I can understand why Nostalrius wants to avoid burning bridges, but I think they are giving Blizzard too much credit on their part.
The fact that there is so much tangible demand for a service that has been met with deafening silence for as long as it has speaks volumes about Blizzard's current attitude. Calling them pirates is an utterly foolish way of dismissing people who [i]desperately[/i] want to throw money at them for a service that they refuse to provide.
While I know and understand that private servers are forbidden by Blizzard's EULA and the DMCA, I hope Elysium is able to serve the community well and scratch that itch that classic enthusiasts are looking for.
[QUOTE=Lyonidis;51680434]I can understand why Nostalrius wants to avoid burning bridges, but I think they are giving Blizzard too much credit on their part.
The fact that there is so much tangible demand for a service that has been met with deafening silence for as long as it has speaks volumes about Blizzard's current attitude. Calling them pirates is an utterly foolish way of dismissing people who [i]desperately[/i] want to throw money at them for a service that they refuse to provide.
While I know and understand that private servers are forbidden by Blizzard's EULA and the DMCA, I hope Elysium is able to serve the community well and scratch that itch that classic enthusiasts are looking for.[/QUOTE]
The conspiracy theory is that Nostalrius was contacted by Blizzard to cease and desist and may or may not actually be hired. Either way they have to disavow the private server community.
Unfortunately they did it in a pretty scummy way by throwing Elysium under the bus and lying about it's popularity.
What? A "detrimental effect on efforts to bring about official support for legacy content"? I thought Blizzard said they weren't going to do anything regarding official legacy content.
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