Summary
- WoW Classic Season of Discovery introduces two new Realms for players to transfer their characters to, closing off the original Realms to new players.
- While the massive server migration may cause disruptions, Blizzard aims to consolidate all players into the new Mega-Realms for a united gaming experience.
World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery is making two massive realms – one for PvE and one for PvE – in the hopes that all characters will transfer there. Once these Realms are created, players will be able to transfer their World of Warcraft characters to these servers for free, and all the original Realms will be closed to new players.
Season of Discovery is WoW Classic’s newest experiment that includes class-altering Rune engravings, reimagined world bosses and raids, and even never-before-seen dungeons. This new take on the original game has been going for a little under a year now, and during that time, WoW Classic Season of Discovery has consolidated its servers on more than one occasion.
Now, Blizzard is making another massive change to its Realms as it prepares for the final phases of World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery. According to a forum post by WoW developer GarnetHound, World of Warcraft Classic wants to see every Season of Discovery player playing together. To facilitate this, it is creating two new realms in every region, one for PvE and another for PvP, with the intention that players move their characters there. Fans will be able to use the Free Character Transfer service to go to these "Mega-Realms" at no charge, and while they can choose to stay on their original Realm, new players will not be able to make characters on them.
WoW Classic Season of Discovery "Mega-Realms"
- Two new Realms, one PvE and another PvP, are coming soon to WoW Classic Season of Discovery for each region, meant to house everyone on a single server.
- Free Character Transfers will be available for all characters to move to these Realms.
- Origin Realms will continue to exist, but they will be closed off to new players.
While having more players on one’s server is usually a good thing, having every existing Realm disrupted to do so has stirred up some controversy. When transferring Realms, characters must rebuild their friends list, ignore list, and their guilds. They may also be forced to change their character’s name, and could even lose gold if they have too much for their level. Several existing WoW Classic Season of Discovery servers have been locked down in the past, so this migration is the second or third that some fans have been forced to do.
Current WoW Classic Season of Discovery Realms
|
Realm Name |
Type |
Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Penance (AU) |
Normal |
Open |
|
Wild Growth |
Normal |
Open |
|
Shadowstrike (AU) |
PVP |
Open |
|
Living Flame |
PVP |
Open |
|
Lone Wolf |
PVP |
Open |
|
Lava Lash |
RP |
Locked |
|
Crusader Strike |
RPPVP |
Open |
|
Chaos Bolt |
RPPVP |
Locked |
There’s no exact timetable for when this change will go into effect, but GarnetHound said it would be “at least a week,” though it could take longer. Hopefully, this massive Realm migration will be the last one fans will have to worry about until World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery comes to an end.
