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| − | [[File:Pwo home.png|right|300px|thumb| | + | [[File:Pwo home.png|right|300px|thumb|Current site]]Pokémon World Online, or PWO, is a beta game similar to that of Pokémon Crater. It was created by Kyrocorp with the first beta release in late december of 2007. PWO utilizes graphics from most of the 3rd generation of the mainstream games.<br /><br /> |
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[[File:Pwo forums.png|right|300px|thumb|Forums]] | [[File:Pwo forums.png|right|300px|thumb|Forums]] | ||
| − | + | ==History== | |
When the game had first launched back in December 27, 2007 - it was created and worked on by Kyro, alongside with childhood friend Zammbi. With the first beta release in early January 2008, the team saw their online game prosper. Within the first year, the game was getting nearly 500 connections per day. By the end of the second year, that number doubled. In the later stages of Pokemon World Online - Kyro had left in order to focus on his other projects including Pokemon Battle Arena and Monster Ranch. Zammbi had taken over as project manager. | When the game had first launched back in December 27, 2007 - it was created and worked on by Kyro, alongside with childhood friend Zammbi. With the first beta release in early January 2008, the team saw their online game prosper. Within the first year, the game was getting nearly 500 connections per day. By the end of the second year, that number doubled. In the later stages of Pokemon World Online - Kyro had left in order to focus on his other projects including Pokemon Battle Arena and Monster Ranch. Zammbi had taken over as project manager. | ||
| − | Following a C&D order, on 23rd April it was announced that Pokemon World Online will start up once again alongside CodeCore Entertainment. | + | Following a C&D order, on 23rd April 2011 it was announced that Pokemon World Online will start up once again alongside CodeCore Entertainment. |
On July 18th, 2011, a newly appointed PWO developer, Zidonuke, began the deletion of PWO's data and server-side coding. Having held the position since July 14th, 2011, Zidonuke was faced with great criticism and opposition to his projects, most of which was generated in the [[IRC_Chatroom|IRC]]. Zidonuke, due to his growing frustration with the community, proposed a policy that stated that any member of the staff caught in the channel would be banned <ref name="thread" />. This was met with much opposition, and subsequently, Zidonuke revoked the statement. In a later attempt to put a stop to the rumors and ill-natured comments towards him, Zidonuke temporarily closed the channel. However, the channel was quickly reopened after the incident and, as a result of his actions, Zidonuke was banned from the channel. Despite being banned from the channel, Zidonuke continued to have a relationship with the channel and its users through other means. | On July 18th, 2011, a newly appointed PWO developer, Zidonuke, began the deletion of PWO's data and server-side coding. Having held the position since July 14th, 2011, Zidonuke was faced with great criticism and opposition to his projects, most of which was generated in the [[IRC_Chatroom|IRC]]. Zidonuke, due to his growing frustration with the community, proposed a policy that stated that any member of the staff caught in the channel would be banned <ref name="thread" />. This was met with much opposition, and subsequently, Zidonuke revoked the statement. In a later attempt to put a stop to the rumors and ill-natured comments towards him, Zidonuke temporarily closed the channel. However, the channel was quickly reopened after the incident and, as a result of his actions, Zidonuke was banned from the channel. Despite being banned from the channel, Zidonuke continued to have a relationship with the channel and its users through other means. | ||
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It was this continued relationship that, most likely, continued to put a strain between Zidonuke and the community. A comprehensive log of continued contact between an admin of the channel, Zukiedo, and Zidonuke was posted on the forums shortly after Zidonuke logged into the accounts of [[Staff|Vetle, Zammbi, and Xanatus]] on the IRC network <ref name="irclog" />. This action prompted Zidonuke to alter the contents of Zukiedo's thread and ban Zukiedo from the forum. This erupted into a full-scale channel event as several IRC users posted the log as a status update on the forums, after which the status was deleted and the user was banned. It was after this event that Zidonuke announced that he would delete the game and its database <ref name="game1" /> <ref name="game2" />. Soon after, Zidonuke provided images of him moving the database off the server <ref name="delete1" /> <ref name="move1" />. In response to the actions that took place, crenel created a [http://crenel.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/pwo-is-currently-unavailable-until-further-notice blog post] about the incident, which discusses both Zidonuke's history and the future of Pokémon World Online. | It was this continued relationship that, most likely, continued to put a strain between Zidonuke and the community. A comprehensive log of continued contact between an admin of the channel, Zukiedo, and Zidonuke was posted on the forums shortly after Zidonuke logged into the accounts of [[Staff|Vetle, Zammbi, and Xanatus]] on the IRC network <ref name="irclog" />. This action prompted Zidonuke to alter the contents of Zukiedo's thread and ban Zukiedo from the forum. This erupted into a full-scale channel event as several IRC users posted the log as a status update on the forums, after which the status was deleted and the user was banned. It was after this event that Zidonuke announced that he would delete the game and its database <ref name="game1" /> <ref name="game2" />. Soon after, Zidonuke provided images of him moving the database off the server <ref name="delete1" /> <ref name="move1" />. In response to the actions that took place, crenel created a [http://crenel.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/pwo-is-currently-unavailable-until-further-notice blog post] about the incident, which discusses both Zidonuke's history and the future of Pokémon World Online. | ||
| − | + | The Game and Forums were restored and fully running by the 15th August 2011. Due to previous events, any user registered had to perform a password reset in order to be able to use PWO services again and a new site and forum theme were made live. | |
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| + | ==Helpful information== | ||
*[[Staff]] | *[[Staff]] | ||
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| − | *[http://www.pokemon-world-online.net/ Pokemon World Online Website] | + | ==Useful links== |
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://www.pokemon-world-online.net/ Pokemon World Online Website] |
| − | *[http://playerdex.pokemon-world-online.net/ Playerdex | + | *[http://pokemon-world-online.net/forum/ Forums] |
| − | + | *[http://playerdex.pokemon-world-online.net/ Playerdex] | |
*[http://pwovideos.wetpaint.com/ PWO Video website] | *[http://pwovideos.wetpaint.com/ PWO Video website] | ||
*[http://mmorpg.top100arena.com/in.asp?id=11317 Vote for PWO on Top 100 Arena] | *[http://mmorpg.top100arena.com/in.asp?id=11317 Vote for PWO on Top 100 Arena] | ||
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*[http://pokemon.marriland.com/diamond_pearl/pokedex Complete Pokédex of All Pokémon] | *[http://pokemon.marriland.com/diamond_pearl/pokedex Complete Pokédex of All Pokémon] | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="thread">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/683/zido.png/</ref> | <ref name="thread">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/683/zido.png/</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:22, 31 August 2011
Pokémon World Online, or PWO, is a beta game similar to that of Pokémon Crater. It was created by Kyrocorp with the first beta release in late december of 2007. PWO utilizes graphics from most of the 3rd generation of the mainstream games.
History
When the game had first launched back in December 27, 2007 - it was created and worked on by Kyro, alongside with childhood friend Zammbi. With the first beta release in early January 2008, the team saw their online game prosper. Within the first year, the game was getting nearly 500 connections per day. By the end of the second year, that number doubled. In the later stages of Pokemon World Online - Kyro had left in order to focus on his other projects including Pokemon Battle Arena and Monster Ranch. Zammbi had taken over as project manager.
Following a C&D order, on 23rd April 2011 it was announced that Pokemon World Online will start up once again alongside CodeCore Entertainment.
On July 18th, 2011, a newly appointed PWO developer, Zidonuke, began the deletion of PWO's data and server-side coding. Having held the position since July 14th, 2011, Zidonuke was faced with great criticism and opposition to his projects, most of which was generated in the IRC. Zidonuke, due to his growing frustration with the community, proposed a policy that stated that any member of the staff caught in the channel would be banned [1]. This was met with much opposition, and subsequently, Zidonuke revoked the statement. In a later attempt to put a stop to the rumors and ill-natured comments towards him, Zidonuke temporarily closed the channel. However, the channel was quickly reopened after the incident and, as a result of his actions, Zidonuke was banned from the channel. Despite being banned from the channel, Zidonuke continued to have a relationship with the channel and its users through other means.
It was this continued relationship that, most likely, continued to put a strain between Zidonuke and the community. A comprehensive log of continued contact between an admin of the channel, Zukiedo, and Zidonuke was posted on the forums shortly after Zidonuke logged into the accounts of Vetle, Zammbi, and Xanatus on the IRC network [2]. This action prompted Zidonuke to alter the contents of Zukiedo's thread and ban Zukiedo from the forum. This erupted into a full-scale channel event as several IRC users posted the log as a status update on the forums, after which the status was deleted and the user was banned. It was after this event that Zidonuke announced that he would delete the game and its database [3] [4]. Soon after, Zidonuke provided images of him moving the database off the server [5] [6]. In response to the actions that took place, crenel created a blog post about the incident, which discusses both Zidonuke's history and the future of Pokémon World Online.
The Game and Forums were restored and fully running by the 15th August 2011. Due to previous events, any user registered had to perform a password reset in order to be able to use PWO services again and a new site and forum theme were made live.
Helpful information
Useful links
- Pokemon World Online Website
- Forums
- Playerdex
- PWO Video website
- Vote for PWO on Top 100 Arena
- IRC Channels (IRC Server: irc://irc.bitsjointirc.net/#PWO)
- Serebii
- Bulbapedia (Our very own article)
- Complete Pokédex of All Pokémon
References
- ↑ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/683/zido.png/
- ↑ http://pastebin.com/nEQ1uCcG
- ↑ Zidonuke's server message before the deletion
- ↑ Zidonuke's chat message before the deletion
- ↑ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/846/foxscreen19072011012514.png/
- ↑ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/196/foxscreen19072011013742.png/
