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Jez Corden

World of Warcraft finally kills 'pirate' server Turtle WoW ... but there are real lessons as to why it was so popular

Turtle WoW logo banner, on a shattered glass background.

Blizzard Entertainment has finally succeeded in killing off pirate server "Turtle WoW," which has been a bit of a thorn in World of Warcraft's side for some time.

If you don't know the history, Turtle WoW is a heavily-modified World of Warcraft Classic server, often described as Classic+ in the community. The rise of private servers for the "old school" WoW experience has been so popular over the past decade, that Blizzard itself began offering minimalistic "Classic" experiences, basically re-releasing the original game with minimal changes.

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