Ironfell wow update#

School got tough these past two months and I wasn’t playing but I didn’t think the end was near :( I’m really, really going to miss this game. Also, if you make any other games, consider me a customer. You should save it, though, in case you ever think of a way to make it work. This caused some drama, but it was a unique dynamic, and I wish that that type of game was a financially viable option for a developer.ĭavid, I understand that you can’t sustain Ironfell anymore, and I applaud and thank you for trying for as long as you did. Perhaps the most charming part of Ironfell was its tight-knit community structure, in which everyone knew everyone and business was rarely strictly business. Hopefully it will come back, but… I fear we are far less addictive than it. Now, in a twist of tragic irony, Ironfell is quitting us. I tried to quit Ironfell several times, but it’s just one of those addictive games that, once you get into it, you can’t get out, no matter how determined you at first seem to be. I met several good friends through Ironfell, and for that, I cannot possibly express enough gratitude to David, and to his brainchild, my favorite game. January 24th would have been my 2 year anniversary of first playing it. This game has been a big part of my life. My conscious will unwillingly be thrust in its direction every year on that date. This game will imprint that date on my mind. Here is a little thank you poster for the people currently playing… names in no particular order :)ĭecember 15th is… going to be a very sad day. on Monday the 15th of December, 10am New Zealand time, Ironfell will be shutdown.

I can’t justify spending more time on a project I don’t enjoy, that doesn’t make a profit. I can now say I’ve made a MMO :) But it stopped being fun to work on a few months ago. Creatively, I think Ironfell has been a success. The 4000+ hours I’ve spent on Ironfell is a hideous amount of unprofitable time. Just over a thousand people have tried the Ironfell on iOS, which is pretty good.įinancially, Ironfell has not done very well. People cooperate and in general the community is better because of it.

Ironfell wow update#

The Alliance update has been live for 5 months now, and I think it’s helped Ironfell a lot. It’s a fun game, I still like playing it. Over 30,000 people have tried Ironfell and lots of those have become addicted to it. The exact business model is yet to be decided, but you can read David’s thoughts on “free to play” and other income options here.I started Ironfell in December 2011… 3 years ago… that is a long time. Ideally it will earn enough to pay David’s rent and for an occasional lunch at the pub. Ironfell is completely self funded and DataSmugglers is not looking for additional investment. This structure allows all players to be in the same universe (no shards), but for the game to be scalable, with realms hosted on separate server instances. Each realm can be a mountain valley, a large island or even an whole ocean with many new types of realm planned for the future. The game is set in a 2D hexagon tiled universe, divided into separate realms. You collect resources, build technology, and create armies to conquer new lands… or simply meander around, planting flowers in picturesque mountain valleys. You begin with a single Explorer, thrown back in time to a safe green valley surrounded by mountains. Ironfell is a time travel themed massive multi-player online real time strategy ( MMORTS) game.