Layering alternative to queue times:

[Pulsifer-nethergarde-keep]

Apologies if this has already been suggested, but it seems to me that queues are at their worst during popular raid times. Obviously.

The reasoning for not increasing server populations further is to do with limited in-game resources and economy.

Surely, very simply, not counting those in raid instances towards the server population limit would completely solve all issues? They are not contributing to the world economy in any way, simply playing at pre-arranged times with guildies in an instanced location.

[Dottie-thunderhorn (Dottie)]

@Pulsifer-nethergarde-keep

The reasoning for not increasing server populations further is to do with limited in-game resources and economy.

Where on earth did you get that wrong idea?

@Pulsifer-nethergarde-keep

Surely, very simply, not counting those in raid instances towards the server population limit would completely solve all issues?

And when they come out of the raid and go farm for pots?

[Pulsifer-pyrewood-village]

You come across quite aggressive. It’s perfectly possible that I’m referring to something you don’t know about, so go in with an open mind rather than the assumption you’re right.

@Dottie-thunderhorn

Where on earth did you get that wrong idea?

Kaivax said it as part of a blue post:

@Kaivax

Adjusting Population Caps … There are also, as many have pointed out, game-economy concerns. It’s true that we allow more simultaneous players onto a Classic realm than were allowed in 2005, thanks to both hardware and software improvements, but this means that Black Lotus is more rare on a per-capita basis than it was 15 years ago. Merely increasing realm caps would only exacerbate that problem.

@Dottie-thunderhorn

And when they come out of the raid and go farm for pots?

Then they get added onto the realm population and queues start if necessary. It would hugely mitigate the problem as many do simply log out. It’s a very logical assumption: queues are before common raid times, not an hour or 2 later.