Rubies of Eventide
{{Short description|2003 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Rubies of Eventide
|image = RubiesLogo.jpg
|developer = Mnemosyne, LLC (a.k.a. Cyber Warrior, Inc.)
|publisher = Mnemosyne, LLC (a.k.a. Cyber Warrior, Inc.)
|released = June 2003
|genre = Fantasy MMORPG
|engine = Lithtech Jupiter
|modes = Multiplayer
|platforms = Microsoft Windows
}}
Rubies of Eventide was a free to play (donation-funded) massively multiplayer online role-playing game previously published by American studio Mnemosyne, LLC.{{cite web|url=http://mnemosynellc.com/ |title=Thank you for visiting Mnemosyne, but we are now closed. |publisher=Mnemosyne, LLC |accessdate=2009-08-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810050948/http://www.mnemosynellc.com/ |archivedate=August 10, 2009 }} Powered by the Lithtech Jupiter engine, Rubies of Eventide is set in the medieval fantasy world of Vormis represented by a 3D world. The game launched in June 2003, shut down and restarted and after 6 years, ceased operation in August 2009.
History
CyberWarrior, Inc. launched Rubies of Eventide on 2 June 2003 as a paid service.{{cite web|title=RUBIES OF EVENTIDE GOES LIVE! |date=2003-06-02 |publisher=Gamespot |first=Justin |last=Calvert |url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/rubiesofeventidenews.html?sid=6029310&mode=recent |accessdate=2007-05-21 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web| title = Rubies of Eventide goes live | date = 2003-06-01| publisher = Blue's News| url = http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/articles.pl?show=612| accessdate = 2007-05-21}} Citing low subscription rates, CyberWarrior announced that the game would cease operations in December, 2003{{cite web|title=Rubies of Eventide to Close |date=2003-11-25 |publisher=RPG Vault |url=http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/442/442165p1.html |accessdate=2007-05-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203212625/http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/442/442165p1.html |archivedate=2007-02-03 }}{{cite web| title = Rubies of Eventide Woes | date = 2003-11-25| publisher = About.com| url = http://internetgames.about.com/b/a/045887.htm| accessdate = 2007-06-04}} but later managed to secure additional funding for some months.{{cite web
|title=Rubies of Eventide Lives On
|date=2003-12-05
|publisher=RPG Vault
|url=http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/445/445114p1.html
|accessdate=2007-05-21
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516120615/http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/445/445114p1.html
|archivedate=2006-05-16
}} Later, two former CyberWarrior developers, together with the founder of the game, set up a private server to play the game with close friends and relatives, but found that some hardcore fans managed to hook themselves to their connection.{{cite web
|title = Mnemosyne, LLC. Opens for Business and Revives RoE
|date = 2004-08-05
|publisher = Rubies of Eventide Knowledge Database
|url = http://support.eventide.net/index.php?_a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=174&nav=+%26gt%3B+%3Ca+href3D%27index.php%3F_a%3Dknowledgebase%26_j%3Dsubcat%26_i%3D38%27%3EPress+Releases%3C%2Fa%3E
|accessdate = 2007-05-23
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090416033400/http://support.eventide.net/index.php?_a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=174&nav=+%26gt%3B+%3Ca+href3D%27index.php%3F_a%3Dknowledgebase%26_j%3Dsubcat%26_i%3D38%27%3EPress+Releases%3C%2Fa%3E
|archivedate = 2009-04-16
}} After leasing the game to Mnemosyne, LLC. in 2004, the game continued to operate on a donation-based model.{{cite web
|title=Rubies not Ruined
|date=2004-08-26
|publisher=MM Hell
|url=http://www.mmhell.com/articles/interviews/rubies_not_ruined.html
|accessdate=2007-05-21
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928032534/http://www.mmhell.com/articles/interviews/rubies_not_ruined.html
|archivedate=2007-09-28
}} Players were able to start and play accounts for free (with limited server space), while patrons gain priority in game access during peak usage, and certain in-game benefits.
References
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External links
- [http://mmohub.org/game/rubies-of-eventide/ Rubies of Eventide Review on MMOHub.org]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Category:Inactive massively multiplayer online games
Category:Massively multiplayer online role-playing games