Flyff publisher issues DMCA takedowns for multiple private servers

Fly For Fun (Flyff) publisher Wemade Connect has been issuing DMCA takedowns against several private servers for the long-running anime MMORPG, with multiple shutdowns reported over the past couple of weeks.

A community-run timeline on the fan website tracks the recent closures. According to posts linked there, one of the first to go this month was Giant Flyff, followed by more shutdown announcements in the days after, including Chronicles of Madrigal.

None of this is especially unusual in the MMO space. When a game is still operating, rights holders tend to treat unlicensed servers as infringement, even if the servers are doing their own balancing, rates, or other changes on top of the original client and assets. Flyff itself is still available in an official form, including a browser-based version.

That said, the crackdown is clearly landing badly with parts of the community. On Reddit, players have been arguing that private servers were less about dodging payment and more about recapturing an older version of the game or reliving nostalgia with friends. Others are pushing back on the outrage and pointing out that, feelings aside, the company is within its rights to pursue takedowns of unlicensed servers using its IP.

Still, it seems difficult to ever truly contain private servers as even massive gaming companies like Blizzard have struggled to stop the widespread prevalence of World of Warcraft private servers.

Wemade Connect hasn’t laid out a broad public statement in the source material here, so it’s not clear whether this is a one-time sweep or the start of a longer enforcement push. What is clear: if you were playing on one of the affected private servers, it’s worth keeping an eye on shutdown notices and any community migration plans.