Blizzard has made a change to the realms of World of Warcraft Classic. They now accommodate more players than before.
Since World of Warcraft Classic was released two days ago, the rush to the numerous realms simply won’t subside. There are still long queues, causing some players to simply give up in frustration and not even get to play. After Blizzard has alreadyopened several new realms, they took the next step last night. The servers can now accommodate more players.
What has Blizzard changed? A hotfix last night ensured that all realms can now accommodate “significantly more players”. The number of players that can be logged in on a realm simultaneously has been increased. According to Blizzard, this is expected to improve the queues on all realms. Realms with long queues should now have shorter queues, while realms with short queues ideally should have no waiting time at all.
Whether this has been successful will likely be revealed for Europe this afternoon when the “prime time” in World of Warcraft begins.
Are there any negative sides? Yes. Some players report experiencing minor lags and delays in gameplay coinciding with the increase in capacity. However, these reports have been rare and seem to occur only in very crowded areas. For most players, there seemed to be no noticeable change.
Recently, what “full” means for a server has been changed.
Concerns about layering: Another concern is about layering. If Blizzard continues to increase the number of players on a server, it will become increasingly difficult to abolish the layers within a certain timeframe. As long as “too many” players are active in specific areas, the layering will likely persist. If the overall population never decreases to a “healthy level”, it will be more challenging to remove the layers without issues. Here, players are seeking an answer from Blizzard.
What is your opinion on this? Do you think it’s good that Blizzard has increased the number of players per realm? Or should there rather be more realms?
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