UPDATE 5:
Issue has been solved, check out this post for details
UPDATE 4:
Hey all. Just a small update - Discord support has finally come through and returned control of the server to us just a few minutes ago. Obviously there's... not much left. It's late right now, but Lady Grove and I will begin reconstruction in the morning and hopefully have more of a fanfare announcement when it is fully operational again.
I am cautiously optimistic that the hacker issues are done now, but we are still proceeding cautiously. We'll have more updates for you soon.
Thank you to all of you who have given up support in this frustrating time.
UPDATE 3:
Thank you to all of you who sent through screen grabs and message links. You've helped us make a good case for the Discord Support, and kept us abreast of what is going on with the server itself.
As many of you have noticed, the hacker (who I've been chatting to, they're quite the dipshit) has erased / hidden most of the channels and changed the name of the server, which is actually a boon in my eyes as it helps highlight to everyone that it has been compromised. Since Discord support is dragging their feet about this (and could take days or weeks to act) we're going to go ahead with the new server, once we've got a bit of breathing room from the animation we're working on. Again a big thanks to you all, and we'll let you know once we have any more info to announce.
UPDATE 2:
Massive thanks to everyone who sent us screengrabs of the server in its current state. It looks like those who commented below are right - despite the threats the server has not been deleted, just everyone who had any authority (mods etc) have been removed. I'm working with Discord Support about this, and we'll see how it all plays out.
In the meantime, if anyone has the ability can you please send through a DM to either myself (begrove) or Lady Grove (ladygrove) with a "message link" to one of the comments made on the server (on PC you right click any message, then click "Copy Message Link" then paste it in a DM to us). Even though we're blocked this will give us the current server code that will help in escalating things with support.
Good luck all, it looks like the resistance isn't quite done yet. 🫡
UPDATE:
Some people are saying noting that for them the server still appears to exist. Talking to Discord support, they need some information to proceed with this - can one of you please:
Send me a screengrab of how the server looks now (you can send it to [email protected] or post a link to the image in the comments)
Try to interact with the server - just post a "hello" message or something. This may indicate whether the server still exists for real or if it is just a ghost remnant of chached info.
Those of you who use Discord may have opened it up this morning to find something missing. A hole, both in the soul, and your regular server list.
Well last night around 1am I was contacted by the a$$hole hacker who has made this week a living hell for us. He threatened to delete the server unless I responded, to which I responded by continuing to sleep with my Discord notifications disabled as I do every night.
By 3am they decided enough was enough and blew their load, deleting our server completely.
After talking to Discord support, they have put in very kind and considerate words "y'all f*cked". So now it is a matter of rebuilding! We've re-established a new server, with a lofty membership of 2 (Lady Grove and myself) and will be re-forming it to be as close to the original as we can. An invite for it will come out once the basic elements are in place
A massive thanks to everyone who has been supportive and helpful throughout this process. This is obviously not the result we wanted from this kerfuffle, particularly since we're also trying to get through all the month's rewards at the same time. To wit - we will be releasing Sweater Stretcher Reward #1 soon, so Patrons keep your eyes open for that.
And just remember - they can remove the scaffolds of our community - but the heart remains. From that strength we shall rebuild anew - bigger, better and boobie-er.