Editing Rubies of Eventide (section)

==History==
CyberWarrior, Inc. launched Rubies of Eventide on 2 June 2003 as a paid service.<ref name="start">{{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}}</ref><ref name="start2">{{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}}</ref> Citing low subscription rates, CyberWarrior announced that the game would cease operations in December, 2003<ref name="close1">{{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 }}</ref><ref name="close2">{{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}}</ref> but later managed to secure additional funding for some months.<ref name="lives">{{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 
}}</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">{{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
}}</ref>  After leasing the game to Mnemosyne, LLC. in 2004, the game continued to operate on a donation-based model.<ref name="donation">{{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 
}}</ref> Players were able to start and play accounts for free (with limited [[Game server|server]] space), while patrons gain priority in game access during peak usage, and certain in-game benefits.