Project Rogue, a fan project aiming to restore the closed servers of multiplayer shooter XDefiant through reverse engineering, was completely shut down just days after its high-profile announcement. The main reason for the closure was the author’s fear of possible legal problems for the publisher, although Ubisoft itself did not send any formal complaint or letter to the developers asking them to cease their activities.
This situation clearly illustrates the massive problem of saving always-on games, which was especially exacerbated after the match server shutdown scandal crew Two and a half years ago. when fans crew While Ubisoft has historically often taken a fairly loyal stance when it comes to fan creativity, the creators of Project Rogue decided not to try their luck at bringing a similar project into a full version of the server emulator.
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