BREAKING: Project Epoch SHUT DOWN by Blizzard—GMs Cry, Lawyers Rejoice, World (of Warcraft) Laughs
Dalaran, Northrend—In what can only be described as the least surprising takedown since Bobby Kotick (Pictured above as the slithering inbred cousin of Jabba the Hut) discovered overtime pay, Blizzard Entertainment has allegedly swung its mighty banhammer and smote Project Epoch into oblivion, leaving players, GMs, and Discord mods wandering the Barrens like lost Mankrik spouses.
Eyewitnesses report mass panic in the Epoch Discord, with staff posting crying Pepe emojis, and one GM (sources say “an undead priest named ‘Karen’”) attempting to file a restraining order against Blizzard’s legal team. Sadly, as with most GM actions, nothing happened.
A Brief History of Epoch (RIP 2024–2025)
Project Epoch, sometimes called “Warmane’s Good Twin” and other times “That Server With The Laggy Naxx,” launched with big dreams: no pay-to-win, no cash shop, just “pure” Wrath content with enough custom events to make Turtle WoW look vanilla. The project quickly attracted both diehard WOTLK fans and a small army of ex-Warmane players banned for “having too much fun.”
But as the server’s population soared—sometimes hitting 6,000 online, other times 60 (depending on who you ask)—Blizzard’s legal team noticed. And nothing triggers an IP lawyer like a realm that gets more than 50 retweets.
Operation Cease & Desist: Murloc Edition
Blizzard’s infamous “Cease & Desist SWAT Team” was reportedly dispatched last night, armed with PDFs, angry lawyer Zoom calls, and that signature blend of passive-aggressive language only Blizzard can muster. By sunrise, Project Epoch’s homepage redirected to an image of a sad Pepe holding a broken Frostmourne, while the server’s main Discord was replaced by 300 lines of “WUB WUB THIS SERVER IS DEAD.”
Meanwhile, private server fans across Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) debated whether Epoch’s codebase would resurface as “Project Epoch 2: Electric Boogaloo” or if half the dev team already had new jobs at Zremax.
The Private Server Circle of Life
Of course, if you’ve spent more than six minutes in the private scene, this is all business as usual. One moment you’re topping /r/wowservers, the next you’re getting DMCA’d harder than a Cataclysmic gladiator’s ego.
Rumors suggest a new “secret project” (code name: “Project Paradox?” “Turtle Epoch?” “WotLK Reborn Reborn?”) is already in the works—because, as everyone knows, no dev can resist the siren call of another server, another chance, and another inevitable lawsuit.
Final Thoughts
To all Epoch players: Take this time to touch grass, call your mother, and, if you’re really desperate, play retail for a day (just kidding, don’t do that).
To Blizzard: Congrats on your 37th takedown of the year! Now, maybe address that queue on Classic HC, yeah? Or Maybe take care of the Bot problem?
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