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    <title>Announcements</title>
    <description>Latest server news.</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Official Server Reboots &amp; Maintenances Thread</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/official-server-reboots-maintenances-thread.261486/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/official-server-reboots-maintenances-thread.261486/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Gix)</author>
      <dc:creator>Gix</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="color: Red"><b>All server maintenances and reboots will be announced in this thread.</b></span><br />
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		<blockquote class="quoteContainer"><div class="quote"><span style="color: Black"><b>What does maintenance mean?</b></span><br />
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A voluntary or involuntary downtime caused by unknown reasons. If the reason is known it will be listed in this thread.<br />
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Maintenances usually take longer than 5 minutes and up to a few hours depending on the situation.</div><div class="quoteExpand">Click to expand...</div></blockquote>
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		<blockquote class="quoteContainer"><div class="quote"><span style="color: Black"><b>What does reboot mean?</b></span><br />
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Restarting the game server or the dedicated...</div><div class="quoteExpand">Click to expand...</div></blockquote>
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      <title>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025!</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-2025.553571/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-2025.553571/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Gix)</author>
      <dc:creator>Gix</dc:creator>
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Greetings adventurers,<br />
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Warmest wishes for a delightful holiday season from the Legacy Staff. As the year ends and the Christmas lights twinkle, let&#039;s celebrate the bonds forged in Sanctuary. May your holidays be joyful, your resolutions critical, and your drops magical. Here&#039;s to a New Year filled with more cow levels, loot, and triumphs in the eternal battle against the forces of evil. Stay strong, Nephalem, and happy holidays!<br />
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Best wishes,<br />
Happy...<br />
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<a href="http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-2025.553571/" class="internalLink">Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025!</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2024!</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 10:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-2024.553570/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-2024.553570/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Gix)</author>
      <dc:creator>Gix</dc:creator>
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Greetings dear members,<br />
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Warmest wishes for a delightful holiday season from our entire staff. May the holiday spirit be with you and your families. As tradition dictates, we would love to use this opportunity to remind everyone that this is the time to show appreciation for your family and loved ones.<br />
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As some play with snowflakes, some are bathing in the sun, no matter the weather, this is a time for everyone to take a collective breath and hope...<br />
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<a href="http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-2024.553570/" class="internalLink">Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2024!</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2023!</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-2023.553569/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-2023.553569/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Gix)</author>
      <dc:creator>Gix</dc:creator>
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Greetings dear members,<br />
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Warmest greetings of the season and best wishes for an enchanted holiday season from the Legacy Staff. May you be blessed with the joy of family, the gift of friends and the very best of everything in 2023! We hope that you will, alongside us, celebrate the spirit of the season and enjoy playing on this realm as much as we&#039;ve enjoyed maintaining it through the years.<br />
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We are all gamers in our hearts, but every year we like...<br />
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<a href="http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-2023.553569/" class="internalLink">Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2023!</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2022!</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2021 20:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-2022.553568/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-2022.553568/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Gix)</author>
      <dc:creator>Gix</dc:creator>
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Greetings community,<br />
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Warmest wishes for a delightful holiday season from our staff members. We hope that the spirit of generosity and kindness will echo through our realm during this delightful and peaceful time of the year. May the closeness of friends, the comfort of home, and the unity of our community, renew your spirits this holiday season as we are proud to continue our tradition of providing family entertainment and all-around cheer.<br />
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Merry...<br />
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<a href="http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-2022.553568/" class="internalLink">Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2022!</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Planned Maintenance on Monday October 4th</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 02:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-monday-october-4th.553567/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-monday-october-4th.553567/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Gix)</author>
      <dc:creator>Gix</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Please note that our hosting company will be conducting a planned maintenance on <b>Monday, October 4th</b> at <b>2:00 AM UTC</b>. During this period the servers will be unavailable.<br />
We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 30 to 60 minutes at most.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 02:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/happy-holidays-and-happy-new-year.553562/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/happy-holidays-and-happy-new-year.553562/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Gix)</author>
      <dc:creator>Gix</dc:creator>
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Greetings dear members,<br />
This holiday season is unlike any other, to finish off a year that is like no other. Throughout this holiday season, and as we slowly move into a new and hopefully a better year, we wish you moments of peace and clarity during these difficult times and we merely hope that all our connections with our dear and beloved remain strong, even if we cannot meet in person.<br />
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May the warmth of holidays past and memories we hold dear...<br />
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<a href="http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/happy-holidays-and-happy-new-year.553562/" class="internalLink">Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Planned Maintenance on Tuesday December 22nd</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 03:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-tuesday-december-22nd.553561/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-tuesday-december-22nd.553561/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Ezekiel)</author>
      <dc:creator>Ezekiel</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We will be performing scheduled maintenance on <b>Tuesday, December 22nd </b>at <b>3:00 AM UTC</b>. During this period the servers will be unavailable.<br />
We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 1 hour, concluding at around 4:00 AM UTC.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Planned Maintenance on Monday May 25th</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2020 04:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-monday-may-25th.553550/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-monday-may-25th.553550/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Gix)</author>
      <dc:creator>Gix</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We will be performing scheduled maintenance on <b>Monday, May 25th</b> at <b>3:00 AM UTC</b>. During this period the servers will be unavailable.<br />
We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 1 hour, concluding at around 4:00 AM UTC.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Planned Maintenance on Sunday February 16th</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2020 06:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-sunday-february-16th.553546/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-sunday-february-16th.553546/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Ezekiel)</author>
      <dc:creator>Ezekiel</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We will be performing scheduled maintenance on <b>Sunday, February 16th </b>at <b>6:00 AM UTC</b> in order to install the latest operating system updates. During this period, all servers will be unavailable. We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 1 hour, concluding at around 7:00 AM UTC.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Planned Maintenance on Sunday November 3rd</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2019 05:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-sunday-november-3rd.540540/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-sunday-november-3rd.540540/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Ezekiel)</author>
      <dc:creator>Ezekiel</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We will be performing scheduled maintenance on <b>Sunday, November 3rd</b> at <b>3:00 AM UTC</b> in order to install the latest operating system updates together with some planned hardware upgrades. During this period, all servers will be unavailable. We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 1 hour, concluding at around 4:00 AM UTC.<br />
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Current maintenance has been extended until 5:00 AM UTC. We apologize for any disruption and hope to restore service quickly.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Planned Maintenance on Tuesday December 11th</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-tuesday-december-11th.540440/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-tuesday-december-11th.540440/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Ezekiel)</author>
      <dc:creator>Ezekiel</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We will be performing a scheduled maintenance on <b>Tuesday, December 11th</b> at  <b>3:00 AM UTC</b> in order to install the latest operating system updates together with a planned update for our core platform that addresses the couple interrupts we experienced earlier this morning among other new features and coding improvements. During this period, all servers will be unavailable. We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 1 hour, concluding at around 4:00 AM UTC. <span style="text-decoration: line-through">The platform...</span><br />
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<a href="http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-tuesday-december-11th.540440/" class="internalLink">Planned Maintenance on Tuesday December 11th</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2017 00:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year.540301/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year.540301/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Ezekiel)</author>
      <dc:creator>Ezekiel</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="http://i.imgur.com/fACFG7h.png" class="bbCodeImage LbImage" alt="[&#x200B;IMG]" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/fACFG7h.png" /><br />
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We bet you are already immersed into the festivities and holiday mood, and have got tons of Christmas messages but congratulations are never too much.<br />
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At this point of the year we would like to thank all our members for being part of our community over the past years and more, as well as wish you and your family happy holidays from the whole team. May this Christmas be cheerful and filled with love and may the new year bring you new achievements!...<br />
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<a href="http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year.540301/" class="internalLink">Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Planned Maintenance on Saturday December 16th</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 05:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-saturday-december-16th.540300/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-saturday-december-16th.540300/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Ezekiel)</author>
      <dc:creator>Ezekiel</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Dear members,<br />
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Please note that we will be conducting a planned maintenance on Saturday December 16th starting around 3:00AM UTC in order to install OS updates, purge old logs and test the backup system. An interruption of the services for about 30 minutes is expected, therefore the gameservers will be inaccessible during this time.<br />
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Regards.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Planned Maintenance on Saturday October 28th</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2017 05:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-saturday-october-28th.540297/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-saturday-october-28th.540297/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Ezekiel)</author>
      <dc:creator>Ezekiel</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Dear members,<br />
Please note that our hosting company will be conducting a planned maintenance on Saturday October 28th starting at 4:00AM UTC in order to replace a faulty public switch. An interruption of the public network of about 1 hour is expected while the switch is replaced therefore the gameservers will be inaccessible during this time.<br />
This will have an impact only over some of our gameservers and regions, the website and forums shall remain available and we will update this...<br />
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<a href="http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/planned-maintenance-on-saturday-october-28th.540297/" class="internalLink">Planned Maintenance on Saturday October 28th</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Server Updated to 1.28.5</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 05:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/server-updated-to-1-28-5.81172/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/server-updated-to-1-28-5.81172/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Gix)</author>
      <dc:creator>Gix</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Dear Warcraft Players,<br />
Server has been successfully updated to accept W3 1.28.5 clients, new installer is available <a href="http://europebattle.net/w3/connect" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow"><b>here</b>.</a><br />
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<b>(Bots Owners)</b> Update your config files to the following in order to be able to host on our server:<br />
bnet_custom_war3version = 28<br />
bnet_custom_exeversion = 0 5 28 1<br />
bnet_custom_exeversionhash =<br />
bnet_custom_passwordhashtype = pvpgn<br />
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Patch 1.28.5 changelog:<br />
File paths and usernames think more globally in game and...<br />
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<a href="http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/server-updated-to-1-28-5.81172/" class="internalLink">Server Updated to 1.28.5</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Server Updated to 1.28.2</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 May 2017 15:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/server-updated-to-1-28-2.540285/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/server-updated-to-1-28-2.540285/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Ezekiel)</author>
      <dc:creator>Ezekiel</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Dear Warcraft Players,<br />
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Server has been successfully updated to accept W3 1.28.2 clients, new installer is available <a href="http://europebattle.net/w3/connect" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">here.</a><br />
<b>Important:</b> There is no standalone patch released by Blizzard this time so follow the instructions below.<br />
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Download Version Switcher 1.27b to 1.28.2 via torrent from <a href="https://mega.nz/#%21ooQVVS4J%21_aPmtEeX0CWgW0qrCe6BaqRDDebxtnSlwVLOy9JgzmE" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">here.</a> <span style="color: #bfbfbf">(Credits: cen) </span><br />
Mirror direct...<br />
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<a href="http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/server-updated-to-1-28-2.540285/" class="internalLink">Server Updated to 1.28.2</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Server Updated to 1.27b</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2017 03:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/server-updated-to-1-27b.540274/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/server-updated-to-1-27b.540274/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Gix)</author>
      <dc:creator>Gix</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Dear Warcraft Players,<br />
<br />
Server has been successfully updated to accept W3 1.27b clients, new installer is available <a href="http://europebattle.net/w3/connect" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">here.</a><br />
<b>Important:</b> We will no longer support older client versions so make sure to upgrade your client patch.<br />
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Warcraft III The Frozen Throne Patch 1.27b can be downloaded from <a href="http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/war3x/patches/pc/War3TFT_127b_English.exe" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">here.</a> <br />
Additional languages:...<br />
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<a href="http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/server-updated-to-1-27b.540274/" class="internalLink">Server Updated to 1.27b</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Happy Anniversary! 12 Years Online!</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2017 10:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/happy-anniversary-12-years-online.540231/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/happy-anniversary-12-years-online.540231/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Gix)</author>
      <dc:creator>Gix</dc:creator>
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It was twelve years ago and this time of the year, <b>1st of January 2005</b>, that a strong gaming community was born and today we&#039;d like to wish a Happy 12th anniversary to our entire community and say thanks to everyone that has joined us so far!<br />
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Founded by a dedicated team with a mutual goal - to forge the best gaming servers and serve a community who appreciates it. We are proud to know that through many challenges, we kept...<br />
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<a href="http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/happy-anniversary-12-years-online.540231/" class="internalLink">Happy Anniversary! 12 Years Online!</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2017 22:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year.540201/</link>
      <guid>http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year.540201/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Gix)</author>
      <dc:creator>Gix</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="http://i.imgur.com/DwA1Rtm.png" class="bbCodeImage LbImage" alt="[&#x200B;IMG]" data-url="http://i.imgur.com/DwA1Rtm.png" />  <br />
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We bet you are already immersed into the festivities and holiday mood, and have got tons of Christmas messages but congratulations are never too much.<br />
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At this point of the year we would like to thank all our members for being part of our community over the past years and more, as well as wish you and your family happy holidays from the whole team. May this Christmas be cheerful and filled with love and may the new year bring you new achievements!...<br />
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<a href="http://forum.usabattle.net/threads/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year.540201/" class="internalLink">Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!</a>]]></content:encoded>
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