OctoWoW

A fan-made expansion story for Vanilla World of Warcraft that delves deeper into exploring the original lore of the game. Mysteries of Azeroth aims to take a different path from the Burning Crusade, emphasizing the familiar Azeroth of old over the cosmic battles with the Burning Legion. Following the lore of Warcraft III and Vanilla WoW, Mysteries of Azeroth enhances the game by adding content that matches the spirit of the original Warcraft Universe.

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We are excited to announce the start of beta testing for the world's first zero-trust private server, OctoWow. This server is built on the security principle of zero trust: no individual working on the project needs to trust the others. To achieve this, contributors are unaware of one another's real identities and are united only by a passion for the Classic WoW community. Each contributor participates at their own risk, and no single individual has enough power to take down the project.

Built on Turtle WoW's 1.17.2 patch, we aim to restore content through Turtle's 1.18.1 patch (and have already made significant progress). We have deep respect for the developers who came before us and for the incredible work the Turtle team has done for the Classic WoW community. Our goal is to preserve the art they created and, once that is done, continue where they left off.

Creating a character on a private server is an act of trust, and we appreciate everyone who chooses to trust OctoWow with their time. To preserve that trust, we have implemented a model of decentralized redundancy to ensure all character and account information is preserved amongst at least eight independent and anonymous "Knowledge Keepers". Should any technical or legal issues occur with the primary server or database, this model ensures the other Knowledge Keepers have what is needed to restore the community and resume operations within days.

This is a time of great change in the private server community. As we mourn the loss of the servers that came before us, we also look forward to making our own contributions to this amazing community. "We owe a great debt to those who have gone before us; we must pay it forward by making the path easier for those who follow."

Sincerely,
The OctoWow team