New US realm tomorrow morning
by Eliah Hecht 
Nov 12th 2008 at 10:00PM
They've already opened a new realm for transfers, but Bornakk just let us know that a brand new US realm will be open for character creation tomorrow morning (Pacific time). I assume he specified Pacific time so they're not held to opening before noon Eastern, which would be pretty early for those west-coast dwellers. The vitals on the new realm:
- Name: Grizzly Hills
- Type: PvE (normal)
- Time Zone:
PacificEastern - Battlegroup: Retaliation
- AQ gates closed, closed to transfers for 3 months.
I have to say, though, it would take quite a reroll locust to start over from scratch tomorrow, when the rest of us are leveling Death Knights or enjoying Northrend. Who's going to go check it out?
Filed under: Realm News
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Nightmareic Nov 12th 2008 10:04PM
not me, lol
MichaelSpencer001 Nov 12th 2008 10:07PM
I'll reserve a nice name. Looking to make a new warrior! By the way, how long has it been since there was a new server opened ( a US server that is)
Malyfactian Nov 12th 2008 10:32PM
Cairne opened this past spring, I believe.
SaxxonPike Nov 13th 2008 2:49AM
Yeah, I was a part of the Cairne rush. But since it HAS been so long since a new server opened, it was completely FLOODED. Not two months later, Blizzard opened free transfers from Cairne to Mok'nathal. I feel a similar thing will happen with this new server.
blckhood Nov 12th 2008 10:08PM
Its a Eastern Time realm, not pacific.
Firestride Nov 12th 2008 10:23PM
Would anyone bother to open the AQ gates? Wouldn't they just go right to Outland? I was around before that happened, but nowhere near endgame, so I'm not all that familiar with it.
If they were making it a "Classic" server, with only pre-BC content? I'd be there in a heartbeat.
Dare599z Nov 12th 2008 10:35PM
You can get the Scarab Lord title. I think I'd do it.
peagle Nov 13th 2008 12:30AM
@Dare599z
Completing the war effort on your own would be a shocking achievement lol.
Kemikalkadet Nov 13th 2008 4:33AM
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wareffort/wareffort.html
That's what you'll need to collect^
Good luck to anyone that wants to attempt it while resisting the lure of Northrend :P
meh Nov 12th 2008 10:11PM
neat. but what id like to know is, is there going to be anything cool happening tonight anytime soon or is this frostworm/terror invasion crap it until install time
nders Nov 12th 2008 10:13PM
Me I want that AQ mount though how long does the gates stay closed
Benji Nov 12th 2008 10:15PM
The gates being closed means you can't get the mount anymore. Sorry man, I feel for you. I'd really like to snag the mount myself also.
pants Nov 12th 2008 11:48PM
with the gates closed doesn't that mean that you CAN get the mount?
soul Nov 12th 2008 10:28PM
No, the gates being closed means that you get to do the whole quest chain all over and acquire the mount.
nders Nov 13th 2008 12:42AM
so there is still a chance though
adam Nov 12th 2008 10:30PM
your info is wrong. This is an eastern time zone realm
FTA: This realm will be part of the Retaliation battlegroup and set to the eastern timezone.
Osi Nov 12th 2008 10:33PM
That sucks, we need a decent pacific realm not full of kiddies. (PVE of course).
Hesston Nov 12th 2008 10:42PM
It would be interesting, since all of the content is in there, to see how long it would take the server to become populated, leveled, and benchmarks achieved like the opening of the AQ Gates and first 25-man raid runs.
JDM Nov 12th 2008 10:46PM
They wouldn't exactly be completely starting over, as they would be allowed to create Death Knights on the realm.
I think it would be a refreshing thing to do, but I certainly wouldn't attempt it myself.
Xvelocit Nov 12th 2008 10:50PM
They couldn't make Deathknights since they wouldn't have a character of level 55+ on that server.
Level 1 and go, go, go!