EQ Emulator Winter's Roar Shut Down

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday June 29, 2005 @06:20PM from the no-more-illegal-hijinks dept.

grumpygrodyguy writes "Fans of Everquest emulation were dealt a blow today as Sony Online Entertainment threatened Winter's Roar into shutting down their server. WR was home to approximately 350 players and a labor of love for the developers who spent hours a day for nearly 3 years improving this unique game world. WR was a not-for-profit MMORPG that allowed players to play for free as long as they owned the original Everquest client up to and including the Luclin expansions. SOE has threatened WR's hosting company EV1 with legal action unless it ceases and desists service immediately."

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Re:I think Sony has a point. by Naikrovek · 2005-06-30 04:16 · Score: 2, Funny

you can download everquest and the first three expansion packs for free now, with a 30 day trial. The software doesn't cripple after 30 days, only your account.

replace that account with an account on a non-SOE server, and you've obtained the game free, and can now play for free.

i can see that you're angry. perhaps you should drink a glass of wine and loosen up a bit.