how's the lag in northrend?

[emesis]

You'll probably find the massive lag spikes every few hours coincide with new Wintergrasp battles kicking off.

Aye. Wintergrasp brings all of Northrend to its knees on our server.

I propose a new buff to show up to reduce the confusion and encourage people to go to Kalimdor or EK. This buff would show up while Wintergrasp is in contention:

Essence of Winterlag
Instant
Slows all actions of the user by 95%. Increases frustration level by 200%. Breaks follow immediately.