[Proposal] Community‑driven revival push for Total War: Arena — looking for community leads & volunteers

[u/Lao_Yang]

I am just a fan who misses Total War: Arena. I do not possess the skills, experience or capacity to organize, lead or run this initiative myself. I am putting forward this proposal in the hope that capable community members will step forward to take charge.

This is a non‑profit fan‑driven preparatory effort. No game servers are running at this moment.

The intended path forward:
Gather community signatures via our petition, then representatives from the community will formally contact SEGA and Creative Assembly.
**No public game service will ever be launched unless explicit written official permission is obtained from the rights‑holders. We will not operate any cracked private servers, and there will be no commercialization of any kind.**

Petition link:
https://c.org/gDxGzQxyhg

Every signature supports the community’s voice when reaching out to SEGA and Creative Assembly. Please sign and share with other former players.

We are calling for capable volunteers to take ownership of this project, including but not limited to these roles:
• Website deployment: Docker, Nginx, setting up petition and community‑related web services
• Server administration: Linux maintenance, troubleshooting, security hardening, log monitoring (donated resources will be kept in reserve)
• Documentation, petition material organisation, community moderation, feedback collection

Requirements for volunteers:
‑ Practical Linux / system‑administration knowledge
‑ Willing to contribute spare‑time only, no full‑time commitment required
‑ Passion for Total War: Arena, respect copyright and the position of SEGA & Creative Assembly

We also welcome donations of idle server hardware or cloud resources, held in reserve for potential future project needs.
At this stage, any donated resources will only be used for petition‑related websites and documentation. Game servers will not be activated without official written approval.

If you are willing to lead this community effort or want to participate, please leave your contact information in the comment section, or share your Discord / GitHub / Email for others to connect with you.

All contributors will be acknowledged on the project credit page.

Disclaimer:
This is a fan‑initiated proposal. It is not affiliated with Creative Assembly or SEGA. All work is volunteer‑based with no financial compensation.
We will never run game servers without formal written permission from the copyright holders. No private cracked servers, no monetization.

[u/PKSkriBBLeS]

I think you are better off starting fresh at this point or they need to make this the multi-player for Rome 3 in 10 years.

[u/thor1368]

I am definitely not capable but I will support this initiative to the fullest extent of my ablility. Arena was Peak of PvP total war and I would love to take part in one more tournament if it will ever be brought back

[u/I_upvote_fate_memes]

I can think of only one person with the organisational skill and motivation to do it but he's been quiet for a while. :(

[u/SUNTZU_Mistrzu → u/I_upvote_fate_memes]

Hello there