- Author
- Not stated (Wikipedia article)
- Published
- Undated
- Kind
- Encyclopedia article on a defunct online game
- Original
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exteel
- Subject
- Games and game design
What it is
The article describes a third-person shooter from NCSOFT's E & G Studios. Players built giant mechs and fought computers or other players. It also gives the in-game backstory and the end of service.
What it says
- The article says Exteel was a third-person shooter from NCSOFT's E & G Studios.
- Players built customizable giant mechs called Mechanaughts and fought computers or other players.
- It says the game was free to play, with real-money NCcoins buying exclusive items.
- It describes Last Stand, a mode where up to 8 players fight computer-controlled drones.
- It says most items expired after a time limit or durability ran out.
- It says international servers were shut down permanently on September 1, 2010.
- It gives lost income and a lost lawsuit as the stated reasons for shutdown.
What evidence it gives
The text read has an empty reference list. It mentions a GameZone backstory post and an archived official site. It offers no sales or player figures.
Interests and limits
The article is unsigned and can be edited by anyone. Its shutdown reasons are stated without a named source. The backstory is the game's in-world fiction. The text was read from a plain-text extract.