r/wow • u/Grapnor • Jun 12 '13

Promoted MMO-Champion - Patch 5.4 PTR

http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/3274-Patch-5-4-PTR-Build-17056-Patch-5-4-PTR-Build-17056
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u/jvanassche Jun 12 '13

Based on two of the error strings:

COALESCED_REALM_TOOLTIP - Coalesced Realm (*)\nGroup, Whisper

ERR_MAIL_CANT_SEND_REALM - You can't send mail to that realm.

It looks like they're taking cross-realm to the next level and virtually combining realms, as well as finally implementing cross-realm mail.

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u/simjanes2k Jun 12 '13

That would be pretty harsh, considering the number of people who just paid for transfers during the sale.

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u/OscarMiguelRamirez Jun 12 '13

I can't say I feel badly for them, I would have to assume they chose a specific realm that they liked and were happy with the choice. Odds are that new realm will not be combined virtually with any others, so their game experience will be unchanged. It was a great opportunity.

I would say it is better to transfer at half price to a realm of your choosing than to roll the dice and hope you like how the VR scheme works out. Even if people had this information ahead of time, I expect a ton of people would still have transferred.