Newbie Zones: Ready for Launch?

[pink grapefruit]

Originally Posted by Vizax_Xaziv [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Classic WOW uses a phasing mechanism to spread the population out based on player level, active quests etc.

That Westfall zone youre questing in, with 300 people, in just one of likely DOZENS of instances of that zone. Each Classic WOW server caps at 35,000 players (FULL on server select).

G99 will not even have dynamic noobie mob spawns let alone multiple phases of entire zones. The comparison is apples to cucumbers here.

35,000 pop w phasing seems comparable to 4,000ish w/o phasing. not sure what point ur tryina make here

[Lojik]

If there's a dearth of things to kill, would we see level 1 raids? Could they take down orcs in sro? Gnolls in bb?

[Baler]

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The names are going to be the best part.
trust me

[Vizax_Xaziv]

Originally Posted by pink grapefruit [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

35,000 pop w phasing seems comparable to 4,000ish w/o phasing. not sure what point ur tryina make here

No. The WOW phasing uses an algorithm to move people around based on player levels, active quests, mobs needed etc.

It's not simply multiple instances of zones.

[Chryorn]

Originally Posted by Lojik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If there's a dearth of things to kill, would we see level 1 raids? Could they take down orcs in sro? Gnolls in bb?

We will probably see groups of level ones and twos trying to kill things they usually wouldn't try to escape the overcrowded newbie areas. But with the way level and skill points determine hits given and taken it will get a lot of those groups wiped. It is going to be lots of fun.

[Vizax_Xaziv]

Originally Posted by Chryorn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

We will probably see groups of level ones and twos trying to kill things they usually wouldn't try to escape the overcrowded newbie areas. But with the way level and skill points determine hits given and taken it will get a lot of those groups wiped. It is going to be lots of fun.

HEALING CLASSES are gonna be in EXTREMELY high demand on G99 starting right from level 1!

[pink grapefruit]

Originally Posted by Vizax_Xaziv [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No. The WOW phasing uses an algorithm to move people around based on player levels, active quests, mobs needed etc.

It's not simply multiple instances of zones.

I still insist the two are comparable. My experience was standing at bind points with 3+ other people, all spamming our attack commands, as hundreds of other people ran around us chaotically.

What part of this do you imagine to be unlike day 1 of green? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Deathrydar]

On the classic WoW launch, it was pure madness! There were so......many.....people....

Do you know how the smart ones got thru it?

We grouped.

That's how you are going to survive on green's launch!

[Chryorn]

Originally Posted by Vizax_Xaziv [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

HEALING CLASSES are gonna be in EXTREMELY high demand on G99 starting right from level 1!

Yes, we might see some interesting group compositions. 3 level 1 healers might be able to keep the level 1 tank alive against 1 skeleton. If they don't mess up on their Minor Healing chain.

[AegnorP99]

I've got a feeling it's going to be insane. I've half a mind to give it a few days before rolling up a character. But let's be real, I'll be there Day 1 like everyone else running around wildly looking for something, anything to kill.