Were the private servers built in a clean-room environment using reverse-engineering, or are they based on leaked or copyrighted code? I'm curious to understand what right Blizzard has in taking...
Were the private servers built in a clean-room environment using reverse-engineering, or are they based on leaked or copyrighted code? I'm curious to understand what right Blizzard has in taking these projects down.
Most, if not all, popular WoW private servers distribute Blizzard's assets along with their client from their websites. I am talking about models, images, music, sound effects, textures, etc....
Most, if not all, popular WoW private servers distribute Blizzard's assets along with their client from their websites.
I am talking about models, images, music, sound effects, textures, etc. Everything needed to run the game in a single package. This goes way beyond reverse-engineered code.
Ah, that would definitely be a no-go then. I was expecting that users just updated their hosts file to point at another server, or that some software ran in front which bootstraps the change. So...
Ah, that would definitely be a no-go then. I was expecting that users just updated their hosts file to point at another server, or that some software ran in front which bootstraps the change.
So presumably private servers could exist, but they'd need to be built in a more legal way.
Many private servers operate in a way that is not that much different from Blizzard. Everything is abstracted to the user; you just download and play. EDIT: If Blizzard keeps shutting them down,...
Many private servers operate in a way that is not that much different from Blizzard. Everything is abstracted to the user; you just download and play.
EDIT: If Blizzard keeps shutting them down, I'm sure they'll go back to working as you propose. Which may be a good thing.
This Classic+ server was released less than a month ago and was largely viewed as a competitor to Turtle WoW. It was greatly anticipated by the WoW private server community. Their website is...
This Classic+ server was released less than a month ago and was largely viewed as a competitor to Turtle WoW. It was greatly anticipated by the WoW private server community. Their website is already offline, which is why I am forced to share a Reddit link.
I created this post (in addition to this one about Turtle WoW) because this is a very popular project. Perhaps we have some fans and players over here.
Were the private servers built in a clean-room environment using reverse-engineering, or are they based on leaked or copyrighted code? I'm curious to understand what right Blizzard has in taking these projects down.
Most, if not all, popular WoW private servers distribute Blizzard's assets along with their client from their websites.
I am talking about models, images, music, sound effects, textures, etc. Everything needed to run the game in a single package. This goes way beyond reverse-engineered code.
Ah, that would definitely be a no-go then. I was expecting that users just updated their
hostsfile to point at another server, or that some software ran in front which bootstraps the change.So presumably private servers could exist, but they'd need to be built in a more legal way.
Many private servers operate in a way that is not that much different from Blizzard. Everything is abstracted to the user; you just download and play.
EDIT: If Blizzard keeps shutting them down, I'm sure they'll go back to working as you propose. Which may be a good thing.
This Classic+ server was released less than a month ago and was largely viewed as a competitor to Turtle WoW. It was greatly anticipated by the WoW private server community. Their website is already offline, which is why I am forced to share a Reddit link.
I created this post (in addition to this one about Turtle WoW) because this is a very popular project. Perhaps we have some fans and players over here.
That is in addition to the takedown of the Everlook private server following request by Blizzard.
Ascension WoW may continue to run Epoch. I cannot confirm that as of now.