trigga

Xp boosted servers aren't sh*t at all, I mean it's honestly personal preference. if the release is 1-1.5 years away, that STILL isn't enough time to get through all vanilla content. And for the sake of argument, lets just say it is. You have a population of about 1000-1500 people which will definitely decline as time goes on. So if you're lucky enough to salvage 500-600 (I'm getting this number based off other 1x servers E.G: Warmane TBC etc..), you still don't have enough players to make vanilla viable. My proposal would only help to increase the player count if anything.

I have played on a 3x server, and it was fine. The only reason I am asking to increase the xp rate to 3-5x, is simply to allow players to practice their classes, and get a feel for vanilla game-play. In the best of scenarios, I would like for it to be 1x, but with official servers coming back, there is no need for a 1x server. Though I agree with you that the vanilla feel is fragile, the point (in my opinion, at least...) of this new realm is to help people get a feel for vanilla. I don't think elysium expects to keep this server alive once blizzard introduces their servers. Besides, the current population is abysmal.. No harm can be done by increasing the xp rate. Thanks for your input though!

I agree except I don't think players should have to choose between 1 and 2x. that would cause balance problems. I do think that the server should be AT LEAST 3x, ideally 5x. This lets players skip the grind of leveling (even though they still have to work for it) and let them get into dungeons, raiding, and mastering their classes. I understand leveling is an important part of the game, but like you mentioned there isn't enough time left for players to really want to grind out vanilla 1x (even if there's still a year or so before official classic servers).

I totally agree that 1x is the best "feel" but for the sake of time and increasing the population, they need to appeal to a larger audience. Players who want to try vanilla but don't want to spend ALL that time grinding only to do it again on official servers. I hope this is something they're going to work on in the near future. I really thought todays launch would bring in at LEAST 3000 people.

I was under the impression that this server would be faster than a 1x considering that blizzard announced plans on developing a classic server. Wouldn't it make the most sense to make this realm a 3-5x so that players can get a feel for vanilla before it is officially released (re-released)? The current population is right around 1200, and I'm sure that would increase if this weren't a 1x. Just my thoughts, curious as to what others think.

Where'd you get this number?