Which realm?

[mbd 2]

Hey, so I've had a look at the limited information on the 4 different realms which basically says as to what patch they are currently at. Got a few questions.

 

- Will all of the realms progress through the patches? If so is there a timeline as to when raids will come out for each realm?

- Do all of the realms have a decent population? I don't want to grind to 60 on a realm to find its dead.

- I'm fairly sure I know the answer to this one, but just to double check. I had a level 60 on Nostalrius, I can't copy it over anymore can I?

- Any realm suggestions? Wanting to progress through the PvE mostly on a stable realm. I'm assuming there all running the same underlying code?

[Into 3]

Two realms started in early 2015 and are about to raid AQ. These are Darrowmire (PVE, Blizzlike) and Anathema (PVP, formerly Nost). Two realms started in early 2017 and are fresh, not raiding AQ until late 2018. These are Zeth'Kur (Blizzlike PVP) and Elysium (Nost+ like PVP).

If you used to play on Nost., Anathema is the realm you were on. Literally. With many of the same people back there now.

If you want to start over, Zeth'Kur is completely Blizzlike (still a little higher pop than actual Vanilla servers tho) whereas I found Elysium to be a cesspool. Peak hours today (March 2) had ZK (and Darrowshire) at 3000 and Elysium at 7700. Anathema (Nost.) was at 5300 for comparison.

Edited March 2, 2017 by Into
It's the 2nd of March, not the 1st. Who knew?

[mbd 2]

Thanks for the information! Apprechiate it.

I did like the idea of starting new however 1.5-2 years before AQ is quite a wait. Think I'll just re-level something on the Nostalrius one.

Thanks!

[Into 3]

Oh and as far as recommendations, I played on Elysium then Anathema and then finally Zeth'Kur. I wouldn't recommend Elysium to anyone because of how overcrowded it is (making some quests and any grinding completely impossible). Anathema and Zeth'Kur have the same number of people in starting zones, but Anathema has a higher population overall because most players are already 60s and already settled into raiding guilds. Zeth'Kur is brand spankin' new.

[Into 3]

Just now, mbd said:

Thanks for the information! Apprechiate it.

I did like the idea of starting new however 1.5-2 years before AQ is quite a wait. Think I'll just re-level something on the Nostalrius one.

Thanks!

You're welcome! Anathema is definitely my second-favorite, but since I wasn't on Nost., I wanted the experience from the very beginning with ZK.

Have fun!

[quest008 0]

8 minutes ago, mbd said:

is there a timeline as to when raids will come out for each realm?

there's a rough timeline here https://elysium-project.org/timeline

9 minutes ago, mbd said:

Do all of the realms have a decent population? I don't want to grind to 60 on a realm to find its dead.

they all have arguably a decent population (consistently in the thousands). elysium is the one with the largest population.

11 minutes ago, mbd said:

I had a level 60 on Nostalrius, I can't copy it over anymore can I?

no, nostalrius cut off all contact with elysium due to high school drama

14 minutes ago, mbd said:

Any realm suggestions? Wanting to progress through the PvE mostly on a stable realm.

anathema is what used to be nostalrius pvp and is furthest in the timeline and had a decent number of old level 60s transferred.

darrowshire is nostalrius pve. similar history as anathema but pve only.

elysium is a fresh pvp server with the largest population.

zeth'kur is elysium but with less than half the population.

[mbd 2]

Alright thanks for the advice, shame that Nost cut off Elysium so fast, RIP lvl 60 char. Let the grind begin again :(

[Into 3]

17 minutes ago, quest008 said:

zeth'kur is elysium but with less than half the population.

Yep, Zeth'Kur is the Blizzlike server. Elysium is Nost+ (heavily overpopulated). Technically though, they are not twins but for one being Blizzlike and the other not. ZK is technically the freshest server as it is a few days to a week younger than Elysium. Heh.

[kingtut 7]

is Zeth'Kur an RP-PVP server? or was that just a rumor I heard?

[Lifealert 19]

Anathema for AQ next week. 

 

You get to see the Gates of AQ opening event which will be spectacular. 

 

 

 

[Into 3]

3 hours ago, Lifealert said:

Anathema for AQ next week.

You get to see the Gates of AQ opening event which will be spectacular.

We're going to roll on Anathema tonight and have a level 40 mount by next week for the opening event?

We'll have to catch you on the 2018 edition on Zeth'Kur.

[Lifealert 19]

If you look at some of the kronos footage of the aq opening youll see some level 30s at the gates. 

 

Anyway the war efforts start this weekend and the actual opening probably won't be for a few weeks. 

[Drain 19]

Anathema is the one with all the room for new players now, and you won't have to wait over a year for content. Quest areas aren't overcrowded either. Racing "firsts" is for masochists. You could argue ranking might be easier on newer realms, but if their population is bigger... it's not really the case. More people=harder, regardless of what anyone's gear is.

[Fizzlestix 1]

Start on Zeth'kur, if you don't have anything against playing on a PvP server. It's a regular PvP server (no RP-PvP). If you like simplified generalizations, then Zeth'kur is filled with laid-back, mature players, whereas Elysium is overflowing with autistic 16-year-old internet kiddies*.

*Based on my experience after leveling two chars on Elysium up to 20, before switching over to Zeth'kur

[Sin 0]

Thank you all for this information. I'm pretty new to Elysium (35 Alliance druid), having followed my brother on Darrowshire after a 7 year break from WoW. Now I'd normally be content with a PvE server and get my PvP fill casually on BG's... only I haven't managed to join a single BG yet. Asking on general chat I was told that queues would be instant at 60, but am wondering how instant they'll really be, after reading posts about the one faction dominating another (Ally premades vs. Horde PuGs). I'd hate to level to 60 only to find BG's few and rare.

I'll see how Zeth'kur treats me. I like the thought of the world being fresh; Darrowshire's general chat gets spammed by guilds with BWL on farm and it all makes me feel like I've missed the bus.
I have my doubts about world PvP though. The battles are big fun for sure, but in my experience world PvP usually revolves around one side holding an advantage over the other: higher level, more people, enemy engaged vs. mobs, and so on. I've yet to get assaulted by someone lower level... ever! The old "honorable fights in war?" debate I suppose. Still, the one time in TBC where 5 equal and higher level warriors beat themselves to death (twice!) on my protection pally remains the best PvP memory of all time!

[Watari 0]

Double post sorry

Edited March 3, 2017 by Watari
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[Watari 0]

15 hours ago, Into said:

Yep, Zeth'Kur is the Blizzlike server. Elysium is Nost+ (heavily overpopulated). Technically though, they are not twins but for one being Blizzlike and the other not. ZK is technically the freshest server as it is a few days to a week younger than Elysium. Heh.

What do you mean by Zeth is blizz-like and elysium not?

Edited March 3, 2017 by Watari

[Wolfgangvon 1]

2 minutes ago, Quasar said:

dont go elysium, that has way too much downtime lately

Agreed

[Reddakh 4]

3 hours ago, Fizzlestix said:

Start on Zeth'kur, if you don't have anything against playing on a PvP server. It's a regular PvP server (no RP-PvP). If you like simplified generalizations, then Zeth'kur is filled with laid-back, mature players, whereas Elysium is overflowing with autistic 16-year-old internet kiddies*.

*Based on my experience after leveling two chars on Elysium up to 20, before switching over to Zeth'kur

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[Destron 2]

Elysium is crowded now but I don't think it's wild to think that eventually Zeth'Kur will have population issues. I'm currently on Elysium and play an alt on Zeth'Kur when Elysium is down. I can't really speak on the communities on Zeth'Kur but Elyisum does feel a bit like constant Barrens chat. 

[Into 3]

3 hours ago, Destron said:

Elysium is crowded now but I don't think it's wild to think that eventually Zeth'Kur will have population issues. I'm currently on Elysium and play an alt on Zeth'Kur when Elysium is down. I can't really speak on the communities on Zeth'Kur but Elyisum does feel a bit like constant Barrens chat. 

Agreed that Elysium does suck, it's a cesspool and that's why I switched. It's sort of just a meme really that ZK has any pop "issues." ZK is bigger than any actual retail Vanilla realm was. People just aren't used to seeing a Vanilla realm that isn't overloaded like Elysium (5X-6X Bilzzlike) and the old Nost/Anathema (3X Blizzlike).

 

4 hours ago, Watari said:

What do you mean by Zeth is blizz-like and elysium not?

The largest Vanilla servers were limited to 2500 on at peaks and dropped to 800-900 overnight. ZK is considered Blizzlike because it has just a little more than those original Blizzard retail Vanilla servers.