Fake WOW server makes owner $3m in 'donations'

[silversurfer]

Server owner allowed players onto WOW without paying any sub fees but asked for donations in exchange for in game favours.
$3m sounds like easy money

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/...utraNews+(Gamasutra+News)&utm_content=Twitter

 

[dmcg]

nvm this is the case ;p

 

[markiejt]

deserved tho tbh to do the crime if can't do the time (or fine in this case)

 

[twist3d0n3]

what kind of favours are we talking about here? cheeky reach around?

 

[Davies_M]

what kind of favours are we talking about here? cheeky reach around?

With a bit of soap perhaps?

Or am I getting ahead of myself here?

 

[speeduk]

Used to be a very popular set of servers. Think there was up to 4k players on each at their peak. Always wondered when blizzard would rip them a new one lol.

 

[Damien.]

Ouch that's going to give them a headache in the morning !

 

[franco_22]

I very much doubt that Blizzard was losing 80 million from this server but whatever, there's a reason why people joke that you don't mess with Blizzard's lawyers.

64000 in legal fees... man, I can't wait to finish my LLB.

By the way, this isn't the first time this happened, Blizzard has sued/shut down many private servers, although this seems to be the biggest, highly doubt the guy can afford to pay that thou, if the courts make him pay, he is screwed for life.

 

[JIM_BOB7813]

Second comment xD

I have a feeling Reeves is long gone with his or her, 3+ million dollars. I know I would left the country the second that suit arrived...

 

[DIABLO]

Second comment xD

Sit on my ass and wait for Blizzard to come and take all my money and make me a pauper or skip the country and live the life of riley somewhere, hmm tough choice...

 

[Devrij]

PWND! I can imagine a lot of people who play WoW paying for sneaky upgrades instead of grinding their arses off. Let's go to mexico and start up a private server

 

[silversurfer]

Simple solution seems to be hosted in the far east somewhere. North korea could do a roaring trade in wow servers, communism has no copyright

 

[McBain]

Unfair competition?

 

[PiKe]

How is he meant to find $88m ?

 

[adamknox]

How is he meant to find $88m ?

i was thinking the same thing. I think she will have to go into 'bankrupcy' and pay off as much as she can. Good old blizzard they couldnt have just taken the 3M they decided to take the donations + as much else as they could get and REALLY ruin some ones life. Id rather be put into prison for 5 years. leats when you come out you would still be able to get a morgage and some what a good job.

 

[neoboy]

That's how most of these lawsuits roll really, they go for the highest figure and they are probably making example of the person as well to send a message out. Kinda scary that it was a default judgement and they still piled up $64000 in legal fees, I'm clearly doing a wrong degree!

 

[Judgeneo]

$64000 in legal fees and the defendant didn't even respond... Thats pricey

 

[HarryPainful]

i was thinking the same thing. I think she will have to go into 'bankrupcy' and pay off as much as she can. Good old blizzard they couldnt have just taken the 3M they decided to take the donations + as much else as they could get and REALLY ruin some ones life. Id rather be put into prison for 5 years. leats when you come out you would still be able to get a morgage and some what a good job.

Rather go in prison?!

Yeah sure.

I would rather have a dead credit record for 6 years and get on with my life in the mean time.

 

[Destination]

Does this mean they had the server source code?
I mean to allow them to run sucha venture, surely you need the serverside source code?

That can't be easy to acquire?

 

[lumpeh]

no they sample the in/outs of network data then create a server emulator to give the clients the right answers.