Surprised nobody has said anything! I guess I'll do it.

[eldriyth]

Listen, if you’re wondering why your ping is currently a dumpster fire, here’s the cold, hard truth: Blizzard finally hit the orbital strike button. They went full scorched earth on Turtle WoW in the courts, and yeah, before you ask—it doesn't matter that the guy was sitting in Russia. They found him, they tagged him, and they absolutely nuked him.

The Fallout
Because of the legal chaos, we’re seeing a massive, frantic migration of players slamming the remaining servers. We’re talking a surge of bodies this game hasn't seen in years.

The Problem
The hardware is choking. Why? Because the servers were downgraded ages ago to save costs when things were quiet. Now, you’ve got 1,000+ players trying to squeeze through a door built for a hundred. It’s like trying to run a marathon through a drinking straw.

What We Need
Enough with the radio silence and the "technical difficulties" fluff. We need the devs to stop dodging and give us the real breakdown:

The Reality Check: Admit the servers are running on toaster-spec hardware right now.

The Timeline: When is the upgrade happening? Not "soon," but when?

The Plan: Are we actually fixing this, or is the ship just sinking in slow motion?

Fix the lag or watch the player base evaporate. Your move.

[Narfii]

Listen, if you’re wondering why your ping is currently a dumpster fire, here’s the cold, hard truth: Blizzard finally hit the orbital strike button. They went full scorched earth on Turtle WoW in the courts, and yeah, before you ask—it doesn't matter that the guy was sitting in Russia. They found him, they tagged him, and they absolutely nuked him.

The Fallout
Because of the legal chaos, we’re seeing a massive, frantic migration of players slamming the remaining servers. We’re talking a surge of bodies this game hasn't seen in years.

The Problem
The hardware is choking. Why? Because the servers were downgraded ages ago to save costs when things were quiet. Now, you’ve got 1,000+ players trying to squeeze through a door built for a hundred. It’s like trying to run a marathon through a drinking straw.

What We Need
Enough with the radio silence and the "technical difficulties" fluff. We need the devs to stop dodging and give us the real breakdown:

The Reality Check: Admit the servers are running on toaster-spec hardware right now.

The Timeline: When is the upgrade happening? Not "soon," but when?

The Plan: Are we actually fixing this, or is the ship just sinking in slow motion?

Fix the lag or watch the player base evaporate. Your move.

Pretty sure LNM cited this exactly a while back when they quit.

I know GW prolly doesn't allow them to profit off the project. I wonder if theres a legal way to do a GoFundMe or something. The project seems large and stable enough that they could ask GW for a real license, but then we'd all be paying subs haha

[joroth]

Listen, if you’re wondering why your ping is currently a dumpster fire, here’s the cold, hard truth: Blizzard finally hit the orbital strike button. They went full scorched earth on Turtle WoW in the courts, and yeah, before you ask—it doesn't matter that the guy was sitting in Russia. They found him, they tagged him, and they absolutely nuked him.

The Fallout
Because of the legal chaos, we’re seeing a massive, frantic migration of players slamming the remaining servers. We’re talking a surge of bodies this game hasn't seen in years.

The Problem
The hardware is choking. Why? Because the servers were downgraded ages ago to save costs when things were quiet. Now, you’ve got 1,000+ players trying to squeeze through a door built for a hundred. It’s like trying to run a marathon through a drinking straw.

What We Need
Enough with the radio silence and the "technical difficulties" fluff. We need the devs to stop dodging and give us the real breakdown:

The Reality Check: Admit the servers are running on toaster-spec hardware right now.

The Timeline: When is the upgrade happening? Not "soon," but when?

The Plan: Are we actually fixing this, or is the ship just sinking in slow motion?

Fix the lag or watch the player base evaporate. Your move.

Pretty sure LNM cited this exactly a while back when they quit.

I know GW prolly doesn't allow them to profit off the project. I wonder if theres a legal way to do a GoFundMe or something. The project seems large and stable enough that they could ask GW for a real license, but then we'd all be paying subs haha

Could probably word a gofund me like "server for personal use" or something. i'd support

[kpihuss]

I will always be grateful to the team for financially supporting the server, and for the hours they put into keeping it alive.

It’s sad that contributing financially to the server’s maintenance is completely unfeasible. I’m sure many of us would gladly help keep it running.

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