Poster: Ordinn at 4/4/2006 10:09:33 AM PDT
Subject: Realm Migrations and Status Update - 4/5/06 |
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First off, we'd like to thank everyone who helped us test our new hardware on the public test realms over the last month. The testing allowed us to move forward ahead of schedule with the improvements outlined at the beginning of March: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=blizzard-archive&t=45&p=1&tmp=1#post45. We were able to bring the new World of Warcraft site live more than a week early, which in turn allowed us to open 12 new realms over the last two weeks.
The next step in our ongoing efforts to increase game performance is to migrate a set of realms to the new site this Wednesday, April 5, beginning at 12:01 AM PST. The migration could take up to 24 hours to complete, so we will be crediting players with active accounts who had characters on these realms as of 12:01 PM Monday, April 3. The realms that will be affected are listed below.
The goal with this realm migration is to further balance our player population between multiple World of Warcraft sites. Our estimates about the noticeable impact of this individual procedure are conservative, but it is nevertheless a necessary step that will then allow us to move forward with the subsequent portions of our overall plan.
Following the migration, we plan to next week offer character transfers from existing realms to fresh realms located at the new World of Warcraft site. These transfers will allow additional players on realms that had been experiencing intermittent performance issues to continue their character progress on the new hardware. This will in effect help us further disperse our population and continue improving performance on our most severely affected realms.
We'll provide you with additional status updates as often as possible as we continue implementing the plan we announced this past January (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?ForumName=blizzard-archive&ThreadID=48).
Realms that will be down but not migrate:
Aggramar
Andorhal
Anetheron
Burning Blade
Burning Legion
Dentarg
Duskwood
Earthen Ring
Eonar
Eredar
Executus
Gilneas
Gorefiend
Haomarush
Kargath
Laughing Skull
Lightning's Blade
Llane
Malygos
Scilla
Shadow Moon
Steamwheedle Cartel
Thunderhorn
Thunderlord
Turalyon
Ysera
Ysondre
Zuluhed
Realms that will migrate:
Archimonde
Dalaran
Khadgar
Mal'Ganis
| | | http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=7767399&p=#post7767399 | | | Poster: Ordinn at 4/4/2006 1:49:11 PM PDT
Subject: Re: Realm Migrations and Status Update - 4/5/ |
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Q u o t e:
Ok first... People freaking read some of the earlier posts, it explains a lot, it is all abotu network clustering.
2. Compensation.. people really care that we now get 50 cents off our next bill, over-joyed!
3. It's down for 24 hours, go outside, it's spring, smell a flower, clean your room, read a book, draw a picture of your Tauren stomping a gnome, it will be OK!
4. Again lots of good posts out there explaining it!
My big question.. As some have pointed out, I would most unhappy if I started on a new realm Turalyon, which also being brought down, which is on new hardware, which has low population, but very new, will have 60's transferring to it. I wanted to start over, if I wanted my 60's I would go play on my old realm. Sigh.. this is my biggest question/fear.
The transfers will be going on to new realms, not current realms.
| | | http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=7767399&p=#post7770274 | Poster: Ordinn at 4/4/2006 10:09:33 AM PDT
Subject: Realm Migrations and Status Update - 4/5/06 *edited post* |
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First off, we'd like to thank everyone who helped us test our new hardware on the public test realms over the last month. The testing allowed us to move forward ahead of schedule with the improvements outlined at the beginning of March: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=blizzard-archive&t=45&p=1&tmp=1#post45. We were able to bring the new World of Warcraft site live more than a week early, which in turn allowed us to open 12 new realms over the last two weeks.
The next step in our ongoing efforts to increase game performance is to migrate a set of realms to the new site this Thursday, April 6, beginning at 12:01 AM PST. The migration could take up to 24 hours to complete, so we will be crediting players with active accounts who had characters on these realms as of 12:01 PM Monday, April 3. The realms that will be affected are listed below.
The goal with this realm migration is to further balance our player population between multiple World of Warcraft sites. Our estimates about the noticeable impact of this individual procedure are conservative, but it is nevertheless a necessary step that will then allow us to move forward with the subsequent portions of our overall plan.
Following the migration, we plan to next week offer character transfers from existing realms to fresh realms located at the new World of Warcraft site. These transfers will allow additional players on realms that had been experiencing intermittent performance issues to continue their character progress on the new hardware. This will in effect help us further disperse our population and continue improving performance on our most severely affected realms.
We'll provide you with additional status updates as often as possible as we continue implementing the plan we announced this past January (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?ForumName=blizzard-archive&ThreadID=48).
Update: Migrations have been moved back 24 hours and will now start Thursday, April 6 at 12:01 AM.
Realms that will be down but not migrate:
Aggramar
Andorhal
Anetheron
Burning Blade
Burning Legion
Dentarg
Duskwood
Earthen Ring
Eonar
Eredar
Executus
Gilneas
Gorefiend
Haomarush
Kargath
Laughing Skull
Lightning's Blade
Llane
Malygos
Scilla
Shadow Moon
Steamwheedle Cartel
Thunderhorn
Thunderlord
Turalyon
Ysera
Ysondre
Zuluhed
Realms that will migrate:
Archimonde
Dalaran
Khadgar
Mal'Ganis[ post edited by Ordinn ]
| | | http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=7767399&p=#post7767399 | Poster: Ordinn at 4/4/2006 4:15:01 PM PDT
Subject: Re: Realm Migrations and Status Update - 4/5/ |
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Update: Migrations have been moved back 24 hours and will now start Thursday, April 6 at 12:01 AM. Sorry for the inconvenience. We found something in our pre-testing that forced this delay.
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