I think it depends. In the stress test, the first server my guild and I chose had really no issues whatsoever. A bit of a wait here and there, but nothing major. When they shut down all but two, it was a mess. I couldn't even do anything the first night there were so many people camping the same mobs. I went on yesterday evening after work and it was much quieter, had no problem again.

So I think there's a good chance the first night it will be horrible, but hopefully, it will die down relatively fast in the starting zones at least. If not I hope that layering helps alleviate the annoyance of a very large group in a very small area.

Yes, for those of us who don't practice speed running, or haven't played on private servers, the launch is going to feel like chaos. (The stress tests so far seem to indicate this).

And you know what? I cant fucking wait. Give me overcrowded starting zones, no mobs to kill, players running everywhere. Because with those things comes all of the fun things that you only get to experience at a launch. People spamming chat, groups forming left and right just to kill mobs 4 levels higher than you.

Ill get to experience "normal" gameplay and nice and easy leveling when i make alts later on. But this, I'll only get to experience once.

What definitely is going to be a mess are the chats in EU servers.

My guess is that it will be quite a mess.

Servers will probably die and it will be a mess.

I am on vacation that week. It wasn't planned for Classic because at that time we didn't know the release date. But after Blizzard announced that it is launching in 27th August, my vacation just became planned for Classic.

What I did was immediately leave the starting area and meet up with the other like minded individuals that wanted to party up and grind outside if the starting zone. Once I hit level 5 I started to fish nonstop.
It was the most fun I've ever had in Durotar.
And this wasn't with speed leveling in mind of course, but it was sure as shit quicker than fighting for boar for 45 minutes.

Hopefully I'll have been able to reserve my name(s) prior to launch.

Well you can always create a character, save the name and play it a week after :wink:

If the stress test provided any insight into what the starting areas might be like... it'll be manageable if you're not the type to flip your @#$%*! at a little adversity.

Group up whenever possible, be patient, and soak in the nostalgia.... I feel like the starting zone madness is part of the experience. Maybe you'll group up with someone who winds up becoming a friend, guild mate, etc. I know this is an optimistic, "pie in the sky" type of attitude but why the heck not... Blizzard is bringing back a classic version of the game and giving us all a chance to capture or recapture some of the magic we felt when we first played it... that same secret sauce that prompted the creation of this forum, spawned countess private vanilla servers, and ultimately created the ground swell that led to Classic WoW being a real thing.

Soak it in boys and girls... or ignore everything I've typed and log in day one with all of the stress, impatience and angst you can muster so we can witness your public melt down in chat. Either way, you'll add to my enjoyment by being part of the magic that is Classic WoW.

Cheers.

If no layer/shard happen at the launch day it will be a completely mess. Imagine paying so much for a database to hold millions of people simultaneously joining your server. That's why stress tests are here for: Blizzard will try to launch without layer/shard, if became a mess, then layer/shard mode activated :lol:.

If no layer/shard happen at the launch day it will be a completely mess. Imagine paying so much for a database to hold millions of people simultaneously joining your server. That's why stress tests are here for: Blizzard will try to launch without layer/shard, if became a mess, then layer/shard mode activated :lol:.

I wonder if blizzard will change the server cap value on launch day? Whatever its set at now seems way too high lol. It might be something they have to monitor and change on the fly. Just looking at the stress test as an example, the starting zone died down by the time I logged on the next morning 4am PST. So after the huge flood of new characters they might want to increase the value?

I wonder if blizzard will change the server cap value on launch day? Whatever its set at now seems way too high lol. It might be something they have to monitor and change on the fly. Just looking at the stress test as an example, the starting zone died down by the time I logged on the next morning 4am PST. So after the huge flood of new characters they might want to increase the value?

I think it would start 60 since people are there for play, not for wait. You didn't paid for classic just to play until you are level 30, for example.

I remember being on in the first minutes of Warlords release, goddd it was an actual nightmare I was on the most heavily populated oceanic realm and it was disconnecting so hard for a good couple of hours, you could not even see any NPCs or anything you were supposed to do because SO many people were crowding over them, all with mounts as well (thank fuck this won't be the case when we're all level one) I ended up actually just transferring my main off the realm and onto one of the lower pop realms, cuz i think they had free transfers open at that point. It felt shitty but it was worth it at the time just to be able to play properly.

oh yeah was also online the launch of netherwing tbc realm and it was absolutely mad! the mob respawns were insane like there was groups of like 5-10 people just standing around on each respawn spot of quest mobs just to try and tag it first. youd have to all group up to get things done. impossible to solo of course. even worse for that scorpion sarkoth in durotar. i think there would have been at least 100 people standing around waiting for him. and organizing people to try and take turns is impossible too of course. but despite the problems i find its a really nice atmosphere, such an involved world brimming with players, and people actually talking and grouping together and getting things done.

I remember being on in the first minutes of Warlords release, goddd it was an actual nightmare I was on the most heavily populated oceanic realm and it was disconnecting so hard for a good couple of hours, you could not even see any NPCs or anything you were supposed to do because SO many people were crowding over them, all with mounts as well (thank fuck this won't be the case when we're all level one) I ended up actually just transferring my main off the realm and onto one of the lower pop realms, cuz i think they had free transfers open at that point. It felt shitty but it was worth it at the time just to be able to play properly.

Actually Legion/BFA Launches have been smoothsailing, no DCs, minimal amount of lag (Just a few 30sec long loading screens) and other than that you could just play on with no issues what so ever.

I contemplate about taking a one week holiday to spend it without pc and came back when all the dust settle. :smile:

I remember being on in the first minutes of Warlords release, goddd it was an actual nightmare I was on the most heavily populated oceanic realm and it was disconnecting so hard for a good couple of hours, you could not even see any NPCs or anything you were supposed to do because SO many people were crowding over them, all with mounts as well (thank fuck this won't be the case when we're all level one) I ended up actually just transferring my main off the realm and onto one of the lower pop realms, cuz i think they had free transfers open at that point. It felt shitty but it was worth it at the time just to be able to play properly.

Actually Legion/BFA Launches have been smoothsailing, no DCs, minimal amount of lag (Just a few 30sec long loading screens) and other than that you could just play on with no issues what so ever.

I think this is an important distinction. I am all for crowded zones with tons of people and no mobs to kill, but if there is lag or disconnects, I won't be quite as happy. I want to be in the game and socializing, that's what matters to me the most. I might not make any meaningful progress, but if I'm playing, I'm happy.

the average player is trying to find the auto loot interface option.

It's in the first tab, under the "control" section. Pretty easy to find.

Never forget Ironlag aka Ironforge for those who never played real WOW. This is gonna be interesting. I hope I can be there on day one.

I plan to log in at release and see how bad it is. I have no qualms waiting it out a few days either. As a schoolteacher, release is on a school night so I won't be going ham right away anyways.

It's only safe to assume it will be a crap show. That's why I'm taking off work leading into that weekend instead of the first few days.

I'll still be feverishly trying to do what I can on launch day when I get home of course.

Sooo, on 27 August WoW classic will be released and a lot of players are expected.

On day one, there will be an interminable login queue (mostly in the first hours) and, in game, the starting zones will be full of characters.
Said this, obv leveling in first days will be a real struggle (.......)

It will most likely be a mess, and it's going to be magnificent imo