PvE to PvP Realm Transfers?
by Elizabeth Harper 
Apr 10th 2006 at 7:00PM
Because I do not play on any of the affected servers, the fact that Blizzard has opened up PvE to PvP realm
transfers was not immediately obvious to me. Hyjal, Lightbringer, Shadowsong, Zul'jin, Alleria , Hellscream, and
Whisperwind are all PvE servers, and have recently been given the opportunity to transfer to new PvP
servers Black Dragonflight and Dalvengyr. This is interesting, primarily because Blizzard has, in the past,
always kept realm transfers within their realm type. So these new transfers will allow seasoned players from old
PvE servers a taste of the excitement of PvP without the difficulty that faces most players who wish to make such a
switch - rerolling and releveling. Filed under: Realm News, Realm Status
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Az Apr 10th 2006 10:48PM
Im just waiting till I can transfer from Shadow Council RP server to a PvP server. Please blizzard let me leave this lame ass rp server....
Brian McBride Apr 11th 2006 4:16AM
That is funny. I am a second person that would love to bail from Shadow Council RP to a PvP server. I would love to move to a RP-PVP, but hey, they never add more of them even known that the RP-PVP always are packed.
boneyard Apr 11th 2006 4:33AM
oh yeah, this is gonna cause some major whining from a group of pvp people. totally unneeded because in wow it really doesn't matter that much if you level up on a pvp or pve server. sure you get ganked a couple of times, but it's not that much of an issue.
wow gold Apr 11th 2006 9:54AM
I agree with boneyard. This game is nothing as far as pvp is concerned. It is a pve game at heart with pvp as an afterthought. PVE players moving to a pvp server will only provide more inexperienced targets for the veterans. The only people complaining are those who will get slaughtered by the PVErs (aka carebears) in full epics.
jer Apr 11th 2006 11:44AM
Whining because you are on an RP server? Why didn't you pay attention when you were making your character, fool? We don't want you any more than you want to be here.
LESSON FOR US ALL: pay attention when rolling characters that you actually want to stay in character before choosing an RP realm of any kind.
Adam Apr 11th 2006 2:30PM
I don't think this is a good idea. Levelling on a PvP server is an entirely different animal. An average player can easily get ganked over a hundred times on their way to 60.
If Blizz makes this the norm, what's to stop everyone from levelling up on EZ-Mode and transferring to PvP once they are ready to have fun?
jpc Apr 11th 2006 2:50PM
Hmmm...
I don't know what PvP server you guys play on, but lvling would've been 100% faster on Akama if it had been a PvE server. STV? Duskwood? Ashenvale? If you do not shutter at the thought of going to these places at the low end of the lvl spectrum, then your pvp server is inactive, full of 60's who are bored with ganking, or you hide in instances all day (I've done this).
I'm not complaining, because I love it, but I just cannot imagine leveling at the same rate on a PvE. There's been entire gaming sessions where I do nothing but pvp because the areas where I need to quest in are being camped. This makes leveling difficult.
~jpc
Dan Apr 11th 2006 6:38PM
> in wow it really doesn't matter that much if you level up on a pvp or pve server.
> sure you get ganked a couple of times, but it's not that much of an issue.
> I agree with boneyard. This game is nothing as far as pvp is concerned.
Bravo! Spoken like a couple of true blue carebears.
Pax May 12th 2006 2:39AM
I've leved a 60 Undead Rogue on a PvP server and a 60 Gnome Rogue on a PvE server...it's honestly not that different. It actually gets more boring on PvE because you can't kill other when you're bored...wtf are you suppose to do while waiting for long BG queues? I missed getting ganked and ganking on my Gnome..
DOOM! May 13th 2006 12:33AM
The following is an email I sent this morning to WoW customer support.
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For the record, I have cancelled my WoW account. I do not think I will reactivate in the future. Any company that employs people (such as Mr Kaplan aka Furor, leader of the 'uberguild' Fires of Heaven) and dispenses preferential treatment does not deserve my money.
The decision to allow Fires of Heaven to move to a PVP ruleset after levelling and gearing on a PVE server was shortsighted. I am a true PVP'er and have in the past played nearly all MMO's with PVP - particularly DAoC, EQ, and EVE Online. I will be returning to one of those games, likely EVE, since it is evident I can no longer rely on Blizzard to forthrightly state their policies.
This under-the-table deal with Fires of Heaven (and by proxy, reversing Blizzards previous stance on PVE to PVP transfers) is a deal-breaker. I cannot believe that Blizzard would engage in such purposefully deceitful behaviour. Official past statements in the forums indicated that PVE to PVP character transfers would NOT BE ALLOWED. (emphasis mine) So, this betrayal has soured me on Blizzards future MMO offerings. I have no intention to work hard levelling a char. using a PVP ruleset only to have a group of clowns with connections to the developer 'jump queue' and move to a PVP server after having had the benefit of levelling / gearing on a PVE server. It is completely ridiculous.
Now might be a good time to go over some of your policies and make sure to define them, once and for all. You might think I'm overreacting, but changing the rules this late in the game shows a lack of clear direction - I don't want to be forking over money each month to a company that can't even tell me what ITS OWN RULES ARE.
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Here's a link to Furor's guild site: http://www.fohguild.org/index.php
You may notice they call it 'Operation Pansy Stomp' - referring to their transfer as epic'd out lvl 60s from a PVE server to a brand new, on new hardware PVP server. Sounds like they get to go on an all out gank-fest.
Update: Here's a link to a post in the Dragonflight forums about the gankfest of Operation Pansy Stomp.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-realm-blackdragonflight&t=7377&p=1&tmp=1#post7377
Many of the new players rolling on the server seem really happy with the transfers. What are they doing about it? Rerolling. So now, we'll have a big, new and empty server for FoH and friends.
I have no respect for Furor or his cronies. Blizzard should be ashamed of themselves.