11 years and counting. Next steps.
Hello Citizens of Dalaran,
As we look back on the past 11 years, it's impossible not to feel a deep sense of gratitude for each and every one of you. This journey has been more than just maintaining a server—it’s been about building a community, creating memories, and sharing countless adventures together. Without your unwavering support, creativity, and passion, none of this would have been possible. You have shaped this world as much as we have, turning it into something far beyond what we could have ever imagined. Together, we've crafted a home where friendships have blossomed, challenges have been overcome, and history has been made. Here’s to the moments we’ve shared and the many more yet to come.
As we move forward, we remain committed to not just preserving what we've built together, but also to exploring new horizons that will continue to improve our shared experience. With that in mind, we've been planning and working behind the scenes, so that the future of Dalaran WoW is as beautiful, bright and innovative as its past.
We have been thoroughly testing and reviewing the technologies at our disposal to make sure that some of the proposals are feasible, as well as working on a new huge feature, before offering it to the community (I needed to make sure it would work). With all this, we have identified three main options as potential next steps, which can also host the mentioned new feature.
As mentioned and, as slightly hinted through some updates, during the last year we have been quietly developing this new system. This project was put on hold for personal reasons previously shared in an earlier update, but now, we're excited to reveal that this feature is not only unique but also has the potential to set a new standard for private servers. We believe it’s something truly fun and engaging.
This feature is packed with lots and lots of details and will be compatible with whichever option is chosen for our next step, as will be mentionded below. We’ll share more about all this in the near future, let's go step by step, but we can already hint that it involves a completely dynamic event system that’s never been seen before and will keep the Blizzlike ideals as its maximum: it will allow players to enjoy every detail from the old World of Warcraft that we all are in love with.
As a reminder, our priority is to maintain the essence of Dalaran WoW and keep everything as Blizzlike as possible. Personally, I’m absolutely thrilled about this new stage and the feature we’ve been working on.
About Algalon:
Algalon was temporarily shut down due to resource constraints. Maintaining servers with such large databases is costly. Although some users continued to support us with donations, it wasn't enough to cover all expenses. We, too, have been contributing to keep everything running from our own pockets for a long time, but the costs associated with maintaining Algalon were too high. With most players on Dalaran, we decided to close the hosting and all associated services of Algalon, for the time being.
Next Steps:
We invite you to share your opinion via a Google form, but here’s a brief overview of the options:
Regardless of the option chosen by you, our community, the new feature will play a significant role in the future of Dalaran WoW. Note that it shall not be invasive at all and will not interfere with anyone's gameplay.
Spadita and I believe it’s something really huge, fun, innovative, respectful with our ideals and the Blizzlike essence, and, as we mentioned, never seen before that will make our journey together filled with many more exciting and enjoyable adventures.
We deeply miss the old World of Warcraft, and our goal is to create something that we ourselves would absolutely love to play. Every decision, every new feature, including this exciting new addition we’ve been working on, is crafted with the same passion and excitement we’ve always had as players who dream about and adore this game. As fellow lovers of Wrath of the Lich King, we believe this feature is something truly special - something we would be excited to play ourselves, and that we hope you, who share our deep love for this game, will also enjoy.