Breakfast Topic: Realm (in)stability
by Allison Robert 
Nov 17th 2008 at 8:00AM
But with a look at WoW Insider's inbox, I'm not sure it's worked out that way for everyone. We've seen a spate of recent complaints about server crashes and giant queues, and this weekend we've gotten a lot of them from people playing on Oceanic servers particularly (one of our readers, James Flannery, wrote in to tell us about an Oceanic server queue that went from 86 to 161 minutes during the half hour that he'd already been waiting). While in general I think it's safe to say that Wrath's launch went much more smoothly than Burning Crusade's did, I'm not sure everyone's benefited despite Blizzard's efforts. Possibly it's a function of Wrath being even more popular than anticipated in certain regions. If you play on multiple servers, which realm(s) seem to be doing best and worst? Have queue times (if they existed) and server lag improved for you?
Filed under: Realm News, Analysis / Opinion, Blizzard, Breakfast topics, Expansions, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Trugzilla Nov 17th 2008 8:05AM
Might be best to not broadcast player's login names....
Rhodri Nov 17th 2008 11:16AM
To be fair my server (Aerie Peak EU) has been very good with the lag, there was a small delay yesterday on some casts but you can't have everything.
Hudders Nov 17th 2008 8:09AM
The worst culprits for kill stealing are those classes that can AoE. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
I can't be held responsible for "accidentally" enabling myself for PvP and then standing under the rain of fire you're relentlessly casting on the spawn point...
Gnosh Nov 17th 2008 8:24AM
See, that's funny, but I've had alliance assholes actually get me KILLED by tagging a bunch of mobs and kiting them into my (legitimate) Volley, instantly siccing them on me.
Before anyone says "Feign Death"... all it takes is ONE to resist it. And when there's 15 guys two levels above you... that's fairly likely.
Damntheman Nov 17th 2008 10:09AM
I'm not sure you understood his post. He's saying he flags pvp and kills the douches (read: you) who aoe on spawn points. Adding the qualifier "legitimate" to YOUR aoe doesn't make it special.
Gnosh Nov 17th 2008 10:27AM
I didn't say I was AOEing SPAWN POINTS. I pull three or four mobs and blast them down, then go back for more.
If you want to flag yourself and drop into combat with me, that's great, may the best man win, but don't exploit game mechanics because you want the zone to yourself.
Damntheman Nov 17th 2008 4:14PM
Wow, you're dense. This is precisely why we are having spawn-camping drama, apparently everyone ELSE is the jerk. You were doing exactly the same thing as a spawn camper, only you were on a quest that involved multiple kills. I do the same thing with my turkey: starfall, run around, barkskin, cyclone. The point is that when I do it I'm taking a risk. Standing in someone's aoe flagged is not an exploit of game mechanics, you attacked an entire area and everything that is in it. If that caused more trouble than you can deal with then stick to single target killing.
Pål Nov 18th 2008 5:48AM
If you're not flagged for PvP yourself then your AoEs don't hit PvP targets, unless you're in combat with them, which only happens to NPCs with an aggro radius.
ROB13 Nov 17th 2008 8:10AM
Oh damn, since when was it a good idea to show off players login account names?
Well, Dragonblight sometimes has a que, it's just the lag on my crappy connection that finish's me off
Dightkuz Nov 17th 2008 8:13AM
On the european servers we just group up with those who need the same quest objective, and thus get the kill together.
Hudders Nov 17th 2008 8:55AM
Works only as long as there's less than five of you and you're all in the same faction.
Bryan Meseiks Nov 17th 2008 8:16AM
Mal'Ganas has been having queue times of 1.5 hours+ after 6pm. I am finding myself having to try and login early just so I can play at a specific time. I have contemplated switching realms, but why should I be forced to leave friends behind? That is my only obstacle for moving. I just hope the server populations start to decrease around that time because it is getting ridiculous.
Wendy Nov 17th 2008 8:16AM
Argent Dawn has had a que everyday, versus my other realms have been doing ok. Last Friday I couldn't get into any of my servers without waiting. Its gotten better since them except for Argent Dawn, it still has a que dailey :(
Marliej Nov 17th 2008 8:22AM
I'm on the european realm 'Nordrassil' and we only have queue's around 17.00-22.00 last weekend.. I never had lag and it didn't crashed or anything, so I'm not complaining about that.
I do hate the ninja's ^^
TonyMotorola Nov 17th 2008 8:19AM
"people with absolutely no scruples over stealing quest spawns"
You don't own spawns. Seeing a spawn doesn't make it your property. Nobody is stealing anything from you. Tag it if you want credit. "OH! I need that mob and I see it, it's my property!" isn't the case.
Gnosh Nov 17th 2008 8:30AM
Hi there. If you run into the room where the named guy spawns, and I'm already there tapping my foot waiting for it to respawn, and YOU decide to tag it with a macro the moment it spawns, and /wave at me as you leave, you're a douche.
Kaawn Nov 17th 2008 8:34AM
Do you also cut in front of people in line at a coffee shop? It's common decency and courtesy to allow people waiting for a turn in order of arrival to get their mark before you. You're just an ass.
No real queues on Zangar yet. Just mobs of 14 year olds being ass wipes at spawn points.
Sarg Bjornson Nov 17th 2008 8:36AM
Of course, you are technically right.
But I hope we will all agree that it is better if none of us acts like an asshole.
Tseran Nov 17th 2008 8:49AM
So, if I walk up to the herb or node you are standing beside fighting three mobs at and take it because you are otherwise occupied, knowing full well you probably wanted it, that is fine?
Same concept with quest spawns, show courtesy, if someone is waiting before you, let them have it, it will respawn for you too. If you are so impatient as to not be able to wait for it to respawn, then go do whatever it is you need to be doing, you certainly don't need to be questing.
Cautivo Nov 17th 2008 8:54AM
IMO it is perfectly acceptable to tag-steal from an opposing faction, but not your own. Simple as that.