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World of Warcraft AQ Gates Open!

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the of-course-it-will-blow-up dept.

Tayman writes "Wow...who didn't see this one coming? The players on the World of Warcraft Medivh server opened the gates to AQ. What happened next? The server crashed repeatedly. Why create content the servers can't handle? The very first time I read about this patch, I knew the servers would crash. The more people who open the gates, the more angry customers Blizzard will have in my opinion. With 5million+ subscribers, you would think Blizzard would have the best servers/connection money can buy. Although, I'm sure it's more complicated than simply plugging in a few ram chips and faster processors though. Most of the people involved in the raid are having a great time though. Could this be the most epic battle ever introduced to the mmorpg market? All signs point to yes. Let's see how long the mobs will respawn. Hopefully, the people of the Medivh server haven't seen anything yet. Either way, I would hate to be a network admin for Blizzard atm. ^_^ Here are some pics of the event. Thanks go out to all of those who took these pics. World of Warcraft AQ Pics Check out MMORPG Veteran to keep up with the events as they unfold." Update: 01/23 13:44 GMT by Z : Additionally, brandor wrote in with a link to some video of the event.

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  1. Did I get it? by Ads+are+broken · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The first post I mean.

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  3. Re:Um.. blog entry? by Stoopid-Guy0 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Slashdot IS a blog.

  4. WoW! A poorly written article on slashdot? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Honestly, this takes the cake. Not only do i stumble on to slashdot to read about tech news (yes, I know, expecting a lot these days) to find an article about a game that's more addicting then heroin, but I get to read about how the writer wants to be an Admin for Blizzard? Great. Can we get some real content on slashdot, or is that too hard to do?

  5. (OT) Re:sounds cool... I think by GuyWithLag · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Pray tell, write some more, I can't seem to find any details...

  6. (for at least a week anyway...) by Georules · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This story marks my last visit to Slashdot! How unprofessional!

  7. Re:We stand in unity, Barry. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You're a fucktard. Stop posting on Slashdot, fucking noob.

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