LegoUniverseFullGameWhy LEGO Universe is shutting down in January, and why it deserves a second chance. There havent been enough genuinely unique MMOs released after World of Warcraft saw its huge success and publishers started chasing its profit margin, but LEGO Universe is one of the rare exceptions that offered something truly different. Thats why Im so sad to see the LEGO Group announce that, just barely one year after the launch of LEGO Universe, theyll be shutting down the imaginative, kid friendly MMORPG on January 3. The announcement is not entirely unexpected. Notorious Ready To Die Zip. Conditional Acceptance Program Medical School'>Conditional Acceptance Program Medical School. LEGO Universe is a subscription based game and, like so many others before it, had a very tough time convincing people to adopt another monthly fee on top of whatever game subscriptions they were already paying. Update The original publishers, Gazillion Entertainment, dropped the game pretty quickly after launch, handing it off to the LEGO Group and making major cuts to the original dev team at Net. Devil many of whom were picked up by the LEGO group to continue development on the game. The trouble is that LEGO Universe didnt really go free to play. Sure, they said they did, and had the fanfare and big announcement right around the time that everybody and their mothers were going free to play. But the beauty of the free to play business model is that it gives the gamer options for what they want to buy, and how much they want to pay for itand LEGO Universe didnt do that. Its especially frustrating, because LEGO Universe is probably the best candidate for a free to play MMO that Ive ever seen. People are already accustomed to buying real world LEGO bricks in microtransaction packs to build specific vehicles or space forts or islands with buried treasure. 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Let those players who arent interested in building delve deep into the games pet system, and then give them the option to pay a few dollars and finally own that rare dragon pet thats been eluding them for weeks. Let combat craving players really enjoy the games Last Stand style minigames by allowing them to talk with whoever theyre grouped with to discuss strategyand then ask them to throw in a few bucks for alternate maps. LEGO Universe is a wonderful MMO, whose supremely high production qualities and lovable charm make it alluring to gamers of all age brackets. Its deep achievements and collections systems have had me hooked on and off since launch, and its diverse minigames always surprise me. But the main story is short, and there isnt enough here to make it the go to game for any hardcore gaming adult. This is a game, much like DCUO, whose fun first, content light design requires a free to play business model to succeed in a world filled to the brim with compelling MMOs. DCUO acknowledged that and made the jump to a full free to play model this week, which has seen them inundated with so many players that the servers cant keep up with the demand. Its truly a shame that the LEGO Group wasnt bold enough to take the full leap into a real free to play business model. Theres nothing in the games design or content that rationalizes why this game is being shut down so soon. I hope someone sees the potential here and picks it up for a re launch, a la APB Reloaded. Until then, Ill keep building up my LEGO tower in a tribute to one of my favorite MMOs.