[and0]

Seconding graal being hugely formative for me, and I still think of it often.

It was my first real social experience online, and inspired in part the hobby projects that led me into software as a career. Thanks so much :)

[marginalia_nu]

I think it's pretty sad how a lot of these projects, that not only had a lot of effort put into them, but also had an impact on a lot of people's lives, they just sort of unceremoniously fade away into obscurity.

Graal Online doesn't even have a Wikipedia article. Like there ought to be a tomb stone.

[andai]

There is a German Wikipedia article[0] and it's mostly readable through Google Translate[1] (I made a static snapshot).

[0] - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graal_Online

[1] - https://archive.ph/77B1o

[ant6n]

In typical wiki and also typical German fashion, the article is very technical, focuses on things like technical requirements rather than the story, descriptions or definitions.