We'llbeimplementingfurtheroptimizationswiththisweek'sscheduledmaintenance,andwehopethosechangeswillgoalongwaytowardaddressingmanyoftheissuesthatplayersareexperiencing.Thefocusforourteamistoreviewandimplementimprovementsonadailybasis,andthisprocesswillcontinuefortheforeseeablefuture.OurgoalistoallowplayerstogetbacktoenjoyingthegreatcontentinEchoesofDoom,andwewillprovideanotherupdateafterplayershavehadachancetoparticipateintherealmsfollowingtheweeklymaintenance.Wegreatlyappreciateyourpatience,andwe'llseeyouinAzeroth,Outland,andsooninNorthrend.
Playersarerevisitingolddungeons,formingraidsoncityleaders,andcanbefoundroamingthefarcornersofalmosteveryzoneinWorldofWarcraft.Wearetrulyexcitedaboutthenewpatch,andwehopeplayersshareourenthusiasm.Butwiththissuccess,we'vealsoseenissueswithrealmperformancethatarenegativelyimpactingplayers'experiences.
Specifically,thelargenumberofnewfeaturesinEchoesofDoom,combinedwiththemanyreturningandnewplayerswhoareplayingWorldofWarcraft,isresultinginissuessuchaslatencyanddifficultyenteringinstances,tonameafew.Sincethepatchwasreleased,wehavecontinuedtomakeimprovementstothegameandoptimizeoursystemstoaddresstheissuesthatplayersareseeing.