Square Enix will close Mobius Final FantasyGlobal Servers June 30, a mobile gaming team announced on Jan. 15. Players found out this morning that the story of the "Champion of Despair" game will end with a server shutdown in June.
"It is heartfelt that we now bring you this sad news," Square Enix writes. "We will continue to use updates to the in-game events, including the ending of the story of War of the Despair, until the end of the performance, so we are very hopeful that you will see our viewers reach the end."
Mobius Final Fantasy is a free-to-play multiplayer game that was released in Japan in 2015; released worldwide in August 2016. In 2017, it came to Steam as Last Wonders 7 Remake create. Mobius Final Fantasy is a “gacha” game – like a capsule-toy vending machine. Players spend in-game currency, “Magicite” or tickets to Mobius Final Fantasy, to pull together cards.
The popularity has declined since the game's release in Japan, but fans are disappointed – but not surprised – to see it Mobius Final Fantasy go.
"Usually, we can all go to the gacha that the game always has the power to close," said David, 21. Mobius Final Fantasy player, told Polygon. "Whether it's from the rules on gambling or you have a limited player base is therefore not enough profit."
Mobius Final Fantasy had had its share of problems over the years; Plato Enix drew the match (and two others) from Belgium, citing uncertainty about gacha mechanic and "legal status & # 39; boxing & # 39; boxing under Belgian law. you're worried in the form of a game since the previous server shutdown.
Now that the end is in sight, players are offended: not only about the investment included in the game, but because of what the public has to offer. (But the money spent on the game continues to crash, too. It's stubborn enough, Square Enix still allows players to invest in that game until March 31, when the sale of Magnetite will end.)
“Mobius for me it was an escape, ”22-year-old Esteban Romero told Polygon. “I fell in love with its structure, its characters, the art, the gameplay, and especially the music. Sounds like someone I've never met in anything so far. ”
Romero said he has been playing since "the first day," and has been active in the community ever since. He send the call to work in the game subreddit: Let's start saving the game while we can.
"The sadness of games as a service is that you rarely come back and find your favorite game as long as its servers are gone," Romero said. “It's sad, Mobius it's no different. Soon, no one will play the game again and set foot in Palamecia again. ”
Some players said they would continue playing until the end, to see the story. Some move on to other games – but most players have told Polygon there is no game like it Mobius. Steve, a 34-year-old actor, says that Mobius it was actually a free-to-play game, "which is" rare "in a gacha mobile game.
Robert Jose Swinkels, a 36-year-old player from the Netherlands, said he had completely eliminated the game. Playing it over the next few months can be very stressful, knowing that it's off. "I know it's just a game, but (it's been a big part of my life," Swinkels said. "
