Wintergrasp Issues

#0 - Jan. 20, 2009, 10:50 p.m.
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After Wintergrasp ended on Blackhand, Essence of Wintergrasp kept reapplying until the Northred world server crashed.
#1 - Jan. 20, 2009, 10:57 p.m.
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Thank you, Rouk, the issue has been reported and is being investigated now.
#4 - Jan. 20, 2009, 11:04 p.m.
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Illidan is also having issues in Wintergrasp.


This is happening on multiple realms. I'm going to adjust the title of this thread and provide what updates I can here.
#239 - Jan. 21, 2009, 12:33 a.m.
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It would be nice if Blizz would do more for this problem
then promise updates on a forum then not update. Some of us actually would like to play instead of exploiting the issue for honor.


I believe the promise was: When I receive information I will pass it on, Sanina. I haven't received an update, that statement that you wish more would be done for this issue assumes you know what is going on.

I am sorry for the inconvenience this has caused everyone, I can assure you that our Teams are working on a resolution and hope to have it resolved as quickly as possible.
#326 - Jan. 21, 2009, 12:53 a.m.
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We have a slight update from community folks. I'll quote it here for convenience.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=14498161183&sid=1
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We’re actively investigating Wintergrasp impacting realm stability and we’re working to resolve these issues. If needed, we may temporarily disable the Battle for Wintergrasp on all realms. If this should happen, players will still be able to venture into the zone, but will not be able to participate in the Battle itself.

We thank you for your patience as we work to address these issues.
#334 - Jan. 21, 2009, 12:55 a.m.
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So.. patch has been live for 4 hours and this issue has been happening ever since.. why hasn't anything been done? /sadpanda


Because there is no magic button to make things suddenly fix themselves. It takes time to investigate these issues, determine why something is acting a certain way then develop a resolution.

#546 - Jan. 21, 2009, 2:23 a.m.
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Please disable Wintergrasp on shadowsong so those of us that raid can get on with our schedules


The Game Master Department does not determine if or when Wintergrasp will be disabled. We will let you know when we receive an update on this issue.
#557 - Jan. 21, 2009, 2:32 a.m.
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You GM's are responsible for keeping these servers up and running and closing an instance isn't that hard.


You quoted me but you don't seem to have read what you quoted, Etfrie.

The Game Master Department is not responsible for realm stability or any other realm issue. That would be our Realm Technicians.
#617 - Jan. 21, 2009, 3:40 a.m.
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Greetings all, most of you should be aware by now but the disabling of Wintergrasp should now be complete on all realms.

Breaking News
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SERVERALERT:
January 20, 2009, 7:30PM PST

Due to Wintergrasp issues affecting realm stability, the Battle for Wintergrasp has been temporarily disabled on all realms. Please visit the forums for updated information.


We hope to have the overall issue resolved as quickly as possible. Updates will likely be provided in our PvP Discussion Forum.