Free transfers and a new US realm
by Adam Holisky 
Jan 8th 2009 at 4:30PM
There was a ton of free transfers announced last night, hopefully some of this will have the effect of freeing up the long queues we've become used to lately.In addition to the normal transfers, a large block of PvE servers have the option to get a free transfer to a new realm, Garrosh.
Garrosh is a PvE EST based US realm. It's been placed in the Emberstorm battlegroup.
Blizzard's announcement lists next Wednesday, January 14th, at 6:00 p.m. PST as the cutoff date for the transfers. However they will close the transfers early if they meet their internal quotas. Transfer early and transfer often. You can begin the transfers via your account management page at worldofwarcraft.com.
The complete list of eligible transfer realms after the break
Source A (PvP)
Thaurissan (Horde transfers only)
Frostmourne
Barthilas
Jubei'Thos
Destination A (PvP)
Gundrak (Oceanic)
Source B (PvP)
Kel'Thuzad
Skullcrusher
Arthas
Warsong
Burning Blade
Mannoroth
Bleeding Hollow
Magtheridon
Shattered Hand
Lightning's Blade
Destination B (PvP)
Tortheldrin (Eastern)
Source C (PVP)
Illidan
Emerald Dream
Sargeras
Dragonmaw
Stormreaver
Mal'Ganis (Horde transfers only)
Laughing Skull
Bonechewer
Burning Legion
Tichondrius
Destromath
Destination C (PvP)
Drak'Tharon (Central)
Source (PvE/RP)
Aggramar (Alliance Transfers Only)
Alleria (Alliance Transfers Only)
Argent Dawn
Azjol-Nerub
Blackhand
Bloodhoof
Cenarius
Dalaran
Doomhammer
Draenor
Dragonblight
Earthen Ring
Hellscream
Icecrown
Lightbringer (Alliance Transfers Only)
Medivh
Silvermoon
Whisperwind
Zul'jin
Destination (PvE)
Garrosh (Eastern)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Amaxe Jan 8th 2009 4:34PM
Looks like some of the servers are trying to bring horde/alliance balance.
I wouldn't mind even paying for a transfer to a low population server with my guild, except for the fact that several friends are in different guilds.
I wonder how many people in that situation will hold off for that reason
Amaxe Jan 8th 2009 4:34PM
Should I say "First" just to piss everyone off? Naah...
;-)
silverdragon Jan 8th 2009 4:56PM
TFHVVVVVVVVV841999994$%&*(&%!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM PISSED!
ok not really
Nunzio Jan 8th 2009 4:38PM
Is there an official place that lists out which servers are Pacific, Eastern, Central, etc?
Doz Jan 8th 2009 5:36PM
Not "blizzard official" but for timezone http://www.warcraftrealms.com/realmstats.php will work.
Hilton Jan 8th 2009 6:43PM
This may help as well... =)
http://www.wowwiki.com/Realms_list
Case Jan 8th 2009 8:01PM
Cool, ty both of you!
RetPallyJil Jan 8th 2009 4:39PM
And Perenolde gets screwed again. TY Blizz!
Seriously; I have unplayable lag at 5am in Menethil Harbor, and yet no transfers for us.
zappo Jan 8th 2009 4:46PM
Oh god.. emberstorm. It's Nazgrel 2.0
Vengence Jan 8th 2009 4:48PM
HEY!! where the heck is source B!!!???
Vengence Jan 8th 2009 4:49PM
er i mean destination B
Joyous_Oblivion Jan 8th 2009 5:07PM
Gonne guess its right below the Source B list :)
Tortheldrin (Eastern)
That's your destination
Zuldim Jan 8th 2009 4:48PM
WOOT ZUL'JIN TRANSFERS! THANK GOD!
Maybe we won't have 1k person queues anymore?
Maybe, just maybe, the western half of northrend will be playable, because as of right now it's ungodly laggy.
I know, I'm being way too optimistic, but still.
Jasperwind Jan 8th 2009 4:50PM
Woohoo! Whisperwind Transfers!!!! No more 30-45 minute queues EVERY night!
Corazu Jan 8th 2009 6:42PM
Yay! Skullcrusher transfers. No *1.5-2 HOUR* queues EVERY night.
Luckily I only hit the front end of them when it's only 20-40 minutes, but several guildies get hit with the bad queue and it hinders progression when we can't get people online.
seraph Jan 8th 2009 5:05PM
and where is stormrage? we have like, 3 horde left on the server!! i think ive seen haala in horde control like twice while leveling 2 characters thru nagrand and hitting exalted there.
Skarlette Jan 9th 2009 4:41PM
Yeah, my main server is Stormrage and it's got an odd combination of having too many people on it overall, but a paltry amount of Horde. Not to mention horrible lag in Northrend lately.
snowleopard233 Jan 8th 2009 4:57PM
Awesome, now maybe they can do something about the fact that there are at least twenty other servers that have a 30 minute wait time just to play. after Wotlk, Firetree, a recommended medium population server, ballooned to have 400+ ques even on weekdays
Michael Jan 8th 2009 5:05PM
My server has the opposite problem... the population is way too low... i feel like i know all 200 people on the server...
Jess Q. Jan 8th 2009 10:50PM
What server are you on?