As World of Warcraft: Forever's beta popularity grows, Blizzard has yet again had to increase the server cap
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"As World of Warcraft: Forever's beta popularity grows, Blizzard has yet again had to increase the server cap" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (6)
- World of Warcraft: Forever’s unprecedented popularity pushes Blizzard to increase server caps again during beta FRVR · 9h ago
- World of Warcraft Forever adds a ‘pro-social’ feature to help groups get quest drops evenly Massively Overpowered · 9h ago
- Blizzard is scrambling to meet World of Warcraft Forever's unexpected popularity polygon.com · 9h ago
- I'm sure whoever chose to charge for WoW: Forever beta access is feeling very chuffed, given Blizzard's had to expand its server size a second time PC Gamer · 9h ago
- WoW: Forever dev says quest drops aren't changing in the MMO, but Blizzard has added " a bit of under-the-hood functionality" that makes them fairer GamesRadar+ · 9h ago
- As World of Warcraft: Forever's beta popularity grows, Blizzard has yet again had to increase the server cap Eurogamer.net · 9h ago
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