Wow classic actually realeased the 28th in Europe?

[braus]

Wish it had been released 12 pm instead. Will be forced to turn night into day for a short period, guessing it will help with the cluster of people leveling in starting zones though.

Sorry if im slow but only realized this now as a EU.

[taishar68]

It's actually starting the 27th in EU; launch start here in US Pacific Time is Monday 8/26 at 3:00 PM.

[Rurin]

It's actually starting the 27th in EU; launch start here in US Pacific Time is Monday 8/26 at 3:00 PM.

It's midnight Paris time

[Nevcairiel]

Wish it had been released 12 pm instead.

Every WoW release ever was at midnight (12am) in the EU (paris time), and this makes no exception. But its actually midnight on the 27th, the night from the 26th to the 27th.

[braus]

Every WoW release ever was at midnight (12am) in the EU (paris time), and this makes no exception. But its actually midnight on the 27th, the night from the 26th to the 27th.

Lol so to make it simple for me. Ill be able to play wow classic 00.01 the 27th and it wont be 00.01 the 28th?

[THEORACLE64]

Lol so to make it simple for me. Ill be able to play wow classic 00.01 the 27th and it wont be 00.01 the 28th?

It'll be midnight Paris/server time i.e. 27th August - 00:01

[JJWF]

Yep, a little bit earlier - 27th August 11 PM.

[Dia-Cyrus]

Don't stress. The server queue will be huge, servers will probably crash...better to sleep and log in the morning. Ahhh...the good old days of MMOs launches, how I missed them.

[Maell]

Don't stress. The server queue will be huge, servers will probably crash...better to sleep and log in the morning. Ahhh...the good old days of MMOs launches, how I missed them.

I don't remember any problem in BFA launch, so Blizz servers apparently are finally able to handle a launch. So the only problem might be the fight for mob and item spawns in starter areas.

[Dia-Cyrus]

I don't remember any problem in BFA launch, so Blizz servers apparently are finally able to handle a launch. So the only problem might be the fight for mob and item spawns in starter areas.

But...it won't be a proper Classic release and blast from the past without the server launch drama! See, I am conflicted; I don't know if I want it to go smoothly or badly just for the melancholy.

[Maell]

But...it won't be a proper Classic release and blast from the past without the server launch drama! See, I am conflicted; I don't know if I want it to go smoothly or badly just for the melancholy.

Most likely there will be queues because I don't think blizz are keen on opening lots of servers for then 1-2 months later they become ghost towns and have to merge servers.
Thats why they are deploying layering, with each layer being the size of a vanilla server (max 3k concurrent players if i remember correctly), so after the initial rush they can consolidate the layers into 1.

[Dracullus]

It's midnight Paris time

I'm glad EU keep midnight spot for big launches. Imo there is something special hyping up few hours before, playing all night and laughing at people that came unprepared (take 5-6 hour nap before people, it really helps).

Of course Classic won't be exactly like brand new expac (although potential Classic expacs will be lot more like "current" launches), but still it's a taste for something we usually get only once every 2 years.

[Tekkommo]

It'll be midnight Paris/server time i.e. 27th August - 00:01

Oh god, I was under the impression it would be available for me on the 27th August at 11pm, but it's the day before!

[Drutt]

I don't remember any problem in BFA launch, so Blizz servers apparently are finally able to handle a launch. So the only problem might be the fight for mob and item spawns in starter areas.

Wut?

BFA's launch was pretty awful. Crippling, impossible lag. Random disconnects. Inability to click NPCs or quest interaction spots. Took most of my guild hours to even get into the Heart of Azeroth, never mind get to Zuldazar. Heck, 80% of my guild couldn't even sign in, thanks to some strange issue that required turning on the IPV6 option in the client in order to actually get into the game.

Legion's launch, on the other hand, was excellent.

Given that players will be split across multiple racial starting zones, there is reason to be optimistic that Classic may be more like Legion....but lets not pretend BFA was flawless. It really wasn't.

[schwarzkopf]

BFA's launch was pretty awful. Crippling, impossible lag. Random disconnects.

I suspect you had a laggy computer, the BFA Launch was just fine - the worst problem was a few zones with slightly laggy looting.

[Drutt]

I suspect you had a laggy computer, the BFA Launch was just fine - the worst problem was a few zones with slightly laggy looting.

No, I don't. My computer is a beast.

You must play on a tiny server. The forums were littered with complaints from large servers like US-Illidan.

[lonely zergling]

I suspect you had a laggy computer, the BFA Launch was just fine - the worst problem was a few zones with slightly laggy looting.

Zuldazar was a pretty horrible lag fest when you got into the wrong shard. Network lag has nothing to do with pc performance. It was all blizzards fault. Legion was smooth, bfa was horrible for many people.

I got hit with this, got stuck in Zuldazar starter quest for 30 min while people in my guild did breeze through without any problems. All random which shard you get.

[THEORACLE64]

Oh god, I was under the impression it would be available for me on the 27th August at 11pm, but it's the day before!

I get to play it at 7am! It’s my first launch not being on U.K. time, which means I don’t have to bloody sleep deprive myself and stay up all night and day! I can actually sleep and spend the entire day not delirious and sleep deprived playing it.

[Drutt]

Zuldazar was a pretty horrible lag fest when you got into the wrong shard. Network lag has nothing to do with pc performance. It was all blizzards fault. Legion was smooth, bfa was horrible for many people.

I got hit with this, got stuck in Zuldazar starter quest for 30 min while people in my guild did breeze through without any problems. All random which shard you get.

Ion's summary post launch:

- This wasn't the smoothest launch. It wasn't the experience they wanted to deliver or that players deserve.

- In NA, there were a lot of issues with login and account servers.

By Blizzard's own admission, it wasn't good and fell short.

[RobertMugabe]

Don't stress. The server queue will be huge, servers will probably crash...better to sleep and log in the morning. Ahhh...the good old days of MMOs launches, how I missed them.

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Wut?

BFA's launch was pretty awful. Crippling, impossible lag. Random disconnects. Inability to click NPCs or quest interaction spots. Took most of my guild hours to even get into the Heart of Azeroth, never mind get to Zuldazar. Heck, 80% of my guild couldn't even sign in, thanks to some strange issue that required turning on the IPV6 option in the client in order to actually get into the game.

Legion's launch, on the other hand, was excellent.

Given that players will be split across multiple racial starting zones, there is reason to be optimistic that Classic may be more like Legion....but lets not pretend BFA was flawless. It really wasn't.

It was great on EU servers actually