Blizzard has made some changes to the labels showing the server statuses in WoW Classic. We will reveal what the new state means.
Anyone wanting to join a realm in World of Warcraft Classic always takes a look at the current population of the realm. Is it currently “medium”, “high”, or even “full”? That would mean long waiting times. However, queues were often present, seemingly regardless of the population of a realm. Therefore, Blizzard is changing how the population is calculated and what it means.
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How was the display previously? Previously, the display of the current population was based on what other realms had in terms of load. For example, if the PvP server “Lucifron” was completely full (“full”) and had a queue of 30,000 players, other PvP realms that were also nearly full but had a shorter queue would instead be displayed as “medium” or even “low”. This was misleading and caused discontent among players.
What will change now? After the hotfix (which is already live), realms will now show a population status that is based solely on their own state and the maximum number of players on that realm. Consequently, this means:
- “Medium” has a healthy population and still has space for more players.
- “High” means that the realm is close to having a queue.
- “Full” means that the realm has no space for additional players, and a queue has occurred.
As a result, it should now be immediately apparent which realm one can play on and where a queue is forming.
Have you switched to a new server after the surge? Or have you remained loyal to your realm even with the queue?
