were are you getting this information ā¦we have no way of seeing how many layers there areā¦but they do need to remove it altogether sooner rather then later
Iād like to know your definition of dead. Iām on one of the servers that was recently locked to a single layer and this server is FAR from deadā¦ there is a healthy, active population at any time I log in. Multiple groups forming for all dungeons any time of day (although Iāve not logged in between 1AM and 7 AM), questing zones full of people any time I log in.
removal of layering is not a population thingā¦ it is about the population in a single zoneā¦ like goldshireā¦ when everyone starts together it will overload that zoneā¦
as far as overall populationā¦ it is still rising steadily as more people figure out classic is back
Well considering the xp abuse and resource abuse along with the dungeon bug a few weeks ago Iād say layering has left more scars than good, so no not really.
you literally cannot judge success, you donāt have the information necessary. Itās all about costs/benefit. You donāt know what it costs them to run the servers, you donāt know how much it cost to implement classic with layers in money and in time, how much it would cost to implement classic without layers in money and in time. Thereās really no way for players to judge this that is meaningful.
Overall and understanding the alternative outcome, yes layering was successful. Blizzard was right. Simply spawning as many servers as needed at launch wouldāve left us with virtually all of them being at very low populations by this time.
I am similarly concerned here. They definitely seemed to have helped the ādonorā servers that were being transferred away from into becoming healthy servers. But I worry for those last batch of fresh servers and whether they will be sustainable. But, if it werenāt for those last batch of fresh servers, would queues have been so frustrating to result in more cancellations than if they didnāt?
Technically, those servers can be condensed down again if need be. But thatād be quite a garbage experience for those players if thatās where that ends up.
It also caused all the issues we expected it would. Iām just glad itās nearing its end already. Unfortunately, Iām on a big realm, so weāre still being kept at 2 layers.