Blizzard Sends Legal Threats to World of Warcraft Private Servers for Using the Word ‘World’

In a shocking turn of events, Blizzard is cracking down on private servers for daring to use the word ‘World’ in their names.

Players across Azeroth are in a frenzy after Blizzard issued cease and desist letters to multiple World of Warcraft private servers for using the word ‘World’ in their names. Apparently, Blizzard has decided that they own the rights to all things ‘World’-related in the MMO space.

This latest move has left server owners scrambling to come up with new names that won’t incur the wrath of the legal team at Blizzard. Many are now resorting to ridiculous names like ‘Not-World of Warcraft’ or ‘Definitely Not Trying to be WoW.’

One server owner, who wished to remain anonymous, lamented, ‘I just wanted to create a fun place for players to enjoy classic WoW content, but now I have to deal with legal threats over a single word in my server’s name. It’s absurd.’

Despite the backlash from the community, Blizzard shows no signs of backing down. In fact, rumors are swirling that they plan to trademark the word ‘World’ itself, just to be safe. Looks like we’ll all have to start saying ‘Planet of Warcraft’ from now on.

Whether this legal battle will have any lasting impact on the private server scene remains to be seen. But one thing is for certain: the word ‘World’ will never be the same in Azeroth.