I purchased a WoW: Forever package specifically to access the early character creation and name reservation period.
However, when attempting to create a Horde character on the PvP ruleset, I discovered that character creation was restricted due to faction population imbalance.
My issue isn’t necessarily that faction-balancing policies exist. My issue is that Blizzard is applying these restrictions during a paid, limited-time, pre-launch reservation period, without clearly communicating that limitation as part of the advertised benefit.
I paid for early access to create and reserve my characters. Yet I cannot create my preferred faction on the PvP ruleset where my friends intend to play.
The game hasn’t even launched, and I’m already being prevented from using the benefit I purchased because of population-balancing restrictions.
This is not about a character name being taken. I’m being prevented from creating the character itself.
If Blizzard intended to enforce faction restrictions during early reservations, that limitation should have been explicitly communicated to customers before purchasing the package.
I’m asking Blizzard to explain why this restriction applies before launch, why it wasn’t made clear in the early-reservation offer, and what remedy is available to customers who cannot use the benefit as intended.
Customers shouldn’t discover material restrictions on a paid benefit only after making their purchase.
It’s called name reservation, not faction reservation. Make the names on a different ruleset and when you manage to get into the faction you want, delete and make them there.
Yeah, that wasn’t even mentioned in the product description at all. Let alone guaranteed.
You paid to be able reserve 3 names before the game launches…which, as the previous posters pointed out, you still can.
And it doesn’t need a blizzard answer…it’s common sense. The game cannot launch with the PVP server having a 75%+ horde population. That would be game breaking.
Blizzard never made it clear that faction restrictions would apply during the paid character reservation period. That’s my point. To be honest, I don’t really care what you have to say. My post raises a valid issue whether you agree with it or not. I know how you guys act on these forums.
You’re proving my point. I paid for early character creation and reservation, but can’t create the character I actually intend to play. The fact that you find that hilarious doesn’t change the fact that Blizzard failed to make this restriction clear during the reservation period.
And you received early character creation and name reservation.
You absolutely CAN create a character. You absolutely CAN reserve your names.
This your first time playing on a PvP server? This is normal and there’s no surprise that the restriction is necessary for the health and longevity of the server type. Your purchase gave you zero guarantees other than being able to reserve a name… which you can do.
I’m not going to play a faction none of my friends are playing, and I’m definitely not going to invest time into a character just to delete it later and switch over. My whole point is that these restrictions should’ve been made clear at the time of purchase so customers could make an informed decision, especially when early character creation and name reservation were advertised as features of the package. That’s literally all I’m saying.
Just keep trying. These locks haven’t been permanent, they just last until it’s balanced again. You might have to just create one alliance to play on opening day and 2 placeholders for xfer later.
I don’t understand what is confusing about this. The faction lock is to prevent faction imbalance on launch. PVP servers need to be balanced from day 1. If there is no balancing on the "create your character part’ then they would instead have to say “sorry you can’t log in at all because of balance” which is significantly worse.
