Yup, he is still around :) I'd call Thundernetes a "spin-off" more than a pivot, tailored to the folks that want full control over their game servers, compared

Yup, he is still around :) I'd call Thundernetes a "spin-off" more than a pivot, tailored to the folks that want full control over their game servers, compared to the more "SaaS" model of MPS (code name "Thunderhead"). Have you tried the MPS service recently? We've done lots of work to improve startup times.