Servers shutting down on April 3.

[TheCarpe]

Welp, that's the game folks.

All Ticket to Ride servers will be closing on April 3rd, 2024, at 11am CEST / 2am PDT / 5am EDT, thus online play mode will not be available anymore.

Gonna get all the train fun in I can till then, because I'm not buying the trainwreck (pun intended) that is the new TtR. Crossing my fingers someone more tech savvy than I can figure out a way to enable direct connect play or some other way to keep playing.

[Sstavix]

Well, we knew this day was coming....

Fortunately, those of us who own the game can still play against the computer. For those that want to play against real players but don't want to buy the new version for whatever reason (I'm waiting until they fix all the bugs, add new maps, and a Humble Bundle is released that has all the expansions) there is always Tabletop Simulator. The Steam Workshop has a bunch of mods that allow most of the boards, and more.

https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse/?appid=286160&searchtext=ticket+to+ride&childpublishedfileid=0&browsesort=textsearch&section=

[Ric Flair]

terrible. the new app is awful. just tried it on the iPad. will not be re-purchasing all the maps just to play an inferior app. yes this version had a few bug but the "updates" they did to the new app/maps make playing really difficult.

[nickjwatson]

I genuinely dont understand why people cant host their own game server like people used to do when Quake was a thing. #goodolddays

[Sstavix]

Originally posted by nickjwatson:

I genuinely dont understand why people cant host their own game server like people used to do when Quake was a thing. #goodolddays

I quite agree. It would be nice if we could do the same with Ticket to Ride. If the software isn't designed to do that then that is a serious oversight. It makes me not want to purchase anything from this developer again.

[GrayAnderson]

Originally posted by Sstavix:

Originally posted by nickjwatson:

I genuinely dont understand why people cant host their own game server like people used to do when Quake was a thing. #goodolddays

I quite agree. It would be nice if we could do the same with Ticket to Ride. If the software isn't designed to do that then that is a serious oversight. It makes me not want to purchase anything from this developer again.

It might also just be a Steam-related issue, or it might just require a patch to run through some other server. But agreed that this stinks.

[Sstavix]

Originally posted by GrayAnderson:

Originally posted by Sstavix:

I quite agree. It would be nice if we could do the same with Ticket to Ride. If the software isn't designed to do that then that is a serious oversight. It makes me not want to purchase anything from this developer again.

It might also just be a Steam-related issue, or it might just require a patch to run through some other server. But agreed that this stinks.

I can set up a Team Fortress 2 server based off my laptop, and have done so in order to play with my kids. TF2 was created by Valve, the company behind Steam. So I know it isn't a Steam-related issue - not if Steam allows me to do it with their own games!

[RainbowTrain]

I wish some miracle happens and the servers stay alive! Sigh

[The Portland Cement]

Same. My guess is the company that runs them has issues of their own and can't deal with it. It was a great game despite the glitches.

[Kim]

Since I don't plan to buy the new version, I'll be playing the US and Europe maps only over on Board Game Arena. Hopefully they'll get more maps licensed in the future.

[Fishman Dan]

And just like that, Ticket To Ride ceased being a game on computers.

The new version is unacceptably bad. I won't be purchasing it.

Seems ridiculous to think that someone hasn't thrown a lifeline to the existing game that has a very large, dedicated following.

I give the 'new' version 3 months before it's gone.

[The Portland Cement]

There is a company called Marmalade Game Studio that is responsible for shutting down the game servers. Let's all contact them and ask hey! We want the servers back!

[Sstavix]

Originally posted by The Portland Cement:

There is a company called Marmalade Game Studio that is responsible for shutting down the game servers. Let's all contact them and ask hey! We want the servers back!

Marmalade was the company hired by Days of Wonder to create the new game. They had nothing to do with the old version, or the decision to shut down the servers.

If anyone is to blame, it is either DoW or Asmodee - I would think the latter, really. They should have built in a way for people to play online that didn't require a connection to their servers.

[ditchwitch]

Lots of online players are here now: https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=tickettoride

[The Portland Cement]

We SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO PAY FOR ANOTHER VERSION OF THIS BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO MANAGER A SERVER!

[The Portland Cement]

I contacted Marmalade they told me they had nothing to do with the servers being shut down. I inquired on how to join theirs and they have not returned my inquires yet.