Tabula Rasa - Finishes with a Bang

[Dhruin]

A huge, apocalyptic event to finish off Tabula Rasa:

To All AFS Personnel;
Special Intelligence units throughout AFS territory have been monitoring an escalation of Bane assaults and communications in the recent weeks. Some of the communications have been intercepted and decoded, and we have reason to believe that the Bane are planning a massive, multi-front assault sometime in the coming days. The most disturbing transmission appears to have originated from the center of Bane controlled space, and it appears that the Neph are getting directly involved in the upcoming Bane offensive.
We know that the Neph are an offshoot of the Eloh race, and they sided with the Thrax in their campaign against the rest of the universe. The Neph seek to subjugate and control the races of the universe, and as we know from Machina and the Forean infection, they don't require that we are willing.
The Neph are extremely powerful and dangerous; they are not only aggressive like the Thrax, they are also shrewd and cunning commanders. Our intelligence sources tell us that the Neph are no longer fully organic beings, having completely fused themselves with a form of bio-metallic technology unlike anything we have ever seen. Like the Eloh, they are all proficient in a form of Logos powers, and have assimilated technologies to amplify these powers significantly.
From this intercepted transmission, we also know that they now have full use of wormhole technology. For a long time, this technological disadvantage forced the Bane to transport their troops through space, but now we may have to face wave after wave of Bane troops without rest or respite. We also know that the Neph will be on the battlefield to lead and rally the Bane troops against us on Arieki and Foreas with the sole purpose of complete and absolute genocide. Any Neph that is seen on the battlefield must be eliminated, and quickly, before they can transport a large enough Bane force to overrun us.
We request that all military personnel begin fortifying defenses at every AFS base in preparation for a massive Bane assault. If enemy troop movements are as large as we fear, and the Neph are truly prepared to lead all out war against us, this may be our last stand. Penumbra has been informed of the situation and is standing by on the use of their last resort weapon. We can not afford to be complacent or uncertain, but if it is truly our destiny to be destroyed, we are taking them all with us.
Good luck and godspeed
AFS High Command

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[Glorian]

Original.. and sad..

 

[Reyla]

The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy lasted longer than Tabula Rasa...

 

[Squeek]

Good idea to all go down fighting together, I think. Sort of like The Alamo. This is definitely my kind of nerdness, and reminds me of my multi-player Freelancer days. I'm now wondering why I never got into Tabula Rasa.

I doubt I ever would have trusted the Bane, though I can't put my finger on the reason why.

 

[skavenhorde]

If you gotta go out then go out with some style. Sorta sad, but at least they made some of their long term fans happy with one last crusade.

 

[elikal]

It's always a bit sad when a MMO closes, even a bad one. There are so many fantasy MMOs, there would have been space for more sci-fi.

But it sounds like a stylish end, one to be worthy to make songs of.

 

[Alrik Fassbauer]

I played in the beginner's areas, and I didn't notice much more fighting than usual.

Of course I can't really tell because I was never too long in the game, compared to veterans.

I guess I should've been in the real wilderness to experience that.

At 5 in the morning local time I gave up and went to bed. The rest of the day was filled with yawning.

By the way, meanwhile reading the in-game chats, I also read some kind of rumor of "going back to earth", probably through something called "the cellar".

The people who wrote about it weren't successful in finding that out as long as I was in the game.

 

[Umbragen]

Not so much a bang, but a whimper

I played it out, making my way to the New York instance, fighting a few elite's 'till they shut it down. I can't say I really loved the game, but I was invested in it. The sad thing was, there was a good game in there somewhere. But even if they'd managed to find it, TR was going to be a niche game and no amount of polish could ever change that. NCSoft was never going to see a profit. I'd hold off on buying into Aion, it's producers don't have a great track record.