The pain when your favourite private MMORPG server goes down - I know it too well (I've been programming for private MMORPG servers myself, though not WoW). It

The pain when your favourite private MMORPG server goes down - I know it too well (I've been programming for private MMORPG servers myself, though not WoW). It really is an entire world just disappearing. If I was the head of a large game company, I'd make good friends with the modding/private server crowd (unless it's in direct competition with one's own product), they often create tight-knit communities that provide value for many years.