Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues

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World of Warcraft Classic

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is a fantasy MMORPG released in 2018 by Portalarium. While it launched with interest as the spiritual successor to Ultima Online, its player base has steadily declined and is now quite niche, with only a small group of dedicated daily players remaining. The game meets the MMO criteria due to its persistent online world and multiplayer interaction.

World of Warcraft Classic, released in 2019 by Blizzard Entertainment, is a major MMORPG revival of the original WoW experience. The game continues to have a robust, though markedly smaller, player base than at launch, thanks to a steady cycle of classic content and expansions (like Wrath of the Lich King Classic). As an MMORPG developed and maintained by a top-tier publisher, it sees strong retention, but is several years past launch and shares its community with retail WoW. Given this, an estimate in the 200,000–250,000 daily player range is reasonable as of 2024.