George In The Meta
Did I have to queue for WoW Forever at launch?
By George In The Meta ·
Short answer: no. I got straight in on launch night, no queue at all, on a US account. WoW Forever launched at 3pm PST on 4 November, which is 11pm UK time. By 11:46pm UK time I was already level 2 and killing boars in the Valley of Trials. I've never not had to queue on a new game's launch night before. Other players did get queues, so this is my launch, not everyone's.
How long were WoW Forever queue times at launch?
For me, zero. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.
That isn't everyone's night. A player's screenshot showed "Login Servers are Full" at position 1041 with a 4 minute estimate, plus rulesets showing as unavailable in the first minutes. A separate launch-night report describes a slightly late start, a login queue and intermittent lag, but a relatively smooth launch overall.
How busy is the Valley of Trials at WoW Forever launch?
Packed. There's loads of blokes in the orc and troll start (Valley of Trials).
The trainers were worse. This is the camp at 12:09am UK time, when I went to pick up skinning and mining.
Once you're out of the starting area and need more bag space, here's where to find Gotri, the Orgrimmar bag vendor.
Does WoW Forever layering stop you getting quest items?
No, which surprised me. I thought the cactus apples for Galgar's Cactus Apple Surprise and the weapons for Wayward Weapons were going to be a pain with this many people about. They've not been. I'm getting the items I need.
I think that's the realm shifting (layering). It keeps moving me away from other people, so I'm not fighting 20 people for one cactus. That's what I said about layering in the beta, and so far it's holding up at launch.
Do add-ons work at WoW Forever launch?
Mine did. All my mods and add-ons came across and worked, including my own ones: the gold tracker, the damage meter, the played timer and MapleBuffs, which was already telling me to go to the trainer for Rockbiter Weapon. I didn't have to set anything up again.
Was the WoW Forever launch smooth?
For me, yeah. No queue, add-ons working, and I'm getting my quest items. Very smooth launch.
