WoW Classic: High number of players for the pre-patch paralyzes the server

At the September 1 is the pre-patch for World of Warcraft Classic: Wrath of the Lich King appeared. We have already reported on the innovations that the pre-patch brings with it. But a lot has happened since the release. After all, the rush of players is so immense that the servers from blizzard could not cope with this at times. Long waiting times and frustrated fans were and are the result. on Twitter has meanwhile customer support of the company stated: “We are aware that the Gehennas, Pyrewood, Village, and Flamegor realms are currently experiencing issues. We are investigating the cause and thank you for your patience. During this time, realms may restart.“

The frustration of the fans under the post is great. In addition to numerous demands, there are screenshots from users showing their astronomical waiting times. This leads to the WoW Classic subreddit, for example (buy now ) in a mixture of frustrated posts and funny memes about the slow speed at which players are currently able to join servers.

Waiting as a known experience

It’s far from the first time fans of the MMO classic have had to plan a little extra time to join a server. Already at the start of WoW Classic we had over reported long queues regarding servers. Currently, most European servers are listed as “Full” for the pre-patch. Only a handful of servers are running under the “Low” or “Medium” load. The situation in America and Oceania is currently similar. Free server transfers are being offered for some servers as part of this load.