Actually Blizzard words about clones are here:
I understand you are not happy with the current situation. The OP is upset about the clone purchase but he was not promised anything with this optional purchase other than what he received. The population is a separate issue which you addressed with a post where a CM shared their thought process. Still no promise other than they would “consider” which doesn’t always mean action.
Blizzard does state what their goal is for the Classic Era player and that simply cannot be achieved on some realms. For example, if you log onto DD Horde, maybe you see one other person on the realm.
“Hope” is not Blizzard crossing their fingers followed by inaction. They mention a tool they can use (more connections) that can help with population and thus, allow for the clearly stated goal to be achieved.
The statement I quoted from Blizzard would be empty words if it is followed by inaction when action is clearly needed to achieve the goal. There does not need to be a legalese explicitly stated promise that demands action at a specified point in time, which seems to be your fallback position to blow off the quote.
Yes, the cloning service was provided as intended but players were relying on Blizzard’s goals for the Classic Era community.
The issue isn’t with the clone, in and of itself. It was that Blizzard created an expectation that the Classic Era community would be supported, thereby justifying the purchase of a clone.
I see no further need to debate this with you. You are not the one who can provide mitigation and/or solutions to the current problem of fragmented Classic Era population. Whether or not you agree with me is irrelevant.
My intent here is to tell Blizzard that I’m dissatisfied with the way this has been handled, and to express that I feel I’ve been cheated by being enticed to purchase a character clone for the purposes of continuing my Classic experience under the pretense that the community would be supported. At this time I require nothing further than acknowledgement and a statement of intent to investigate the matter further.
It would be unreasonable of me to expect that to happen immediately though.
The community is supported. Its just so happens to be a very small community.
Do you understand what is a basic level of service?
Do we raise a generation of people who smoke weed, do cube crawls, touch women, and come here to post nonsensical BS on a level 48 Globlin?
It’s a bitter pill.
But sometimes you have to take the L and resolve to weigh your options more carefully next time.
Perhaps you and others who cloned could return to CE and help the community rather than wait.
Happy gaming to you wherever you end up.
Howdy Tubbly: I think you’ve raised a very important topic for discussion. This is a timely thread and you are not the only one thinking along these lines (and no I don’t work for bliz)
Just seems to me your post got immediately trolled by some inconsiderate people.
Your original posting is very well spoken and the questions legit. For me (and I’ve posted this in other places) they should have listened to what I suggested BEFORE they even launched Classic and designate some servers that will NOT be going into a “Classic+/TBC” so that people who know they just want Vanilla style gameplay will have a strong healthy server (and no transfers or fees were needed) Bliz is reactionary and not so proactive.
As I see it they have 3 main things to choose from:
1.) Merge the servers that paid for the transfer (these players do not wish to start over and want to keep playing with their earned gear and gold on CLASSIC not TBC)
2.) Launch a Fresh Start Classic lvl 1 (you start with nothing and can bring nothing there from other era servers) Give players a place to rebuild in a 2 year progression just like what we experienced with the EXPRESS STATED UNDERSTANDING that This server will NOT be progressing into TBC or any sort of “Classic +” it is a place to build a home *with minimal (if any) changes. (*edit)
3.) There would be announced with this Fresh the possibility for ‘customizable’ or Vanilla with sprinkles servers that changes some QoL things or increases gold or any of the items produced in that leaked survey. Seasonal server launches. Expectation of a small number of servers (some PvP, PvE, an RP) every year for players who want to possibly vote or be polled and have some variation of Classic.
As I see it that’s pretty much the only way to allow all players to do what they want to do and not leave you feeling cheated. (shew Bliz should hire me to solve all their problems before they have em)
imagine thinking blizz cares lmao
Try reading the EULA. That’s the contract.
Classic Vanilla got the Reforged treatment.
A great game made awful through Blizzard’s “brilliant” experimental changes and idea to split all servers and then abandoned and swept under the rug.
They should have merged the servers by now. That is the problem. I just logged onto my Classic Era server and there is ONE level 60 logged on. This was on a west coast realm. Blizzard should not have let nearly three months pass by without doing something to help fix this. Without enough players to play with, which was obvious in the first few days of the split… the Classic Era servers were doomed to fail. That is on Blizzard.
They created the game feature and sell it, mentioning the desire to monitor the population. Players take that as a guarantee of a certain service level. They have the power/tool to improve it, yet haven’t implemented it. It’s understandable that you are upset as the expected service doesn’t meet the advertisement. This thread is well timed. We really need all realms merged to sustain a big enough population.
Try reading the quote I provided in this thread from Blizzard outlining their goals for Classic Era. That’s the expectations players relied on.
I was promised that the remaining CLASSIC realms would all be put on one REALM,
one PVP one PVE and one RPG, I thought that is what we paid for,
And that is what we would get.
I understood that.
Either give us a free transfer or a refund of all cloning. FFS this company is so evil lol
If Blizzard’s intent is to drop Classic support entirely, I think a refund would be appropriate. However, I think it’s fair to say that people who paid for the clone have a desire to play classic, it’s just harder to find people to play with due to the fragmented nature of the servers.
A free transfer might be a good alternative to server merges, as it lets people choose… though by virtue of having so many servers open I think it still makes that difficult to solve. Which server to you transfer to? If you get it wrong, now what?
At this point I think Blizzard really just needs to step in and solve the problem… or at least state their intentions. Nobody expected the Classic community to remain massive after TBC launch, but they did expect to be connected with the other people who did choose to play.
why are y’all so rude on the forums?
I’m only rude with the company, as we can see they are quite rude to others 
I agree with you in general about these forums but the guy you replied to is right, regardless of his manner of expressing it.