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Two New Transfer Realms
Starting on Monday, April 10th, at 3:00 AM PST, players on Hyjal, Lightbringer, Shadowsong, Zul'jin, Alleria, Khaz'goroth, Hellscream, and Whisperwind will have the option to transfer to new PvP servers Black Dragonflight (Hyjal, Lightbringer, Shadowsong, and Zul'jin) and Dalvengyr (Alleria, Khaz'goroth, Hellscream, and Whisperwind). Transfers will close on Thursday, April 13th, so if you're interested in making the jump, do it as soon as possible.
New EU Realms Open!
Four new European realms have been opened at a new hosting site, where players can hopefully see improved performance. The press release suggests that eight servers are scheduled to open today, but it looks like only four have actually gone live. Check out Boulderfist (PvP), Eonar (PvE), Ravenholdt (RP PvP), and Vek'nilash (PvP) for a fresh start in Azeroth!
Server Downtime Thursday
Blizzard is rolling out new hardware for several US realms this Thursday, and the process of transferring the realms means - you guessed it, extensive downtime. The migration will begin on Thursday at 12:01 AM PST and may last as long as 24 hours. Those of you on effected realms will receive an extra day's credit to your account, which is, I suppose, better than nothing. Following the migration, Blizzard plans to open character transfers from existing realms to new realms (yet to be opened) to further help with performance and overcrowding issues. Realms transferring to new hardware are Archimonde, Dalaran, Khadgar, and Mal'Ganis. Other affected realms include Aggramar, Andorhal, Anetheron, Burning Blade, Burning Legion, Dentarg, Duskwood, Earthen Ring, Eonar, Eredar, Executus, Gilneas, Gorefiend, Haomarush, Kargath, Laughing Skull, Lightning's Blade, Llane, Malygos, Scilla, Shadow Moon, Steamwheedle Cartel, Thunderhorn, Thunderlord, Turalyon, Ysera, Ysondre, and Zuluhed. While these realms are not receiving a hardware upgrade, Tseric explains that current equipment configuration requires this.Update: The schedule has been pushed back to Thursday.
EU Server Transfers Announced
Thundgot has announced upcoming server transfers and new transfer-only realms to be introduced over the next month. These are still subject to change, but hopefully will give EU players an idea of what to expect.April 17th - 21st Shattered Hand and Ragnaros --> Frostmane (new realm) Bladefist and Daggerspine --> Outland (new realm) April 24th - 28th Warsong and Skullcrusher --> Stonemaul (new realm) Burning Legion and Stormscale --> Grim Batol (new realm) May 1st - 5th Dragonmaw and Spinebreaker --> (to be decided) Burning Blade and Stormreaver --> (to be decided) May 8th - 12th Zenedar and Ravencrest --> (to be decided) Dunemaul and Deathwing --> (to be decided)
New EU Servers This Week!
CM Thundgot brings news that we should expect seven new EU servers some time this week, though not before maintenance on Wednesday. These will all be open character creation (no transfers), so start planning your new guild now!Update: The servers below are expected to open on Wednesday, April the 5th in the afternoon or evening.English Eonar (PvE) Vek'nilash (PvP) Ravenholdt (RP PvP) French Arathi (PvP) German Die Nachtwache (RP) Vek'lor (PvP) Der abyssische Rat (RP PvP)
Four More New Realms!
You read that right. At 12:00 PM PST there will be four more new realms opening for those of you interested in making a new start in the world. So let's all give Ysera (PVE), Dentarg (PVP), Andorhal (PVP), and Executus (PVP) a warm welcome to the server list.Also worth noting that these, and all of the other recently opened realms, are running on gleaming new hardware. Hopefully this means improved performance and reduced lag.
Norgannon and Thrall Transfers Postponed
While Norgannon and Thrall are supposed to be two new servers accepting transfer accounts (from Shadowsong & Azjol-Nerub and Alleria & Hellscream, respectively), transfers keep getting pushed further and further back. At the end of last week, they were scheduled to come online Monday. On Monday, technical issues prevented transfers from occurring. On Tuesday, as I'm sure you recall, all servers were offline. On Wednesday, we were told they were opening on Thursday. And today we're told that transfers are postponed until further notice. It's nearly getting to where you can't trust these people...
Norgannon and Thrall Transfers Extended
Transfers to new servers Norgannon (from Shadowsong and Azjol-Nerub) and Thrall (from Alleria and Hellscream) were set to close this Thursday, but due to yesterday's extended maintenance (and perhaps the fact that transfers were offline on Monday), the transfer period has been rescheduled to start Thursday, March 30th, and to run until Tuesday, April 4th. Remember, transfers are only available between 3:00 AM and 3:00 PM PST. If you're interested in transferring, hit up the character transfer page.
New Server Monday: Maybe Not!
While two new transfer servers were supposed to go live today, it sounds like there are some technical problems. Players hoping to transfer from Shadowsong or Azjol-Nerub to Norgannon or Alleria or Hellscream to Thrall will have another chance tomorrow, when transfers should re-open at 3AM PST.
New European Realms Coming Soon?
With the release of 8 new US servers this week, and two more coming next week, I'm wondering about the fate of our European colleagues. But never fear, European players! Community manager Thundgot has noted that, while the US servers were released earlier than anticipated, the European team still plans to roll out new server hardware in mid-April. Since April is fast approaching, you'd best get started planning your new character and setting up a guild website!
Two More US Realms on Monday
I imagine the server folks at Blizzard have had a hard week - because they've announced another two realms, transfer only, opening Monday. Players on the servers Shadowsong and Azjol-Nerub can transfer to Norgannon while players on the servers Alleria and Hellscream can transfer to Thrall. As usual, transfers are open from Monday to Friday, 3AM to 3PM PST, and the transfer period closes on Thursday, after which point normal character creation will be available.
Starting Over in Azeroth
With the recent release of new realms (without transfers) this week, numerous players have been flocking to start the game anew. I've rolled on the new PVE server, Duskwood, and must admit it's charming to see the server start to take shape. While the newbie zones are terribly crowded, there are no queues, no lag, no gold farmers (yet, anyway), and the auction house is free of price gouging (for now). While there are already many guilds, there are none of the heated, sometimes angry, rivalries I've seen among guilds on other servers - not to mention that the highest level player online right now is only 23. While it's probably too good to last, I'm having fun starting over on an entirely new server. Has anyone else taken this as an opportunity to reroll and start fresh?
