I feel like I do this a lot with podcasts. I started watching the Gus and Eddy podcast and finished it about a month before the last episode was released for example.

It could be anything though. An online game, an OS, a console, TV show, a forum, or anything else. I’m just curious what people have to say.

It also doesn’t need to be “dead”. It could just be a significant change where a chunk of the community left.

  • RandomVideos@programming.dev
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    2 months ago

    Searx, technoblade, vendetta, death battle, yuzu, other stuff i forgot about

    Only after writing this list i realised that the post asked for stuff with a dead community, not an abandoned game

  • Chahk@beehaw.org
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    2 months ago

    Ethereum mining.

    I finally got a decent GPU in the beginning of 2022 and set up a basic rig. In September of that year Ethereum switched to the “proof of stake” model, rendering mining useless. I managed to maybe get a total of $200 worth of Eth in that time, and that was that. Taking into account the cost of electricity, my profit was around $100.

    • WilfordGrimley@linux.communityEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I still mine Ergo. It’s a PoW smart contract platform (like Ethereum) but it’s UTXO like (Bitcoin or Monero).

      Lots to like about the chain. I turn some of my mined ERG into SigUSD (algorithmic stablecoin) and then loan it to a lending pool. Currently make 94%APR in USD that way. Been like that for several months.

  • eezeebee@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 months ago

    So many things…

    Game of Thrones, right before the last season came out. Glad I didn’t have to wait for the disappointment.

    Video games. I will wait 10 years to play a game I want so that the price goes down enough.

    AFI’s Sing the Sorrow album, until I gave it a fair chance years later.

    • tetris11@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      AFI are timeless poets. You could take their songs 100 years back in time and they’d still work.

      I, I came here by day
      But I left here in darkness
      And found you, found you on the way…

    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 months ago

      I got into ASOIAF maybe a year ago. I’m glad I was able to go into the fandom knowing what a train wreck the show was and also that it’s entirely possible the books will just never be finished, lol. I’m enjoying the shit out of youtube theory videos though!

      • blindsight@beehaw.org
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        2 months ago

        I think that’s a much better way to start. Martin is clearly a discovery writer, but he talks like he’s a plotter, and the intricacies of the political machinations imply he’s a plotter, too.

        He’s written such a tangled mess that it’s impossible to untangle everything. Plus, he’s made his millions, so there’s not much incentive for him to finish.

        I started reading when book 5 was about “due” based on his expected release date he had previously announced thinking that book 5 would likely be out by the time I read up to that point. Over four years later book 5 finally released and I knew in my soul the series would never be finished.

  • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Got into Breaking Bad a bit after it had its series finale, but before Better Call Saul was a thing. I don’t know that the show has ever been “on its way out” though, it just wasn’t being talked about as much at that point.

  • NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Game of Thrones. I binged the whole 7 seasons right before 8 came out. I think I saved myself a lot of pain and wasted suspense. That ending was fucking embarrassing.

  • Remy Rose@lemmy.oneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Tumblr! I only joined shortly before all the wildly terrible business decisions killed it lol. Great memes from there would get cross-posted to my various platforms often enough for me to want to go, but I procrastinated until it was almosssttt too late…

    Now we got a fediverse version though 😈

    • Zoop@beehaw.org
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      2 months ago

      Ooh, neat! I didn’t know there was a fediverse version of Tumblr. Thanks for sharing!!

  • Octospider@lemmy.oneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Sometimes on the news or social media, I’ll hear about some well-known musician, author, etc, who has died. There’s been occasions where I check out their material and suddenly become a fan.

    Have you heard of Daniel Dennett? Check him out.

  • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    As a Plants vs Zombies fan, I tried PvZ Online during what was the final year. Same thing with the Yahoo Games Battle Cats.

    Two browser games I gave up on after realizing they’d be closing the servers long before I could finish adventure mode in PvZ Online or get anywhere significant in Battle Cats.

  • DrRatso@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Battlerite and OmegaStrikers

    Kind of like that, I got into them as they were thriving, since it was on beta/release, but they died very quickly afterwards and it is a shame because nothing captures that feel for me, I like short burst competitive games like that, but I guess people generally aren’t into stuff like that.

  • dosse91@lemmy.trippy.pizza
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    2 months ago

    Pump it up.

    I started playing in 2016, and it’s such a niche thing compared to what rhythm games used to be in the early 00s.

    I enjoy it but I almost always play alone.