Timeline
The Beginning
WoWps.org (World of Warcraft Private Server Organisation) was founded by DJRavine. Built on the Mangos WoW emulator with a custom web frontend by Alexandr Arutyunov, the site launched as a hub for WoW private server enthusiasts.
NADAsoft.ath.cx
The sister site NADAsoft.ath.cx went live, serving as DJRavine's personal portfolio and community hub alongside WoWps.org.
The Forums Launch
On February 17, the vBulletin forums went live. Ryu was the first to register, followed by deathseeker41, Wata, albatror, »Yama«, Kitten, and Krymzon — all within the first two days. Forum rules, a chatbox, and Ventrilo voice support were set up immediately.
The MaNGOS WebPack
DJRavine released the PHP & SQL Burning Crusade WebPack — a complete website package for MaNGOS servers. It became the site's most popular resource with over 19,000 views, and the Complete Installation Guide reached 31,000+.
Community Growth
The forum grew from 20 members in its first week to over 700 by year's end. Over 317 introduction threads were posted. Five emulator sections were created: MaNGOS, Kobold/Ludmilla, WowwoW, WoWeMu, and Antrix/Ascent. Growth then exploded — by mid-2008 the site had surpassed 25,000 registered users.
The Burning Crusade Era
WoWps.org adopted the iconic Burning Crusade visual theme with Alliance, Horde, BC, and Christmas toggles. The site ran its own OpenX ad server and featured a casino plugin with blackjack, poker, and a lottery for forum currency.
Custom Tools & Development
DJRavine launched the SCPtoSQL Item Converter in September and began work on the Ascent Item Creator in May. The NADAsoft TBC Spawn Team was formed to populate the game world with quest NPCs and creatures.
Project: Genocide & Covert Ops
Two dedicated project sections launched on the forum — custom server development efforts by the WoWps team, pushing the boundaries of what private servers could do.
FrozenBlade Template
Kitten released the FrozenBlade Template v2 in July — a stunning WoW-themed website template hosted on kitten.nadasoft.net. It became one of the most popular resources on the site with over 25,000 views. The community loved it so much that member furt created FrozenBlade Enhanced with PHP scripting, account creation, and server tools — eventually evolving into FrozenCMS.
Expanding Services
NADAsoft migrated from the .ath.cx domain to NADAsoft.net. Beyond WoW, the community hosted Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare game servers. The Ascent Item Creator was updated to v2.0 in January.
Virtue Realmlister
DJRavine publicly released Virtue, a realm listing tool for private server communities — helping players discover and connect to servers across the scene.
The Twilight Years
As the private server landscape shifted and official WoW evolved, forum activity gradually declined. Spam bots began to outnumber new members, but the core community — DJRavine, Kitten, Spaz, thePettyYeti, Untold — kept the lights on.
The Great Migration
In June, the forum was migrated from vBulletin 3 to MyBB — carrying over 98,960 registered users. DJRavine posted in the shoutbox: "HUGE forum clean out in progress.. Spammer beware!" A loyalty and achievement system was added.
DJRavine's CodeBook
NADAsoft.net was rebuilt on WordPress as "DJRavine's CodeBook" — a developer portfolio hosting WoW fonts (LifeCraft, Morpheus, Folkard), custom tools, and coding tutorials. The download manager would eventually serve over 20,000 downloads across all resources.
WoWps.org Relaunched
On August 1, DJRavine announced in the shoutbox: "WoWps.org is back online!!" Spaz replied: "Holy WOW!!!! This is looking sweet!" The site emerged refreshed with a new forum engine and a cleaned-up community. 42,421 threads and 77,140 posts were preserved.
WoWps Lite
A new lightweight forum theme, "WoWps Lite", was released — one of the last major updates to the site. Activity continued to slow, with occasional visits from long-time members checking in.
Intermittent Signals
The first database backup was taken on January 16 — a 561 MB snapshot preserving every post, every casino bet, every shoutbox message. In March, DJRavine brought the site back online once more: "WoWps.org is back online... !"
Last Voices
The final shoutbox message was recorded on August 20, 2015 — a member asking about old server files. A quiet end to years of community chatter, but the data endured.
Final Backup
On January 28, the last database backup was taken — 195 MB preserving 99,275 registered users, 8,455 threads, and 45,593 posts across a decade of community history.
The Archive
This memorial site was created to preserve the memory, screenshots, and spirit of the WoWps.org community. A tribute to the friendships forged in Azeroth.