Instead of implementing a simple hotfix to do a temporary global x-realm or do a global merge, Blizzard selectively opened up transfers that have absolutely zero impact for the Classic Era community. What is so hard about implementing a global x-realm or merge so people can actually play the game?
Its bad enough we can’t have that. Don’t trick people into resubbing and breaking addons.
It appears Blizzard has finally heard the community. I thank Blizzard and everyone who is involved in making this happen.
Please fix the free transfers to whitemane ASAP, it is still not working.
For the transfers, it is one of the pinned posts by Kaviaxx.
As to your second point, They made it so PTR was literally a global xrealm spanning across all regions. This is not a difficult concept to grasp and can be done in literally a snap of a finger.
At its current state, you want to get rid of the east-west segregation. Just split it into normal, pvp, and move RP into either normal or pvp.
The simpler, better option would be to have a temporary global x-realm.
What of East vs West timezones, Normal vs PVP rulesets, and RP vs not? What is the concept that you’re suggesting btw? Everybody playing on the same server (cluster)?
By global x-realm, you just mean make everything Normal Servers, and it effectively being 1 server (cluster)?
Change the free xfers just announced to encompass all realms
Global merge realms of their respective type. PVP, and PVE. RP gets merged into either pvp or pve
Temporary Global X-realm
By Global X-realm, I mean make everything 1 server (cluster) for both pvp or pve. So all pvp realms will be cross-realmed into 1 server cluster, and all pve realms will be cross realmed into 1 server cluster.
This temporary global cross realm include all playerbase from the NA, Oceanic, Europe, and Asian regions.
Blizzard has done this before via the PTR and it can be done.
This is literally a win-win situation.
You can ask anyone on the Classic Era community on their global discord. Literally no one from RP servers will complain if you t. global x-realm or merge them with the pvp or pve server (if they are pvp/pve to begin with).
Sorry, I just realized your point regarding latency and the specifics.
To answer your question, if I was Blizzard, I will implement temporary cross realm using the existing PTR settings. Guilds from UK, China, and Russia and Hong Kong were able to raid with American players with no issue.
For trading, yes. Server location will be the same one utilized as the global PTR’s one.
As to how long it should be? I would say as long as it is needed.