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They're most likely working on improving the "Additional Instance cannot be launched" situation.

It's pretty much confirmed that this is what they're doing. They've already fixed a majority of the servers, and today should be the last batch. What's strange is that they did the previous hardware upgrades on Wednesdays (at least last week's batch, but I think the first time as well). Hopefully though this extended maintenance is exactly that.

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Oh, I must have been mistaken. Either way, I'm glad it's getting fixed. I can't wait for cross-realm instances. It'll make running lower-level dungeons (basically anything pre-WotLK) much easier to find groups for. At BlizzCon, they said these hardware upgrades, while they fix the current instance issues, also lay the backbone for cross-realm instances (Y)

EDIT: Looks like the problematic realms are coming up one by one. But of course Burning Legion will be last :rofl:

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Oh, I must have been mistaken. Either way, I'm glad it's getting fixed. I can't wait for cross-realm instances. It'll make running lower-level dungeons (basically anything pre-WotLK) much easier to find groups for. At BlizzCon, they said these hardware upgrades, while they fix the current instance issues, also lay the backbone for cross-realm instances (Y)

As much as I like the idea of actually finding Wailing Caverns groups, or SFK groups...

It seems like too much...

I just don't like the idea of running instances with items that drop that sometimes can be worth a decent amount of gold, with a bunch of people on random servers, whats stopping them from just ninjaing everything?

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As much as I like the idea of actually finding Wailing Caverns groups, or SFK groups...

It seems like too much...

I just don't like the idea of running instances with items that drop that sometimes can be worth a decent amount of gold, with a bunch of people on random servers, whats stopping them from just ninjaing everything?

What stops them from doing that on the same realm? Getting a bad name? You'll know what realm they're from (I'm assuming it'll work like BGs) so you can easily go create a character on theirs to spam trade chat about what they did. It shouldn't be any different.

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So it appears Tuesday's maintenance did not include any hardware upgrades. I still encountered the problem when trying to run Slave Pens.

However, the maintenance happening in 4 hours will (hopefully) be said upgrades...

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.h...o=1&sid=1#1

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So it appears Tuesday's maintenance did not include any hardware upgrades. I still encountered the problem when trying to run Slave Pens.

However, the maintenance happening in 4 hours will (hopefully) be said upgrades...

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.h...o=1&sid=1#1

Yeah hopefully it will include hardware update because I still encountered Additional instances problem last night when trying to run stuff. BTW what faction and what is your char name on Burning Legion?

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I'm Alliance, of course :p

I have:

an 80 pally tank named Katastrofi

an 80 mage named Kippy (this would be my main)

and I'm working on a druid healer/DPS at level 62 named Kalindaril

(I like 'K' names)

Oh, hey, I just saw this story on WoW Insider: http://www.wow.com/2009/09/02/yogg-saron-in-blues/... Pretty cool if you ask me.

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Grand Master

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Eugh ... >.>

:rofl: For the record, I really don't care about faction. I'm Alliance on Burning Legion because all my friends play on that server and are Alliance. I also have a geared 80 Orc DK on Spinebreaker and would just as happily go back to Horde if my friends decided to play on that server again.

Oh, and the icing on the cake: my 80 mage? He's a gnome.

BTW, it appears the maintenance this morning was in fact the hardware upgrades! I was able to go into BF and Ramps a few times each (I reset each time, of course) without any issues.

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Well some of my buddies are talking about changing servers and switching to Horde. I'll follow if need be, but I'd rather stay Alliance so I can send heirloom stuff to the Worgen I'm going to have when Cataclysm comes out.

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Well some of my buddies are talking about changing servers and switching to Horde. I'll follow if need be, but I'd rather stay Alliance so I can send heirloom stuff to the Worgen I'm going to have when Cataclysm comes out.

Pretty sure a Blue said Worgen/Goblin wouldn't be able to use Heirloom's items.

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Pretty sure a Blue said Worgen/Goblin wouldn't be able to use Heirloom's items.

I think it's that the heirlooms just won't be extended to 85. They're not extending them because they don't want people to require them to get the world/realm first to 85 achievements. I haven't heard anything about restricting them from Worgens & Goblins.

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Direct from the faction change page:

A realm transfer is not included in a faction change. However, the restriction on having members of both factions on a PvP realm has been lifted, so you can have characters of both factions on a single PvP realm.

So they're two separate processes. If you want to change faction & server it'll cost you a nice $55. No thanks.

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