Hellgate to return with new expansion Comments by Oli Welsh

I personally thought it was crap. Especially when they want you to pay a subscription fee.

I agree about the subscription. It was never worth paying extra for. I do enjoy a quick game now and again though. I enjoy playing it when I just want mindless fun. In small doses I find it quite fun and almost therapeutic in a way.

It got super repetitive so early on it wasn't funny.

A new expansion pack is on the way, though so far it looks like the relaunch is only planned for Asian territories.


Oh fuck off. I enjoyed the game a lot, and would definitely buy an expansion. :-/

I found it repetitive, really bland looking, but still part of me enjoyed collecting the random loot. But the stats and aability adds were often so minor they too lost interest.

Mythos is what I really care about. Thankfully it hasn't totally disappeared it seems.

Crap graphics and stereotypes galore. And as repetitive as the "Mind the gap" tape on the tube.

Release it on Xbox Live for 1,200 points. Or maybe 800.

With the original developer long gone, is their any hope Mythos will actually be any good though?

Namco Bandai have been very kind to keep the online servers up this long, to be fair to them.

However, I understand the frustration if it ends up Korea-only. Hellgate fans are fiercely loyal people. They've been willing to keep paying, and are willing to keep paying.

HanbitSoft are likely to note the loyal Western fanbase though and at least appease them with patches for the single player mode, if not online play. One thing you realise is that you do not piss off a loyal fanbase, tends to bite you in the ass in the future. Diablo 2 is still going strong after all. The power of a fanbase is amazing.

Not over by a long shot, we'll likely get more information towards the end of January when the current servers are taken down, but kudos to Namco Bandai for being decent enough to provide support during the limbo this game has been in.

As for Mythos, I think that's more than likely to end up Korea-only. Which is a shame. Was a very interesting title.

Having gold sellers spamming every few mins in the chat channels ruined the online experience.