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What we have played => Other MMO's we have played => Topic started by: Baptiste on April 26, 2016, 09:46:02 PM

Title: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Baptiste on April 26, 2016, 09:46:02 PM
There are reversed engineered servers for a lot of old games. They have various levels of quality but most are worth checking out.

SWG http://www.swgemu.com/ (http://www.swgemu.com/)   http://swgawakening.com/ (http://swgawakening.com/)
WAR: Age of Reckoning http://www.returnofreckoning.com/ (http://www.returnofreckoning.com/)
WoW: Vanilla  http://www.kronos-wow.com/ (http://www.kronos-wow.com/)
WoW: Burning Crusade https://www.vengeancewow.com/ (https://www.vengeancewow.com/)
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on April 27, 2016, 06:56:57 AM
Been thinking about warhammer recently and I think they made a mistake in having the campaign across the 4 tiers as when subs fell they could not get enough ppl into all tiers.

They should have had battlegrounds in the first 3 tiers and the world pvp in the forth.

I loved tier1 bg's they were really good fun they should have released a limited client just for tier1 and I would have been happy free ofc.

that's just my ramblings.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Goatboy on April 29, 2016, 04:54:51 AM
But you're one serious cease and desist letter away from the private server being shut down like https://en.nostalrius.org/. And losing everything "instantly". Admittedly there's always the risk of a dev pulling the plug on a game and official servers, but most of the time you can see that coming by constant server merges and overall dropping player base.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Baptiste on April 29, 2016, 10:30:49 PM
But you're one serious cease and desist letter away from the private server being shut down like https://en.nostalrius.org/. (https://en.nostalrius.org/.) And losing everything "instantly". Admittedly there's always the risk of a dev pulling the plug on a game and official servers, but most of the time you can see that coming by constant server merges and overall dropping player base.

Everything in life is temporary.

Sometimes from the ashes rises a phoenix https://www.facebook.com/NostalBegins/photos/a.371973522850450.76356.289363961111407/999841470063649/?type=3&theater (https://www.facebook.com/NostalBegins/photos/a.371973522850450.76356.289363961111407/999841470063649/?type=3&theater)


Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Mangala on April 30, 2016, 02:22:49 PM
Been thinking about warhammer recently and I think they made a mistake in having the campaign across the 4 tiers as when subs fell they could not get enough ppl into all tiers.

They should have had battlegrounds in the first 3 tiers and the world pvp in the forth.

I loved tier1 bg's they were really good fun they should have released a limited client just for tier1 and I would have been happy free ofc.

that's just my ramblings.

Should have just had T3 as the final tier, it was epic. Bgs were fun too, but the keep holing in T3 was stunning.


As for private servers, I played on Nost PVE for a while, that was very well done. Very much the vanilla experience I fell in love way back, community was pretty good too.  Will be interesting to see what comes of them and Blizz having a sit down, hopefully they'll help blizz understand pristine servers shouldnt be an option as its not what vanilla fanboys such as me want from a game ;)

(Wont play on kronos or other private wow servers, mostly as they all rock the pvp, and if I want good, interesting meaningful pvp I'll log into EVE :D)
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Baptiste on November 24, 2016, 10:54:44 PM
Continuing this topic, if anyone has any screenshots from the Vanilla WoW days, could you upload them somewhere and PM/post me a link.

This is to assist this project http://forums.crestfall-gaming.com/ (http://forums.crestfall-gaming.com/)

Thanks.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Mangala on December 25, 2016, 02:19:01 PM
You helping out with the crestfall guys?


I'll see what pics I have around, so many old hdd's/photobuckets etc
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Baptiste on December 27, 2016, 09:25:37 PM
You helping out with the crestfall guys?


I'll see what pics I have around, so many old hdd's/photobuckets etc

Thanks, anything could be of value. Vanilla information can be troublesome because they dumped on the IP with Cataclysm so looking at retail is no use for a lot of stuff.

Yes, I will be helping them soon I think. I'm a programmer by profession and because they have reworked their scripting engine a lot of quests need to be reworked. This effort has been about to start anytime soon for a couple of months now  ;)

Edit: Merry Christmas !
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Baptiste on July 20, 2017, 06:06:44 AM
A new TBC server launches tomorrow. Looks very promising, PvP though

https://www.felmyst.com (https://www.felmyst.com)
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on November 03, 2017, 09:34:58 PM
WoW classic announced at blizzcon bring on the grind lol.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Baptiste on November 04, 2017, 02:07:24 PM
Just seen this announcement.
Fuuuuuuuuck yes!
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Mangala on November 06, 2017, 01:02:46 PM
Just seen this announcement.
Fuuuuuuuuck yes!

I know right.  I'll still dabble with Pservers but will follow Blizzard and see if they get it "right". Kinda hope its classic+ (some of those QoL changes from over the years are nice. Just no damn x-server stuff and I'll be happy. Or faceroll nonsense), but i'll accept straight up vanilla, warts and all.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Goatboy on November 10, 2017, 05:17:22 PM
https://youtu.be/ULsrtVc0yfo?t=1h59m20s

Supposedly it's nowhere near being available.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on November 10, 2017, 08:16:30 PM
probably 2019 after the next xpac.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Baptiste on November 24, 2017, 09:10:28 PM
The optimist in me says Summer / Autumn 2018. They developed WoW over a four year period, it shouldn't take two years to republish a finished product.

I don't think that they understand at Blizzard that they are the cause of the decline of WoW and blame outside forces, the same mentality can't understand why anyone would play Classic again. They probably view Classic servers as an expensive PR stunt and will push it out of the door with some lipstick on the pig and will be blown away by the response.

Putting it out when everyone has the arse with Legion would make sense, and it looks like everyone has the arse with Legion now.

Aside: Good to see TotalBiscuit looking so healthy. I had assumed he was dead.

Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on November 25, 2017, 10:12:26 AM
Legion the gated xpac is how I see it trying to make a xpac last longer by gating every little thing is not the way to go and people suss out what they are doing pretty quick.

I'm hoping Battle for Azeroth takes us somewhat back towards a vanilla experience.

I have 12 level 110's all at around ilevel 930 I'm not in a guild and have not raided and only done 5mans for my class campaigns even those were  just about tolerable in lfg

community has really gone down the shitter even in a guild everybody does their own thing jumping into lfg and lfr without even asking guildies if they want to do something.

Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on December 04, 2017, 06:26:50 PM
Bit off topic but does anybody from HoJ vanilla days remember doing Naxx and we had a guy called something like Whitemagecid who had some kind of condition like ADHD who would get very excited and scream at the top of his lungs and pull everything in a room or am I miss remembering?
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Mangala on December 06, 2017, 03:35:13 PM
Bit off topic but does anybody from HoJ vanilla days remember doing Naxx and we had a guy called something like Whitemagecid who had some kind of condition like ADHD who would get very excited and scream at the top of his lungs and pull everything in a room or am I miss remembering?

Oh god, the flashbacks to that kid!
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on December 06, 2017, 05:03:10 PM
Bit off topic but does anybody from HoJ vanilla days remember doing Naxx and we had a guy called something like Whitemagecid who had some kind of condition like ADHD who would get very excited and scream at the top of his lungs and pull everything in a room or am I miss remembering?

Oh god, the flashbacks to that kid!

Thought I had remembered correctly probably one of the funniest times in the game for me.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Kurtt on February 07, 2018, 12:42:49 PM
/wave

Clearing out the old files on the PC and found loads of old WoW screenshots and even an interview I did with Ashaar.

Felt like reminiscing, so thought I'd say hi! :D
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on February 07, 2018, 06:30:52 PM
/wave at Kurtt you may or may not have noticed but BD left the guild not the same anymore don't know any of the people anymore only about 5 or so originals playing and not that regular so im just pottering about.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Baptiste on March 12, 2018, 08:31:29 AM
Hi Kurtt, hope things are good with you.

You'll be diving back in for classic right?

(Soothe)
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Ash on May 17, 2019, 10:46:57 PM
/wave

Clearing out the old files on the PC and found loads of old WoW screenshots and even an interview I did with Ashaar.

Felt like reminiscing, so thought I'd say hi! :D

Hi team! I was also just reminiscing about the old 2006 Molten Core days and wondering if I wanted to bother getting back into wow in BFA or not... Other than when i was at uni in 2007-2010 i've played at least a little bit of solo content every year since then, but pretty much gave up on it all last year. It's never been quite the same as early HoJ days and I'm not sure WoW classic is going to do the job, sadly.

Anyone from original HoJ/Synch still playing WoW?

Kurtt! Good to see you still exist :) What's this interview? I have no memory of that at all.

Just spent some time watching through some truly awful videos of our old raids though, and the Karnival is still brilliant :)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWiGiHKNVB8e9ubyOzdguSw - some memorable old voices on TS in those vids.

While i'm feeling nostalgic, and hopeful that some of the old crowd will read this, a truly big heartfelt thanks to all those people from back in the day for making some really happy memories! (don't worry, i'm not dying or anything, just having a moment :) )
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on May 18, 2019, 07:32:05 AM
Hi Ash only really me(BD) and Caradir(Bigcogg) seem to frequent these forums anymore don't even see Jon's name on the site though he could be on at 3am or something.

I still play retail but its not the same hardly anybody from 2005/6 playing does not feel like the same guild anymore the newer people are probably good people and it may be me getting older but I find I cant be arsed with them lol.


I will be playing classic but if there's nobody else i know on i probably wont last long and i know it will not be the same anyway but its worth a try.

ps
Yeah i was looking at the old videos you did on youtube recently you dont get fun like that anymore.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on May 22, 2019, 07:18:47 AM
Well I got in to the server stress test for classic as it only lasts for two hours it may be over before I get in lol.


edit: seems its at 11am today so probably 2 hrs of trying to tag a mob with a 2 minute respawn timer or something.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Caradir on May 22, 2019, 08:23:59 AM
2 minute respawn?

I remember queueing for Hogger far longer :)
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on May 22, 2019, 08:56:45 AM
Well just found out the stress test is from midnight till 2am tonight uk time after somebody told me it was at 11am today they can screw that. :o
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on May 22, 2019, 11:33:30 PM
Well it was like going back to 2005
big queue
char creation timed out
dc'ed
back of the queue which was 2.5k long. :)

edit: got in this morning resist is a bitch.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on May 23, 2019, 03:01:35 PM
After spending some time in this stress test/beta
must say it was like going back in time the people gave me that community feeling again people chatting lots of banter level 5(capped at 5) raids to orgrimmar and on Hogger.

some tw*t stole my name and i had to run around as Backdrafts.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on June 12, 2019, 06:15:09 PM
They are testing classic AV this coming weekend. Invite meh you cnuts. :'(
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on June 20, 2019, 08:48:26 PM
Blizzard just confirmed Russians will be the only ones to have their own servers in classic and they are pissed French/german and everybody else will be mixed in together just give me a infinite ignore list and that would be helpful.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on August 02, 2019, 08:01:42 AM
There is a global pre-launch stress test on the 8th of august and you can save char names on the 13th up to 3 names for anybody that may happen by and be interested. ;D

edit:name reservation now on the 12th at 11pm uk time
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on August 09, 2019, 04:12:52 PM
shit a brick only 2 English speaking pve realms mirage raceway and pyrewood village and 2 pvp realms golemagg and shazzrah. its like they have no faith in it.

on the stress test last night there were 15k queues on the 2 servers, they had to open 2 more and that was just the stress test.

I would have liked to see the old server names would give people a chance to re-connect I know they have new forums for people to re-connect and set plans for a common server but not many will go to official forums they will log on see server names and go from there.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Goatboy on August 12, 2019, 11:20:43 AM
Can the game still run on a potato?

I'll probably sub at least a month or upgrade my expansion level (currently Legion). Get bored with the grind really quickly. Do Deadmines once. And that'll be that. :D

Or if there are a few people casually having fun under the HoJ banner I'll tag along longer.

Just got an email for a free 100 level character boost with a subscription to celebrate 15 years as well.

I can still remember how WoW physical copies were sold out the first few months and I couldn't get in until the next wave in April while a few friends were already playing.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on August 12, 2019, 11:37:44 AM
think the client is based on the one used for the latest xpac

Jon has not been on here for 4 months or so I don't think there will be anything HoJ happening and I have seen about 3 other people besides myself on here in the last 6 months.

Blizz seem to have gone with very few servers with layering on them which means even if there are loads of people from vanilla that you knew you may never see or bump in to them.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Caradir on August 12, 2019, 05:19:53 PM
Reserve your name from midnight. No thanks ;) Dont have the time (unfortunately) to dedicate to a subscription based game anymore.

I honestly don't think many of teh old HoJers play games as much as we used to, too many demands on our time in life with jobs and family.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Mangala on August 12, 2019, 05:24:44 PM
Im around just quiet. busy with work, but watching everything and anything classic.

getting my client installed as i type to get names reserved, as for a guild, im game? ;)  Im too old for pvp - unless its a rare foray into eve - so was thinking mirage Rceway for a server?
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Mangala on August 12, 2019, 05:28:40 PM
Its sad to think, but the first thing I'll be doing as I flip to 40, is reserving names for a game I played in my 20s.

Still, kinda hyped.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on August 12, 2019, 05:39:11 PM
yeah its pve for me I like to make progress in game the vocal minority think every ones going pvp would have liked old server names would have made easier for any old players to find each other they must be expecting a big fall off.

I was 38 when I started playing 53 now I think my twitch reflex has long gone for pvp lol.

was going to reserve the name Backdraft on both pve servers so my bases are covered.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Goatboy on August 12, 2019, 07:39:00 PM
...the first thing I'll be doing as I flip to 40...

Happy birthday, you old tart!
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on August 12, 2019, 08:43:47 PM
Its 10 silver for a guild charter think I had 1 silver 65 copper at level 3 in the stress test so might have about 4 silver leaving the starter zone but its yours for the charter. :)
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Goatboy on August 12, 2019, 10:12:12 PM
I'll have a look somewhere in September when the dust has settled. Currently running too much of a potato apparently.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on August 12, 2019, 10:15:04 PM
nah I managed to get 1 char created then it all went to pot im sitting at logging in to server at the moment.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Keggi on August 12, 2019, 10:28:09 PM
ok got in created the chars I wanted just be careful people are reporting picking a server but then they notice they have been put on the wrong realm maybe blizz should hire back those 800 they sacked.
Title: Re: Private servers for previous MMO versions/shuttered games
Post by: Goatboy on August 12, 2019, 11:14:56 PM
Wouldn't be the classic experience if everything went smoothly.