Rubies of Eventide
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| label2 = Developer(s) | data2 = Mnemosyne, LLC (a.k.a. Cyber Warrior, Inc.)
| label3 = Publisher(s) | data3 = Mnemosyne, LLC (a.k.a. Cyber Warrior, Inc.)
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| label12 = Engine | data12 = Lithtech Jupiter
| label13 = Platform(s) | data13 = Microsoft Windows
| label14 = Release | data14 = June 2003
| label15 = Genre(s) | data15 = Fantasy MMORPG
| label16 = Mode(s) | data16 = Multiplayer
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}}Template:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|ignoreblank=1|preview=Page using Template:Infobox video game with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"| alt | arcade system | artist | caption | border | child | collapsible | commons | composer | designer | developer | director | embedded | engine | fetchwikidata | genre | image | image_size | image_upright | italic title | modes | noicon | onlysourced | platform | platforms | producer | programmer | publisher | qid | refs | release | released | series | state | subbox | suppressfields | title | writer }}Template:Main other{{#if:RubiesLogo.jpg|}} Rubies of Eventide was a free to play (donation-funded) massively multiplayer online role-playing game previously published by American studio Mnemosyne, LLC.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.
HistoryEdit
CyberWarrior, Inc. launched Rubies of Eventide on 2 June 2003 as a paid service.<ref name="start">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref name="start2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Citing low subscription rates, CyberWarrior announced that the game would cease operations in December, 2003<ref name="close1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="close2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but later managed to secure additional funding for some months.<ref name="lives">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="donation2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After leasing the game to Mnemosyne, LLC. in 2004, the game continued to operate on a donation-based model.<ref name="donation">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.