Server Population Issue

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  I feel a pang of sadness when I see people refer to the entity that controls WoW as "Blizzard". Blizzard hasn't existed as we knew it since Activision bought them out in 2013. Since then there has been a constant downward spiral in quality of game and a steep rise in the aggressive consumerism that Activison brought. It was sometime shortly after that, when WoW turned into a cash cow for its corporate overlord.

  The issue that brings me out of the shadows tonight is the overpopulation plague that currently afflicts the Classic server Incendius-US. Activision-Blizzard (don't you dare call them Blizzard) opened paid server transfers back in mid-December of 2019. This is a contrast to their free server transfers that they allowed off of the overpopulated servers at Classic's release. Because of its even H-A balance, Incendius became a prime target for characters that needed to transfer off of highly imbalanced servers. Now the server is so overpopulated, and combined with the COVID-19 quarantine influx, there is a daily hour (underestimated) queue that precludes many people from logging on to play at "normal" times. This is not the fault of the players or any circumstantial scenario. It is Activision's fault.

  The fix for this seems quite simple, and has been voiced more than once by more than one player: allow free server transfers off of Incendius and halt any further transfers to the server. It is disgraceful to the name Blizzard that this atrocity has been allowed to continue in the wake of myriad requests and complaints from the people that have been affected.

  Seeing the pattern with Activision, maybe there is a "pay to hear my thoughts" button I can click. Please present such a button so that I may feed you my tears.

Bandiit - - Incendius OG

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Activision has nothing to do with the way Blizzard does things. Blizzard has been coming up with “get rich quick” schemes since 2006.

https://wow.gamepedia.com/World_of_Warcraft_Trading_Card_Game

I don’t know a single person that ever bought these for any reason other than the chance at loot cards. Blizzard was selling loot boxes in card form long before Activision.

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Blizzard West is my favorite Blizzard. HBU?

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Yes, players often voice “fixes” that seem simple to them. That does not mean the “fix” actually works. It is just a guess, made by a guesser who has no responsibility to millions of customers.

Corporations usually don’t experiment with guesses like this. Nothing kills a game faster than experimenting and changing.

Let’s be honest. How likely is it that thousands of players each WANTS TO transfer to another server, and is WILLING TO transfer, but doesn’t solely because of $25?

And would the result be a balanced server, or would all the transferers be from one faction? We have massive complaints that allowing server transfers unbalanced other servers.

I think every player who voices this “fix” imagines that THEY will stay on the server, and only STRANGERS will transfer.

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love the 2-3k queue on tuesday night

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I never did get that Spectral Tiger :pensive: