Local WoW server a possibility?

[Tinman]

iGame and Megarom are pushing Blizzard for a local World of Warcraft server

Local WoW server a possibility?

[Lydon]

It would be amazing if Blizzard decided to throw us a life raft in the rough seas of high latencies.

The fact that we are red flagged as a piracy hotspot should not deter them, as the fiscious cycle will continue until Blizzard decide to provide local players with a reason not to pirate. Such high latencies really are very annoying, as well as the frequent disconnects we have to face. If Blizzard were to allow for a local server, or peering server, it will make many people very happy and they could see a drop in piracy levels and an increase in WoW uptake in the country.

We definitely have the players to support it, and one would assume that Blizzard would want its legitimate customers to have the best experience possible (which we simply are not getting). It's almost like our Xbox Live scenario - we're paying the same for the product as those overseas but said product is not of as high a quality as the product our counterparts make use of.

To iGame and Megarom - thanks for taking the initiative and good luck at the negotiating table!

P.S. Just out of interest, would you be able to find out whether or not only South Africans will be able to make use of the servers? If population issues are such a worry, why can't international players fill in the gap should there be one?

[Endev8003]

There is something that I don't understand from Blizzard's side. iGame will host everything with their own resources. So Blizzard doesn't have to pay anything in regards to hosting and upkeep. Why would Blizzard want such an high number of subscribers just to give permission, since they don't lose a lot, or anything for that matter. They also have a lot to gain, because it's likely that they will be able to increase the number of subscribers in SA. It looks more like Blizzard is using that number just as a reason to not give permission.

[Shamrock]

I play on private servers. With regards to illegalities, it's not really like that...Blizzard has shut a few of them down if they get too big, but they still reach ~1000 players at any given time. You also get Blizzlike realms where everything is just like Blizzard, except for a few bugs.

[Crowley]

I play on private servers. With regards to illegalities, it's not really like that...Blizzard has shut a few of them down if they get too big, but they still reach ~1000 players at any given time. You also get Blizzlike realms where everything is just like Blizzard, except for a few bugs.

It is because of idiots like you that Blizzard has a problem giving permission for a local server.

I think a local server would be great but it would be hard starting over after 3 years of building up my druid.

[WiT8litZ]

An SA server managed by iBurst? I moved away from them because they spoiled my WoW experience in the past. And to be honest, no matter how much of a latency improvement or whatever, it won't feel like an official server. Sounds more like getting permission to run a private server than have official, full-blown Blizzard backing.

Good job to those guys trying to get it done though.

[Necuno]

You also get Blizzlike realms where everything is just like Blizzard, except for a few bugs.

yay sure, just like blizzard, except for few bugs...

/one up for helping us not getting local server.

[Deceptor]

I would definitely play WoW if there was a local server

[_Caboose_]

An SA server managed by iBurst? I moved away from them because they spoiled my WoW experience in the past. And to be honest, no matter how much of a latency improvement or whatever, it won't feel like an official server. Sounds more like getting permission to run a private server than have official, full-blown Blizzard backing.

Good job to those guys trying to get it done though.

Agreed, what about in game events? (holidays) surely someone from blizzard must set that up. Dont get me wrong i used to play on the official servers and would like a local official server. But i dont see this going through. And as well since they said "ready in 24 hours" that sounds like an already private server. "Blizzard doesnt have to pay anything" does that mean iBurst is going to charge us on top of WoW billing IF (big if) this does actually fall through?
Nothing in SA is free.

With all that said kudos to Megarom and Iburst for at least attempting this, but rather try and get a deal for a StarCraft II server

[Weasley]

me hopes we get one here and cost is realistic

kudos for megarom and iburst for the attempt