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Europe joins in the free move fun

Posted Feb 27th 2008 4:00PM by Eliah Hecht
Filed under: Realm News, News items

To go along with the set of free North American character transfers that started yesterday, Blizzard Europe has seen fit to open the following free character transfers:
  • From: Al'Akir, Crushridge, Grim Batol, Outland, Stormscale
  • To: Burning Blade, Laughing Skull
The transfers are scheduled to be active from today until next Tuesday, March 4, although the standard disclaimer applies that the transfers may be shut down early if the desired population levels are reached.

Since Blizz bases their transfer decision off of their stats for what realms need it most, this should be the appropriate set of servers, but I'll ask you anyway: if you're on one of the "from" servers, are you overcrowded now? If you're on one of the "to" servers, are you glad to have some new company coming? And if you're on another server altogether, do you need some transfer loving? Sound off in the comments.
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Blue Notes: BC launch vid, contest and move for Europe

Posted Feb 2nd 2007 6:19PM by Eliah Hecht
Filed under: Realm News, Blizzard, News items, Contests, Burning Crusade

A few small items of interest for you all today. First, a documentary video by Blizzard of the BC launch, in both California and Europe. Cop the vid here; it's fun to see the festivities leading up to the new sandbox we're all playing in.

Second, it seems that WoW is turning two in Europe on February 11. There's a lore contest and a wallpaper contest; prizes include Alienware computers and Nvidia video cards. As usual for their European contests, many countries are ineligible, because of their laws as regards lotteries -- it's not that Blizz just hates several random countries in Western Europe, as many forum posters seem to think. Blizzard's got the full details on their page.

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Happy European transfer day

Posted Jan 25th 2007 1:09PM by Eliah Hecht
Filed under: Realm News, Blizzard

We seem to be a few days late reporting this -- these transfers close tomorrow. Sorry about that; they must have slipped past in the post-BC furor. Anyway, Thundy drops the following knowledge:
  • The below migrations are currently active. They're scheduled to close on Friday January 26th, at 12:00 (noon) CET. However, again, please note that this may change at any time.

  • Crushridge to Jaedenar / Boulderfist / Vek'nilash / Kor'gall
  • Grim Batol to Jaedenar / Boulderfist / Vek'nilash
  • Bloodhoof to Bronze Dragonflight
  • Emerald Dream to Bronze Dragonflight
  • Thunderhorn to Bronze Dragonflight
  • Aszune to Bronze Dragonflight / Anachronos
  • Khadgar to Bronze Dragonflight / Anachronos
  • Terenas to Bronze Dragonflight / Anachronos
As always, free moves are a good thing, I think. I wonder why they keep giving multiple destinations for European realms, which they never seem to do for North American realms. Can anyone shine any insight on that?
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Blue Notes: Transfers, amulets, and Frostbolt

Posted Jan 19th 2007 2:13AM by Eliah Hecht
Filed under: Mage, Odds and ends, Blizzard

Moves are on in a big way right now, and there's a piece of good news about that. Now you can play your character while it's in queue to be moved; it won't be moved until you log out. From Nethaera:
  • We are changing the way we process our free character moves and paid character transfers. Players will now be able to queue into the system for the destination realm they wish and continue to play that character until the specified period of time the move will occur. Characters will only be moved after they are logged out of the game. Moves will occur each day from 12:01 AM PST until 2:00 PM PST.
We all probably figured this, but Griftah, vendor of "Amazing Amulets" in Shattrath's Lower City, almost certainly sells nothing that actually works. If the vendor's name name doesn't tip you off, how about this post by Eyonix:
  • He's a very sneaky vendor. Buyer beware! Although they are pretty fun little items to have from an RP standpoint.
Lastly, Tseric comments on the Frostbolt XI vs XII issue (in a nutshell, XI costs less mana and does more damage than XII):
  • Rank 11 Frostbolt is a book drop. Rank 12, like most other ranks, is available from a trainer. The players this would impact the most are people who've gotten the book, which then don't really need the trainable 'upgrade' at that moment. Those without the book drop are moving along the graded increase of frostbolt's power.

    Consider Rank 11 a vestigal growth, like an appendix or ear muscles. ;)
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New servers and transfers

Posted Jan 18th 2007 1:48PM by Eliah Hecht
Filed under: Realm News, News items

Well, I was right. Blizz opened new servers very soon after the expansion's launch. We've got two new non-transfer servers and six transfer ones. From Tseric, here are the new non-transfer servers (AQ gates closed -- but who's going to go to AQ now?):
  • Blood Furnace - Central - PVP - Frenzy Battlegroup

  • Shattered Halls - Pacific - PVP - Frenzy Battlegroup
And from Eyonix, the new transfers:
  • Destination: - The Scryers, RP - Pacific

    Feathermoon
    Silver Hand
    Scarlet Crusade
    Argent Dawn
    Shadow Council

  • Destination: - Area 52 PvE, - Eastern

    Icecrown
    Stormrage
    Gilneas
    Bloodhoof
    Lothar
More transfers after the jump.

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