If Halo Studios/Microsoft, Bungie did this for the Halo 2 servers, I would have pounced on this. I was one of the shmucks (along with a couple of friends) that kept playing in the wee hours of the morning until I tapped out (~5:48am-ish CST).
https://www.theverge.com/news/649408/bethesda-elder-scrolls-online-ram-stick-anniversary