Where is everyone? :(

[Eventide]

So I finally got everything downloaded and patched perfectly, and I created my character... and found absolutely no one in the blood elf starting zone to roleplay with (this is in the old server, don't know if that matters). I know that this is a small community, but I wasn't expecting it to be this deserted.

Are there more people on during a certain time of day, or are there certain places that are more populated? Or do I have to go on the forums beforehand and search for someone to roleplay with me before I even log on? Do I need to constantly haggle for roleplayers over the in-game chat? I was under the impression that you could play the game in-character and then come across other players to roleplay with as you progressed through the game. Plus, I'm not even sure how to quickly transport my character to a location where I know a lot of other players have converged.

If anyone could explain how you actually begin roleplaying, that would be great.

- Rather Discouraged New Member

[Moose]

If you type /who and clear the info in the box, you can see everyone who's currently online. They might not necessarily be near the blood elf zones, but a lot of us have many, many alts that would be near you. So yes, it's usually best to ask in chat or LFG for roleplay, as we are a bit different from retail in that aspect.

As far as fast travel goes, there's a components section on the sidebar here in the forums, and that has a teleporter within it that you can use to get yourself places. :>

[Zunaj]

I guess I can add that the blood elf starting zone isn't that much of a popular RP spot. You'll find a lot more people inside the city, but it really varies. As Moose said, the /who is your friend. RP is not everywhere, but most times of the day, it's somewhere.

[Kretol]

That, and I imagine people aren't exactly pleased with the recent server issues and are possibly busying themselves with other things until things get a bit more stable.

[Nostra]

Not to mention that I saw half the server on the New server and half of it on the Old server yesterday, that likely makes it harder to find people as well, hehe.

[Eventide]

Cool, thanks everyone, that's a lot of help.

[Saintraven]

I have been away from home a lot lately on projects. While I got internet access and a laptop, WoW doesn't run too well on this.

Plus the server instability -is- rather disheartening.

[Zunaj]

I'm not having any stability issues lately, to be honest...

[Kretol]

Fortunately, the 'stability' (ie, switching between the two servers) is a thing of the past, for now. That, and it seems the server program itself hasn't been crashing as much lately, as well.