Free realm transfers announced

Blizzard poster Turrit announced yesterday that free realm transfers are being made available to address faction imbalance and overpopulation issues on the following PvE realms:

Aggramar (Alliance only)
Area 52 (Horde only)
Blackhand
Hellscream
Stormrage (Alliance only)
Thrall (Horde only)
Undermine

Destination realm:

Drak"thul

The free transfer period will run from Tuesday, May 25 (today) to Tuesday, June 1 at 11:00 a.m. PDT. However, Turrit did make a point of mentioning that Blizzard has a transfer goal in mind, and if it"s reached, they may shut the free transfers down early. If you"re on any of the affected realms and have been considering a transfer, this might be a good chance to save yourself $25.

To my surprise, it turns out Drak"thul was actually a PvP realm until very recently, and after a quick look at WoW Progress"s list of U.S. realms, I have to agree it looks like the server needs some love. While it"s possible the page hasn"t been updated, it"s apparent that the Drak"thul"s raiders are struggling -- and there"s some rather illuminating commentary in this thread (I"ll grant I can"t verify the accuracy) on how some of the server"s troubles may have gotten their start. Two things come to mind: Blizzard"s observations a year ago concerning only PvP realms being low-pop, and: what"s happening on Cho"gall. Interesting.

The full announcement is past the cut.

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