PvP Collapse in Korea & Asia – We Need Regional Integration Now

PVP Arenas
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Hello,

I’d like to bring attention to a serious issue affecting the Korean PvP community in World of Warcraft.
Due to the extreme decline in PvP activity in Korea, many players wish to move to more active regions.
However, they hesitate — because they risk losing hard-earned titles, transmogs, and toys that represent their journey.

1. Our memories and identity should move with us
These aren’t just cosmetic rewards — they’re footprints of years of dedication.

• Seasonal titles
• Unique PvP transmogs
• Event-based toys and items

When we migrate, we don’t want to start over.
We want to continue our character’s story in a new region.

2. PvP in Korea is nearly unplayable
Due to a severely low player base:

• Rated battlegrounds are completely inactive
• Arena queues rarely pop, even during prime time
• New players can’t progress, and veterans are quitting

We’re not leaving because of a lack of skill — but because there’s no environment left to compete in.

3. Flexible legacy transfer should be an option
We understand there are technical challenges.
But Blizzard could implement solutions such as:

• Retain legacy titles and transmogs during transfers
• Preserve seasonal achievements at the account level
• Use historical combat logs or PvP leaderboard records to verify eligibility
• Let players apply through a transfer request system with Blizzard review

This isn’t a request to reissue rewards — it’s a request to protect what we’ve rightfully earned.

4. Time for Global PvP Integration
Rather than isolating struggling regions, Blizzard could move toward global solutions:

• Merge regional PvP ladders or allow cross-region matchmaking for rated play
• Optional legacy migration tools
• Create a PvP Hall of Fame to preserve visible history

Proposal: Optional Global PvP Server for Cross-Region Competition
To address the PvP inactivity in regions like Korea, Taiwan, and Oceania, we propose an opt-in global PvP server.

• Shared PvP ladder between NA, EU, KR, TW, etc.
• Transfer-in with progression and legacy verification
• Rotating ping-balanced battlegroups
• PvP-only ruleset (limited PvE, no auction house)

Why this makes sense:
• No need to restructure existing realms
• Provides a home for PvP refugees from low-population regions
• Allows Blizzard to test global matchmaking systems
• Encourages international competition and community growth

This server would be fully optional — but it gives real choice.
A choice that respects our legacy and reignites our passion for competitive play.

Let’s preserve our PvP identity — and revive the spirit of competition across Azeroth.

Thank you for reading.
This isn’t about loot.
It’s about legacy.

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How laggy would a kr player be in an na lob? Honestly don’t know.

If it’s comparable to Aussie lag I can’t see any reason why not.

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Sadly, the decline is world wide…

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must not be laggy enough to be unplayable. there are a lot of KR players on NA currently playing NA accounts. They are usually on around 11PM PST and later. got glad with 2 of them in DF no comms they have some good players.

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Noooooope. It’s already bad enough with the Ragnarosian/Oceanic meta clashing with NA meta in solo q content.

Wait, disregard, had to re read the part with the optional server.

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It’s crazy to read this knowing NA is dead and things can get worse.

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People will only chase a carrot on a stick for so long when the game isn’t fun.

I used to farm 2s all day long just for the fun of it and now I can’t stand what it’s become.

I guess I’m not alone

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Yeah balance has felt horrible for the past few seasons. The game is obviously facing a lot of internal problems with their ability to hire, or make right decisions.

I mean look at Pika and how his stream popped off killing boars in Elwynn Forest.

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It is actually a very peaceful existence.

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Peaceful for who the boars?

Tbf this is bound to happen. If Rome fell then why not WoW? Ofc people are going to go back to the time when they first played an mmo for the first time. I have a lot of first times for lots of things I wish I could re experience.

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People just wanna have fun man…It’s really just that simple and wow pvp just isn’t fun rn.

Esports in wow pvp are done. Nobody cares about it anymore. It’s a joke. They need to let it go and just focus on making pvp fun again.

Just let wow be wow again.

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PvP is fun for me I can see how others wouldn’t think the same tho. There are just so many mounting issues you see on a daily basis here and none of them ever get addressed.

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For me, it’s that the population has shrunk so much that nearly all of the casual players are gone.

Most are playing very well when compared to just a few years ago. There aren’t many new players anymore that you can just stomp.

People who are always at the top wouldn’t notice this problem (becuse you still get to do this) but the fact is that people who are usually ~sub 2kish don’t get too many “feel good” games anymore. Most games are just a struggle.

That isn’t fun. It’s just not worth doing rated pvp anymore and even in random bgs, you have people trying to come in with a death squad premade and just crap on everyone. Too much effort is required for it to be a fun casual mode anymore.

I don’t care, call it a skill issue or whatever you want but the fact is that wow pvp isn’t fun anymore for the majority and if they don’t fix it, it’s just going to get worse.

Sorry for the rant, I really did used to love wow pvp. I really miss what it used to be.

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No, I completely agree with almost everything you said. A lot of what makes WoW classic so much fun is that’s where all the people are and the game feels alive.

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I think the craziest part is the positivity I’ve been seeing and the people who are actually willing to take 5 minutes to help you out.

I forgot that was a thing…common decency

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My man is describing rated in NA

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Never understood why account data isn’t kept between servers. Seems weird to want to play somewhere else and lose every single thing you’ve ever earned

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Oceanic can queue into US realms and im still getting 30-35 minute queues in 3s at base MMR which is actually insane.

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Nah just let the game die

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oh, makes sense, I see kr language clients left and right

bring it on then imo