Why does WB Games refuse to accept that their live-service games don't work when they hardly put in the bare minimum effort to promote and maintain them? Instead, they just chuck them up in stores with very little marketing and then abandon them once they pull in a little money...
But the thing is the game is still being made cause it ain’t made by WB it’s netease sister studio that does and they give netease and WB THE updates to send out all that Warner bros does is pay for that and pay for the severs but they too scummy to try and get another company to take them over
Magic awakened is far more in depth than I expected from a mobile game and have enjoyed immensely over the past year . . Really sad to see it go! Been a fan since day 1.
They didn’t advertise the game after launch AT ALL. They expected the player base to grow on word of mouth of the players alone. In addition to the lack of advertising, they quite literally restricted in game currency SO MUCH. They stopped releasing non legendary clothing items for gems in November of last year and stopped dropping really good top up pack every week. There was simply nothing to spend on the past couple of months besides a very extra gems here or there
they overestimated hp. yes its great but the fanbase just isnt big enough (and mostly british). its not pokemon, where its worldwide and a simple Po Go launch in 2016 resurrected the popularity of it.
@@jason38800Harry Potter is worldwide like Pokemon. Pokemon Go had people who didn't even care about Pokemon playing because it was a novel experience
We need netease to take them over I don’t get why WB hasn’t gave them to them it’s not like they make the game it’s netease sister stupid that makes it and sells it to WB and netease
Great reminder to never spend money on micro transactions inside any game! You don't own it, they can take it away. Quidditch champions will be next. They're barely even promoting it
They ignore Legacy success, despite earning 2 billion with a big B, they don't care. Singleplayer is still outdated to them avoiding to an old EA statement, microtransactions is the future of business.... But never to us. They'll only listen to investors and shareholders.
Not true I been seeing promotions all over. And closer to release you tube will be full off reviews and blowing up with channels. There is currently other games being looked at. Your opinion is lame and false.
I agree with most of what you said, but not about Quidditch Champions. The game isn’t free to play; you have to pay for it. It has a solo career mode and other single-player options. The FAQ clearly states that there won’t be any microtransactions. Plus, it’s getting a lot of promotion on Twitter and Instagram, and even on their official UA-cam channel.
@arrowghost Exactly that’s why this bs than of them not making enough money is complete bullshii. Just north america alone would’ve made them tons of money . But they also had Europe and other parts of the world . The problem is that they had an agenda to bail on us from the very beginning. It’s comes down to them wanting to punish us for that boycott a few months back because they’ve realized that they can no longer move forward with mediocre level bs without having to invest back into the community. All comes down to greed.
oof. as someone who has been playing since the day it's launched, I also foresaw the downfall. I have a samsung, and you could see the decrease in players as the months went by -- especially when more and more things kept going behind bundle purchases. I haven't played since March :( and I loveddd this game man. The team work, the discords, the random online friends you made while dueling.
No way, already? Well, can't say i'm very surprised. I'm glad I quit before I blew a ton of cash on it. I played for about six months when the game came out, but it just got dull. I only logged in for the new storylines. The game was heavy on pay-to-win and microtransactions, and by the time I left, a lot of players were already leaving because of that. Plus, there were so many big spenders in duel mode. They're going to end up having wasting a lot of money.
This is indeed sad news, but I'm not surprised the way WB games became super greedy with the microtransactions for this game compared to what I've heard in Asia the prices and microtransactions is a lot less and with better prices. I am now more worried about the longevity of Quidditch Champions. Will it suffer the same fate?
All these comments about why the game failed and it's literally just WB fumbling what should be an easy turnkey operation. The NetEase servers are plenty healthy since the game is much more well advertised and successful in Asia, it even has the same English version available. Look up guides to play in them if you're ok with starting fresh, but NetEase has definitely treated it's players better than WB by a long shot...
This is the scary reality of live service games. We will see more and more console/pc games follow similar paths. EA for example have closed servers on many Fifas and Madden, Ubisoft closed the Crew 1 resulting in loss of all progression in the online modes.
The game will not close in Asia, only in the Americas and South America. I've been playing for over a year, it's a very good game, but its failure is solely the fault of WB and their bad decision making. No content for months, not the same customer treatment as in Asia, no promotion, not bringing out all the existing cards, basic quests that take you a whole day, making it impossible for new players to progress, not being able to play with your friends if they are not from the same continent, etc.
Saw it coming from a mile away and quit the game a few weeks after it's release. Not because the game was bad or anything, but because I never saw any promotion for it being made and that was already super fishy, because anything that is remotely good and has the name Harry Potter attached to it, would be super successful and everywhere.
Quidditch Champions will be doomed to the same fate. No depth, repetitive, mundane gameplay. Games need to be complex and immersive to hold the players attention. We're looking to escape the every day routine; and thoughtless button mashing isn't the way.
This is frustrating. However, I've always been a fan of single player games over online. A big reason is because of this. I don't have to worry about the game shutting down. I know I can always just start it up and it works just like it did 10 years before.
The game was lovely and had a lot of potential, but it was greedy. It had glitches that never resolved and the customer support team was unwilling to compensate for the negative consequences of (even though they could; if you had social media clout and made a fuss, they did it). There was a lot of frustration that even players who loved the game eventually felt and I was one of them.
That’s cap. They just aren’t willing to reinvest into the community due to greed . They are basically using us as scapegoats in order to bail on us after making bank.
I stopped playing late last year because of all the "busy work" and grind they were introducing to the game. It was literally taking 1.5-2 hours a day just to run the dailies, and I was running two accounts. It was simply chewing up too much of my time, while at the same time beginning to feel more like a job rather than a joy. They also were slowly disincentivizing folks by no longer giving free "'premium" items like the keys, gems, etc. So it was becoming pay-to-win, which doesn't set well with me. All that said, it's sad to see it shutter the windows so soon after launch. Many in this community were still playing and still very active with the game, and I mostly feel bad for them. It is definitely causing some bad will and bad faith when it comes to anything by WB Games/Portkey. Let's hope they sort their priorities sooner rather than later. Lumos to all my friends and fellow WW fans who are left out in the cold.
Pay to win it was nothing to do with that it’s how match making worked it always matched u to higher players don’t matter how much you spend and that was only in duelling there’s so much more stuff to do and battle that don’t make u wanna spend
Well I only spent £30 in the whole time it’s been released and I’m level 104 so you don’t need to spend money at all and I for some of the best stuff in the game
awww, I played this game for a bit and stopped but I really loved it, especially the unique art style and the things to do in the game. it’s really infuriating that they won’t even just sunset the game and keep it on without updates, nope they had to just delete it all. I feel terrible for the devs (a chinese studio) who worked so hard on this game just to see their efforts gone, and even more so for the players who spent so much time and money in it.
I'm pissed off the game is shutting down! I have been playing every day since January. I swore I will never support WB games again if they don't let us transfer
I was deeply upset when I heard about this news. This game has really meant a lot to me and it’s my favorite mobile game. I was able to download the netease version through but of course I have to start completely over and it sucks that I’m losing everything that I worked for. I’ve played the game every day since launch and I got my spell book to level 116. Definitely sucks that I had to start over because I worked hard to get to that point.
Damn, haven't even found the time to really play this game yet, and now it's gone already. The game has been in "test(?)" phases in China for longer than in full release.
Most of us are migrating to the Ashwinder server, but apparently, you can transfer your account (there is a character code provided by the game). Some people did it, but it's not safe bc some users lost data from their accounts.
I've played since it was available in Oceania, and it's devastating to see it just be taken away so coldly. I became quite attached to my character and found a wonderful group of people to play with. It really sucks to see it go 😢
If you want to try it, play on Netease. They're a good handler; lots of giveaways and players are competitive. It's also easy for beginners to catch up.
I've loved this game so much ever since it was released, been playing it for a year and a half and even met my boyfriend in this game. I've got so many great memories of it... But for the past months I've been busy with other stuff, I only heard of it closing down today. I didn't get to play it one last time. 💔
Omg I’m so sorry… but we were able to transfer our accounts (yes including every single thing you purchased cosmetics etc even your currency transfers with you like your gold and jewels etc). But the time was limited when it comes to transferring. I just downloaded the PC version and did the transfer since that was the easiest way. Even though they said server transfers weren’t available they indeed were.
This is why I generally stay away from all server-based games, so basically every mobile game, or online multiplayers. These games are terrible for future game preservation.
This is heart breaking man.. I’ve waited so long for a game like this of the world of Harry potter.. WB has more than enough to work the magic and tricks to keep this game alive.. it was soooo fun..
Sadly here in the Netherlands and Belgium I believe, we never ever got to play the game due to a new law regarding loot boxes (loot boxes are considered as gamblin)
I am so bummed! Honestly that's fricken brutal! I really enjoyed this! The story has been so good each season is awesome! They've added so much and then wham take it away?!
Guys, this game linked with my Harry Potter childhood. It has so much potential and unique gameplay. It’s sad because I couldn’t find any comfort games like it anywhere.
it really sad🥲.this game was close to my heart ❤.but i stopped playing it 4 month ago due to my study but i thought to play in future but this news make me sad.now i checked in my playstore in india it's unavailable💔💔
I tried Magic Awakened and didn’t like the combat but I followed the story here on UA-cam and enjoyed it. WB is the company that announced it was disappointed with Man of Steel then hired the same director to make 3 more Superman movies, so the whole corporation has its head up its ass.
Dude this freaking sucks... i remeber hearing the announcment. My gf and i pre downloaded it and hopped on day one. Created our own guild that ended up being filled up. I stopped playing about 3-4 months ago because i moved and new stuff came out. Etc. But i never stopped coming back to it. I just played like 2 days ago and last night i tried to get on but seen it said "maintenance" but i ignored it and thought to myself that it will be back up tomorrow when i wake up. Come to find out after actually reading the whole thing. It freaking shut down.. ive never been more sad about a live service game shutting down than ever before
Were you able to recover your account? I abandoned the game, found out what happened to it, and tried to get back. When I logged into my old account, I started all over again. I played on Europe, but now it is impossible. Is it possible to return the game progress from Europe to Asia?
I feel like they're sitting on Gold with the Hogwars Legacy engine.. Hogwarts Legacy 2 (?) Just needs to take what the community has begged for, and then do their jobs.. it should be a no brainer to have a Replayable and fully fleshed out quidditch, Dueling Club again, Wizards chess, Gobstones, etc... these things would give the game enough legs to take it out farther than the lifespan that Hogwarts Legacy 1 had... there just NEEDS to be more fan service, and systems within systems that keeps you coming back.
This game was not marketed well. I feel if they had led with it being a story that takes place 10 years after the events of what we know, I would have played. It launched during the Fake Ad boom and I just didn't believe the game would be anything like its ad. We buy counsel games for 60 bucks, so why do app games think it's okay to gouge players in such a way, that they lose the support for their idea. No one wants to spend money on an app that will shut down in 5 years or less, especially when they're asking us to pay them thousands of dollars within that time, in an economy that is starving the population with its inflation. I want disk and cartridges games back. I want a product I can own. There is no reason this game and so many other app games couldn't be put on a Nintendo 3DS cartridge or in a bundle disk set with other app related and defunct games. They're ripping off the fans and then bailing when the fans get wise. Laughing as they do it, while never having to own up to their scam Stop supporting app games and digital services and push for tangible products and goods for your money. We do so much advertising for these companies that we pay subscriptions to, but yet we're not paid or compensated for that advertising, we're paying them so we can make them more money. This is why I don't wear or encourage anyone to purchase or wear logo shirts and other clothing. If they want us to advertise for them by boasting their brand, then they can pay us, I'm not buying something from anyone so they can make me their billboard. That will take a sponsorship deal. Hopefully they will put this out for a counsel or handheld like it should have been in the first place.
For those who want to play the game, you still can. They only shut down WB server (NA and EU) while NetEase server (Asia, Africa and Oceania) is still running. You can download that version and start your jorney, we will be having 3rd anniversary of this game at 1st september, they be giving a lot of free stuff. ❤
I loved this game when it came out, I am not a micro transactions person and I always suspected a shutdown eventually, but I must admit this feels like a very short shelf life and a clear signal that it has failed to reach some corporate revenue number which is holding more weight than serving fans.
I am so furious right now, HP magic awakend, was the greatest game for mobile, it was better than Hogwarts mystery, it's bs they shut it down, ahhhhh why wb bring it back for real
The sooner WB realise that fans want a quality harry potter game and not crappy imitations, the better. All these years and not one good game. And no, Hogwarts Legacy isn't even close to good.
I hope NetEase let us transfer our accounts data. The game is literally the best I’ve played on mobile, it started slow, with only a few things to do here and there besides dueling, but as time passed and updates coming by, it was really enjoyable to different extents. Myself, I liked the dueling a lot, it is competitive enough to take this game another notch higher, it’s sad to see how WB just fumbled the bag and was like “ok, so we are shutting down the game, bye bye”, so disrespectful for players and Harry Potter fans overall. I spent a couple hundred dollars on the game, and tbh, I’m not mad about it, I just would’ve like for the running company to put in a little more effort on the game. Right now I created an account on the Asian NetEase servers, and boy, the game is loaded with people everywhere on the map, it is so refreshing, and a glimpse of the reality of how lousy WB is. At least WB added this new “account ID” thingy, so maybe (and hopefully) they are gonna allow NetEase to transfer our characters data to their region.
I watched most of your twitch streams(mostly offline vods) of ypu playing this game and I absolutely loved that content of yours. I was so sad that you stopped making content for this game. I explicitly looked for your new let's plays of this game from time to time and couldn't find any. And wondered why did you stop. I would have keep watching, even more regularly live. I didn't know you have separate youtube channel where you also play games. But I now see that you didn't upload there either anything of this game. I played this game for a little wholenmyself on my phome after I saw from you how great it was. Unfortunately I had to stop cause it was too damn good and too fun and addictive(the dueling was perfect fun and tactics), cause I unfortunately don't have so much time to devote as this game requires and deserves. I was just these last days thinking of downloading it again and playing more seriously from beginning and long term. I am so disappointed by this stupid news and will miss the game a lot. It was/is of really intelligent design in my opinion. And I can't believe it isn't successful enough with the audience/player base/HP fans. It's superb game. I would love and watch your new let's plays of this game in these last two months, if you are interested in making new content for it. I also hope you will be making content for Quidditch Champions from the first day it comes out. I preordered it and will be playing it myself. Anyway, take care🫡
I couldn't even play it as it wasn't available in my country, we have strict lootbox laws so something tells me it had a really predatory lootbox system if they couldn't even turn it off for us.
It is a shame. Never heard of this game at all until it popped from a streamer mentioning it. Perhaps this game wasn't famous enough to be advertised. That, and I use UA-cam premium to do away with ads.
It's crazy that I'm a huge fan and this is the first I'm hearing of the game. I wish I had a chance to play it. Please record the let's play so we can at least enjoy the story.
I gotta say I really enjoyed the artstyle and loved going to class. The combat system unfortunately I really disliked a lot... I hated that Herbology and Care of magical beasts are basically both combat while divinations was just how I imagine divinations. It was amazing! I would have loved to actually care for plants and beasts...
I never could play in Belgium, as it never did came out in my country… Hoped during the last year that it still came out in Belgium in the future, but this kills my hopes haha
I tried to get into this game. I really did, but there was just TOO MUCH to do and I did not have the time for this. I wish they’d make daily activities easier
To be honest it feels like this is going to be the way of most of the mobile games. I never played Magic Awakened but I do play Puzzles & Spells (it's a shitty connect 3 game I know but still) and somehow I'm in a team that's regularly in the top 150 in the world. The developers, Zynga, have made some cruddy decisions this year that have had many top ranked players drifting away from the game. It's not dying but it's definitely slowing down, and I'm worried that in a year or two it may also find itself on the way out the door. WB just don't seem to be making particularly good decisions as publishers currently. Then they wonder why they're losing money.
any game that was, at some point, downloaded through your account can be re-downloaded from your google play games library this includes games taken off google play store and even online games whose servers were shut down, although you wouldn't get past the loading screen at that point please, google stuff before yapping
Day before it’s gone. I’ve enjoyed playing this for the past year immensely. I’ve spent hours on it and it’s breaking my heart to see it go. Maybe one day it’ll come back, who knows
I just moved my character to the Netease version last night. I’m on the Sphinx server now and can play on the official PC client. There’s a guide on Reddit for how to do it.
As far as I know t's not a complete shut down like everyone's blowing out of proportion if you were previously on any of the servers that are shutting down, you can fully transfer your progress over to the NetEase servers, sure it sounds bad that they are splitting ways with WB but NetEase will stll be updating and adding content on the Asia servers, will they fully pull the plug in the future who knows..,but atleast we can still be hopeful and play the game, I initially thought they were shutting down for good but that's not the case, luckily I made a character on the NetEase Loading Bay Launcher via PC about 2 months ago and all of the NA servers were locked out anyway so Rougarou is what I picked so I can continue playing without issues after the shutdown, Thunderbird and Ashwinder are also other good servers to switch to if you were NA, just throwing this out there, seen way too people state they are leaving the game and thinking it's shutting down permanently, it's just WB cutting their end of it, I believe the transfer are up until the shutdown date.
You can/could still redownload the game, there's a way to see what games you have downloaded on the app store. Still, sad that they cancelled the game, I saw it while scrolling through apps I have downloaded in the past on my ipad and saw this and it wouldn't let me look at the store page for it, only download it.
Why does WB Games refuse to accept that their live-service games don't work when they hardly put in the bare minimum effort to promote and maintain them? Instead, they just chuck them up in stores with very little marketing and then abandon them once they pull in a little money...
Because money is all they care about
But the thing is the game is still being made cause it ain’t made by WB it’s netease sister studio that does and they give netease and WB THE updates to send out all that Warner bros does is pay for that and pay for the severs but they too scummy to try and get another company to take them over
I didn't even know this game existed until AFTER it closed
Magic awakened is far more in depth than I expected from a mobile game and have enjoyed immensely over the past year . . Really sad to see it go! Been a fan since day 1.
The ultimate Harry Potter MMO, disguised as a mobile game, we never knew we needed. Wasted potential.
Did you say the same as the person who uploaded the video lol
You can transfer your account to the Asia servers now and continue there if you want to
They didn’t advertise the game after launch AT ALL. They expected the player base to grow on word of mouth of the players alone. In addition to the lack of advertising, they quite literally restricted in game currency SO MUCH. They stopped releasing non legendary clothing items for gems in November of last year and stopped dropping really good top up pack every week. There was simply nothing to spend on the past couple of months besides a very extra gems here or there
they overestimated hp. yes its great but the fanbase just isnt big enough (and mostly british). its not pokemon, where its worldwide and a simple Po Go launch in 2016 resurrected the popularity of it.
@@jason38800Harry Potter is worldwide like Pokemon. Pokemon Go had people who didn't even care about Pokemon playing because it was a novel experience
Download the Netease version and Enjoy
I'm still holding out for the impossible wish that WB sells the servers to Netease before quitting. The duels are very empty rn...
We need netease to take them over I don’t get why WB hasn’t gave them to them it’s not like they make the game it’s netease sister stupid that makes it and sells it to WB and netease
F YOU WB!!!!!!!!!!!!! BRING THE GAME BACK NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!
Great reminder to never spend money on micro transactions inside any game! You don't own it, they can take it away. Quidditch champions will be next. They're barely even promoting it
They ignore Legacy success, despite earning 2 billion with a big B, they don't care. Singleplayer is still outdated to them avoiding to an old EA statement, microtransactions is the future of business.... But never to us. They'll only listen to investors and shareholders.
@@arrowghost They get so excited when they see games like Fortnite or GTA online generate so much money that they stop thinking clearly. Very sad
Not true I been seeing promotions all over. And closer to release you tube will be full off reviews and blowing up with channels. There is currently other games being looked at. Your opinion is lame and false.
I agree with most of what you said, but not about Quidditch Champions. The game isn’t free to play; you have to pay for it. It has a solo career mode and other single-player options. The FAQ clearly states that there won’t be any microtransactions. Plus, it’s getting a lot of promotion on Twitter and Instagram, and even on their official UA-cam channel.
@arrowghost Exactly that’s why this bs than of them not making enough money is complete bullshii. Just north america alone would’ve made them tons of money . But they also had Europe and other parts of the world . The problem is that they had an agenda to bail on us from the very beginning. It’s comes down to them wanting to punish us for that boycott a few months back because they’ve realized that they can no longer move forward with mediocre level bs without having to invest back into the community. All comes down to greed.
oof. as someone who has been playing since the day it's launched, I also foresaw the downfall. I have a samsung, and you could see the decrease in players as the months went by -- especially when more and more things kept going behind bundle purchases. I haven't played since March :( and I loveddd this game man. The team work, the discords, the random online friends you made while dueling.
This makes me so sad and there was no warning.
No way, already? Well, can't say i'm very surprised. I'm glad I quit before I blew a ton of cash on it. I played for about six months when the game came out, but it just got dull. I only logged in for the new storylines. The game was heavy on pay-to-win and microtransactions, and by the time I left, a lot of players were already leaving because of that. Plus, there were so many big spenders in duel mode. They're going to end up having wasting a lot of money.
Same.
This is indeed sad news, but I'm not surprised the way WB games became super greedy with the microtransactions for this game compared to what I've heard in Asia the prices and microtransactions is a lot less and with better prices. I am now more worried about the longevity of Quidditch Champions. Will it suffer the same fate?
I returned my pre-order for champions. Let WB figure it out.
@harbinger7469 Good!❤
This game was 100 times better than Hogwarts Mystery. What the hell...?!
All these comments about why the game failed and it's literally just WB fumbling what should be an easy turnkey operation. The NetEase servers are plenty healthy since the game is much more well advertised and successful in Asia, it even has the same English version available. Look up guides to play in them if you're ok with starting fresh, but NetEase has definitely treated it's players better than WB by a long shot...
Can you recommend a video on how to get onto one of the other servers that has the English version available?
And gatchas in netease are way cheaper. im an F2p and managed to got cool owls wands and clothing
This is the scary reality of live service games. We will see more and more console/pc games follow similar paths. EA for example have closed servers on many Fifas and Madden, Ubisoft closed the Crew 1 resulting in loss of all progression in the online modes.
There needs to be laws in place that make company have to do at least 10 years of service
The game will not close in Asia, only in the Americas and South America. I've been playing for over a year, it's a very good game, but its failure is solely the fault of WB and their bad decision making. No content for months, not the same customer treatment as in Asia, no promotion, not bringing out all the existing cards, basic quests that take you a whole day, making it impossible for new players to progress, not being able to play with your friends if they are not from the same continent, etc.
True and the cost of items in asia is way cheaper
Saw it coming from a mile away and quit the game a few weeks after it's release. Not because the game was bad or anything, but because I never saw any promotion for it being made and that was already super fishy, because anything that is remotely good and has the name Harry Potter attached to it, would be super successful and everywhere.
0 marketing, greedy policy, no PC client and making less money then NE global servers - WB version kinda went downhill from release.
Quidditch Champions will be doomed to the same fate. No depth, repetitive, mundane gameplay. Games need to be complex and immersive to hold the players attention. We're looking to escape the every day routine; and thoughtless button mashing isn't the way.
Magic Awakened is a good game with right leadership.
I can’t believe!! they are shutting down Harry Potter magic awakening 😭💔💔💔
Asian servers still available
I'm devastated
This is frustrating. However, I've always been a fan of single player games over online. A big reason is because of this. I don't have to worry about the game shutting down. I know I can always just start it up and it works just like it did 10 years before.
Hope someone else picks up the reins and host this game servers ,bringing the game back
NetEase server is still running, they only shut down WB server
@@kuroimadoshi5906 I'll wait for an app download, can't use laptop
@@kuroimadoshi5906The game has been removed from mobile stores. How will we play there?
The game was lovely and had a lot of potential, but it was greedy. It had glitches that never resolved and the customer support team was unwilling to compensate for the negative consequences of (even though they could; if you had social media clout and made a fuss, they did it). There was a lot of frustration that even players who loved the game eventually felt and I was one of them.
”Its all about the money”
Sadly, that is the cold truth
That’s cap. They just aren’t willing to reinvest into the community due to greed . They are basically using us as scapegoats in order to bail on us after making bank.
I stopped playing late last year because of all the "busy work" and grind they were introducing to the game. It was literally taking 1.5-2 hours a day just to run the dailies, and I was running two accounts. It was simply chewing up too much of my time, while at the same time beginning to feel more like a job rather than a joy. They also were slowly disincentivizing folks by no longer giving free "'premium" items like the keys, gems, etc. So it was becoming pay-to-win, which doesn't set well with me.
All that said, it's sad to see it shutter the windows so soon after launch. Many in this community were still playing and still very active with the game, and I mostly feel bad for them. It is definitely causing some bad will and bad faith when it comes to anything by WB Games/Portkey. Let's hope they sort their priorities sooner rather than later.
Lumos to all my friends and fellow WW fans who are left out in the cold.
Pay to win it was nothing to do with that it’s how match making worked it always matched u to higher players don’t matter how much you spend and that was only in duelling there’s so much more stuff to do and battle that don’t make u wanna spend
I like it however micro transactions killed the game. What do you guys expects from a money making scheme.
Exactly. That’s why I don’t want micro transactions to ruin hogwarts legacy in a sequel.
@@lucdaigle5947 It more hilarious for you to think there is a parte two
@@lucdaigle5947Don't worry, If that happens it's going to get review bombed & buried fairly quickly
Well I only spent £30 in the whole time it’s been released and I’m level 104 so you don’t need to spend money at all and I for some of the best stuff in the game
@@davidware9549 You're the perfect example of a blatantly ignorant consumer that these greedy developers love.
They denied all of my refund claim, almost worth of $400 because I was preparing for the third anniversary event mythic outfit. Pissed me tf off.
Hajahaah😂
These companies make stuff then don't support it. Heck I never even heard of it. Super surprised I never heard of it. Like where was the advertising?
awww, I played this game for a bit and stopped but I really loved it, especially the unique art style and the things to do in the game. it’s really infuriating that they won’t even just sunset the game and keep it on without updates, nope they had to just delete it all. I feel terrible for the devs (a chinese studio) who worked so hard on this game just to see their efforts gone, and even more so for the players who spent so much time and money in it.
I'm pissed off the game is shutting down! I have been playing every day since January. I swore I will never support WB games again if they don't let us transfer
I was deeply upset when I heard about this news. This game has really meant a lot to me and it’s my favorite mobile game. I was able to download the netease version through but of course I have to start completely over and it sucks that I’m losing everything that I worked for. I’ve played the game every day since launch and I got my spell book to level 116. Definitely sucks that I had to start over because I worked hard to get to that point.
how do you download the netease version?
and connect to netease
From now on all WB games are getting pirated. No more money from me. I spent over 1k since HPMA launched. Fool me once.
Damn, haven't even found the time to really play this game yet, and now it's gone already. The game has been in "test(?)" phases in China for longer than in full release.
Yes!
I know a lot of big potter fans that didnt know it existed.. just sad
Most of us are migrating to the Ashwinder server, but apparently, you can transfer your account (there is a character code provided by the game). Some people did it, but it's not safe bc some users lost data from their accounts.
Refunds also depend on how recent you made the purchase. I've heard that your purchase has to be within the last few months.
There is no way this wasn't making money. This was the best harry potter game on mobile.
I've played since it was available in Oceania, and it's devastating to see it just be taken away so coldly. I became quite attached to my character and found a wonderful group of people to play with. It really sucks to see it go 😢
Bro, I have heard about this game for the first time. This game looks amazing no cap. I wish I had played it earlier. WTF did WB marketing did man.
If you want to try it, play on Netease. They're a good handler; lots of giveaways and players are competitive. It's also easy for beginners to catch up.
I've loved this game so much ever since it was released, been playing it for a year and a half and even met my boyfriend in this game. I've got so many great memories of it... But for the past months I've been busy with other stuff, I only heard of it closing down today. I didn't get to play it one last time. 💔
Omg I’m so sorry… but we were able to transfer our accounts (yes including every single thing you purchased cosmetics etc even your currency transfers with you like your gold and jewels etc). But the time was limited when it comes to transferring. I just downloaded the PC version and did the transfer since that was the easiest way. Even though they said server transfers weren’t available they indeed were.
This is why I generally stay away from all server-based games, so basically every mobile game, or online multiplayers. These games are terrible for future game preservation.
This is heart breaking man.. I’ve waited so long for a game like this of the world of Harry potter.. WB has more than enough to work the magic and tricks to keep this game alive.. it was soooo fun..
This is ridiculous… I committed sooo much time on this game within the last year…
Are u sace a progress?
I liked magic awakened and a bit sad it is getting took down
Sadly here in the Netherlands and Belgium I believe, we never ever got to play the game due to a new law regarding loot boxes (loot boxes are considered as gamblin)
I am so bummed! Honestly that's fricken brutal! I really enjoyed this! The story has been so good each season is awesome! They've added so much and then wham take it away?!
Oh that’s why I don’t see it on the App Store
This is my favorite game to play. The only one on my phone that Ive kept. I prefer this over Hogwarts Mystery. Ugh what the hell.
Guys, this game linked with my Harry Potter childhood. It has so much potential and unique gameplay. It’s sad because I couldn’t find any comfort games like it anywhere.
it really sad🥲.this game was close to my heart ❤.but i stopped playing it 4 month ago due to my study but i thought to play in future but this news make me sad.now i checked in my playstore in india it's unavailable💔💔
I tried Magic Awakened and didn’t like the combat but I followed the story here on UA-cam and enjoyed it.
WB is the company that announced it was disappointed with Man of Steel then hired the same director to make 3 more Superman movies, so the whole corporation has its head up its ass.
Dude this freaking sucks... i remeber hearing the announcment. My gf and i pre downloaded it and hopped on day one. Created our own guild that ended up being filled up. I stopped playing about 3-4 months ago because i moved and new stuff came out. Etc. But i never stopped coming back to it. I just played like 2 days ago and last night i tried to get on but seen it said "maintenance" but i ignored it and thought to myself that it will be back up tomorrow when i wake up. Come to find out after actually reading the whole thing. It freaking shut down.. ive never been more sad about a live service game shutting down than ever before
Were you able to recover your account? I abandoned the game, found out what happened to it, and tried to get back. When I logged into my old account, I started all over again. I played on Europe, but now it is impossible. Is it possible to return the game progress from Europe to Asia?
This wasn't even on my radar yet watching the gameplay tells me I would like to play it.
Start on the Netease version 😭
Lots more freebies there too.
NetEase (Global asia) server is still running. You can still play and enjoy the game.
We will be having 3rd anniversary with lots of freebies
Makes me glad the only Harry potter related game I dropped money for wasn't a live service one.
I'm sad I didn't get to play more of this. The game always kept crashing on my phone to where I gave them.
I’m disappointed. It’s HP: Wizards Unite all over again.
I feel like they're sitting on Gold with the Hogwars Legacy engine.. Hogwarts Legacy 2 (?) Just needs to take what the community has begged for, and then do their jobs.. it should be a no brainer to have a Replayable and fully fleshed out quidditch, Dueling Club again, Wizards chess, Gobstones, etc... these things would give the game enough legs to take it out farther than the lifespan that Hogwarts Legacy 1 had... there just NEEDS to be more fan service, and systems within systems that keeps you coming back.
This game was not marketed well. I feel if they had led with it being a story that takes place 10 years after the events of what we know, I would have played.
It launched during the Fake Ad boom and I just didn't believe the game would be anything like its ad.
We buy counsel games for 60 bucks, so why do app games think it's okay to gouge players in such a way, that they lose the support for their idea.
No one wants to spend money on an app that will shut down in 5 years or less, especially when they're asking us to pay them thousands of dollars within that time, in an economy that is starving the population with its inflation.
I want disk and cartridges games back. I want a product I can own. There is no reason this game and so many other app games couldn't be put on a Nintendo 3DS cartridge or in a bundle disk set with other app related and defunct games.
They're ripping off the fans and then bailing when the fans get wise. Laughing as they do it, while never having to own up to their scam
Stop supporting app games and digital services and push for tangible products and goods for your money.
We do so much advertising for these companies that we pay subscriptions to, but yet we're not paid or compensated for that advertising, we're paying them so we can make them more money. This is why I don't wear or encourage anyone to purchase or wear logo shirts and other clothing.
If they want us to advertise for them by boasting their brand, then they can pay us, I'm not buying something from anyone so they can make me their billboard. That will take a sponsorship deal.
Hopefully they will put this out for a counsel or handheld like it should have been in the first place.
WTF NOOOOOOOOOOOOO. This could've been awesome if only they'd actually promoted the game...
Quidditch Champions will be doomed to the same fate.
Quidditch champions never had a chance its was trash when it was released. Utter garbage
Im so heartbroken. I didn't even bother to log in today. 😢
It was an amazing game I just found out I can't play it anymore and it broke my heart 😭💔
The other game was stupid but it still working
4:52 that dance sequence with cassaandra😢. i miss that
For those who want to play the game, you still can.
They only shut down WB server (NA and EU) while NetEase server (Asia, Africa and Oceania) is still running. You can download that version and start your jorney, we will be having 3rd anniversary of this game at 1st september, they be giving a lot of free stuff. ❤
Sorry thi bother but, do I just need to download de APK and select Asia server in this case ?
Or do I need to creat an Asia Google Acc ?
@@arthurgm3705 what device are you using?
I loved this game when it came out, I am not a micro transactions person and I always suspected a shutdown eventually, but I must admit this feels like a very short shelf life and a clear signal that it has failed to reach some corporate revenue number which is holding more weight than serving fans.
WB is facing bankruptcy.
Thanks for the video ❤
WB it's a disgrace for the gaming world
Bro what 😢
Well that's pathetic.
I read an article that they’re shutting down Harry Potter Legacy as well. Tf is going on?
What????? It's bankruptcy. It seemed to me like they were being audited.
Do you mean hogwarts legacy? Because thats not an online service game or is there actually a game called harry potter legacy? Interesting...
If i was Gallantor B at the beginning i would be
😄😄😄
I am so furious right now, HP magic awakend, was the greatest game for mobile, it was better than Hogwarts mystery, it's bs they shut it down, ahhhhh why wb bring it back for real
They should be forced to refund in game purchases
The sooner WB realise that fans want a quality harry potter game and not crappy imitations, the better. All these years and not one good game.
And no, Hogwarts Legacy isn't even close to good.
I loved the story I got to story 3 and never reached the 4 others after that T.T
I hope NetEase let us transfer our accounts data. The game is literally the best I’ve played on mobile, it started slow, with only a few things to do here and there besides dueling, but as time passed and updates coming by, it was really enjoyable to different extents. Myself, I liked the dueling a lot, it is competitive enough to take this game another notch higher, it’s sad to see how WB just fumbled the bag and was like “ok, so we are shutting down the game, bye bye”, so disrespectful for players and Harry Potter fans overall. I spent a couple hundred dollars on the game, and tbh, I’m not mad about it, I just would’ve like for the running company to put in a little more effort on the game. Right now I created an account on the Asian NetEase servers, and boy, the game is loaded with people everywhere on the map, it is so refreshing, and a glimpse of the reality of how lousy WB is. At least WB added this new “account ID” thingy, so maybe (and hopefully) they are gonna allow NetEase to transfer our characters data to their region.
I watched most of your twitch streams(mostly offline vods) of ypu playing this game and I absolutely loved that content of yours.
I was so sad that you stopped making content for this game. I explicitly looked for your new let's plays of this game from time to time and couldn't find any. And wondered why did you stop. I would have keep watching, even more regularly live.
I didn't know you have separate youtube channel where you also play games. But I now see that you didn't upload there either anything of this game.
I played this game for a little wholenmyself on my phome after I saw from you how great it was. Unfortunately I had to stop cause it was too damn good and too fun and addictive(the dueling was perfect fun and tactics), cause I unfortunately don't have so much time to devote as this game requires and deserves.
I was just these last days thinking of downloading it again and playing more seriously from beginning and long term. I am so disappointed by this stupid news and will miss the game a lot. It was/is of really intelligent design in my opinion. And I can't believe it isn't successful enough with the audience/player base/HP fans. It's superb game.
I would love and watch your new let's plays of this game in these last two months, if you are interested in making new content for it.
I also hope you will be making content for Quidditch Champions from the first day it comes out. I preordered it and will be playing it myself.
Anyway, take care🫡
WELP... it was fun. While it lasted.
I am so sad that they shut this down in my country 😭😭
This is the problem with micro transactions games, the prices are over the top on this game
I’d never even heard of this game until today!
for those living in belgium and the netherlands we never could have had the experience to play this game sadly
I couldn't even play it as it wasn't available in my country, we have strict lootbox laws so something tells me it had a really predatory lootbox system if they couldn't even turn it off for us.
It is a shame. Never heard of this game at all until it popped from a streamer mentioning it. Perhaps this game wasn't famous enough to be advertised. That, and I use UA-cam premium to do away with ads.
It's crazy that I'm a huge fan and this is the first I'm hearing of the game. I wish I had a chance to play it.
Please record the let's play so we can at least enjoy the story.
I gotta say I really enjoyed the artstyle and loved going to class. The combat system unfortunately I really disliked a lot... I hated that Herbology and Care of magical beasts are basically both combat while divinations was just how I imagine divinations. It was amazing! I would have loved to actually care for plants and beasts...
Rowling's kids are pretty much adults now, which is why she's probably doing more with Harry Potter lately.
It's stupid how they don't make a offline mode for this game, A server free one you could say.
I never could play in Belgium, as it never did came out in my country… Hoped during the last year that it still came out in Belgium in the future, but this kills my hopes haha
Why shut it down i hope more story comes anyway i hope
Can’t stop talking about it. I dueled so much I was always swapping out top #1 spot in Texas for duos and Snape Echo rankings 😔
I tried to get into this game. I really did, but there was just TOO MUCH to do and I did not have the time for this. I wish they’d make daily activities easier
Very...Very sad! 😢 don't even know how many hours I spent playing this game...so much fun! Heart = broken 💔
I was just thinking of downloading the game again but damn, to find out this happened
I never got to play it my phone was never strong enough. This sucks.
Yea and leave us with the boring ass one.
To be honest it feels like this is going to be the way of most of the mobile games.
I never played Magic Awakened but I do play Puzzles & Spells (it's a shitty connect 3 game I know but still) and somehow I'm in a team that's regularly in the top 150 in the world. The developers, Zynga, have made some cruddy decisions this year that have had many top ranked players drifting away from the game. It's not dying but it's definitely slowing down, and I'm worried that in a year or two it may also find itself on the way out the door.
WB just don't seem to be making particularly good decisions as publishers currently. Then they wonder why they're losing money.
any game that was, at some point, downloaded through your account can be re-downloaded from your google play games library
this includes games taken off google play store and even online games whose servers were shut down, although you wouldn't get past the loading screen at that point
please, google stuff before yapping
Day before it’s gone. I’ve enjoyed playing this for the past year immensely. I’ve spent hours on it and it’s breaking my heart to see it go. Maybe one day it’ll come back, who knows
I just moved my character to the Netease version last night. I’m on the Sphinx server now and can play on the official PC client. There’s a guide on Reddit for how to do it.
As far as I know t's not a complete shut down like everyone's blowing out of proportion if you were previously on any of the servers that are shutting down, you can fully transfer your progress over to the NetEase servers, sure it sounds bad that they are splitting ways with WB but NetEase will stll be updating and adding content on the Asia servers, will they fully pull the plug in the future who knows..,but atleast we can still be hopeful and play the game, I initially thought they were shutting down for good but that's not the case, luckily I made a character on the NetEase Loading Bay Launcher via PC about 2 months ago and all of the NA servers were locked out anyway so Rougarou is what I picked so I can continue playing without issues after the shutdown, Thunderbird and Ashwinder are also other good servers to switch to if you were NA, just throwing this out there, seen way too people state they are leaving the game and thinking it's shutting down permanently, it's just WB cutting their end of it, I believe the transfer are up until the shutdown date.
You can/could still redownload the game, there's a way to see what games you have downloaded on the app store. Still, sad that they cancelled the game, I saw it while scrolling through apps I have downloaded in the past on my ipad and saw this and it wouldn't let me look at the store page for it, only download it.
I really wish they'd give wizards unite a refresh and try it again. I loved that one. R.I.P hp games