eh well firstly there will be no new updates jake and the devs will move on maybe stop developing games entirely or just this one, and then after maybe a year after the playerbase eventually gets too low and the servers will shut down.
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I’ve been playing a game called DeepWorld before PW released on 2016, DeepWorld is also a game like PW/GT but without something called as WORLD LOCKS. Too bad deepworld isn’t completed, they promised to update, nor making a huge update but it never get released, I threw lots of cash in it and also on a suit called Exo Suit which prevent damage when you fall into lava, I sensed that game is gonna die but it might still have chance to come back, after a years the game did came out with a note like what you wrote, not completely same but the meaning is exactly the same, compensate gift, free item, etc. And after that day they stated it will be closed, it do happen and that’s the last day I played that game. It’s gone forever. I think if you google Why DeepWorld Dies or Is DeepWorld Dead* you might still have chance to see the last note they released. It’s been so many years
The devs start making another game (that will be their new focus)
People start quitting
Player base goes down
Jake and the others start earning little to no money
The developers try adding new stuff and other ways to promote the game but nothing works
The developers begin the argument whether they should shut down pixel worlds or not
50% of the players leave the game
The developers will try hosting giveaways with bigger prizes for the remaining players staying.
People who still love the game try calling their friends and maybe members of their family to play the game too.
Youtubers stop making videos
1/4 of the players stay now
The argument between the devs start pointing towards closing the game
The devs settle the argument and decide to close the game
New players can no longer be registered
A countdown of 7 days will be visible in the menus
Even tho many players left, there will still be alot of players
Players who still like the game protest
Just like what Ondra said, compensation events will be hosted. Free vip can be given away. Special items and expensive ones that the devs can code in the game to players (dpixie, drac cape etc.) will be given to pretty much everyone “just to experience” on certain days within the 7 days closing.
Jake will make a live stream explaining everything.
People will either flee to GT or to a new game Kukouri will make (that can be a new community)
New worlds can’t be made
Dynamic worlds (except Pixelstation) will shut down
Anything you can get (such as byte coins from wls for ex) cannot be done
Everyone will unite in Pixelstation
Jake finally close the servers
A notice will pop up when you try to enter the game
The forums will probably be closed or will be changed for different games or purposes.
The pixel worlds youtube channel and social medias will be inactive (with the last video showing that the game is closed)
We’ve had a wild ride. Together, we’ve built a truly unique experience over the years. Six whole years, to be exact! But as all things must end, so must Deepworld.
Last year, we put hundreds of hours of work into giving Deepworld new life. We launched on Android and drastically improved the PC experience. We released a number of server updates including daily challenges, minigames, and more. Unfortunately, we were unable to sustain any real growth. That leaves us today with a game that is no longer profitable, and one we are hard pressed to support given our full-time jobs.
We respect our community, so we want to give Deepworld a proper goodbye. With our remaining funds, we can operate the game and forums until the end of August, at which point both will shut down permanently.
Q&A
Could Deepworld have been saved somehow?
That’s a difficult question to answer. The mobile game landscape has changed a lot since we started Deepworld. Most successful online games these days have gigantic marketing budgets and take years to see a profit. As a pair of developers with full-time jobs (and little cash to burn on advertising), it’s basically impossible for Bytebin to compete with those other games, even if we were to continue releasing new content like we did last year.
Will there be a way to run private servers after the shutdown?
No. Unfortunately, Deepworld’s server architecture is prohibitively complex (and old). It involves several different server applications running on different cloud providers, all properly configured to work together, all of which costs a lot of money.
Will there be a way to play Deepworld offline after the shutdown?
No. Since Deepworld uses a network pipeline for nearly all of its dynamics, creating an offline mode would involve a complete rewrite, and that is not a time commitment we can make.
What will happen to our worlds?
We plan to provide a way to access world data, and hopefully even images, after the shutdown. I will keep you posted on the progress.
What will happen to the forums?
The forums are expensive, so it’s necessary for us to shut them down. However, we can obtain an archive of all the images uploaded, so we hope to provide a way for the many amazing Screenshots of the Day to live on into eternity
No. Unfortunately, our funds are very limited and keeping the game alive through August is all we can do. Like any online business, purchases made in Deepworld are governed by the terms of service, and those terms dictate that the business may not last forever. If it provides any solace, your purchases are the only reason we are able to continue operating for three more months. As it stands, it would be better financially for us to shutdown without warning, but we prefer to give Deepworld and its players a proper sendoff.
Is anything interesting going to happen in the next three months?
Absolutely! Since we’re riding off into the sunset, we might as well do it with a bang. Expect bigger worlds, more brains, cheaper stuff, and probably a bunch of other random shenanigans.
Will the crown store still be available?
Yes, and we will be heavily discounting items as we get closer to shutdown. Any contributions you make will be greatly appreciated by the devs, since we still have work to do in order to make sure world data is available post-shutdown, etc.
Final Thoughts
If other pertinent questions arrive, we will be sure to post them here. Thank you for participating with us in this amazing six-year long journey. It’s been our pleasure to make this weird and wonderful world with you.
Btw this is wrong, Pw was released on mobile in 2016, 2017 was when the steam version came
Anyways I’d expect a pretty early warning, like a month before
Reasoning why they will discontinue
As @TiberiusZgo said, many people will protest
No more updates
IG purchases no longer available
1 week before
Free VIP
Fireworks and all boosters available back in store
Unlimited pwe use(buy any item for free)
Jakes live announcement
1 day
Everyone gathering to pay respects to the game
Hours before
Everyone gathering in pixelstation
Fireworks destroying the game
Hackers show off their best hacks
= Flying noobs swearing their heads off(Like in gt rollback)
Everyone dropping their items
People with hope of pw getting revived gathering
Pw cult forms
Dev team gets kidnapped by cult
Dev team forced to make PW again
Everyone goes back on
Pw continues as usual.
on mobile, the game is completely gone, I never played on pc and also theres no point to continue to play it on pc when theres no update going to release ever. Also the game has been shut down
Why did you need to reply to this 4 months after the last reply with a bad meme?
Anyway, since you’ve revived it and to actually contribute to the thread, I think Pixel Worlds’ shutdown will be much more cut-and-dry. Jake will most likely stop doing live streams earlier, and the game will slowly stop being supported until they decide to pull the plug.
There isn’t much of a reason to slowly close off features, if anything it just makes closing down the game more difficult than just taking it offline. I do wonder if their policies on private servers will change after the game shuts down though?
I don’t think there will be any compensation events because their TOS says that they don’t have to do them and they don’t have to make a notice for the shut down either. http://kukouri.com/tos_2016.html
