It was recently revealed that Blizzard Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against private server TurtleWoW. This isn’t the first time, as the former also filed against Nolstralius several years ago. What I find interesting about this is that the two private servers could not be more different in terms of scope and gameplay style. Nostralius, as far back as I remember, was more Vanilla Classic, but it did have somewhere in the neighborhood of a million active accounts.TurtleWoW is much smaller, with at least ~50,000 active accounts and 5-10K active on a daily basis. However, this private server does quite a few different things compared to Nostralius, such as creating its own content. These are just my own thoughts on the situation, and I would like to point out that I am not a lawyer, nor am I giving any kind of advice. These are just my thoughts on where I think this situation is heading.The Blizzard x TurtleWoW Lawsuit feels like Nostralius 2.0 in some waysThe Blizzard x TurtleWoW lawsuit is similar to Nostralius. The two are/were both private servers, both being very popular. Nostralius was so much bigger, and this is because at that time, there was no legit Classic server to play on. Then came the lawsuit, and a visit to Blizzard Entertainment by the Nostralius team. Before we knew it, Classic WoW was announced.These days, we have more flavors of Classic than we know what to do with, from Season of Discovery, Hardcore, to the 20th Anniversary servers. Nostralius was so much bigger than TurtleWoW, though, so why would they go after this “small-time” server? One reason, according to the lawsuit, is that: “Blizzard is informed and believes, and on that basis alleges, that Defendants have made hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars from user ‘donations’.”Another complaint is that the private server is “brazenly escalating its efforts to cannibalize and disrupt WoW player community” through a powerful social media campaign, which includes video game influencers who hype up the private server.These are serious allegations, but I cannot help but wonder if something similar to Nostralius will happen again. There’s been a major outcry for a Classic+ offering from World of Warcraft fans over the past few years, and that’s what TurtleWoW delivers to its fanbase. Something similar to Classic, but with new content that isn’t available anywhere else.When Nostralius was shut down, it led to the creation of WoW Classic, which certainly helped revitalize the game and bring back those old-school players who longed for something familiar. I’d like to think that this current lawsuit could also lead to a Classic+ announcement.While I’d love to think that, and that ultimately Blizzard would work with the developers of this interesting private server, the fact that they’re reportedly making a great deal of money on this product that legally doesn’t belong to them, compels me to think it’s not just a “Blizz is developing Classic+” situation.Unfortunately, I think this is just an instance of Icarus flying too close to the sun, and his wings melting. Other private servers do have cash shops, but many of those are used to keep the game running, instead of turning a profit. There are almost certainly other, bigger servers. That leads me to think that’s certainly a reason, or multiple reasons, that this lawsuit got filed.We’ll just have to see what happens over the next year or so. I doubt this is a situation that will get resolved anytime soon. While I’d love to stay positive and think this will lead to a really cool update for World of Warcraft, I think it might be that TurtleWoW has made too much noise and has forced Blizzard to respond.Check out our other WoW guides and featuresWoW Midnight release window, new zones, prey system, and moreWoW Midnight pre-order guide: Which edition is right for youWho are the Haranir? Taking a look at WoW Midnight’s upcoming Allied RaceWoW Midnight is facing its biggest raid boss ever: Content drought