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Ancilorn

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0. 24/09 - Realms and Migration 24/09/2009 02:32:05 PDT

Previous thread: http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=10901420498

New Player realms
Normal/PvE: Anachronos
PvP: Shattered Halls
RP: The Sha'tar
RP PvP: Scarshield Legion

Free Character Migration (FCM)
The below FCM is available until September 29. All migrations are faction restricted to improve ratios on involved realms, thus your faction is currently the less populated one on the destination realm.

Alliance only:
From: Burning Legion, Frostmane, Grim Batol, Ravencrest and Sylvanas
To: Burning Steppes, Magtheridon, Mazrigos and Vek'nilash

Horde only:
From: Al'Akir, Kazzak, Magtheridon, Outland and Stormscale
To: Neptulon and Trollbane

Please note: FCM is opened based on realm population tracking and analysis, not by request. If you're looking for a specific migration (from realm A to realm B), you are in most cases better off using Paid Character Transfer, or you could end up waiting for a very long time.

Paid Character Transfers (PCT)
All English realms follow the regular PCT rules, found here:
http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/faq/paidcharactertransfer.html

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Aszune

1. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 24/09/2009 06:12:04 PDT

No New PVP-Realm.....................AION here i come......

Xewz

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Al'Akir

2. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 24/09/2009 07:16:42 PDT

4 choices for alliance, 2 choices for horde... nice.

When a realm start to get good like Tarren MIll did you close FCM, do you expect any improvement if your offering realms as destination that have very low pop? Ok Neptulon is ok as population but it isn't even same battlegroup.

While this you continue to ruin realm balance with PCT and faction change with no restrictions, no wonder Al'Akir isnt imporving on A:H ratio. Take a good example from Aion which has 50-50 and controlled realm population and balance between factions, I'd very much like to see something great as that in a great game like WoW.

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Zanya

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Chamber of Aspects

3. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 24/09/2009 07:19:05 PDT

Q u o t e:
No New PVP-Realm.....................AION here i come......

cya in one month.

Anyways, any chance of a migration from CoA the dam server is broken or atleast get a alliance only mig to CoA.

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Apart

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Darkspear

4. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 24/09/2009 10:03:11 PDT

I agree with Zanya, I want to get my hunter off it. The players are not very good there and the guilds are the same (except Siege)

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Ixane

Darkmoon Faire

5. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 24/09/2009 11:27:20 PDT

I'd still like to hear how far you have come in balancing the servers. I want to know if this is the only solution/action you are planning, if its actually working, and if this is an ongoing thing and we will see free transfers every week from now.

If so, can you tell us about the free transfers a bit in advance? it 's not fair to let people pay for something, that is going to be free the next week.

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Mazrigos

6. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 24/09/2009 14:27:38 PDT

Q u o t e:

cya in one month.

Anyways, any chance of a migration from CoA the dam server is broken or atleast get a alliance only mig to CoA.

cya in one month? you mean there will be a new pvp realm in 1 month?

Ixane

Darkmoon Faire

7. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 24/09/2009 19:16:02 PDT

We don't know Mahalia, but I guess its more likely it happens with a big patch, than without one..

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Wryxian

Blizzard Poster

8. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 25/09/2009 03:32:32 PDT

Q u o t e:
Anyways, any chance of a migration from CoA the dam server is broken or atleast get a alliance only mig to CoA.

It appears this is an ideal example of how perception can be really quite different from reality. We only set up FCMs generally for realms with faction imbalance, and Chamber of Aspects does not at all fall into this category at the moment.

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Zanya

< Renamed >

Chamber of Aspects

9. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 25/09/2009 10:49:04 PDT

Q u o t e:
It appears this is an ideal example of how perception can be really quite different from reality. We only set up FCMs generally for realms with faction imbalance, and Chamber of Aspects does not at all fall into this category at the moment.

I was complaining in another post about how ALL servers except CoA and Saurfang got a free migration to magtheridon for alliance and Thundbob answered me and said the reason was that there was more hordes on CoA than alliance.

Btw Siege has disbanded, the realm sucks and it lag alot please make an exception.

Xewz

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Al'Akir

10. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 27/09/2009 17:29:14 PDT

Please consider some better destination realms to trasnfer to from Al'Akir.

Also this is an interesting question, would blizzard consider free faction change to balance realms? I'm pretty sure it would help to balance realms.

Wryxian

Blizzard Poster

11. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 28/09/2009 05:16:07 PDT

Q u o t e:
I was complaining in another post about how ALL servers except CoA and Saurfang got a free migration to magtheridon for alliance and Thundbob answered me and said the reason was that there was more hordes on CoA than alliance.

Fair enough. Luckily the imbalance is very slight in the grand scheme of things.

Q u o t e:
Please consider some better destination realms to trasnfer to from Al'Akir.

Just out of interest, what is it about the two current destination realms that doesn't appeal to you?

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The Venture Co

12. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 28/09/2009 05:25:24 PDT

I don't quite understand the complaints. Blizzard are only going to offer free migration where the current situation is causing problems for balance overall. They're not going to offer it to people who "are sick of the realm". That's what the paid service is for. The free option is merely there as a way to nudge people who had thought of moving but didn't want to pay and were part of an imbalance in the first place.

I do wonder if maybe soon this service will be extended to free faction changes on certain realms. Although I suppose that's likely to have less success than transfers, heh.

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Sylvanas

13. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 28/09/2009 06:28:45 PDT

Q u o t e:
Please consider some better destination realms to trasnfer to from Al'Akir.

Also this is an interesting question, would blizzard consider free faction change to balance realms? I'm pretty sure it would help to balance realms.

U realize that they will never offer "decent" destination realms for free transfer.

Xewz

< Furious Resurrection >

Al'Akir

14. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 28/09/2009 08:47:49 PDT

Q u o t e:
Just out of interest, what is it about the two current destination realms that doesn't appeal to you?

Personally I really love big realms so it would take an exceptional destination realm for me to consider (probly there is none even because I prefer the blackout battlegroup and this servers seems to be the most fitting for me).

The problem with the 2 current ones in my opinion is that Trollbane is just a bit low populated for those who'd like to consider a realm with a population between Al'akir and a low populated one.
Neptulon seems ok but its in a different battlegroup than Blackout which could be an important factor for those who consdering moving from Al'akir.
It just seemed wierd for horde to have 2 servers to choose from and (edit)4 for alliance.

But while we are on subject, -First time a blue replies to my thread actually hehe =)- Is it possible for you guys at Blizzard to give us players some insight on if these free migrations are any succesfull, and how succesfull they are? Also is blizzard considering free faction change in the future or is that not a suitable option to balance realms?

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Wryxian

Blizzard Poster

16. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 29/09/2009 02:00:22 PDT

Q u o t e:
The problem with the 2 current ones in my opinion is that Trollbane is just a bit low populated for those who'd like to consider a realm with a population between Al'akir and a low populated one. Neptulon seems ok but its in a different battlegroup than Blackout which could be an important factor for those who consdering moving from Al'akir. It just seemed wierd for horde to have 2 servers to choose from and (edit)4 for alliance.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. The two Horde destination realms are chosen as they are quite in need of some Horde loving, whereas directing those Horde to other realms might actually cause an imbalance -- something we definitely want to avoid. Ultimately, though it may be nice to set up lots of specific FCMs to please everyone, we still need to focus the goal on balancing realm factions.

Q u o t e:
Is it possible for you guys at Blizzard to give us players some insight on if these free migrations are any succesfull, and how succesfull they are? Also is blizzard considering free faction change in the future or is that not a suitable option to balance realms?

Well we can say the recent Magtheridon to Tarren Mill FCM had some notable success. ;-)

We are generally seeing improvements -- the FCMs do help so that's why we keep doing them.

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Akaforty

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Drak'thul

17. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 29/09/2009 02:07:30 PDT

Well, I know that you don't open FCT when someone asks for one, but I beg you, take a look at Drak'Thul Alliance:Horde ratio.

Alliance side is dying.

And you could make it proper PVP server maybe? Everyone plays PVE there.

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Adya

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Sylvanas

18. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 29/09/2009 02:11:48 PDT

Q u o t e:

Well we can say the recent Magtheridon to Tarren Mill FCM had some notable success. ;-)

We are generally seeing improvements -- the FCMs do help so that's why we keep doing them.

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Arix

< Dawning >

Tarren Mill

19. Re: 24/09 - Realms and Migration 29/09/2009 02:25:15 PDT

Q u o t e:
Well we can say the recent Magtheridon to Tarren Mill FCM had some notable success. ;-)

The 1000 cows standing around in Dalaran now, opposed to the 100 before, is definitly proof of that :P
WG is pretty balanced as well now (and lags like other populated servers) opposed to before, so there's definitly been an influx of horde to the server. I wonder why.... ;P

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