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When
Tabula Rasa shut down in January, we thought we'd heard the last of
NCsoft and Richard Garriott in the same sentence. Oh, how wrong we were. Yesterday, Kotaku
broke the news that Garriott was suing his old pals at NCsoft to the tune of $24 million for fraud, and generally being a bunch of fetid arsebiscuits. Details were decidedly skimpy, however - why would Garriott go after the company so long after his departure? What had gone rotten in the state of Denmark?
This morning, GamePolitics
added their .02 to the mix and upped the ante with
the legal documents involved - and boy, are they
illuminating. According to Richard's side of the story, it goes like this: Richard & co form
Destination Games, and are bought out by NCsoft in exchange for some very hefty stock options. After
Tabula Rasa launches, Richard gets tapped for a space flight he signed up for some years prior. After talking to NCsoft higher-ups, he is approved for, and goes on, extended leave to take his space flight. During this time, he continues doing PR for Tabula Rasa, including
Operation Immortality. Flight (and PR stunt) successful, Richard touches down to Earth, goes into quarantine in Russia, and NCsoft calls him to drop the hammer - while he's stuck in Russia, decontaminating. No choice, no warning, nothing. "
So long, and thanks for all the Bane."
Continue reading Richard Garriott blasts NCsoft with $24 million lawsuit
Richard Garriott blasts NCsoft with $24 million lawsuit originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 06 May 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Sci-fi, Screenshots, Tabula Rasa, One Shots

While
Tabula Rasa may have
shut down all of the servers, this game is by no means forgotten. As many people head into their favorite gaming spaces this weekend to spend time with friends, at least one group will be missing their favorite MMO haunt. This salute to the end of
Tabula Rasa comes to us from Mort, who sent along the follow brief note:
[This is] a final salute to the fallen Earth from clan Kaka, [taken] at the Empire State Building. We have a few other final
Tabula Rasa contributions, so we'll be adding those in the mix in the days to come - if you'd like to send yours and join the fun, feel free!
If you're playing a game we haven't seen in a while - or likely won't see again - why not send in a screenshot? We like to see everything from rolling landscape screens to the intense heat of battle. All you have to do is email it to us at
oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, the game it's from, and a quick note about what we're seeing. We'll post it out here and give you credit for sending it in!
One Shots: A final salute originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Despite
any glimmer of hope from fans that the game could somehow be saved,
NCsoft's
Tabula Rasa closed down last night in
a truly epic display of community and developer involvement.
It's not often that we get to see the last second of an MMO's life, so it's important that we showcase those videos depicting the final moments. Quite a few videos have popped up already, with
many more out there on YouTube. We've collected and embedded a few of the very first videos available just below the cut, courtesy of
iRacerMatt, our reader
Poozle,
Plukh and the wonderful tribute video at
WarCry. Plus, be sure to check out our visual tribute to
TR through a gallery of player screenshots.
Continue reading Dismissed! The final moments of Tabula Rasa
Dismissed! The final moments of Tabula Rasa originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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As this morning dawns across the world, the ranks of MMO communities are down by one.
Tabula Rasa, started
on the same day that Massively opened its doors, has closed down after one final, epic battle. As MMO players, just about all of us can relate as to how much it would suck to lose the game our community is in, thereby sending that community to the four corners of the gaming world. It's always a hard thing to see any MMO sunsetted.
This morning, we wanted to give those players a chance to reflect on what they loved about
Tabula Rasa - the community, the graphics, the story line, the dev interaction. Also, we'd love to hear what your plans are now; other AFS alumni may decide to join you in new gaming pastures! Will there be another MMO, or are you off to play games like
Team Fortress 2 and
Left 4 Dead?
The Daily Grind: A farewell to Tabula Rasa originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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As the brave men and women of the AFS gather together for
the final assault on the Bane tonight, many may wonder what the battle might look like. We were lucky enough to get in this awesome screenshot of
Tabula Rasa from Adelbern on the (former) Pegasus server that might help folks to get an idea of what a small portion of the coming final battle may taste like. Adelbern writes:
When you're the last man standing and the Bane are able to take back a control point, there's only one thing left to do: RUN! This screenshot was taken at River Base Krimm in Foreas' Palisades map.If you're one of the people who will be playing on this final day of
Tabula Rasa, please snap some screenshots for One Shots and send them in to us once the battles are finished? We'd love to have your screenshots and stories for a send-off, but we'll only be able to do it if you take them and send them in! Just email them to us here at
oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, group, and a note about your experiences, funny
TR stories, etc. We'll post them out here and give you the credit.
One Shots: A final, brave fight originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Listen up, soldiers! We're going to post this once and only once, so I want all eyes and ears on this blog post! Do you get me!?
*Waits to hear the chorus of "We get you, sir!" coming from the computer monitor.*
We have gotten word from AFS High Command that the Bane are
preparing for an all out attack against the Allied Free Sentients in
Tabula Rasa. This will be the single largest troop movement that the battlefields have seen to date. This is why all soldiers are being asked to fortify all AFS bases in preparation of an attack on Saturday at 8 PM GMT for the Centarus (EU) server and again at 8 PM CST for the Hydra server.
These attacks will be lead by the
infamous Neph, cousin race to the benevolent Eloh. Neph are the most intelligent commanders that the Bane has to throw against us, but we will fight them back!
The attacks are expected to last until midnight GMT and midnight CST. If we are unsuccessful with our defense, and should we be overrun, then we will make sure that their victory will cost them everything! The Penumbra Division has been ordered to
ready the last resort weapon and only fire it should we still be under attack at midnight.
If we're going down, we're taking them, and the server, with us!
Hoo-rah, soldiers!
Tabula Rasa's shutdown salute schedule originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Those brave soldiers of the AFS have been battling bravely against the Bane as the final days of
Tabula Rasa tick to a close. Where these recruits will head next is anyone's guess, but we're glad to see a
Tabula Rasa screenshot showing a little slice of life from the servers before they're gone. Today's One Shots comes to us from one AFS recruit, Kazmanchoy, who sent this in along with the following note.
With the end of Tabula Rasa coming at the end of this week, there's never been a better time to head to one of TR's taverns to drown your sorrows with some fine Corman ale. The well-stocked bar seen here is in the Staal Nightclub in Crucible, on the planet Arieki. Are you taking part in the final days of
Tabula Rasa? If so, we'd love to see some of your screenshots and hear some of your thoughts on this game. Just email them to us at
oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name. We'll post your pictures for everyone to see and give you the credit for reporting in from the front lines.
One Shots: Raising a glass originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We've
mentioned in the past that NCsoft plans to merge all four
Tabula Rasa servers into one, before the final shutdown on February 28th. Their plan has changed somewhat, as only the three U.S. servers (Pegasus; Orion; Cassiopeia) will be merged into a consolidated server called Hydra.
NCsoft will perform a data capture on Monday, and it may take up to 48 hours beyond that before Hydra is active. NCsoft says,
"This means that characters will appear to 'time warp' back to Monday at 12:01 AM on the new server. We do not recommend doing anything irreversible to your character after Monday's data capture, as we are not absolutely confirming the server merge at this time. We will release more details, as well as a final conformation of the server merge, early next week." Tabula Rasa's European server, Centarus, is not being included in the server merge, and as such will have a separate 'sunset' event for European time zones.
Tabula Rasa server merge to affect US servers only originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Sci-fi, Patches, Tabula Rasa, Free-to-play
If you've been clamoring for mechs, then clamor no more! Deployment 16 has now hit the
Tabula Rasa servers, and you too can jump in a big 'ol mech and go stomp some people. Don't know how to find them? Don't worry,
we've got you covered in that department.
The only downside to all of this mech joy is that they're only available in
Edmund Range. But, with the mechs now being available, you can be sure that pretty much everyone is rushing on over to get a taste of steel in their system.
This patch isn't devoted entirely to mechs, though. Players will be happy to procure three new sets of armor, as well as
40 rare weapons that are named after
TR players. The AFS buildings got a facelift as well, so there will be some new sights to see for all of the players before the game closes.
For the full patch notes, check them out on the
Tabula Rasa website.
Deployment 16 stomps onto Tabula Rasa's battlefields originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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While we gear up for the official release of
Tabula Rasa's Deployment 16 onto the live servers, which is
rumored to happen later this week, we find ourselves excited for the features coming along with it. These are features we've been awaiting for months, and even if we can only enjoy them for the remaining two weeks, they're fun to play with nonetheless.
One of those features is the drivable Mechs, or
Personal Armor Units. These PAUs were announced very early in the game's development and have become almost a joke for the game's skeptics. So we thought we'd take this opportunity to give a quick little guide on how to obtain your PAU on the test server, and eventually the live server.
Continue reading Tabula Rasa's new Mechs: How do I find them?
Tabula Rasa's new Mechs: How do I find them? originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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