Oof. That hurts. Have Battlegroups ever been pulled apart before? If not, probably easier on their end to just ignore than to fix.
I just checked a few more and the Sept 24 connection covers 2 different battle groups. Alleria and Khadgar are on rampage and Exodar and Medivh are on Ruin. There may be hope.
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Several of their connections involved groups of relatively high pop realms, too, which doesnāt make sense given that their stated goal was to identify every realm that had a population below a certain threshold then connect each one with at least one other realm.
I transferred from Earthen Ring to Wyrmrest Accord at the start of Legion, because I simply could not stand how empty the Auction House was nor the lack of available players to RP with.
It was a tough decision, one that caused emotional distraught leaving behind my friends and an amazing guild. I held out for literal years before finally making the switch over, and I empathize with every player from Earthen Ring who are worried and upset about a lack of transparency and Blue information on the issue.
#MergeEarthenRing
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I love how Frostmourne, one of the most populated OCE servers got multiple realm connections despite already being full, yet Amanāthul which is one of the lowest OCE population servers got one round of connections to other medium population realms. What a mess lol
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Come on Exodar, hope this happens soon so I can buy me some cheap 30slot bagsā¦
No way iām paying 500g a bag. Seem to be cheaper on the other cluster.
Thank you for the support. 
Blizzard: I GM a large guild on Earthen Ring. Barbro does, too. Our communities have been around for over a decade and are too large to mass transfer without leaving behind the haves and have-nots when it comes to funds. Our members also have alts with vintage armor, titles, crafting recipes, not to mention RP stories attached to them because we are an RP realm (and an OG RP realm) at our core, and transferring is not so simple. We as GMs donāt want to leave anyone behind. We donāt want to leave long-time neighbors behind, either. ER is a small but spirited neighborhood and those who remain are there for a reason ā we like the people who chose to stay and want to support them, and weāve been holding out for a connection since the previous round.
I tweeted customer service yesterday, asking whether there were going to be more realm connections. I was linked this thread (though I referenced this thread in my initial tweet and already posted in it) and told to post on the forums and use the in-game suggestion tool. So I am here again, and my fellow Earthen Ringers are here, posting on the forums, asking, every where, where Earthen Ring is and if we are slated for a much-needed connection. Weāre here. Small, but here, and raising as many voices we can, doing the only things we can, the things we were told we could do.
We appreciate any former Earthen Ringers and other small servers who express support and Iāve been 
'ing as many as their posts. Any post telling us if this is the last set of connections or who is next is appreciated, and donāt forget Earthen Ring.
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So hey, came back to ER and it still needs some folks. I love my friends here but Iām always up to meeting new internet people. As said before, weāre the Only OG RP realm that hasnāt been connected to others.
We want to make friends. Weāre not that scary. Weāre almost as cool as our Brazilian compatriots. Please #ConnectEarthenRing. Iāll also be submitting requests and suggestions using the in-game tool.
Just donāt make me stand on the mailbox again. 
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Theyāve already been breaking down battlegroups from what I can tell.
The move listed here for example: Realm Connections -- September 2-3.
- The Cenarion Circle and Sisters of Elune realms will join the Blackwater Raiders and Shadow Council realms.
Cenarion Circle and Sisters of Elune are on the Cyclone battlegroup and Blackwater Raiders and Shadow Council are on the Reckoning battlegroup.
Because of this though, Iām still hopeful for getting a Connection for Earthen Ring. I just wish that we could get some more transparency about upcoming Connections (and if there are more planned, thatās unclear from this latest post), and about why certain realms werenāt included.
Please #SaveEarthenRing.
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Argent dawn could use some love pleaseā¦
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Weāre here and doing everything you ask of us, @Blizzard. Please donāt forget Earthen Ring. We need new life more than ever and this is the first time in years that any of us have had faith that we may get it.
#MoveEarthenRing #MergeEarthenRing #SaveEarthenRing
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Donāt forget about Goldrinn and the other Brazilian realms, there are 3 completely empty aliance ones and 1 big horde one.
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I donāt believe anyone actually reads anything - it seems like they just keyword scan and give generic responses. Pessimistic as that is, it makes sense. I wouldnāt wanna subject any of my employees to the depressing flame fest that is a nerd forum.
That said, I also GM a guild on Earthen Ring US, and weāre struggling right now to progress Nāzoth. The story of why has everything to do with recruiting and population. We donāt have a lot of people to draw from that have mythic interest. Many folks are content to just sink in their PvE guilds that are just slowly but surely losing members. Would they raid Mythic if they had the numbers? Sure. But they wonāt leave their guild, and they wonāt raid with another guild unless theirs stops raiding. Iāve tried a few solutions, and we have been able open up our heroic clear to everyone through a community, but even that is difficult to spread the word on, and threatens other guildās raids because Heroic is all they can do. If we take their raiders in an attempt to improve the community and make connections, we take their raiding entirely. Breaking down communities that are barely surviving at all, however, shouldnāt be the answer. They should be helped, not hindered. Iāve gone to other guildās raids to help them out, Iāve invited them to ours on nights theyāre free to get them gear and experienceā¦ but thereās only so much I can offer without forcing some sort of compromise that either end wonāt want. Thereās a solution to this, and itās frankly an easy one. #mergeEarthenRing #moveEarthenRing.
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Sitting in raid right now with 19 people unable to progress because weāre missing 3 of our players with immunities, and we need only one of them to show. Boss design is certainly one thing to question, but in addition to this, yeah. They all had legit reasons to be out that I would expect day-to-day. Man, wouldnāt it be nice to have a bench? Oh wait, need pop for that.
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What about connections in other regions?
Iām hoping to see Proudmoore, Hyjal, and Lightbringer get connected
I would love for kirin tor, sentinels, swc to be connected to emerald dream and argent dawn 
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The fact that Iām the only one pleading for kirin tor, should say just how dead it is. lol
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If our two server clusters were connected, it would double both our populations as well as bringing the faction balance close to 50/50 for us.
Lightninghoof/Maelstrom/The Venture-Co/Ravenholdt/Twisting Nether.
Kirin Tor/Sentinels/Steamwheedle Cartel.
Sounds like a win win. #mergeEarthenRing
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