WoW Classic Realm Population Labels Now Based on Peak Population

Classic Posted 2019/10/28 at 5:52 PM by Squishei

Blizzard

A few minutes ago, we enacted a change to how the populations are calculated in the WoW Classic realm list. Since shortly after the launch of WoW Classic, the realm list population labels have indicated real-time population levels.

Now, the Low/Medium/High/Full labels are based on peak population over the last 7 days. We believe this provides a more-useful picture of a realm’s population to players who are making decisions about which realm to play on or transfer to.

The realms which have not yet moved to one layer will continue to be marked “Layered”.

Thank you!

Comment by hotaru251helpful, but i doubt ppl will go to a new realm this far in if not fee xfers :|Comment by cleric670Seems like a good change for long-term health of the game.Comment by AmendzThis feels like the population drop off is happening and they don't want us to know how low it gets.Comment by AnchorzThis feels like the population drop off is happening and they don't want us to know how low it gets.Comment by NQbass7This feels like the population drop off is happening and they don't want us to know how low it gets.Comment by RMarkI would have liked it even more if they had kept the old system in conjunction with the new one. Like, "Current:" and alongside it "Peak:"

The old way of doing it helped me decide if it was worth it to go to places that would be heavily populated at peak times.Comment by VolumeNot very helpful!Comment by megadedThank you Blizzard, i already wasted my time leveling up my character just to find out im not in a top populated server, and also thanks to wowhead for making me think i was in a 50/50 horde vs Alliance server, just to get ganked by 10 horde when in the open world. All thanks to Blizzard don´t wanting to let people know it´s game is has been losing subscribers within the last years.Comment by megadedThis feels like the population drop off is happening and they don't want us to know how low it gets.Comment by namanjohnson101With a hotfix to WoW Classic a few moments ago, we’ve changed how the realm population labels work in order to display realm populations in a more meaningful way.

thankshelpful, but i doubt ppl will go to a new realm this far in if not fee xfers :|Comment by mkivttThank you Blizzard, i already wasted my time leveling up my character just to find out im not in a top populated server, and also thanks to wowhead for making me think i was in a 50/50 horde vs Alliance server, just to get ganked by 10 horde when in the open world. All thanks to Blizzard don´t wanting to let people know it´s game is has been losing subscribers within the last years.