SAME AS IT EVER WAS

Remember this little nugget of gold?

7. Will the European launch utilize the same realms, or will these players be hosted on all new equipment? If they are hosted on new servers, what have you done to ensure that the launch will be free of the problems mentioned above?

They will be on their own set of hardware, as with our Korean release. Our teams are learning from the experience of our North American launch and are applying that knowledge to the servers in Europe. We hope to provide them with a smooth launch.

If it escapes you, this Q&A was part of Blizzard's efforts to get back their coveted Penny Arcade naked guy statuette.

Fast forward, and the European release is suffering the same problems as the US release.

Remember, kids. Learning from the experience isn't broken. It's working as intended.

Comments

[dominik Gabler]

err? what the hell are you talking about?
Same game as i am playing?
EU Release was the most perfect MMO Release i ever saw.
Every single server works flawlessly and the maximum wait time in the queues on the really packed realms is ~25 minutes.

[Cosmik]

"EU Release was the most perfect MMO Release i ever saw."

I won't question how many MMO releases you've seen...no, wait, I will. How many MMO releases have you seen? On the scale of WWO2/AO to flawless the EU release isn't all that bad, but it's no DAoC/COH either.

"Every single server works flawlessly and the maximum wait time in the queues on the really packed realms is ~25 minutes."

Perhaps you missed the links above. Seems many people think the term "flawlessly" isn't appropriate. Sure, it's improved over the last few days, but this was written at the time of initial release. No matter how much I try, I can't predict the future and adjust my posts accordingly. I know, it's a flaw I have.