Knockout City will shut it servers in four months, on June 6th
Knockout City will shut it servers in four months, on June 6th
by _Kristian_
41 Comments
H4R81N63R
It’s sad that this is happening, but at least they’re doing something for the game to live on too
>and even a private server version on PC so Knockout City can live on forever.
Mystic-Mask
I hate hearing that. How was the game? I never played it, and honestly kind of forgot about it existing after seeing that launch trailer on (I think) a Nintendo Direct.
Lola_PopBBae
Lasted longer than Rumbleverse, and will be possibly playable afterwards too. Shame.
mierecat
It’s always sad to see this happen. Even if I never got into it there’s definitely some people out there who love the game and hate to see it go
Adorable_Hearing768
Shocking, an online focused multi-player game that isn’t an already established juggernaut of the genre is shutting down. I repeat, shocking….
nbmtx
Seemed like a quality game, even if not my thing.
ItsNotSpaghetti
Fun game, 0 support. Felt like they marketed it for a week at best, ea sucks
AleroRatking
Honestly this was actually a really fun game. But just way too much out there that I fell off.
All_Eyez_On_U
Are you shitting? Bro Why? I loved knockout city. Come on now.
BobPotter99
I actually liked this game ):
Kimarnic
Oh crap, i had a lot of fun playing on the demo, it should’ve stayed free since day one, ruined it by not being free.
It went free too late, so sad, but it felt kinda repetitive after playing for an hour
cylemmulo
It was a fun game tbh. I played it when it first came out but idk why it just didn’t have as lasting of appeal. Great idea. I was hoping it was flourishing still
pejic222
Live service games are the biggest industry problem right now
politirob
Wait, so even though I paid and bought this game, it will be unplayable in four months??
johncitizen69420
I dont really understand how it makes financial sense to greenlight these kind of games, when even relatively successful ones like this end up getting taken offline within a year or two
positivfeedback
Only two years of gameplay? That’s a bit ridiculous for people who bought this game. They should’ve at least kept the game going for one year after the final season.
masagrator
Was trying 2 times to play this game on Switch – servers always refused to let me in. Support couldn’t help with my issue. And it seems I was not only one that had this problem. So I don’t even know what I’m losing.
AssidicPoo
Roller Champions is next.
Chowmeower
My friend’s number one song on spotify last year was the Knockout City main menu theme, he’s devastated lol
Gamefreak3525
This is such a shame. I wonder if being free to play from the start would’ve helped it out. I played for a few months and had a blast with it.
ItsTheSolo
This game was great but if I’m being honest, not launching as a Free to Play title absolutely killed any chance of this game surviving, and when they finally did turn F2P, it was too little, too late.
I had so many friends who were interested in playing this game but weren’t down to drop the $40 CAD that it costed.
professorwormb0g
Too bad. Great game. It should’ve been free to play from the start. It might’ve caught on.
AskinggAlesana
Weird that all these games being shut down were announced so close to each other.
Vaurok
I tried both Knockout City and Rumbleverse last week in the same day. I feel like this may be my fault.
boarlizard
game had alot of potential, but instantly drew insufferable sweatlords
Alon945
This was such a good game that deserved so many more users than it got
GrungeHamster23
Bummer.
I never played but I hate seeing games go this way.
Just because a game didn’t make money hand over fist in an industry that prioritizes profit and infinite growth year after year, doesn’t mean we need to shut everything down because it made less than something like Fortnite or Apex Legends.
LZR0
Another live-service game, another shut down.
lpjunior999
Jesus, like five or six live service games have announced they’re shutting down this year so far. At this rate it’s gonna be Warframe and Destiny 2 by the fall.
blockfighter1
Not surprised. The skill gap got too big too soon. You couldn’t just drop in for a game because unless you had a squad you played with regularly, you were gonna get hammered.
I played it for a few weeks but because I didn’t have mates who played I quickly abandoned it.
Genderneutralsky
Sucks for anyone who paid for the game or bought the ingame credits. It was a fun title. No idea why they can’t turn it into an offline game for bot matches and local coop. Any game that requires online should be required to become playable offline to a certain degree if servers are shut down.
KileyCW
Decent game, but it seemed to lack depth. A shame because something original failing will just deter EA and other more from taking chances.
GotDemMadUps
Never even got Princess Charm. RIP Knockout City, should’ve had her in the game
hippyzippy
Rumbleverse, knock out city, crayta, and titanfall mobile. Wii u and 3ds eshops in March.
Ugh.
BebeFanMasterJ
Shame that creative new ideas get stomped out and canned if they aren’t profitable. If you want success, you better make some hero shooter, battle royale, or an open-world sandbox game of sorts. Otherwise, you can piss off.
Now I see how fans of Dragalia Lost felt when it shut down. New ideas in the gaming industry simply don’t work anymore. You either chase trends or risk losing everything.
althaj
Wow, it lasted so much longer than I expected.
Thombias
Completely forgot this game existed, lol.
Deceptiveideas
They fucked up the launch so badly that the game was done for. Everyone I knew was playing the game as it was free for the first few weeks until the player count fell off completely when you had to pay to play. Many of us who played the game complained how queue times went into several minutes and how it killed our desire to play.
They did eventually launch it as free to play, but it was way too late.
Also paid games really need to stop with the over charging. You had to pay for the game, pay extra for deluxe edition, pay for the battle pass, and pay for cosmetics. Way too many currencies and monetization schemes.
KrisKomet
Devs just never learn. You’d think the graveyard of mid 2000’s MMO’s would have shown people that chasing a trend was the wrong move, yet here we are.
tonyt3rry
i think maybe its a sign that people are getting fed up with live service games.
InitialDriftZ33
This is actually pretty surprising, but then again I think people are kinda burnt out on games that require or offer a season pass. Even if they give you the option to play free, you never feel your getting the full experience, and that turns folks off forever. This game could have easily been a full game release with how unique it is. Industry needs to pay attention.
41 Comments
It’s sad that this is happening, but at least they’re doing something for the game to live on too
>and even a private server version on PC so Knockout City can live on forever.
I hate hearing that. How was the game? I never played it, and honestly kind of forgot about it existing after seeing that launch trailer on (I think) a Nintendo Direct.
Lasted longer than Rumbleverse, and will be possibly playable afterwards too. Shame.
It’s always sad to see this happen. Even if I never got into it there’s definitely some people out there who love the game and hate to see it go
Shocking, an online focused multi-player game that isn’t an already established juggernaut of the genre is shutting down. I repeat, shocking….
Seemed like a quality game, even if not my thing.
Fun game, 0 support. Felt like they marketed it for a week at best, ea sucks
Honestly this was actually a really fun game. But just way too much out there that I fell off.
Are you shitting? Bro Why? I loved knockout city. Come on now.
I actually liked this game ):
Oh crap, i had a lot of fun playing on the demo, it should’ve stayed free since day one, ruined it by not being free.
It went free too late, so sad, but it felt kinda repetitive after playing for an hour
It was a fun game tbh. I played it when it first came out but idk why it just didn’t have as lasting of appeal. Great idea. I was hoping it was flourishing still
Live service games are the biggest industry problem right now
Wait, so even though I paid and bought this game, it will be unplayable in four months??
I dont really understand how it makes financial sense to greenlight these kind of games, when even relatively successful ones like this end up getting taken offline within a year or two
Only two years of gameplay? That’s a bit ridiculous for people who bought this game. They should’ve at least kept the game going for one year after the final season.
Was trying 2 times to play this game on Switch – servers always refused to let me in. Support couldn’t help with my issue. And it seems I was not only one that had this problem. So I don’t even know what I’m losing.
Roller Champions is next.
My friend’s number one song on spotify last year was the Knockout City main menu theme, he’s devastated lol
This is such a shame. I wonder if being free to play from the start would’ve helped it out. I played for a few months and had a blast with it.
This game was great but if I’m being honest, not launching as a Free to Play title absolutely killed any chance of this game surviving, and when they finally did turn F2P, it was too little, too late.
I had so many friends who were interested in playing this game but weren’t down to drop the $40 CAD that it costed.
Too bad. Great game. It should’ve been free to play from the start. It might’ve caught on.
Weird that all these games being shut down were announced so close to each other.
I tried both Knockout City and Rumbleverse last week in the same day. I feel like this may be my fault.
game had alot of potential, but instantly drew insufferable sweatlords
This was such a good game that deserved so many more users than it got
Bummer.
I never played but I hate seeing games go this way.
Just because a game didn’t make money hand over fist in an industry that prioritizes profit and infinite growth year after year, doesn’t mean we need to shut everything down because it made less than something like Fortnite or Apex Legends.
Another live-service game, another shut down.
Jesus, like five or six live service games have announced they’re shutting down this year so far. At this rate it’s gonna be Warframe and Destiny 2 by the fall.
Not surprised. The skill gap got too big too soon. You couldn’t just drop in for a game because unless you had a squad you played with regularly, you were gonna get hammered.
I played it for a few weeks but because I didn’t have mates who played I quickly abandoned it.
Sucks for anyone who paid for the game or bought the ingame credits. It was a fun title. No idea why they can’t turn it into an offline game for bot matches and local coop. Any game that requires online should be required to become playable offline to a certain degree if servers are shut down.
Decent game, but it seemed to lack depth. A shame because something original failing will just deter EA and other more from taking chances.
Never even got Princess Charm. RIP Knockout City, should’ve had her in the game
Rumbleverse, knock out city, crayta, and titanfall mobile. Wii u and 3ds eshops in March.
Ugh.
Shame that creative new ideas get stomped out and canned if they aren’t profitable. If you want success, you better make some hero shooter, battle royale, or an open-world sandbox game of sorts. Otherwise, you can piss off.
Now I see how fans of Dragalia Lost felt when it shut down. New ideas in the gaming industry simply don’t work anymore. You either chase trends or risk losing everything.
Wow, it lasted so much longer than I expected.
Completely forgot this game existed, lol.
They fucked up the launch so badly that the game was done for. Everyone I knew was playing the game as it was free for the first few weeks until the player count fell off completely when you had to pay to play. Many of us who played the game complained how queue times went into several minutes and how it killed our desire to play.
They did eventually launch it as free to play, but it was way too late.
Also paid games really need to stop with the over charging. You had to pay for the game, pay extra for deluxe edition, pay for the battle pass, and pay for cosmetics. Way too many currencies and monetization schemes.
Devs just never learn. You’d think the graveyard of mid 2000’s MMO’s would have shown people that chasing a trend was the wrong move, yet here we are.
i think maybe its a sign that people are getting fed up with live service games.
This is actually pretty surprising, but then again I think people are kinda burnt out on games that require or offer a season pass. Even if they give you the option to play free, you never feel your getting the full experience, and that turns folks off forever. This game could have easily been a full game release with how unique it is. Industry needs to pay attention.