Wolfpack Games
RPG | Genre:Fantasy | Status:Cancelled (est.rel 03/25/03) | Publisher:UBISoft | Has PVP:Yes
Distribution:Retail | Retail Price:Free | Pay Type:Free | Monthly Fee:Free
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Distribution:Retail | Retail Price:Free | Pay Type:Free | Monthly Fee:Free
Desktop Client | System Req:
Shadowbane Overview and Recent Content
Shadowbane, a dark fantasy MMORPG, debuted in 2003. The game was most notable for its open PvP rules and its dynamic game world. Players could fight each other openly in almost any location, making Shadowbane one of the first PvP centric MMOs. Being able to affect the game's world was another salient feature, and player cities, terrain, mercenaries, and other creations were player contributions. both of these features added to the depth of the community on the game, and to its siege battle feature, which featured players sacking each others' cities and lands.
Although Shadowbane featured a fairly typical class and race system, with hunting and earning XP for leveling and advancement, there were no quests. The game was a mix of PvP and community-oriented. Since the game world was so dynamic, each server was different and politics sprung up, with players in control. This meant that any sieges or wars that were started were entirely player-driven. Notable player characters could find themselves with much prestige and influence over the game.
There were several servers, each different, with one following a set of rules known as "loreplay". Loreplay restricted a player's ability to join certain guilds based upon factors such as a character's race, gender, or class. Shadowbane saw two expansions during its lifetime, Rise of Chaos and Throne of Oblivion. After going free to play with advertisements in 2007, the game was "rebooted" in March of 2008, with all player characters and cities wiped. Finally, it was announced in April 2009 that Shadowbane would end in May. It closed July 1, 2009.
Latest Features
- Game Closing Permanently
- Announcements created on 4/17/09
- MMORPG.com has learned that Wolfpack Studios is closing the doors on their MMO Shadowbane as of May 1st, 2009.
- Interview with Danielle Vanderlip
- Interviews created on 2/15/06
- John Spofford recently interviewed the Assistant Community Manager at Wolfpack and contributed this article to us.
- Progress Report
- Progress Reports created on 11/11/05
- Timothy Till takes a look at where Shadowbane is after several years live.
- Dev Profile: Sara Jensen
- Interviews created on 7/18/05
- In our second developer profile, we talk to Sara "Lietgardis" Jensen, the Lead Designer on Shadowbane.
This is absolute BS.
12/28/09 @ 10:16PM by Nasir64 in General Discussion
RIP Shadowbane
12/28/09 @ 10:02PM by zymurgeist in General Discussion
Failure - the secret to success
12/20/09 @ 5:06AM by -Zeno- in General Discussion
Shdowbane news!
11/30/09 @ 1:18PM by Player_420 in General Discussion
This is the reason Shadowbane was the best game on the market
10/29/09 @ 10:17PM by lisubab in General Discussion
I thought SB was free?
10/17/09 @ 5:15AM by MrGimpz in General Discussion
Another means of dowloading?
10/17/09 @ 5:12AM by MrGimpz in General Discussion
Why developers should look at shadowbane.
9/19/09 @ 10:12PM by Rev22 in General Discussion
Last day of Shadowbane
6/29/09 @ 7:09AM by vmoped in General Discussion
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Latest News:
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Reported on Apr 17, 2009
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Reported on Mar 13, 2008
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Reported on Mar 15, 2007
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Reported on Mar 08, 2007
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Reported on Oct 05, 2006
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