PSA: I might be a bit slower with OSS maintenance for a while to rethink.
A couple of months ago, I reworked my entire dev workflow around secure containers and responsible use of AI agents, which solved the "me" side.
Unfortunately, GitHub PR spam+noise have gotten so bad that even my agents can't keep up anymore.
I hate putting restrictions on contributions, but something needs to change.
In WoW:F, recent grouped players show a slightly different tint of blue to stand out. It would be really cool if they did this for enemies as well. Seeing an alliance with a slightly different color allowing me to know that they've killed me before. @Warcraft
Just did a round table review with the Grok @Bot engineering team.
Fixes are being implemented overnight and you should notice a dramatic improvement by tomorrow. If not, reply to this post and we will address any remaining issues right away.
Congratulations everyone, you made HISTORY!
WoW: Forever has achieved:
🔹The biggest launch in WoW history by peak concurrent players
🔹The highest number of returning players in WoW history
This is all because of you, the players. From all of us, THANK YOU!
@HeyYouVideoGame It’s everything I wanted and more. I also managed to catch back up with my guild from that era (I only played from 04-06) and I’m on a serious nostalgia kick.
@Warcraft Hands down the best launch of any Blizzard game. I hit a 8 minute queue once at launch, and since then it's been an absolute dream.
Slight overcrowding in the starter zone, but by level 5 it was smooth sailing. WoW Forever has set the new standard of what a launch day can be.
Long day but great day today!
A few things to catch folks up on:
1. Transports - we had some issues with the service that manages transports like boats and zeppelins. As a temp fix we spawned some portals to get us through the night. We’ll have a proper fix in the morning and the portals will be removed.
2. Layer populations - we are aware some zones feel more empty than they should. Tomorrow we’ll be tweaking some numbers to make things feel more lively. Sit tight!
Thanks for everyone making this a great, super smooth launch! I’m going to head home and “go to sleep” now. Yep, sleeping. Totally not playing WoW Forever until 3am. Nope.
PSA to employers
if a millennial at your company is taking Nov 4th to 6th off, it's to play WoW forever for 5 days straight.
just let them, it's the one good thing left in life.