Nah it would have been more effort if they actually destroyed it, but they didnât make an effort.
Meanwhile Gennâs still whining about how his crap got wrecked and weâre all like âdude just go back inside. that loaf you put in the oven back before Cata is still there and still warmâ
NoâŚthatâŚthat wouldnât cause it to an IP issue. The IP issue is the having said private server. Any modifications are completely irrelevant to it entirely.
Secondly, youâre asking something tricky with an outdated system.
Istaria was eventually given up by the developers to the community, but even with their coding some things are just hard coded into the gameâs architecture.
Look at league of legends, they had to plans for YEARS to completely revamp the game AND ensure everyone kept their stuff.