Turtle WoW classic server announces shutdown after Blizzard wins injunction

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Turtle WoW, a heavily modified WoW Classic private server, shuts down after legal injunction
Server had added roguelike mechanics and significant new content beyond vanilla WoW
Blizzard pursued injunction despite Turtle WoW operating non-commercially

@saadn92: private server engineering is far harder than people assume — full spell system reverse-engineering
@Lapra: private servers proved Classic WoW demand; Blizzard wouldn’t have made Classic without them
@Someone1234: both things true — Blizzard legally right and creatively outclassed by volunteers
@zapnuk: Blizzard legally correct but Turtle WoW had more creativity and soul than modern Blizzard