After several weeks, it is finally here. In World of Warcraft Classic, the layering is slowly coming to an end.
Out of the blue, Blizzard released a message last night that surprised many players of WoW Classic. The layering has already been disabled on some realms. The players have apparently spread out and the crowd is steadily decreasing, resulting in a “more organized situation”.
What is layering? Through layering, there are multiple versions of the game world on a realm. Players are divided this way and do not have to fight over limited resources. Instead of 500 players in the Elwynn Forest, there are 100 players in 5 different versions of the forest. This was primarily designed to handle the influx at the start of Classic. Gradually, the layering should then be reduced and ultimately removed.
On which realms is layering disabled? So far, only European and American realms have been mentioned where layering has been disabled. On the German realms, this has not (yet) happened. The following realms from Europe will no longer have layers:
- Bloodfang
- Dragonfang
- Earthshaker
- Hydraxian Waterlords
- Judgement
- Ten Storms
Why is this important? Blizzard has stated that the “2nd phase” of WoW Classic, which involves the introduction of world bosses and the PvP system, can only occur when all realms forgo layering. Thus, the first step in this direction has been taken.
This is how the realm display will change: In a few days, there should also be an adjustment to the realm list. Players will then be able to see directly whether a realm still has multiple layers or not. If this is the case, a realm will no longer be displayed as “medium”, “high”, or “full”, but instead will have the status “Layered”. Realms that no longer use layers will revert to the old terms.
How much longer do you think WoW Classic needs layering? And how is it going on your realm?
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