{"id":32317,"date":"2014-08-01T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T16:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=32317"},"modified":"2014-08-01T09:44:13","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T16:44:13","slug":"ultima-forever-proves-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2014\/08\/01\/ultima-forever-proves-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultima Forever proves to be a lie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar is shutting down. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.ultimaforever.com\/index.php?topic=867.msg4323#msg4323\">notice<\/a>, the servers for the free-to-play MMO will be shut down and service will be discontinued on August 29th. For the last month of operation, players will get increased drop rates on in-game items and boosted virtue and reputation. The store will no longer sell in-game currency for real money.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This was a very difficult decision for us to make. 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