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[quote="catherwood"]When Gametap cancelled [i]Myst Online: Uru Live[/i], they maintained ownerships rights to that version of the game (with its upgraded physics engine, for one thing, as well as all new age content after [i]Ages Beyond Myst[/i] and P[i]ath of the Shell[/i] offline versions were published by Cyan Worlds).  That ownership issue prevented Cyan from going forward with plans to run their own servers and allow users to build new content.

Well, there has been a change in status.
[quote]Shorah,

We've got some good news. GameTap and Cyan Worlds have reached an agreement that would return the rights of Myst Online to Cyan Worlds! We're very excited, but at the same time, there are some hurdles to overcome. Cyan Worlds is currently operating at a reduced capacity. We're not in a position where we have plenty of resources and people to bring MO back fast and furiously. But we've got a plan, and we'd like to run it past you - our fans and supporters.

Please realize that this roadmap is tentative and dynamic - but it's a starting point. There's no guarantee that we can accomplish all of these milestones, but they are something to discuss, adjust, and shoot for. We also need to mention that the roadmap below will most likely involve some minimal subscriber fees - something along the lines of $25 (US) for six months. (That number is subject to change.) We are not trying to make any money on this at this stage - but we do need to cover some of the costs. (Additional fees may apply for future Cyan content, front-end shard ownership, etc.)

You should know that the roadmap does not involve any new content from Cyan at this time. The plan is to start to move the content creation - the "Art" - to you. In addition the guilds themselves will start to exercise some authority in writing, monitoring, approving, communicating, etc.

For now, please watch and participate in the mystonline.com forum  http://www.mystonline.com/forums/index.php  This will be a good place to find updates - as well as through the Guild of Messengers and their affiliates http://www.guildofmessengers.com  Also, consider joining one of the Guilds.

And because we felt like we all needed a little levity to combat the crazy whiplash of the continuing death and resurrection of Myst Online, we've decided to temporarily name the resurrection plan - Myst Online: Restoration Experiment (MORE) as in "We want MORE!"

Thanks again for so much support!

The MORE team[/quote]
There was a press conference back on July 3rd, as well as a roadmap for how Cyan would like to proceed.  One of the highlights is that The Guild of Writers is going to be given tools for content creation, and that The Guild of Maintainers will be tasked with testing and approving content for release.

I would link you to the forum threads (where I just noticed this old news), but they have odd syntax there.  Just navigate to 
> Uru Obsession > Myst & URU Obsession Forums > News > Community Today
[url=http://www.uruobsession.com/forum/index.php](should be the 4th forum under the first category from [u]this link[/u])[/url]
and scan the first few topics.  The "Roadmap" topic is especially juicy!

In other news, CAGrayWolf passed away.

[i](edit to add)[/i]
[url=https://www.cmpevents.com/GDAU08/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=7844]Austin GDC track[/url]
includes "The World That Players Wouldn’t Let Die", a panel devoted to all things MO:UL -- and now MO:RE[/quote]

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