Talk:Mermaid World/@comment-99.229.133.31-20200512013447/@comment-73.83.233.134-20200526235208

Yeah. I was really disappointed with them. It would have been simple for a programmer to remove the calls to their server for a final update so one could still play the game stand-alone.

They also could have handed the game to an open-source community to keep it running.

I was nearly in tears about losing all my mermaids, and I'm an adult. I can't imagine how all the 12 year olds felt. It was like the grinch sliding down the chimney on Christmas to steal your doll collection. I would never get a product from them again. They have demonstrated they have absolutely no concern for their loyal customers.

I'd consider maintaining the game myself, but those idiots probably want $400k for the files. I'm surprised the programming/content team itself couldn't buy it out to keep it going, which also suggests they want so much money they have no concern for their employees either.