Make no mistake, this will be the case. You will hear arguments about how in SoD everyone left PvP servers because people are tired of the camping, this and that. In reality, SoD wasn’t conducive to PvP servers because of incursions. People could just camp the main quest turn in. The incursions themselves were a fishbowl with nowhere to run.
In era, you can simply just move to another zone if you’re being camped. ezpz. Era was made for PvP servers. Don’t be fooled by disingenuous arguments citing SoD.
I just wish HC players could transfer to the PvP server. I’d level up in HC, but won’t now since I’d have to be on the normal server.
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You could be right, we will soon find out.
I am interested to see how this goes after the '19 exodus from PvP servers during phase one. Will players repeat the same behaviors that lead to unbalanced PvP servers? This time around that will have far more consequences on servers since they are implementing forced faction balance.
Regardless of what happens I hope all those that choose PvP servers enjoy their time!
Cheers!
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Thank you. I look forward to having the PvE server for myself. I abhor PvP 
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With only one server per game mode, how will they be enforcing forced faction balance?
What kind of consequences are you talking about?
A 7 layer burrito zone?
I assume it will be comparable to what they did in SoD. It was met with mixed results where some people didn’t get to play with their guilds/friends or some guilds had to leave their initial server.
This is the part I’m most curious about. The developers stated they do not want to start up new servers unless they have to. So what happens when the server has so many horde that players character creation is disallowed for that faction? Do they start a new server or do they force players to choose between playing their preferred faction on a pve realm? Then when we get towards the middle of phase one with no battle grounds does history repeat itself and one faction forces the issue to the point the other leaves said server? Then if that happens do they still try to enforce faction balance?
As you can see there are many avenues and issues that can be created by this decision. I’ll be playing on a PvE server and I don’t think they will have forced faction balance on those servers so it will not be relevant to me but will be interesting to watch.
Cheers!
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This is never going to be true, there’s always going to be players who prefer the opt-in PvP system of PvE Servers.
We’re already seeing a lot of people planning on rolling PvE for Fresh.
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PvP servers are more fun imo 
but there is a large segment of the population that simply hates world PvP. both servers will have a healthy amount of players.
I agree that SoD made PvP terrible btw.
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I just hope the people that don’t like PvP, don’t roll on the PvP server, and then complain about PvP there.
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I really hope there is decent guild on horde PVE, world pvp has always made me furious with all the griefing going on, when i’m questing or farming i just want to chill, when i do bg i want to pvp.
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Those are all, 100% people who should have just made the sensible choice of rolling on normal servers, as that is their preferred playstyle.
You see comments like, “there should just be a toggle,” from time to time…
P2 Classic 2019 was the best wpvp in all of Classic, and people complained. They removed PvP servers from Retail for these same types of people who refuse to play on the servers designed for them, and complain all the time. Let’s not let that happen again.
Don’t like PVP? Don’t think 100 level 60s vs you as a level 10 is PVP? Think there should be a toggle? Roll on a normal server.
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I wouldn’t mind PVE servers, but in every single one of my experiences, basically no one plays BGs. I’ve never really understood it. Like the war room is just me and two other people or something. And then you log into the PVP server and it’s absolutely packed, with advertisements going on non-stop for recruitment.
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Okay please stay on PVP servers. Less toxicity on PVE servers the better
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I’m not sure why you think I’m toxic, but okay.
The only one being toxic here is you.
I don’t grief low level players and corpse camp. Try again
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Virtually every PvP server on retail was 99% one faction by the time war mode came out. When allowed, players eventually transfer and faction stack until PvP is gone anyway.
Which is why it’s awesome there will only be one pvp server for this, assuming the tech can handle the population.
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I would bet you are right that more people will go pvp over pve. The reasoning is a bit off.
What we have really seen is that time and time again players choose pvp servers. And then don’t like how pvp servers end up working out.
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