I know what you are thinking: The oldest graphical MMO out there, and people are still paying a subscription fee? To which I respond, quiet you! Meridian59, even in its old age, is still unique to virtually any MMO out there. Visually, it may be like someone turned Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall into an MMO.
Chat, as many articles have pointed out, is sparse on the global line. Global chat uses half of your mana pool, although that means that there is not much conversation going on, there is also virtually none of the meaningless banter you might find on another MMO. The community is very tight knit, as you would expect. Meridian59 was far ahead of its time, with a dynamic NPC faction system that goes as far as allowing guilds to take over servers if they are dedicated enough.
Unfortunately, as those of you who quit Meridian will know, you still must create an account via sending an email to subscriptions@meridian59.com with your intended account name, password, and email address.
With the recent move to non-profit, the death of its old company, and general age, Meridian59 may not be on this earth much longer. So if you’re going to give great grandpa Meridian a try, you might want to do it as soon as possible: It’s free!
More about Meridian59 as it appears…I don’t want it to close!
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