Ywa
Mortal
posted 22 February 2010 11:15 AM EDT (US)
Hi everyone,
I recently started playing Age of Mythology again (after 5 years). And I lost my ESO(1) account details and I can't restore it. So I can't play online using ESO and only with a few friends through Direct IP/LAN function with opening ports.
Now I was thinking. Now that Ensemble Studios is gone. There will be a time (in the coming 5 years?) that the ESO servers will be shutdown. At that time there isn't any centralized game system anymore. Which sucks since you can only play with friends and such.
That's why I came up with an idea to start creating a lobby system for AoM and TT. Which allows to meet new people and create a lobby (just like ESO) and search lobbies/games but then play using Direct IP/Hamachi instead.
It's possible to integrate bits of this application into AoM itself.
My main question for this is if people are interested in this.
Tell me your opinion about this and any suggestions.
Thanks in advance!
Chimaira
Mortal
posted 22 February 2010 12:33 PM
EDT (US)
3 / 10
I haven't really been paying attention to everything that's been going on.
What happened to Ensemble? Were they bought out by Robot Entertainment after they made Halo Wars?
Ywa
Mortal
posted 22 February 2010 02:45 PM
EDT (US)
5 / 10
What's DoF?
Also, I know that Robot Entertainment maintains ESO now. But as far as I know they don't have any contract to maintain it for x years. It's just when they feel to stop with it, it stops.