Re:Warcraft fans' fury at Blizzard over server closure
by kybernetyk on Friday April 15, 2016 @09:15AM
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>Thus, even though the server might not be charging, it's certainly draining revenue from Blizzard.
I actually was thinking about that today because a video regarding this server issue popped up in my YT feed.
The idea I came up with goes like that: Blizzard could offer free server software to interested 3rd parties who could then run their own favorite incarnations of WoW.
And to make sure customers would still pay the subscription fees this 3rd party server software would use the official Battle.net authentication service WoW uses.
Blizzard would still get their subscription fees and customers would have access to "vanilla" servers without Blizzard having to lift one finger.
(But knowing Blizzard this would probably never happen. They are very protective when it comes to their IP and creative control; Even after all those years they still don't allow players to dye their ingame armor because Orcs running around in pink armor would go against their design language).
I actually was thinking about that today because a video regarding this server issue popped up in my YT feed.
The idea I came up with goes like that: Blizzard could offer free server software to interested 3rd parties who could then run their own favorite incarnations of WoW.
And to make sure customers would still pay the subscription fees this 3rd party server software would use the official Battle.net authentication service WoW uses.
Blizzard would still get their subscription fees and customers would have access to "vanilla" servers without Blizzard having to lift one finger.
(But knowing Blizzard this would probably never happen. They are very protective when it comes to their IP and creative control; Even after all those years they still don't allow players to dye their ingame armor because Orcs running around in pink armor would go against their design language).