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Blizzard Forces Shutdown of WoW Private Servers Turtle WoW and Stormforge by May 14

A court settlement against Turtle WoW signaled a tougher stance on monetized fan servers.

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Overview

  • Turtle WoW will end service on May 14, with servers scheduled to go offline at 12:00 AM on May 15 under a legal settlement.
  • That settlement includes a permanent injunction that bars Turtle WoW’s operators from running or recreating the project.
  • Stormforge said it received a cease-and-desist from a Blizzard representative and will halt all World of Warcraft work by May 14.
  • Both projects will stay online through the wind-down, with Turtle WoW disabling donations and Stormforge blocking new accounts and closing its Discord and website.
  • Turtle WoW offered a fan-made “Classic+” experience with rebalanced classes and new dungeons, and reporters tie the crackdown to real-money shops on such servers, echoing earlier enforcement cases like Daybreak’s action that shut down The Heroes’ Journey.