The Master Server is the Torgue Games MASTER SERVER. IT is used for ALL torque made games. IT will never go down forever. It is only down for a time because well, it sucks.. You do know that YOU DO NOT HAVE to use the master server in order to play the game right? ALL it is used for is to simply LIST available servers that are online. That's it. The thing can freaking go offline while you are playing the game, and have no effect on you (except that your server will no longer show on the list, duh).
You can even use a different master server if you wanted, although that is pointless since nobody else in the game will know what to do, and only a few people would know.
Badspot did not and Can NOT do anything about the old blockland showing up on the GG Master Server.
I really hate how people immediately panic when the server goes offline.
I myself would get retail as well, but the only reason I hesitate is the lack of rotations and a few other things. It's not even the money, no way.
Even if I did get the new blockland, which I admit is likely, I would still play the old blockland as well, because it can do things that the new one cannot.
Either way, please stop fighting about people who can or can't or do not want to get retail.. IT just makes you all look like 12 year olds.