Lots of thanks to Kevin for un-archiving it.
Now to clarify some things, Hellgate is playable online again as long as you own an original copy and you download the London 2038 mod.
London 2038 is a free, community run server and it's currently in it's alpha testing stage. For now they're gathering data about the game and you could help out as well by playing and reporting any errors and bugs you may run into.
This will help devs understand the game better and see what needs fixing and it will speed up the journey to the beta release.
Here's a guide on how to install the London 2038 mod
https://london2038.com/installation-guide/If you run into any problems you can get help from the London 2038 Discord channel
https://discordapp.com/channels/213320140907872256/213320140907872256A little thing to keep in mind is that when creating a new character, Normal mode is enabled by default.
In the original Hellgate, Elite mode was disabled until you beat the game on Normal, however, in this version Elite mode is readily playable, all you have to do is enable it during character creation.
It is advised to select Elite mode when creating a new character as most of the community is playing on Elite.
Elite mode is slightly more difficult than normal, but there are a lot more elite monster spawns and thus you get more drops from elites.
The community is very helpful so don't be scared to ask for help.
Don't forget to type /chat when chatting as the default /say is for your current location only and others will not hear you should you be alone.
This post was edited by Vicc on Oct 11 2018 10:25pm