28 October 2025
Welcome to the RUIN gaming Community! Established in 2004. Twitch, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Patreon The RUIN community meets every Tuesday at 6PM Pacific Standard Time on Discord to recognize outstanding members for promotion, discuss gaming news, events and scheduling for the upcoming week. The community came together during the 2004 launch of World of Warcraft. The guild assumed the name RUIN during the Warhammer Online campaign which culminated in the World First Inevitable City conquest.
From RUIN’s vantage, New World was a battlefield we entered with high command—Lumberyard’s raw power, 913K concurrent players, and a Marauder Coalition that ultimately crushed YS server under unified banners following a hard fought campaign. We stormed forts, toppled economies, and delivered a decisive victory in the “Battle for New World Campaign” before the first winter. To every RUIN officer, citizen, and ally—especially Towelliee, Bajheera and the Marauder war council—your precision and sacrifice wrote the only success story Amazon ever printed. To the rank-and-file devs at Amazon Game Studios who pulled all-nighters patching dupes, balancing turrets, and pushing 1.0.1 live at 3 AM PT: your craft was never the issue. You built a cathedral with the tools you were handed.
The collapse was not one of code or talent, but of leadership vision. New World never decided what it wanted to be—Roanoke’s hardcore survival sandbox or a true three-faction MMORPG—and so it became neither. Amazon ignored the battle-tested blueprints we waved in their faces: Cirodiil’s siegeable keeps, Eternal Battlegrounds’ cross-server mega-zones, EVE’s player councils, even SWTOR’s late-blooming open-world flashpoints. Instead of studying why those systems sustain 100v100 battles at 60 FPS with reward loops that keep guilds logging in a decade later, leadership chased quarterly “seasons” and console ports while the core PvP loop remained a placeholder flag on a hill. The engine could have carried 200v200-player battles at 144 Hz; the roadmap never asked it to. We left YS in December 2021 not in defeat, but in strategic victory—territory held, banners raised, community intact. Four years later, Amazon’s maintenance-mode eulogy proves what we diagnosed in real time: without a clear end-state model and the humility to copy proven winners, even a $500M war chest ends in a ghost town. RUIN thanks every soul who fought with us, built with us, and believed in Aeternum’s promise. The failure was never yours. It was a failure to lead with sovereignty—and that lesson now belongs to every studio still daring to launch an MMORPG. Another year, another star system. CitizenCon 2955, held on October 11, 2025, in Manchester, UK, featured the annual “CitizenCon Direct” presentation from Roberts Space Industries (RSI). The event focused on expanding the Star Citizen universe with new exploration opportunities, gameplay mechanics, and hardware reveals. Key themes included planetary tech advancements, player-driven content creation, dynamic combat, and the persistent push toward a more interconnected ‘verse. No firm release dates were given for Star Citizen 1.0 or Squadron 42, but the roadmap emphasized iterative progress through Alpha updates. Below, I’ll break down the major announcements by category, drawing from official RSI recaps, developer panels, and community breakdowns.New Ships and VehiclesThe “Captains of Industry” panel revisited base-building tools while unveiling three new ships, emphasizing modular designs for industrial and combat roles. These join the pipeline alongside delayed concepts like the Legionnaire (pushed to Q1 2026). World of Warcraft: Midnight Revealed!Phase four of the Midnight Alpha is here and with it, players in the test can continue to level through levels 88 to 90, explore the Voidstorm zone, take on two new Delves and three new dungeons, and more. Midnight Alpha Phase 4 Content:
Stay on top of all the latest updates with our Midnight Alpha Test Development notes in the official forums. Prepare to embark on an epic journey in World of Warcraft: Midnight. Explore new and reimagined zones, unlock a new race, and master thrilling new systems.
Legion Remix: Skies of Fire Now Live! Get ready for fast frenetic fun in Legion Remix as you meet up with the infinite dragonflight once more, level new characters, and earn a variety of items to add to your collection. Take to the skies of the Broken Isles with the original Legion content and the Emerald Nightmare and Trial of Valor raids. Legion Remix and the 11.2.5 Content Update Goes Live October 7! Get ready for fast frenetic fun in Legion Remix as you meet up with the infinite dragonflight once more, level new characters, and earn a variety of items to add to your collection. We’re turning things up a notch during The War Within Season 3 with increased rewards and improvements to help you gear up your Warband with Turbo-Boost. Explore the updated Cooldown Manager.
What is Legion Remix? Legion Remix is a time-limited seasonal event where players can create a Timerunner as one of the original 12 Legion classes and replay the entire Legion expansion at an accelerated pace from level 10-80 with some major gameplay twists. Players will collect power, face epic challenges, and earn a mountain of cosmetics such as pets, mounts, and transmog gear. Join us for a Midnight Deep Dive and Q&A October
Join us on October 1 when we take you further into Midnight with a Deep Dive broadcast then tune in for a one-hour live Q&A with World of Warcraft developers on Twitch and YouTube. The War Within: Season 3 Raid, PvP, and More Now Live!Take charge of your destiny with all-new challenges in The War Within Season 3 with an all-new raid— Manaforge Omega, a fresh dungeon—Eco-Dome Al’dani, a new Delve—The Archival Assault, an updated rotation of challenging Mythic+ dungeons, a new PvP season, and more! Prepare to dive deeper into The War Within campaign in the Ghosts of K’aresh content update. Explore a new zone, break ground in a new Delve, make an impact in Ecological Succession, and more.The War Within Season 3 also kicks off on August 12 with a new raid dungeon, new dungeon pool, and PvP updates.
In The Ghosts of K’aresh, the campaign continues as more pieces to a troubling puzzle fall into place. Players immerse themselves in The War Within story as it leads up to the next chapter of the Worldsoul Saga—Midnight.
Another year, another star system. That’s right! We kicked off this year’s CitizenCon Direct with the exciting announcement of our third star system, Nyx, a place with its own communities, conflicts, and catastrophes. Not to mention, the launch of three new and uniquely awesome ships. While Amelia Boyd has remained at large, chaos has reigned in Pyro, with the social-minded Citizens for Prosperity battling to keep residents safe and the criminally inclined Headhunters vying for blood. The Frontier Fighters took another massive step in their extreme grab for power when they stole an RSI Polaris, a combat-focused capital ship, from the UEE’s Invictus Launch Week expo earlier this year. Events
Welcome to RUIN Gaming! Join one of the best gaming communities on Twitch, stop by the stream chat and Discord! Thank you to all of our long-time members and supporters! RUIN Gaming Announces Launch of New Twitch Livestreaming and Multi-Media Studio Current Focus: Star Citizen march to 1.0 Dune Awakening, World of Warcraft legacy campaign conclusion in the Worldsoul Saga, we have additional areas of interest in a variety of upcoming MMORPGS! Completing the Worldsoul Saga: RUIN Gaming, a multi-gaming community founded in 2004 with over 13,000 Discord members, is concluding its 20-year engagement with World of Warcraft (WoW) through the Worldsoul Saga, a narrative arc spanning The War Within (2024), Midnight (2026), and The Last Titan (2027), led by Blizzard’s Chris Metzen. This saga marks the culmination of WoW’s storyline, and RUIN is mobilizing for its epilogue by leading raids and limited PvP events, particularly with the Mists of Pandaria Classic launch (July 21, 2025), in collaboration with the Alliance guild <BIGPVP>. Due to Blizzard’s insufficient investment in PvP (e.g., no new Epic Battlegrounds since Wrath of the Lich King and an underperforming War Mode) and WoW’s outdated game engine, RUIN is scaling back to minimal PvE operations on the Stormrage server, closing all Classic and most Retail branches. This strategic closure allows RUIN to honor WoW’s legacy while redirecting resources to emerging MMORPGs. Transition to New MMORPGs: RUIN is actively exploring Star Citizen and Ashes of Creation for large-scale community campaigns, alongside Dune Awakening, as part of a strategic pivot from legacy titles like WoW and Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR), which is being sunset post-Broadsword transfer. The guild is preparing for Star Citizen’s 1.0 launch and Ashes of Creation’s Alpha testing, focusing on large-scale PvP, logistics, and base-building. RUIN’s community engagement remains strong through weekly Tuesday meetings at 6 PM PST, where they plan events like BlizzCon 2025 and CitizenCon 2026, recognize member promotions, and gather feedback via Discord and the WoW Content Survey. The RUIN Studio Project amplifies this transition through Twitch and YouTube streams, showcasing campaigns and supported by Patreon funding for leadership training, streaming equipment, and Discord infrastructure. Why Star Citizen and Ashes of Creation are Ideal: Star Citizen and Ashes of Creation are ideal for RUIN’s focus on large-scale PvP, logistics, base-building, and war gaming due to their advanced technical frameworks and dynamic gameplay. Star Citizen’s server-meshed, seamless universe, built on the Lumberyard engine with 64-bit precision, supports planet-sized playspaces and integrated FPS-spaceflight combat, enabling cinematic fleet battles with assets like the RSI Polaris and coordinated ground assaults. Its physics-based flight model and player-driven economy create a sandbox where skill and strategy drive territorial conquests, as seen in RUIN’s Alpha 4.2.1 Foundation Festival operations. Ashes of Creation, powered by Unreal Engine 5.6, features a node-based system that fosters guild-led PvP and siege warfare, requiring logistics for resource management and base-building to control dynamic, player-influenced worlds. Both games reward RUIN’s expertise in coalition-building, tactical coordination, and community-driven engagements, positioning the guild to dominate competitive landscapes and shape virtual worlds. Executive Summary: RUIN Gaming Guild Meeting RUIN a multi-gaming community founded in 2004 with over 13,000 Discord members, is strategically shifting from legacy MMORPGs like World of Warcraft (WoW) and Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) to emerging titles such as Star Citizen, Ashes of Creation, and Dune Awakening. This transition, prompted by Blizzard’s limited PvP support and WoW’s outdated engine, involves reducing WoW to minimal PvE on the Stormrage server, closing Classic and most Retail branches, and ending SWTOR support post-Broadsword transfer. RUIN aims to dominate competitive landscapes in new MMORPGs, leveraging modern engines like Unreal Engine 5.6 and Lumberyard for large-scale PvP and community-driven engagements.
Star Citizen | Alpha 4.2.1: Race for Stanton Hurston. Crusader. ArcCorp. microTech. Show your loyalty to one or all of Stanton’s big four by joining their efforts to tackle the regen crisis. Mine, defend, and haul for the win and change Stanton forever. Irradiate, Illuminate, Annihilate! Join RUIN in Star Citizen for Alpha 4.2 Storm Breaker. RUIN fields a portion of our Star Citizen capital ship for fleet week.
RUIN GUILD MEETING UPDATE 2025 Policy Overview: STRATEGIC SITUATION Current Operations and Transition Context
Reasons for Strategic Realignment
STRATEGIC SHIFTS AND NEW OPERATIONAL FOCUS Executive Summary RUIN Gaming, a multi-gaming community founded in 2004, is at a pivotal moment as it concludes its engagement with World of Warcraft’s (WoW) at the end of the World Soul Saga, ending a 20-year narrative arc under Chris Metzen’s direction. Due to Blizzard Entertainment’s limited investment in WoW’s PvP capabilities and its outdated game engine, RUIN is scaling back operations to minimal PvE activities on the Stormrage server, closing all Classic branches and most Retail branches. Support for Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) is also being terminated following its transfer to Broadsword. This strategic realignment shifts resources toward emerging MMORPGs, including Star Citizen, Ashes of Creation, and Dune Awakening, with a focus on large-scale PvP and community-driven engagements. To support this transition, RUIN is actively recruiting, developing leadership, and fundraising, while leveraging its new RUIN Studio Project to enhance community engagement through Twitch livestreaming and multimedia content. This week, RUIN is heavily focused on Dune Awakening and Star Citizen’s Alpha 4.2, capitalizing on recent updates to strengthen their presence in these titles. In Dune Awakening, RUIN is active on the Wrath Server (Sietch Hajar), engaging in the game’s recent launch and patch 1.1.0.15, which addressed PvP balance and server stability issues. The guild is navigating the Deep Desert’s PvP-heavy endgame, despite community concerns about griefing and ornithopter exploits, and is testing the Public Test Client for patch 1.1.10.0 to prepare for upcoming PvE enhancements. In Star Citizen, RUIN is participating in the Alpha 4.2.1 Foundation Festival, emphasizing mentorship and cooperative gameplay, and leveraging the revamped Wikelo mission rewards and UEE Navy patrols to enhance their fleet operations with assets like the RSI Polaris. These efforts aim to establish RUIN as a dominant force in both games’ competitive landscapes. RUIN’s community, with over 13,000 Discord members, remains a cornerstone of its operations, fostering engagement through weekly meetings and events like “Patron Thursday” and “Friday RUIN after Dark,” which encourage camaraderie across titles like Destiny 2 and Grand Theft Auto V. The guild’s media presence is bolstered by the RUIN Studio Project, with active content creation on YouTube, Twitch, and Patreon, showcasing their campaigns in Dune Awakening and Star Citizen. By immersing members in the rich lore of these games and leveraging modern game engines like Unreal Engine for Ashes of Creation and Lumberyard for Star Citizen, RUIN is positioning itself at the forefront of virtual operational innovation. The guild’s focus on leadership training and financial contributions ensures mission readiness, aiming to sustain its reputation as a leading multi-gaming community. RUIN will continue to encourage our community members to branch out into the full spectrum of online multiplayer games through our Summer 2021-2023 Campaign. Serving a mission that is greater than gear score. Large parts of the RUIN community are deliberately moving away from Activision Blizzard games towards more modern alternatives. What is Star Citizen? Discover a new universe on an unprecedented scale, join a thriving community, and build it with us. Adventure awaits, Citizen. Embark on your Star Citizen adventure with limited-time discounted starter packs! Select the ship that comes with your game download. In Star Citizen, you can be whoever you want and explore the stars on your own terms. You can mine ore, haul cargo, salvage space wrecks, hunt bounties, become a mercenary, or even take up a life of crime. Fly and drive a vast variety of vehicles and play how you want to play – the possibilities are endless. RSI Polaris Guild Ship With massive torpedoes designed to take out much larger ships, a small-craft hangar, and a military-standard med bay, the Polaris is capable of single-handedly keeping your local star system safe and secure.  The event also highlighted RUIN’s organizational prowess and community engagement, as they hosted access to Orbital Lazer Platforms, unveiling an array of powerful weapons and new armor variants/cosmetics. The operation wasn’t just a logistical success—it was a spectacle of memorable PvP clashes, drawing in international organizations and prominent YouTubers and livestreamers. RUIN’s ability to field multiple well-crewed capital ships alongside fighter aircraft underscored their dominance in high-stakes engagements, cementing their reputation as a formidable force in the game’s competitive landscape. RUIN Gaming is at a critical juncture in its history as we conclude our engagement with the World of Warcraft (WoW) World Soul Saga, marking the end of twenty years of narrative under the narrative direction of Chris Metzen. This closure signals not only the completion of a significant chapter but also the initiation of a strategic realignment toward emerging massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), including Star Citizen, Ashes of Creation, and Dune Awakening. This shift is driven by Blizzard Entertainment’s insufficient investment in WoW’s player-versus-player (PvP) capabilities and outdated game engine. RUIN Gaming will reduce WoW operations to minimal player-versus-environment (PvE) activities on the Stormrage server, closing all Classic branches and most Retail branches. Concurrently, active support for Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) will cease following its transfer to Broadsword. Recruitment, leadership development, and financial support initiatives are underway to ensure mission readiness for operations in new MMORPGs, focusing on large-scale PvP and community-driven engagements.
One of our favorite traditions, BlizzCon brings us together over our shared passion for Blizzard’s universes, but at its heart, BlizzCon has always been about so much more. It’s about you, the communities you are a part of, and gives us the chance to connect, build friendships, and create unforgettable memories together. As many celebrate the Lunar New Year all around the world and in Azeroth, we want to take a moment to pause, reflect on 2024, and share more of what we have planned for 2025. Gaming NewsGaming news of interest to the RUIN community! Dune Awakening Launch. Join RUIN on the Wrath Server: Sietch Hajar
Find out when you can pre-load Dune: Awakening and when it is launching in your timezone: The first thing you need to know is exactly when you can start playing. Unreal Engine 5.6 is now available CD PROJEKT RED and Epic Games come together at the State of Unreal to show an early development Unreal Engine 5 tech demo for The Witcher 4. CD PROJEKT RED and Epic Games come together at the State of Unreal to show an early development Unreal Engine 5 tech demo for The Witcher 4 — showcasing some of the innovative technology and features that will help bring the game’s open world to life. Keep in mind this isn’t gameplay of The Witcher 4 itself, but a deep dive into the technological foundation of the new Witcher saga. Blood Message – Official Reveal Trailer | When History Forgets, Warriors Remember Blood Message is a narrative-driven, linear action-adventure single-player game developed by NetEase ThunderFire’s 24 Entertainment 临安（Lin’an）Studio, coming to PC and console platforms. The game is based on the true historical event of “Dunhuang’s Uprising”. Embark on the Expedition of a lifetime with Gustave (Charlie Cox), Maelle (Jennifer English), Lune (Kirsty Rider), Sciel (Shala Nyx), and Monoco (Rich Keeble), alongside incredible characters such as the powerful-yet–lazy Esquie (Maxence Carzola), the mysterious Verso (Ben Starr), and the brooding force that is Renoir (Andy Serkis). The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered – Official Trailer Explore Cyrodiil like never before in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, available now on Xbox Series X|S, Game Pass, PlayStation 5 and PC.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered modernizes the 2006 Game of the Year with all new stunning visuals and refined gameplay.
Explore the vast landscape of Cyrodiil like never before and stop the forces of Oblivion from overtaking the land in one of the greatest RPGs ever from the award-winning Bethesda Game Studios. Introducing Wildgate—a new crew-based shooter featuring out-of-this-world spaceship combat and only three rules: outsmart, outrun, or outgun. Official News Survival Sandbox World of Warcraft Worldsoul Saga
A grand new adventure 20 years in the making The Worldsoul Saga Finish the Fight! Watch the Latest WoWCast to Learn about Legion Remix Legion Remix is a time-limited seasonal event where players can create a Timerunner as one of the original 12 Legion classes and replay the entire Legion expansion at an accelerated pace from level 10-80 with some major gameplay twists. Players will collect power, face epic challenges, and earn a mountain of cosmetics such as pets, mounts, and transmog gear. Launch Trailer | Mists of Pandaria Classic Mists of Pandaria Classic is Live.
Step boldly into the shrouded mists and set foot on the ancient continent of Pandaria once again, embarking on a journey to uncover its forgotten wonders and unravel its deepest secrets when World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Classic launches on July 21 at 3:00 pm PDT. RUIN is currently engaged in Alpha testing of Ashes of Creation and actively reviewing Star Citizen for a potential future 1.0 launch campaign! The Mists of Pandaria Classic Pre-Patch is Now Live! You’ve ended Deathwing’s destructive rampage; now, you must unlock the mysteries of a lost continent and discover the dark secrets of Pandaria’s past when World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Classic launches on July 21 at 3:00 pm PDT. World of Warcraft and other MMORPGS. MMOs, at their core, are games that provide for the communal experience of the Great Myth which is a fundamental human pursuit throughout nearly every culture and time in history. Intellectual properties such as, Star Wars, World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls, etc. are modern adaptations and additions to the great human myth telling tradition. Expansive universes in which the heroic journey of many trials can be more directly experienced. We encourage members to immerse themselves in the rich lore and ever expanding stories that are the foundation of every game we play. Invest time and pride into your characters! Strive to fully enjoy the online gaming experience within our community! Community Objectives We remain excited for the future, with many improvements in the gaming genre on the technological front with the introduction of new consoles as well as next generation gaming engines and intellectual properties! Unreal 5 engine is of particular interest to us in 2023! Have fun and win! COMMUNITY Our mission is to provide an oasis for gamers and a much needed escape from the real world intended to uplift morale and provide a hopeful place to socialize, make new friends while maintaining connections with all of those we have met along the way over the last sixteen years. RUIN’s Discord server has reached over 13,000 members! We continue to remain a supportive meritocracy, where our success is a direct result of finding new gaming leaders and team-builders within our community, then empower them through providing resources, training, support, and a friendly community to become the best possible leaders. We utilize the features of Discord to make all of this possible including tech support, suggestion channel, gaming news, and guides for our favorite games. Discord Meeting Schedule
Would you like to be a member of the RUIN officer team or help the community directly? SOCIAL MEDIAWe aim to provide exciting content on current and upcoming games via YouTube, Twitch, Social Media and more. Subsequently, we encourage Game Developers to provide our community with massive multiplayer content that we have always envisioned, bringing virtual communities into a fully realized and complete state. We hope to engage an increasingly wide player base and keep invested in currently popular and upcoming gaming platforms by utilizing our social media well. EVENTSRUIN traditionally hosts a variety of guild events in and out of game. Including Blizzcon, movie premiers, summer vacation retreats and other gaming or entertainment industry related conventions and events! |
