One might think that the F2P MMO Tiger Knight: Empire War is a horror title, as the developer recently practiced necromancy with it: After being shut down on January 10, 2018, it reappeared just a day later and is thriving!
In fact, Tiger Knight is not horror, but historical strategy. Barely stepping into the role of a war veteran around 300 BC, you must also take care of your armies and conquer other realms such as the Roman Empire or the Kushan Empire.
Tiger Knight was released back in 2016 and has reached players from East to West across a total of three servers.
Three weeks ago, it was announced that Tiger Knight would be shut down on January 10, 2018. The developers expressed sadness but gratitude for the time spent together. They raised their swords in solemn reflection (and also a bit of anger regarding the invested money) and rode into the sunset.
The Resurrection
Just in time for the day of the final shutdown, the joyful news: Tiger Knight will experience a relaunch! And that just one single day later, namely on January 11, 2018! At this point, I would now reach for my sadly only imaginary Guinness Book of Records to determine if it is the fastest relaunch in the history of video games.
It comes with a few changes:
- The servers will be merged into a single one.
- Characters that were created before the relaunch will receive gifts such as a 30-day VIP access, items, and currency.
- If two characters have the same names, the old server’s NA, EU, or AS will be appended, and a mail will be sent to the inbox.
The most important change concerns the publisher itself: It will now be NetDragon Websoft, the developer studio itself. Oasis Games will no longer act as a publisher, and NetDragon as a self-publisher will gain more freedom. Will patches and co be implemented faster now?
So, if you want to sniff “old fresh” wind, you can do so for free in the Early Access. Currently, there seem to be massive problems with the now single server and its ping – one can only hope that it will settle down soon.
