticate while doing skills such as herding | ||
| + | === The Fall 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 MARI 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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== Server Histories == | == Server Histories == | ||
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<li>[[Ager Non-Guild History]]</li> | <li>[[Ager Non-Guild History]]</li> | ||
<li>[[Apprentice History]]</li> | <li>[[Apprentice History]]</li> | ||
| + | <li>[[Arch History]]</li> | ||
<li>[[Beta History]]</li> | <li>[[Beta History]]</li> | ||
<li>[[Blitz Non-Guild History]]</li> | <li>[[Blitz Non-Guild History]]</li> | ||
<li>[[Blitz Guild History]]</li> | <li>[[Blitz Guild History]]</li> | ||
<li>[[Blitz Solo History]]</li> | <li>[[Blitz Solo History]]</li> | ||
| − | <li>[[Server Non-Guild | + | <li>[[Server Non-Guild History]]</li> |
| − | <li>[[Server Guild | + | <li>[[Server Guild History]]</li> |
| − | <li>[[Spanish Guild | + | <li>[[Spanish Guild History]]</li></ul> |
| + | [[Category:History]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:21, 12 September 2009
Contents
General History
Mirror copy of archmage page on wikipedia
The Innocence 1997-1999
- First servers (www.archmage.com)
- Growth of servers
- Introduction of banners and clicking ads to get 'Luck' in the game
- 'Game of the Month', a big hit.
- Many players communicating using ICQ.
The Glory 1999-2001
- Moving of game URL to www.magewar.com (still viewable in web.archive.org), portal update.
- Growth of multimaging, admins handing magical compasses to those reporting cheating
- Threat of lawsuits 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 too open: security issues.
- Many players communicate on IRC.
- People can communticate while doing skills such as herding
The Fall 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 MARI 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.
