Blizzard itself doesn't support or manage any of these vanilla servers creating them or playing on them violates its Terms of Use, the company has said.ĭespite that - and the reluctance of communities like the World of Warcraft subreddit to publicly discuss them - Nostalrius and similar takes on the game have amassed popularity.
Private servers like Nostalrius allow players to experience a customizable, older version of the MMORPG, without any of its expansions. Nostalrius had gained popularity with fans longing for a 'vanilla' version of World of Warcraft. These include Nostalrius Begins, which offered PvP and PvE modes and launched last February. 'server time' on April 10, according to the team. 'This means the de facto end of Nostalrius under its current form.'Īll of Nostalrius' servers will shut down by 11 p.m.
'Yesterday, we received a letter of formal notice from US and rench lawyers, acting on behalf of Blizzard Entertainment, preparing to stand trial against our hosting company OVH and ourselves in less than a week now,' the announcement on Nostalrius' homepage reads. The team behind Nostalrius announced its impending termination on its website, attaching an open letter to the massively multiplayer online game's developer imploring it to revise its legacy server policies. One of World of Warcraft's largest, most popular private servers will shut down April 10 after receiving a letter of notice from Blizzard Entertainment.
