A lot of people tried their darnedest to defeat Hard Darnus before the end of 1.0, and were trying to beat him right up until the servers shut down. For many, this was due to a lack of players available to help in the final days of 1.0 service.

Is there any possibility you could reconsider your previous stance, and keep this battle (and its reward) in 2.0 for Legacy subscribers?

While I expected not to be able to get on for the final battle, extending The Raven Nevermore for Legacy subscribers into 2.0 would satisfy many of them, I believe.