Astellia: One of the best MMORPGs 2019 closes on Steam

The MMOPRGAstellia started on Steam in January 2020 and received a free2play version 2021. Meanwhile, however, it hardly has players. The makers announced that: Astellia is set.

What is a MMORPG? Astellia is a traditional buy2play MMORPG and is one of the best MMORPGs 2019. As one of 5 classes you are struggling through dungeons, the open world or straighten against monsters and bosses in the Coliseum .

The special feature of Astellia are the naming aselets, magical companions who fight for you. Asesels fulfill the role of a tank, healers or DDS and can be collected and solved.

After the release in September 2019, Astellia appeared in January 2020 on Steam and came there soon well. Players have it as a solid, if not outstandingly good MMORPG - it was not so bad. "

Now it is set.

What happened now? In January 2021, Astellia Royal was released, a free2play version of the MMORPG. On August 10, however, the developers have announced that the servers are shut down. On October 29, Astellia will be officially discontinued (via Steam).

barely players not to buy anymore

So it was last Astellia: The game numbers and the events of both versions have fallen significantly over time. Most recently, the numbers in July looked very bad for a MMORPG on Steam:

• Astellia had 42 players in the top in July and 22,3 players on average (via steamcharts.com)
• The Free2Play version came to 52 players in the top and 28.1 players on average (via steamcharts.com)
• Meanwhile, both versions are neither ordered on Steam, nor can you download them

The Youtuber Thelazypeon shows the empty servers in a new Let's Play from July 2021. He plays several hours and hurts hardly other players:

Already at the end of 2019, shortly after the start in Europe, Astellia was discontinued in the home country Korea. At that time it was said that the closure would not have a negative impact on the western version. One reason was not mentioned.

Why does the game closing? The MMORPG was completely torn to the release of Astellia Royal on Steam. The recent reviews are rather sparse, but existing players criticize the performance.

The user Lordfugi also finds the balance problematic: "I am constantly dead in the dungeon and just do not get any further. What shoud that? I'm Level 20, the boss is level 16 and I'm constantly dying. I now died 350 times - that should be record "(via Steam).

Especially the lack of player makes the MMORPG, after all, one can act with anyone when no one is there. The finish probably hangs together with previous Pay2Win allegations - for example, top equipment should have been easy to buy and new aseles have been made via a controversial Gacha system.

After a true flood of new MMORPGS, Astellia is in one of the games buried in 2021 - there is not even on the list of MMORPG expert Alexander Leitsch:

I predict: these 6 mmos die 2021