Guys, if you know the server hosts, ask them to use this on their servers:
http://novahq.net/files.php?ID=707
More and more servers are using it now which will allow players to play BHD even if Nova goes away completely. Servers use the HeartbeatDLL and players use this to join games via any lobby (official novaworld, novahq or novaworld.cc_
http://novahq.net/files.php?ID=704
Pretty easy to do