36 realms down for maintenance
by Allison Robert 
Jan 17th 2009 at 1:36PM
We started getting a few tips about realms going down about half an hour ago, and Blizzard's now confirmed that 3 dozen realms are down to address "some instancing issues." Interestingly, the brand-new realm Borean Tundra is among them, and I recognized a few others that are relatively new, as well as the usual forum whipping-boy Misha.2 hours is the estimated downtime, so if you're on one of the affected realms, I'd start checking back around 2:45-3:00 pm EST. We'll keep you up to date if maintenance is extended. Read on for the list:
UPDATE 2:03 pm EST: Anub'arak is now listed as the only realm affected.
UPDATE 2:32 pm EST: Looks like all the affected realms are back up early.
Antonidas
Anub'arak
Blackwater Raiders
Bladefist
Borean Tundra
Cairne
Cenarion Circle
Cenarius
Darrowmere
Drak'Tharon
Drenden
Echo Isles
Farstriders
Fenris
Garrosh
Hydraxis
Hyjal
Korialstrasz
Maiev
Misha
Mok'Nathal
Moon Guard
Nazgrel
Nordrassil
Quel'dorei
Ravenholdt
Rivendare
Shandris
Shu'halo
Sisters of Elune
The Forgotten Coast
Tortheldrin
Uther
Vashj
Winterhoof
Wyrmrest Accord
Filed under: Realm News, Realm Status, Blizzard, News items, Hardware
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
cearnaigh Jan 17th 2009 1:42PM
lulz, Misha down again
JackOfAllGames Jan 17th 2009 1:42PM
Lightbringer went down too, but it's already back up. Must have only needed a restart.
Jonny Jan 17th 2009 1:43PM
Perhaps this may fix the getto hearthing that is bugged and so annoying :D
Mognet T Jan 17th 2009 1:43PM
Oh NOES! Why didn't I get WoW Insurance!?
/sarcasm
Kemikalkadet Jan 17th 2009 2:56PM
You could have been up a dollar 30 by now.
Repaxan Jan 17th 2009 1:43PM
Azjol-Nerub was broken yesterday on Cenarius.
Ricardo Jan 17th 2009 1:44PM
There are two new realms too, and those are down too:
- Winterhoof (PvP)
- Wyrmrest Accord (RP)
zurno Jan 17th 2009 1:45PM
Nazgrel seems to be up again already. Hope its really the case.
G Jan 17th 2009 1:45PM
Berries and cream, berries and cream, I'm a little lad who loves berries and cream.
Magma Jan 17th 2009 1:48PM
Shoulda gotten wowsurance.
Fuseitana Jan 17th 2009 1:53PM
Naxx on Korialstrasz has been unplayable for anything but the most basic tank & spank bosses. Heigan was so bad I died and a full 2 seconds later the poison spewed forth. Just the thought of Frogger caused us to leave the wing.
Maybe this will fix it.
matb Jan 17th 2009 1:54PM
What really sucks is that on Lightbringer, the Horde won WG a few mins before the server went down, and then when it came up about 30 mins later the battle was reset with Horde on D. We lost.
Cheeto Jan 17th 2009 1:56PM
Spinebreaker isn't listed, but I've been disconnected maybe a dozen times this morning. Is this related? I've logged for now because it got quite bothersome.
Kia Jan 17th 2009 2:01PM
Wow. Every single one of the realms I play on. GJ, Blizz. e_e
Delshay Dethecus US Jan 17th 2009 2:04PM
Alright I'm just waiting for my $0.09 Check from my WoW Insurance.
"I just saved tons of Playtime switching to YouPlayorWePay.com"
Arkkoran Jan 17th 2009 2:18PM
Cenarion Circle is about to go down again for a reset. Timer says 7 minutes left.
Garulf Jan 17th 2009 2:31PM
Anub'arak is always the last to go back up. (-_-)
y2fatboy Jan 17th 2009 2:39PM
Just in case people hadn't noticed, all these realms are hosted in the Seattle datacenter... So, whatever problem these realms had was likely related to some global power or networking system that all these realms are linked to...
Zyrinx Jan 17th 2009 3:24PM
Wont load the character list on Baelgun....
Garulf Jan 17th 2009 4:10PM
Anub'arak is back down. (-_-)