Good evening
After moving from Europe to North America about six years ago, I’ve kept playing World of Warcraft despite the higher ping and time zone difference.
But I’m really starting to hit my limit now…
Since I usually play in the evenings after work, it’s already 1 a.m. in Europe by the time I log in, and dungeon queues and PvP matchmaking are getting painfully long.
As a PvP player, the ping difference is also a huge disadvantage like it’s really tough to cast spells with precise timing.
At this point, I’d honestly be willing to pay just to switch regions, that’s how desperate I’ve become.
This post is more of a cry for help than anything else. I’ve been dealing with the system for six years now, and I’m really starting to get tired of it…
Well my suggestion would be to just start a new na account .new expansion is just around the corner .
I have been on inverse situation .I started playing on na account in 2019 and after moving closer to Europe I was still playing on na but due to ping and time difference I recently shifted last year to Europe account .
From what I understand it’s a “license” issue as they are region specific, no doubt due to laws/regulations.
Still I don’t see why they can’t let you copy, at the very least, one character.
It’s not like they don’t have the tech for it. My guess is that the need is too small to bother with it. Which is a real shame.
I don’t think I’ll be in that situation but it does feel bad when you see others talking about it. It’s like having your account deleted for no reason if you dare to make the switch.
When I lived in the States but still used my existing EU account (moved there halfway through cata) I had somewhat higher ping but didnt really notice any significant lag. Only problem i had was finding people to play with at 7ish my time which was 12 UK time. It was round about the time I started drifting more and more into just playing on my lonesome and it started becoming a habit. As time wore on and i saw what the playerbase was becoming even then I never got back into serious group play.
