DFO Closing: A Message from Min Kim

• Kingofrunes wrote on 2013-04-02 18:57
  This is no April Fool's Joke either:
  
  http://dungeonfighter.nexon.net/News/Content.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=00Fu4
  
  It's Closing fully June 13th and cash shop will die April 11th.
  
  I feel for you guys who liked DFO, well another game gets axed by Nexon.
• Q wrote on 2013-04-02 19:03

  Quote from Nexon;1061352:

  Dear Dungeon Fighters,
  
  In 2009, Nexon America was proud to release one of Nexon’s unique and most popular titles, Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO). Since the launch, Neople’s development team and Nexon America’s publishing team partnered to bring to you the action packed promise of DFO.
  
  For more than three years, our teams worked hard in hopes of building a strong community through new content updates, service fixes, and events. We tirelessly battled hackers and farmers. We even had the honor of presenting the game to you at E3 and PAX. However, Dungeon Fighter Online was not able to grow beyond its very special and proud core following.
  
  Sadly, Dungeon Fighter Online has not attracted enough player interest to properly service the game. Internally, we struggled deeply with the popularity of DFO in North America as the title is immensely popular overseas. For more than three years, we went through many milestones and several pushes before we came to this very difficult decision.
  
  We sincerely regret to inform you that we will be bringing Nexon America’s service of DFO to an end.
  
  We understand that many of you will be disappointed by this news. We hope that the game represents some of your great gaming memories. You have made new friends, created awesome characters, picked up some epic loot, and recorded some unforgettable victories. We, too, have loved working on this game, and learned a lot through our relationship with DFO.
  
  A ramp-down of the game will begin on April 11, 2013, with the closing of the cash shop. Full service will discontinue on June 13, 2013.
  
  We will compensate players for the purchase of unused or partially-used Permanent and Durational items purchased within the past six months. The dollar value is correlated with the time of purchase, the status of the item, etc.. More information regarding compensation can be found here.
  
  Working on DFO during the past three years has been an honor, and we thank all of you Dungeon Fighters for joining us on this exciting journey.
  
  - Min Kim, CEO, Nexon America

  
  
  Source: http://dungeonfighter.nexon.net/News/Content.aspx?boardNo=200&contentNo=00Ftx#
  
  Compensation page: http://dungeonfighter.nexon.net/News/Content.aspx?boardNo=200&contentNo=00Ftm
  
  (compensation page is still being updated it seems)
  
  Well. It's been a good run I guess. Pity my archmage will never see 2nd awakening or the new avatars. :cry:
• Ashikoki wrote on 2013-04-02 19:20

  For more than three years, our teams worked hard

  
  
  Not even close.
  
  DFO is still a massive esport over in Asia. There are international tournaments, sponsored teams, etc. They didn't bring over half the features KDnF because it meant extra work for Nexon.
  
  No in-site build simulator, no DF radio, no company sanctioned tournaments, lag that made it impossible to pvp or party with more than 1 player at a time, NX prices at 250% of Korea's store prices.
  
  The password leak was the worst. They still won't admit it ever happened.
  
  It is no wonder why North American Dungeon Fighter is the ONLY version of the game that does not have professional players or are invited to the international tournaments.
  
  Good job Nexon. The ones who killed this game were you.
• Ashikoki wrote on 2013-04-02 19:26

  Quote from Kingofrunes;1061348:

  another game gets axed by Nexon.

  
  
  You mean because of Nexon.
  
  They'll probably report back to Neople back in Korea and tell them "The Americans just don't have a taste for this kind of game, we guess", which is far from the truth.
• Claudia wrote on 2013-04-02 19:27
  Sad, but not surprising.
• Ashikoki wrote on 2013-04-02 19:40
  Merged thread.
• Kitkat wrote on 2013-04-02 19:51
  It took long enough for them to decide this...
  
  I'm sorry about this happening, but I've long since retired from DFO. I hope that all of the people who loved DFO can find another game that'll be able to suit them as well. :cry:
• Enoshima Smoothie wrote on 2013-04-02 19:56
  I expected this to happen a looooong time ago.
  I'm more surprised it took 'em this long to shut it down. Shame we got a butchered version of it.
• Luxezel wrote on 2013-04-02 20:09
  Kinda sad that I'm going to lose my butler desperado : / though I'm not at all surprised like everyone else.
  
  Lack of updates, says allllll.
• Lie wrote on 2013-04-02 20:16
  Had a few friends who've played DFO.
  
  It's never a good thing for me to see your friends sad when a game of theirs has to go.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2013-04-02 20:44
  My characters... my money... my avatars... my time...
  
  This is why I'll never play mmorpgs's again.
• Blassreiter wrote on 2013-04-02 21:51
  I'm surprised, I've always thought DFO did better than Mabinogi. It's weird that it's dying before Mabi. I guess we have to thank the Fashionogiers for keeping Mabi alive.
  
  [S]Maple will never die however...[/S]
• Claudia wrote on 2013-04-02 22:07

  Quote from Blassreiter;1061473:

  I'm surprised, I've always thought DFO did better than Mabinogi. It's weird that it's dying before Mabi. I guess we have to thank the Fashionogiers for keeping Mabi alive.
  
  [S]Maple will never die however...[/S]

  
  
  I'm inclined to say no because holy fuck cosmetic cash shop stuff is expensive as hell in DFO.
  
  Like, the 12 year-old inside of me can totally justify dropping $100 on mabi or maple, but I could never imagine spending money on DFO, and i'm the stereotypically "preteen/teen with tons of money to burn"
• Leopher wrote on 2013-04-02 22:11
  So long DFO. It's been fun.
  
  But apparently it has to be done so they can "focus on enhancing their other game offerings". I'm skeptical...
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2013-04-02 22:33

  Quote from Blassreiter;1061473:

  I'm surprised, I've always thought DFO did better than Mabinogi. It's weird that it's dying before Mabi. I guess we have to thank the Fashionogiers for keeping Mabi alive.
  
  [S]Maple will never die however...[/S]

  
  no...
  Mabinogi has pets, character cards,rebirths, and other shit for people to throw money at.
  DFO's NX cash items were way too expensive and they are all built for pvp
  but the pvp lags like hell.
  
  People dislike the pve, so the game falls apart.