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Instance Capacity Update

Submitted by Lanctharus on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 17:09.

We are aware of the concerns regarding situations where players are unable to zone into an instance due to an instance limit being hit, which results in a message stating that additional instances cannot be launched. This limit was implemented as a short-term solution to preserve the gameplay for players who are already in an instance and to prevent numerous issues that can happen when too many instances are active at the same time, but we are currently working on better solutions to ensure that players can get into instances when they want to.

As one of the solutions to this situation, we are in the process of modifying our hardware setup to allow for more instances to be active without negatively impacting the performance of these instances. Once this hardware reconfiguration is complete, we expect to see a noticeable reduction in the number of players hitting the instance limit. However, this improvement to the hardware is a complicated and delicate process that will also require extensive testing before it can be fully implemented, so it may be some time before the updates can be completed. We would like to assure you that this issue currently a top priority for us, and we are working on resolving it as quickly as possible.

Further information and updates regarding this will be provided as we make progress in this process. Thank you for your patience during this time.

This made me LOL

Submitted by Lanctharus on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 12:55.

The folks at Despair.com work really hard to remind us that deep inside we are all just a bunch of dorks.

http://www.despair.com/dorkcraft.html

Ulduar The Movie: Preview Trailer

Submitted by Lanctharus on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 13:07.

The trailer for the upcoming episodic adventure - Ulduar: Defiance.

Over the course of the summer, the film will be released in sections featuring the mysteries of Ulduar, each episode delving deeper into the instance - and the lore behind it.

Click here to download the high-quality trailer: http://www.modenstudios.com/atraira/

Blizzard announces the possibility of faction changes!

Submitted by Lanctharus on Mon, 06/29/2009 - 16:32.

We wanted to give everyone a very early heads-up that, in response to player requests, we’re developing a new service for World of Warcraft that will allow players to change their faction from Alliance to Horde or Horde to Alliance. There’s still much work to do and many details to iron out, but the basic idea is that players will be able to use the service to transform an existing character into a roughly equivalent character of the opposing faction on the same realm. Players who ended up creating and leveling up characters on the opposite factions from their friends have been asking for this type of functionality for some time, and we’re pleased to be getting closer to being able to deliver it.

As with all of the features and services we offer, we intend to incorporate the faction-change service in a way that won’t disrupt the gameplay experience on the realms, and there will be some rules involved with when and how the service can be used. The number of variables involved increases the complexity of implementing this service, but we plan to take the time needed to ensure that it lives up to expectations before officially rolling it out. We’ll go into much more detail on all of this here at http://www.WorldofWarcraft.com as development progresses. In the meantime, we wanted to let you know that because this type of functionality requires extensive internal testing well in advance of release, you may be seeing bits and pieces of the service in the test builds we use for the public test realms moving forward.