I am very sad to announce that Evocatus is closing its doors for good.
From the server's administrator, Chris "Legionarius":
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Today marks the end of our 19 month run. The attack a few days ago combined with an already dwindling population has led me to pull the plug in exasperation - although the timetable was accelerated in error by our hosting company. I had planned to pull the plug next month, but in their haste to process my ticket they read 'the next billing cycle' as meaning I wanted to cancel before the next cycle, not after. So it goes.
I would like to say THANK YOU to a great many of you who supported the server for so long - I had a blast for much of the time I spent on this project. I will always remember the coastal spawn and rofltower pvp of Evo1, and everything that came after. It has been a great joy to administrate this server, more than some of you will ever know. I am pursuing my MBA and have become completely buried in work projects and family obligations, and the story for our other heavy hitters - Marudok, Kerm, Torleik, Mortilent, etc - is much the same. Life has us by the horns right now.
All of the above being said, I would like to close with a few things.
I will make the server files available to those who want them - I would very much like you guys to have access to your schematics, the map, and any other relevant files.
Furthermore, to anyone looking to step up and take my place (start their own server) I would be happy to help you as much as I can by providing key server configs, my time (in limited quantities), and any other resources you would need to get going.
I look forward to playing games with many of you for years to come - whether they be Minecraft, Diablo 3, Day Z, etc. - I'll be around.
So again, a great big thank you to all of you who supported us in these past 19 months - its been a great run, and I look forward to pulling you in to my next project (yes I will likely start another game server in the future, when the opportunity presents itself, so watch for evocat.us to become something else soon). Good luck and may the odds be ev... I mean Winter is comi.... nevermind.
Yours Forever in Minecraft Brodom,
- Legionarius
I spent just about a year of fun on the server, and especially last summer it was a wonderful place for me to build, have fun, and shut out a lot of pain in my life. I hope to some day soon set up a creative Cemetech server, and perhaps I'll see you all there. 
Where did you get that from? No, you don't have to pay to play at all. 
