Blizzard Update:

[Kirsten]

"Lack of Realm Community

We understand that players are concerned about CRZ potentially impacting the sense of community. Cross-realm zones were intended to make lower level zones feel less empty, but may also impact other more populated zones. With more populated areas, we’re aware of concerns over increased competition for resource nodes as well as quest and rare mob spawns. This is something that we’re in the process of evaluating. We’ve already taken some steps to address it by increasing the spawn rates of most rare spawns. If a zone becomes too populated, we’re capable of adjusting how many realms are able to connect to it. Just keep in mind that we do choose spawn times of creatures and profession nodes with a certain zone population in mind -- CRZ affords us the ability to better maintain those populations."

Thoughts?

[Shadow]

I'm glad. There are people stacking on every spawn point for most of the rares. Honestly, the faster people get their rare mounts/pets, the more CRZ will be less cluttered by collectors and hunters and be used for its true purpose - human interaction.

[Kalliope]

I'm not surprised at all to hear this.

[Lisaara]

Fantastic! Blizz has been listening. <3

[Ziarre]

I'm not surprised--they pay attention better than people give them credit for.

[Lisaara]

I'm not surprised--they pay attention better than people give them credit for.

This is true. But yanno how the fanbase is...I'm convinced some are subscribed just to complain.

[Kirsten]

Has anyone noticed a difference or has it not been implemented yet?

[Dewclaw]

I was in felwood questing earlier and people were fighting over lowbie quest mob thanks to cross realm zones. I'm glad blizz is listening to feedback.

[Lisaara]

Has anyone noticed a difference or has it not been implemented yet?

I don't think anything is implemented yet.

[Shadow]

I think it has been. At least, I haven't been dropping my bf to his near death when we go around in Eastern Kingdoms anymore. o.o I would assume this has been added in a hot fix. But I cannot confirm a spawn difference.

[Ziarre]

Spotting rares on a flight path vs. being able to actually access them when you land is still borked, at least. Saw Crystalbark on my way to EoE again, he disappeared upon landing and shifting to CRZ.

[Lisaara]

Spotting rares on a flight path vs. being able to actually access them when you land is still borked, at least. Saw Crystalbark on my way to EoE again, he disappeared upon landing and shifting to CRZ.

Happened to me too. Was flying into Sholazar, saw Aotona up. Flew back there, she was gone. I was like "WTF?!"

[Akycha]

I got dropped from a friend's bike when she was taking me to SFK on Thursday, so that bug is still in.

[Kirsten]

Unfortunately I've been traveling around the U.S. recently so I've only had access to a tablet to browse the internet on or I would have tried to figure it out. I wish they would at least remove CZR in zones where you get rare mounts like Poseidus, Aeonaxx, or the Time-Lost. Especially Poseidus..

[Ziarre]

The most they'll do is tweak the timers, as the rares were meant to have competition--the same as with everything else.