If you need 50 character slots... You might have a problem, man. Get help.
Just introduce one more when a new race/class becomes available.
Since connected realms are effectively one server, isn't it the same thing? As long as at least every bunch of connected realms is 5 servers or more, you have more slots than you can have characters per account.
Although, I find 50 a little extreme per realm. I can agree on the fact that it could be update to hold at least 15 or so.
I imagine it's one of those "not a problem until it's a problem" type deals. Originally it had to do with server capacity but servers have long since been replaced and restructured numerous times.
While I don't know about -50-, 11 certainly isn't enough for me, especially since I'm -not- on a connected realm (and many people are not, and will not be).
What does 11 get you? 10/11 classes, and a bank alt. We all have bank alts, so... that's not helpful really.
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We already got a 50 characters total limit, why not just remove the 11 per server and keep the 50 total?
Bandwidth should really not be a problem as people only play one character at once, and loading name, class, race and level should really not be a lot of traffic
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It gives people on connected realms an opportunity to play more characters without having to start from nothing on another server
How many reasons do you guys have to not allow people to have all their 50 characters on a single server?
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Yes, the "reroll on another server/transfer to another server", of course somebody had to bring that
I wanted to argue but after thinking about it, yes it is. I wouldnt want the cap to be 50 either. Back in cata I leveled 10 characters to 77, I think to get the highest level alchemy skill with transmute master. 10-50 truegold daily was pretty intense and made me rich quickly:P 50 characters and daily CDs could provide some people (especially those who level with bots) an unfair advantage and would also ruin the economy.
You're barely able to play 3 character well at the same time, what the hell is the point in having 11? Not even going to acknowledge 50..
I don't have any reasons at all. I do have an educated opinion as to why Blizzard might have one but this is irrelevant to my earlier post.
My post didn't address their reasons, it queried the flawed logic used. The new feature doesn't give you 55/50 character slots on the same realm, it virtually merged the realms that resulted in your having the "same as" 55/50 slots on one Realm. If CHARa is on Realm 1 and CHARb is on Realm 2, and both Realms are connected, each character is still on their respective Realms but they can see each other. Feel free to log into each respective account and Realm and see how the other characters are not there.
22 and increase it every time they add a new class and/or race