Will Alicia Online Ever Return?

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  • @huntermoonhearth
    @huntermoonhearth  หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Use code 404NISSEGOTFOUND for 30sc.

  • @SalemIarna
    @SalemIarna หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    I just want to know if they’re planning to bring it back or not. One post saying “Sorry we’ve been silent but AO will be back eventually” or “Sorry it’s not coming back” would be better than this silence. Would it suck if it closed? Yes. But I just want to *know*

    • @huntermoonhearth
      @huntermoonhearth  หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@SalemIarna Exactly! Even if it's another few months or even if they don't now exactly when they can say they are continuing at least.

    • @alicialover571
      @alicialover571 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Well good news is Alicia Online is fixed, Alex is just working on fixing the server security so it'll be another month before Alicia is back online

  • @White.Sage999
    @White.Sage999 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    When i noticed they turned off comments on their Facebook page, I knew we wouldn't get the game back up and running any time soon. So ready for SOA

    • @huntermoonhearth
      @huntermoonhearth  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@White.Sage999 I am holding out hope eventually it will return but SoA is an option I am willing to keep and eye on. Even if AO does return, I will still keep and eye on SoA especially for the 2.0 release.

    • @Aimee0206
      @Aimee0206 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Their Facebook page is run by fans, their comments being turned off is entirely irrelevant.

    • @twofaceangi
      @twofaceangi 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I kinda don‘t think that turning of their comments says that the game wont be back

  • @Ara-..
    @Ara-.. หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    finally i found a video on this! i have been trying to get into it for atleast about a month? after a hiatus for over a year, ive been so confused why i couldent get into the game. its so sad. i absolutely loved that game.

  • @koipond393
    @koipond393 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Around 9:50 I completely agree lol. "I was a former Ubisoft employee!" basically implies someone was working with a team of people to meet a deadline whether the product produced was good or bad. We all sort of know how larger coorps work. Of course larger coorps servers must be up at all times, it's professional and they're getting *paid*.
    I think it's veeery ironic how SOA came in this year while alicia was down, because it really got major hype for a game that is nowhere ready to be put out to the public yet- it was honestly unintentional marketing. SOA still has to rewrite "bad code" to suit their needs, and make the games playable while meeting the expectations of what already exists in Alex's AO.
    I think an important thing about life is to learn to give yourself and others grace. Alex is the only developer working on code consistently for Alicia Online, and it's a passion project. Sometimes passion projects burn out but to keep a game updated every Sunday for years already takes dedication. To not be paid and to know you will never be paid because Alicia is abandonware is another step. Do I think he could interact with the community more? maybe. But I think when people see others constantly criticizing your work it makes you not want to interact with them haha.
    Whatever the issues are, I hope Alex takes the time to ensure a good end product and not let all of this ruckus get to his head haha.

    • @huntermoonhearth
      @huntermoonhearth  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@koipond393 Sums up a good portion of my thoughts exactly. We can't deny what Alex has put into his version with his own time and passion as well as the other volunteers that go unpaid, plus Alex does put his own money in to keep his server up.
      I do wish he would come out with a statement of his own though and not have Kuri speak for him. Even if after he goes back to silence, anytime something like this happens it should be him not her speaking on it. A standard compensation box isn't really going to cut it this time around if the game does come back because the hole is dug and someone has to get in it, or start filling it back in with better actions towards the community because they are tired if waiting to see what happens and see what happened in the first place.
      As for SoA, I think their timing is slightly suspicious no lie. Of course they could have been looking for people to work on the project and the timing was just a coincidence with AO bring down, hard to say. As if now I am just gonna let the cards fall where they may, if I have to move to SoA to get my mario kart horse game fix because AO doesn't come back so be it. But if AO does return I will remain keeping an eye on SoA to see what they change or add that can make it more worth my while.

  • @seshmesh158
    @seshmesh158 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I just had to cackle at the person making a game dev discussion into a political thing like the fact that there is horrible stuff happening around us negates any other discussion to happen or that no one can't be frustrated about other stuff. Seemed more like a troll to me to try so desperately make it into a activist problem when the topic was just games. Both can happen at the same time bruh.

    • @iclynnx
      @iclynnx หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That's the kind of person that makes us look bad when we try to talk about the horrors happening, and climate change and transphobia, among other things. It's not a good look to shove it into conversations not even remotely related to it....

  • @pikkanennoita
    @pikkanennoita หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Recently got new computer and was so excited to play AO only to realize it isn't working. I tought the problem was my computer but now seeing this video it all makes sense. I really miss AO, there's no other games what could replace that. I really hope the servers opens again, or if not, SOA would come soon. I just really miss those silly magical races, it's insane how many hours I could just play that. And thanks for this video

    • @dttrsp
      @dttrsp หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      SAME! i was doing everything with my windows, just to check on their FB its been offline for weeks

    • @idontknowmyfruits2815
      @idontknowmyfruits2815 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      omg I had the exact same experience, got a new computer finally and was excited to play AO, but then of course its dead :( only boring sso left

  • @denisedolphinpark
    @denisedolphinpark หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    its so frusterating bc i just got back into ao and have been dying for many years (figureatively ofc) to be able to play. and for alex to not really ever be transparent... ugh.

    • @huntermoonhearth
      @huntermoonhearth  หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@denisedolphinpark Yeah I'm starting to miss it more. I was a casual player only really got on for events but it's really kicking in for me for the last few days.

    • @denisedolphinpark
      @denisedolphinpark หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@huntermoonhearth yeahh i feel that

  • @Gibbon420
    @Gibbon420 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Would it kill them to just update people on what's going on? The lack of communication from the team is genuinely baffling. Every bit of news I hear about this is the same thing, over and over, secondhand info from people in the same boat. The discord doesn't even seem to have a FAQ channel, the general chat is full of the same questions over and over cause no one can tell what's going on.
    I don't expect things to be up and running over night, but if it isn't likely the game is coming back, then I'd rather not waste my time checking back.

  • @idontknowmyfruits2815
    @idontknowmyfruits2815 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    i clicked on this video in a literal heartbeat, finally somebody talking about it

  • @eerieelooks
    @eerieelooks หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    the thing is. people are FED UP with the ghosting. also WHY is kuri always speaking for alex? and if alex has problems with the game he should tell his community that HE build what the PROBLEMS are! both of them have a shady reputation so idk. also if alex is fed up with managing ao he should just say it. if you’re burnt out by your hobby/passion project tell your community what’s going on.
    edit: i think alex is also the type of guy who likes to have power. since he has all our data and many people miss their accounts. (also the threat with making his server russian exclusive) kinda manipulative but oh well!

  • @crazycora3337
    @crazycora3337 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I didnt know how infamous white kuri was lol yikes. But ig i should know since i've encountered before. On a more important note, I hope alex figures some stuff out or hopefully something better comes along. I was appreciative on what alex was doing for the ao community and keeping it up for years, with no profit, is insane dedication.

    • @huntermoonhearth
      @huntermoonhearth  หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@crazycora3337 Yeah Kuri has a very mixed bag of reputation, some like her others hate her and some see how mixed it is.
      As for Alex, I agree his passion has come a long way for the game no lie, hope he figures things out.

  • @xkyttany
    @xkyttany หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    “Luckily we know EXACTLY what to do in such situations, however a full system check is also required.” (From the first post after the server went down) I can only laugh atp 💀
    I really don’t expect Alex to show up, he was barely seen in the community imagine now with people wanting his head :/

  • @Fenrirk-c2i
    @Fenrirk-c2i หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    The fact that Hayley M Bright brought up Gaza in reference to an anime horse game being down is just 💀💀💀💀
    I have family from there, and it sickens me that she uses their suffering during online banter like this actually sickens me. AO helped me cope with the trauma of my childhood in Gaza as I was adjusting to life in Canada during my teens.
    Sorry for the rant. Her comment is legitimately offensive to me.
    She seems like a narcissist who only brings up my people’s suffering to downplay other people’s annoyances
    On topic, I don’t think the game is coming back at this point. At least not any time soon.

    • @huntermoonhearth
      @huntermoonhearth  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Fenrirk-c2i I hate people like that using others suffering to one up someone in an argument regardless of the topic is horrific behavior and isn't justifiable at all.
      I'm sorry you have to go through this and I wish nothing but safety for your family 💜

    • @Fenrirk-c2i
      @Fenrirk-c2i หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@huntermoonhearthit’s also incredibly ignorant of her to assume that people from war torn countries don’t also get annoyed at inconveniences that seem mild in the grand scheme of things.
      Years ago when my grandma’s house was fire bombed, my sister and I were more livid about losing our video game systems and toys than we were about losing our home. My Mom was really upset about losing her jewelry, Grandma lost her prized quilt collection that she made herself and my Dad lost his entire stamp collection. Yeah, we made it out alive but that doesn’t mean we don’t get annoyed at seemingly minor things as well.
      She seems to speak from a highly privileged position, and just sees the struggles of people like me as a means to shut down a conversation. If she knew even half of it, she wouldn’t be trivializing it the way she is.
      I hope she is just an ignorant child with no life experience that just argues as a contrarian to ease her own boredom.

  • @SodaPopMinnie
    @SodaPopMinnie หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I was just telling my boyfriend about this game last night and about how if it ever comes back up I wanted to play it together, damn. It's been so hard to find information on it though, for me at least, so thank you for this video. I've been wondering if it was my PC or the game being down for years, and finally have my answer.

    • @huntermoonhearth
      @huntermoonhearth  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SodaPopMinnie I hope it comes back so you can! Or hope Story of Alicia takes off if AO doesn't.

  • @ina7084
    @ina7084 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Honestly bringing back AO was a personal hoby that just benefited other people.
    Even though Alex and Kuri have been notoriously on a bad reputation for years it doesn't change that fact.
    They shot themselves in the foot by promising things, but at the end of the day they don't own anyone anything. Especially their time lol.
    To me this is like someone decorating their garden. The community loves it, the person keeps doing that and including the community and then the person decides it's not for them anymore one day.. then the village tries to burn the person down for not doing what they want lol.
    If people really want the game that bad there's the internet. Start with coding courses etc. Then realise after a few years the demands you've been having.
    Wasting time on hobbies doesn't feed you nor pay bills. Passions burn out.

    • @ina7084
      @ina7084 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also Ive played AO since back in 2015 before we even had multiplayer and all you could do was time race by yourself in circles on 1 map.
      People need to understand it's part of life to be disappointed and that they don't get to dictate what others do with their own life.

    • @huntermoonhearth
      @huntermoonhearth  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I am not trying to one up you in saying this, I just love show casing how old some peoples accounts are, I have been here since it was just the facebook group that eventually turned into the website to make your account then eventually download the game itself, that was like 2012-ish? It's wild to think just how long they have been doing this, and they have made progress in it, I agree people need to realize they aren't owed anything, but Alex is in this position by his own choice, he say a demand for this game and built this community and is now "abandoning it" with out actually saying anything, at least on an outside prospective.
      In that sense people do deserve an explanation of what is happening, or even just a short statement to explain what has been happening, and if he really is going to get the game back up eventually like Kuri has said.

    • @Fenrirk-c2i
      @Fenrirk-c2i 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Most people understand that burn out happens.
      And most people in the community would be understanding if he quit due to burn out.
      Stop insinuating otherwise, cause you come off as a condescending prick.

  • @000lost6
    @000lost6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    First of all, thank you for making this video.
    Although I visited their facebook page nearly every single day since the game shut down, I still didn't read a majority of the screenshots you mentioned since they deleted about 300 and more comments within the past few weeks (funny thing since Kuri herself stated that they wouldn't delete any comments when someone else pointed it out around october).
    About this whole "Alex once threatened to make the servers russian only" thing; either, as someone in the comments already pointed it out, he has some huge power problems and loves to play with the "power" he has over us or he is simply delusional and blind. His russian fellows are a lot, but definitely not innocent angels when it comes to the majority of them. However, it also seemes quite unrealistic to me since Kuri herself is german. He wouldn't kick her out of the game now, would he? Since they didn't say anything for the past weeks, not even in any comments under their last facebook post, it really feels like they have choosen to give up on the game in total silence.
    During the past months we at least had an annoyed (and quite disrespecting) Kuri telling us that Alex would be working on it; but nowadays, I don't know, I'm just waiting for the final end.
    I'm just happy that - thanks to SoA - it is quite obvious that people are still interested in making Alicia work; it's just simply the Team itself which seems to disapprove of any new person.
    -And if anyone has read my shittalk about it all till here, I'm sorry for my bad grammar, its not my native language xD-

  • @SuperSapphireStone
    @SuperSapphireStone หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    These are on another group called Alicia Online the korean horse racing game.

    • @huntermoonhearth
      @huntermoonhearth  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SuperSapphireStone Figured it might be that group if not on a post, I stopped engaging years ago before losing access to my original FB account.

  • @luci-c6s
    @luci-c6s 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I don’t want to piss anyone off with my questions, I haven’t played in a really long time and I was never really informed in the community. Is AO still down? And does AO contain some type of a virus? I know this has been an argument for a longer time now but no one seems to be actually answering this. I recently downloaded malwarebytes and I got a warning for the alicia launcher, eventough it never warned about AO before.

    • @coffix3443
      @coffix3443 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      AO is unfortunately still down and no, if you’re downloading it off the correct website, regardless of any warnings you may get; it doesn’t have a virus. Apparently, there is some random file within its makeup that annoys malware programs, not really sure.

    • @coffix3443
      @coffix3443 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      God bless :)

  • @_roseberrydreams_1464
    @_roseberrydreams_1464 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Damnn i remember downloading it for the first time a few years ago on christmas and i always log in from time to time and i was wondering why i coulent for the past few months... Welp now i know

  • @zoecrazyhouse
    @zoecrazyhouse 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Hiii there is new news!! AO is returning this month or in February

    • @Gibbon420
      @Gibbon420 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Where'd you hear that? Cause unless it's coming from Alex or Kuri directly that sounds like speculation.

    • @SatyrToon
      @SatyrToon 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Source?

  • @twofaceangi
    @twofaceangi 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Not knowing what is happening now is annoying me. I play Ao since 2017 now, to be honest, since a longer time I didn‘t really played active anymore, only when there were events, or when I wanted to play it, I played it also again before the shutdown were, before I also reached something in game which I tried longgg to reach it, that the server got down not long after it is so sad, because in the whole time I really wanted to play Ao again, I just hope they can bring back the Ao servers, I saw a Video in my native languge where someone talked with I think alex, it got said in the video Ao would come back but also SoA would come. So I don‘t know, I hope we get to know more information about what is now soon, many people wait. I understand that it is maybe pressur the whole questions, but it‘s also Understandble that we wanna know what is now. I kinda think a little Information would just be fair

  • @noireallydontcare
    @noireallydontcare 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    they changed the launcher but its still not working, i am still optimistic about the game bc it had a good player base

  • @ziutamkamieniami4442
    @ziutamkamieniami4442 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    CHECK OUT THEIR NEW POST, THEY CONFIRMED BRINGING ALICIA BACK!!!!!

  • @rei_xqz
    @rei_xqz หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    they dissable comments on their fb XD

    • @huntermoonhearth
      @huntermoonhearth  หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're joking! Dang, that's crazy.
      Edit: Just checked, you're right.

  • @chaoticallycute7792
    @chaoticallycute7792 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Granted I never really been in the community even when there was a small group of EN players/ speakers when I played the OG game, but imo I think the lack of news to the community is strange at best and frustrasting at worst. As just looking around looking for any answers I have seen is people talking how Alex is petty? (I saw someone mention that he threated to turn the server into a strictly russian one? idk if thats true but if so y i k e s) and some people in the community have varying problems with the xWhiteKurix person? Keep in mind I mainly only look the fb page for updates so seeing some people talk about others and drama but never the sistuation in full is confusioning. Though with all that said I think while the team working on this version of Alicia has done a lot buttttt I have also seen smaller teams keep up private servers of other games , so I can't help question whats is really going on. I mean I kinda understand the slience a bit as it seems that that this version of Alicia has more harsher community in some ways. I just hope we get some sort of update on FB or the vk page.

    • @huntermoonhearth
      @huntermoonhearth  หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@chaoticallycute7792 I can confirm in the past Alex has been petty and his threat of a strictly Russian server is true.. I was in the discord when that whole situation went down and saw the whole thing. I don't know if he would still behave that way if that whole situation happened now, but can confirm it.

    • @Fenrirk-c2i
      @Fenrirk-c2i หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Wow, I think it’s time that someone else pick up the pieces to host a new server

    • @kleopardafan23
      @kleopardafan23 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      ​@@huntermoonhearth now im curious. Why would he be threating people with making the Server into a russian server??

  • @ziutamkamieniami4442
    @ziutamkamieniami4442 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Are there any updates? :(

  • @dumnut5
    @dumnut5 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It seems like u can still download it ?? I did not even know what it was till I googled it

    • @kxtulapsi
      @kxtulapsi 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You can download the game but it will NOT work.

  • @tintinsocute_
    @tintinsocute_ หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    SK - Slovakia(slovak)