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Drysc

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21. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 03:53:03 PM PDT

Q u o t e:
Merge some realms if you this many realms with problems. A few noobies rolling level 20's than canceling their accounts isn't a fix.

We've been tracking fall off and the staying rate of players on the realms that have since been removed from recommended, and the amount of players staying is actually extremely high. There's definitely going to be some amount of players rolling and leaving, but we're tracking that statistic and so far we've been extremely pleased with the results.

We really don't have any realms that have a population that is so low as to warrant any other measures. Marking them as recommended and encouraging players there has been very successful, and within a short amount of time a large, self-sustaining community is created.

We would offer free transfers long before even thinking about merging realms, and at this time we don't see any need for free transfers. That of course is subject to change depending on how the recommended tags, etc. work out for each realm. So far it's been working quite well, so I don't think we're expecting to have to move to other means.

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Bob

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Zuluhed

22. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 03:53:31 PM PDT

Q u o t e:
why not just merge low pop servers ???????

It's more complicated than that. And, quite frankly, it isn't really needed.

Edit: As another note, the OP is in a guild that, I believe, rerolled or transfered here. He doesn't realize how it used to be.

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Ephinox

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Ravenholdt

23. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 03:55:43 PM PDT

lolz @ bob from Brimstone unless he sold his acct.

Hows your mom treating you? Still locking you down from playing?

lewlz

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Trollbane

25. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 03:57:51 PM PDT

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We chose a cut off point to focus on a smaller group of realms, and the realms we're focusing on all have less players than Zuluhed. Maybe next time.

WGAS!

Bob

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Zuluhed

26. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 03:58:39 PM PDT

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lolz @ bob from Brimstone unless he sold his acct.

Hows your mom treating you? Still locking you down from playing?

lewlz

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Khadgar

27. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 03:58:41 PM PDT

Q u o t e:

We've been tracking fall off and the staying rate of players on the realms that have since been removed from recommended, and the amount of players staying is actually extremely high. There's definitely going to be some amount of players rolling and leaving, but we're tracking that statistic and so far we've been extremely pleased with the results.

We really don't have any realms that have a population that is so low as to warrant any other measures. Marking them as recommended and encouraging players there has been very successful, and within a short amount of time a large, self-sustaining community is created.

We would offer free transfers long before even thinking about merging realms, and at this time we don't see any need for free transfers. That of course is subject to change depending on how the recommended tags, etc. work out for each realm. So far it's been working quite well, so I don't think we're expecting to have to move to other means.

heh thanks drysc. I'd lost a fair bit of faith over the last few days but its good to see blues back and talking to us. Looking forward to seein some new folk on coilfang, it might be worth putting up some low lvl greens for sale now :P

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Ravenholdt

28. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 03:59:28 PM PDT

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It's me.

Do I know you?

You have my Murky on your cow.

Bob

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Zuluhed

29. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 04:02:22 PM PDT

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You have my Murky on your cow.

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Skarn

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Norgannon

31. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 04:07:34 PM PDT

I really appreciate the info in this thread, Drysc. I'm not on a low pop realm and though I certainly wish them the best, I'm more interested in the comparison between your data and the various third-party sites claiming to have realm info. While the info they have may indeed be accurate to some extent, it does not represent an accurate picture of realm activity, as you have indicated.

I hope this will help people realize that you, Blizzard, really do have a better idea of realm activity than a third-party group.

It's also encouraging to know that several of these low population realms are experiencing growth. :)

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Shattered Hand

32. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 04:13:22 PM PDT

I love how since TBC release talk of splitting realms is non existant. What's wrong guys? People leaving the game in droves?

I once had Druid that could Tank and PvP. NO I AM SERIOUS!

Drysc

Blizzard Poster

33. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 04:21:25 PM PDT

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I love how since TBC release talk of splitting realms is non existant. What's wrong guys? People leaving the game in droves?

We're still seeing a steady increase actually, but the free transfers and indication of possible realm splits (which never actually happened) was mostly to get the realms as even as possible before the expansion released to bypass any huge issues of overcrowded realms. In addition the overall max player population cap was raised to accommodate for the additional land mass (Outland), and because we actually could, as we had finished our hardware retrofits across all realms to support it.

It's popular to hate what's popular though, right? I remember those years. You grow out of it. For better or worse.

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Kael'thas

34. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 04:26:52 PM PDT

Nice, I'm glad to see some of these realms getting more people in them, I was on a low pop realm for a while when I rerolled, and it was the pits.

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Shu'halo

35. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 04:28:09 PM PDT

So Drysc, we could be seeing information regarding your "In-development: Rolling-Realms" feature soon?

Or are we still waiting on all of the low pops to become semi-full during peak hours?

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Firetree

36. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 04:29:49 PM PDT

zuluhed is a bad server in general, it's not just the population. getting more players probably couldn't save it

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37. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 04:30:27 PM PDT

Any way the players could see activity levels of the various servers, like your 35% full and 45% full figures?

Probably not, but...just wondering. :p

Drysc

Blizzard Poster

38. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 04:30:52 PM PDT

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So Drysc, we could be seeing information regarding your "In-development: Rolling-Realms" feature soon?

You shot who in the what now?

Scuzz

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Skywall

39. Re: Zuluhed - Recommended Realms - Now, kthx 04/25/2007 04:32:29 PM PDT

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeey wait a second.....

Where are all the people whining that Drysc's posting in a silly thread? Where are the people complaining that CMs never post useful information, or answer peoples' questions?

Hellooooooooooooo........

Wow, Drysc I think you found a strong troll-repellant here. Not an absolute, obviously, some resistant strains are inevitable. Still, it seems to have had an effect!

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