Breakfast Topic: How did you choose your realm?
by Elizabeth Harper 
Apr 30th 2014 at 9:00AM
So my question for you today readers is simple: how did you choose your realm? Have you regretted your choice since?
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So my question for you today readers is simple: how did you choose your realm? Have you regretted your choice since?
Maintenance downtime extended
by Olivia Grace Dec 11th 2012 at 1:15PM
Blizzard's Customer Support Team has announced via Twitter that maintenance downtime has been extended to 1 p.m. PST for both World of Warcraft and Diablo 3.
#WoW and #D3 #Maintenance has been extended until 1PM PST. We'll provide additional updates as they become available to us.
- BlizzardCS (@BlizzardCS) December 11, 2012
As always, WoW Insider will keep readers abreast of any new updates to the situation, but if you're at a loss for what to do while the servers are down, Daniel Whitcomb put together this morning's Last Week In WoW, in which he predicted some downtime, as well as putting together the best of this week's news in one handy article. If that's not enough reading for you, WoW Insider has just put out a call for writers, and, of course, posted last night about the latest set of hotfixes.
Mists of Pandaria is here! The level cap has been raised to 90, many players have returned to Azeroth, and pet battles are taking the world by storm. Keep an eye out for all of the latest news, and check out our comprehensive guide to Mists of Pandaria for everything you'll ever need to know.Filed under: Mists of Pandaria
How players are using cross-realm raiding to foster communities
by Mathew McCurley Feb 6th 2012 at 3:00PM
Sites like LFRaid.com and Twitterland Raiding are two communities that have sprung up quickly in this new cross-realm raiding world. Twitterland Raiding is a website created for the Twitter WoW community to form up groups for raiding across server lines. With a centralized place to express interest in raiding as well as no server structure or logistics to worry about besides Real ID names (which gets immensely easier with the introduction of BattleTags), raiding can happen in greater volume and more quickly.
Filed under: Raiding
Cross-realm Real ID grouping now available
by Mathew McCurley Jul 14th 2011 at 1:00PM
The service has apparently just gone live, free, for what is probably a limited time. Blizzard had also said that this cross-realm grouping would be part of the premium package of WoW services that players can pay for monthly, and only the group leader doing the invites would have to have the service in order to invite people cross-realm. Much as the mobile guild chat feature was rolled out free to let people check it out, it appears cross-realm Real ID grouping is getting the same trial period.
Check out cross-realm Real ID grouping in game, and start grouping with your friends beyond server boundaries, and hit the jump for the full announcement.
Free realm transfers to lower-population servers
by Kelly Aarons Dec 23rd 2010 at 7:00PM
The high-populations realms are:
- Barthilas (Oceanic-PvP)
- Blackrock (US-PvP)
- Frostmourne (Oceanic-PvP)
- Illidan (US-PvP)
- Kel'Thuzad (US-PvP)
- Kil'jaeden (US-PvP)
- Tichondrius (US-PvP)
- Altar of Storms (US-PvP)
- Arathor (US-PvE)
- Fenris (US-PvE)
- Garrosh (US-PvE)
- Grizzly Hills (US-PvE)
- Gul'dan (US-PvP)
- Gundrak (Oceanic-PvP)
- Nazjatar (US-PvP)
- Shattered Halls (US-PvP)
- The Forgotten Coast (US-PvP)
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Compensation for last week's extended downtime
by Michael Sacco Dec 4th 2009 at 11:00AM
Even after having worked at Blizzard, I'm unsure as to how the decision is made to or not to offer compensation for downtime, but I'm glad that it does get offered periodically. It's no fun to have a day off or a light workday and then discover that the realm that houses your main is down, again.
Regardless, if you were on any of the realms listed after the cut, you should see that a 24-hour credit has been added to your subscription on your Account Management page. Take this, your blue badge of courage, and hold it high to the heavens, your karmic reward for not pitching a fit. "We cool, Blizz. We cool."
Filed under: Realm News, Realm Status, News items
Guildwatch: The waiting game
by Mike Schramm Nov 11th 2009 at 7:00PM
More and more guilds are becoming just like Zen, above -- they're downing Anub in Trial of the Crusader, and then wondering just what's next? The answer, of course, is Icecrown, but even our best estimates have that release a month away still. Not that anyone's blaming Blizzard yet -- quite a few guilds are still working on hard modes, and more people are worried just what'll happen after Icecrown (though I wouldn't be surprised if Blizzard still has a few cards up their sleeve for that one). But still, at this point, guilds are reaching their limits, and we're starting to see the calm before the storm of raiding in patch 3.3.
That doesn't mean Guildwatch isn't busy -- we've got the usual downed, drama, and recruiting notices from around the realms. And if your guild is still active, be sure to tell us about it: send a tip to guildwatch@wow.com, and you'll see it here in the future. Read on for more.
That doesn't mean Guildwatch isn't busy -- we've got the usual downed, drama, and recruiting notices from around the realms. And if your guild is still active, be sure to tell us about it: send a tip to guildwatch@wow.com, and you'll see it here in the future. Read on for more.
Filed under: Fan stuff, Guilds, Odds and ends, Instances, Raiding, Guildwatch, Factions
Maintenance for Tuesday November 10th
by Adam Holisky Nov 9th 2009 at 10:30PM
There will be a round of realm maintenance for everyone tomorrow, Tuesday November 10th from 5:00 a.m. PST / 8:00 a.m. EST until 11:00 a.m. PST / 2:00 p.m. EST. This is more or less the "normal" maintenance time we've all come to know and love.The downtime tomorrow should not be taken as any indication that patch 3.3 is dropping; that event is still a couple weeks away at best. The patch tonight was a "tools patch," that while temporarely screwed things up for the majority of people, wasn't anything that changed things significantly -- at least as far as we all can tell.
If anything else develops of this downtime, we'll be sure to let you know.
Filed under: Realm Status, News items
The login server is currently busy [Updated]
by Robin Torres Aug 25th 2009 at 7:10PM
Many people have been writing into our tip line that they are unable to log in to their servers at this time. Both Battle.Net and non-Battle.Net users are complaining that authentication is down for them. I received the above error message myself, however my husband is able to log in just fine.
We'll keep you updated should Blizzard say anything officially or other developments arise. In the meantime, I will be trying again later as the message asks me to do.
Update 7:46PM: Most people are reporting that the authentication issues are fixed.
Update: The following message is currently displayed upon login.
We'll keep you updated should Blizzard say anything officially or other developments arise. In the meantime, I will be trying again later as the message asks me to do.
Update 7:46PM: Most people are reporting that the authentication issues are fixed.
Update: The following message is currently displayed upon login.
Filed under: Realm Status, News items
The Queue: Are you a god?
by Adam Holisky Jul 20th 2009 at 4:00PM
A simple question instead of an introduction.
| Yes | |
|---|---|
| Yes |
Go get her, Ray!
Some music too which you can listen to while reading today's Queue. And some more. Don't watch the videos, they're dumb. But the music is great.
Angus asked...
"Why is there a defense channel for every zone? Specifically, why would anyone be attacking the Twisting Nether? I found this to be my most amusing channel. The raid or instance ones are funny, but this one always cracks me up."
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Maintenance for Tuesday June 2nd
by Adam Holisky Jun 1st 2009 at 10:00PM
Maintenance, you say? Unheard of! After all, what is wrong with a Paladin standing upright while riding her horse? Or what's wrong with constant errors telling intrepid adventurers additional instances cannot be launched?
Well, okay. Something might be wrong with those things. Hopefully tomorrow's maintenance will bring fixes to them. But more importantly based on all account it'll be bringing patch 3.1.3 with it as well.
Maintenance will last from 3:00 a.m. PDT until 11:00 a.m. PDT. Unless, of course, you on one of the few dozen realms listed after the break. For those special realms, maintenance will last from 12:01 a.m. PDT until 12:01 p.m. PDT. Why is it starting at the :01? Because Blizzard wants you to have an extra minute to complete raids tonight. That's how much they care. And you know what? So do I... (Click it... I dare you.)
The full list of realms under the extended maintenance after the break.
Well, okay. Something might be wrong with those things. Hopefully tomorrow's maintenance will bring fixes to them. But more importantly based on all account it'll be bringing patch 3.1.3 with it as well.
Maintenance will last from 3:00 a.m. PDT until 11:00 a.m. PDT. Unless, of course, you on one of the few dozen realms listed after the break. For those special realms, maintenance will last from 12:01 a.m. PDT until 12:01 p.m. PDT. Why is it starting at the :01? Because Blizzard wants you to have an extra minute to complete raids tonight. That's how much they care. And you know what? So do I... (Click it... I dare you.)
The full list of realms under the extended maintenance after the break.
Filed under: Realm News, Realm Status, News items
Free EU character migrations
by Adam Holisky Apr 8th 2009 at 2:00PM
There are a handful of free EU character transfers to report on today, all focused on the faction differences on the realm Magtheridon.Now Magtheridon was always a pain in the butt in the days before his colossal nerf. It was a big challenge when BC was released to coordinate a couple groups of five people to click on cubes all at one time. I'd always say on vent very calmly: "Three, two... one... click-click-click. Good work. Break." Or "Three, two... one... click-click-click. Terrible. Wipe it."
Does that obnoxious and repetitious pattern which still haunts me in my dreams have anything to do with the character migrations? Probably not.
The full list of realms after the break.
Filed under: Realm News, News items
A guide to shutting out the world (of Warcraft)
by Amanda Miller Apr 8th 2009 at 1:00PM
WoW is a very social game, and you might think that there is no getting around it. Fortunately for those who relish their alone time, there are several ways to minimize contact with other players and have some quiet time. While some people will argue that you should stop playing social games like MMORPGs, there are plenty of solo activities, and if that is what you want to do, more power to you.
Today, I will be answering some reader mail from Heidi who desperately wants some peace and quiet.
Filed under: Realm News, Analysis / Opinion, How-tos, Guides
Realm maintenance for Tuesday March 31st
by Adam Holisky Mar 30th 2009 at 10:05PM
The engineers flew over the homesteads of their countrymen, working diligently in their flying machines to hold back the mighty waters. And while things were quiet now, it was predicted by those with foresight to not be quiet for much longer. More movement in the waters was coming, and it was something that no man wanted to see.
The kingdom was under the protection of the councilmen and councilwomen, yet they were impeded in their efforts at every turn by the maniacal Lich King, laughing and taunting them with his powers over the frozen wastes.
"Petty mortals, do you really think you can withstand the power of the mighty Scourge?" he chided the citizens who dared brave the cold north. Sitting atop his ice crowned citadel there was nothing he couldn't see, nothing he couldn't do. For the domain of the north was his and his alone.
Except upon this day the voice of the gods and the wizards of Dalaran opened up their mouths and spoke in unison.
Filed under: Fan stuff, News items
Realm maintenance for Tuesday February 24th
by Adam Holisky Feb 24th 2009 at 12:01AM
"I'm not looking forward to this," Fargor grumbles as he rests his heavy two-handed Paladin mace on the side of his legs. "I know that when I awake tomorrow things will not have improved." He shuffles his chest plate around, getting more comfortable for the forced sleep ahead of him.
"And damned if I do even wake up!"
Fargor slams his hairy Dwarven fist down on the wooden table, angry at the ruling Wizards of Dalaran for their impositions on him and everyone else.
All Osull and Marcella can do is look back and nod in acknowledgement, as they too feel more and more angst at the Wizards for their mysterious ways.
"At least it will only be part of a day," Osull offers up in comfort of the Dwarf. Marcella lays a supportive hand on the Osull's shoulder and nods her head in agreement, "Indeed kind Dwarf, it's only for eight hours."
The platitudes seem to do nothing for Fargor, as he shakes his head and says "Eight hours or eight years, it doesn't matter lass. No one should have a right to tell a Dwarf what to do!"
And as he says that the Wizards can suddenly be heard throughout the city, "The realms will be down from three to eleven in the morning, as the mighty pacific clock tells time. Sleep well now citizens of Azeroth, for when tomorrow you awake things will be fresh and new..."
The voice trails off into nothingness and across the realms everyone stops what they're doing and falls asleep as they are.
The Wizard's maintenance has begun.
One week ago...
"And damned if I do even wake up!"
Fargor slams his hairy Dwarven fist down on the wooden table, angry at the ruling Wizards of Dalaran for their impositions on him and everyone else.
All Osull and Marcella can do is look back and nod in acknowledgement, as they too feel more and more angst at the Wizards for their mysterious ways.
"At least it will only be part of a day," Osull offers up in comfort of the Dwarf. Marcella lays a supportive hand on the Osull's shoulder and nods her head in agreement, "Indeed kind Dwarf, it's only for eight hours."
The platitudes seem to do nothing for Fargor, as he shakes his head and says "Eight hours or eight years, it doesn't matter lass. No one should have a right to tell a Dwarf what to do!"
And as he says that the Wizards can suddenly be heard throughout the city, "The realms will be down from three to eleven in the morning, as the mighty pacific clock tells time. Sleep well now citizens of Azeroth, for when tomorrow you awake things will be fresh and new..."
The voice trails off into nothingness and across the realms everyone stops what they're doing and falls asleep as they are.
The Wizard's maintenance has begun.
One week ago...
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