zomg wtf instances

[Svpernova09]

There's a 170+ page thread on the official forums. It's pretty terrible they went live with 3.2 before fixing this problem. There's no update other than "Soon". So meh. If I wasn't raiding 3 nights a week I'd probably kill off my accounts in frustration of not being able to instance. So far, it hasn't affected me too much in northrend, but anything in BC or Classic, don't even try it after noon.

[offive]

I only have a small delay on weeknights... weekend nights... well thats another issue. I generally go do something else.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

It's not like the fix is hard. Just add a queue. THEN go worry about hardware upgrades to expand availability. I don't care if I have to wait 10 minutes to do an instance, I just hate having to GUESS that I'll be able to get into one in the next 10 minutes of impersonating The Man From Uncle on mescaline.

[moog]

Exactly! Fixing the issue, preferably, or adding a queue system where you see that you are Nth in the queue with an estimated time of entry would have me resubscribing all 5 accounts but, as it is, I'm sick of banging my head on instance portals trying to play the frigging game!

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Crap. I can't find it now but I saw a blue post today that said something like "some realms have already undergone enhancements to alleviate the instance issues and have experience a notable improvement." Not going to go digging for it but it does appear that they're doing something finally.

[mmcookies]

I seem to recall back in the day when Blizzard told us how the hardware upgrade schedules were structured, what projected dates each stage was being pushed and apologized if there were any delays. Where did all that transparency go?

[Khatovar]

Crap. I can't find it now but I saw a blue post today that said something like "some realms have already undergone enhancements to alleviate the instance issues and have experience a notable improvement." Not going to go digging for it but it does appear that they're doing something finally.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...geNo=1&sid=1#2

Zarhym
Blizzard Poster 2. Re: New content? why not... 08/13/2009 01:09:09 PM PDT



We've been undergoing infrastructure maintenance on our various databases to address the instance capacity issues for several weeks now. It's a very involved and complicated process, but a great number of realms have already seen relief. We are continuing to work on the Battlegroups that have yet to see the infrastructure changes necessary to improve the instance capacity available to players on each realm.

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We're working on gathering a report of the progress we've made thus far, as well as our plans in the coming weeks, and will be providing this information to our players when it is available.

Don't hold your breath. The whole "coming weeks" translates into "the kids are going back to school soon, then it'll get better!"

[Simulacra]

never seen that error - oh the joy that is Caelestrasz, no wait times, multiboxer tolerent, friendly community, horde usually win BGs, good prices on the AH, no real Dalaran lag - NO, please don't transfer. Caelestrasz is not for you.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Shoot me. Shoot me now, please.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...09959718&sid=1

We understand that players have been experiencing situations where the active instance limit was reached. We realize that this is very frustrating for the affected players, and would like to say a few things regarding the issue.

The limit on active instances was originally implemented as an interim solution to ensure that all active instances perform smoothly. Within the last few weeks, we have configured and optimized our infrastructure to better handle the instance load, and many players are no longer experiencing issues with instance creation. However, to incorporate these upgrades across every realm is not a minor undertaking; it requires fairly complex coordination with third party affiliates who actually host the hardware we utilize.

This reconfiguration is already complete on more than 40% of the North American realms,the optimized realms are listed below, and the situation has noticeably improved on these realms. We are continuing to work towards the implementation of this reconfiguration for all realms, which we expect will resolve the instance creation issue for all players. We expect the optimization for all realms to be fully completed within the coming weeks, and would like to assure everyone that every effort is being made to ensure that this is completed as soon as possible.

Aegwynn
Akama
Aman'Thul
Arathor
Area 52
Auchindoun
Azjol-Nerub
Azuremyst
Barthilas
Blackrock
Blade's Edge
Blood Furnace
Bloodscalp
Bonechewer
Boulderfist
Bronzebeard
Caelestrasz
Chromaggus
Coilfang
Crushridge
Daggerspine
Darkspear
Dath'Remar
Dawnbringer
Draenor
Dragonblight
Dragonmaw
Draka
Drak'thul
Dreadmaul
Dunemaul
Eitrigg
Eldre'Thalas
Exodar
Feathermoon
Firetree
Fizzcrank
Frostmane
Frostmourne
Frostwolf
Galakrond
Garithos
Ghostlands
Grizzly Hills
Gundrak
Gurubashi
Hakkar
Jubei'Thos
Khaz Modan
Khaz'goroth
Kil'jaeden
Kilrogg
Korgath
Kul Tiras
Malorne
Mug'thol
Muradin
Nagrand
Nathrezim
Ner'zhul
Perenolde
Proudmoore
Rexxar
Runetotem
Saurfang
Scarlet Crusade
Sen'jin
Shadow Council
Shadowsong
Shattered Halls
Silver Hand
Silvermoon
Skywall
Smolderthorn
Spirestone
Stonemaul
Stormscale
Suramar
Terenas
Terokkar
Thaurissan
The Scryers
The Underbog
Thorium Brotherhood
Tichondrius
Uldum
Vek'nilash
Velen
Windrunner
Zangarmarsh

And more for tomorrow, apparently:

We will be performing a hardware reconfiguration maintenance for the realms listed below beginning on Wednesday, August 26 at 5:00am PDT. We anticipate these realms will be down until approximately 9:00am PDT.

Aerie Peak
Altar of Storms
Alterac Mountains
Andorhal
Anetheron
Antonidas
Anub'arak
Anvilmar
Archimonde
Arygos
Black Dragonflight
Blackwater Raiders
Blackwing Lair
Bladefist
Borean Tundra
Cairne
Cenarion Circle
Cenarius
Dalaran
Dalvengyr
Darrowmere
Deathwing
Demon Soul
Dentarg
Doomhammer
Drak'Tharon
Drenden
Duskwood
Echo Isles
Executus
Farstriders
Fenris
Garrosh
Gnomeregan
Haomarush
Hydraxis
Hyjal
Icecrown
Jaedenar
Kel'Thuzad
Khadgar
Korialstrasz
Lethon
Lightbringer
Maiev
Mal'Ganis
Misha
Mok'Nathal
Moon Guard
Nazgrel
Nesingwary
Nordrassil
Norgannon
Onyxia
Quel'dorei
Ravenholdt
Rivendare
Scilla
Sentinels
Shandris
Shu'halo
Sisters of Elune
Steamwheedle Cartel
Tanaris
The Forgotten Coast
The Venture Co
Thrall
Tortheldrin
Turalyon
Uldaman
Undermine
Uther
Vashj
Winterhoof
Wyrmrest Accord
Ysera
Ysondre
Zuluhed