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| + | A '''realm''' is an instance of the ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' (WoW) game world. Realms are hosted on physical devices called '''servers''' (for this reason, the terms "realm" and "server" are often used interchangeably). This prevents any one realm from becoming too crowded and overwhelming its associated server, provides for better connection times by allowing players to connect to local servers, allows for [[localization|localized]] communities based on language, and to appeal to different play-styles for different users. |
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| − | | name = Attunement to the Core |
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| − | | faction = Neutral |
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| − | | level = 60 |
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| − | | levelreq = 55 |
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| − | | type = Dungeon |
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| − | | category = Blackrock Depths |
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| − | | start = {{NPC||Lothos Riftwaker}} |
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| − | | end = {{NPC||Lothos Riftwaker}} |
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| − | | experience = 6600 ({{Cost||39}} at 70) |
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| − | | rewards = Attunement to [[Molten Core]] |
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| − | | id = 7487 |
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| − | }} |
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| − | '''Attunement to the Core''' is obtained by speaking to the [[blood elf]] {{NPC||Lothos Riftwaker}} outside of [[Blackrock Depths]]. It is strongly advised to complete this quest since, once completed, {{NPC||Lothos Riftwaker}} can teleport you directly inside, bypassing BRD entirely. (Note that this is not a true attunement, but a quest to enable a shortcut to enter the Core. See [[Molten Core#Notes|Molten Core/Notes]] for more info.) |
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| − | <br><br> |
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| − | The {{Loot|Common|Core Fragment}} you are asked to obtain is just outside the entrance to [[Molten Core]] inside the [[Blackrock Depths]] instance. |
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| + | To play WoW, you must first choose a server (realm) to play on. You then connect to this realm over the {{wplink|Internet}}. Blizzard has servers in the US, Europe, China, and Korea. |
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| − | Venture to the Molten Core entry portal in Blackrock Depths and recover a {{Loot|Common|Core Fragment}}. Return to Lothos Riftwaker in Blackrock Mountain when you have recovered the Core Fragment. |
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| − | + | == Types == |
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| + | According to the North American realm status page, there are 241 total NA realms. Of these 113 are Normal (PvE) servers, 105 are PvP, 17 are RP, and 6 are RPPvP. For Europe, there are 109 English speaking realms, 87 German, 37 French, 11 Spanish, and 19 Russian, for a total of 263 realms. This breaks down into 99 Normal (PvE), 129 PvP, 20 RP, and 15 RPPvP servers. |
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| − | Rifts stir, tear, and collapse all around us, <race>. Not two paces from where I stand is a tear leading through the depths of Blackrock Mountain, into the maw of the Firelord. |
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| + | === Player versus environment === |
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| − | Surprised? Pity... The mortal races cannot comprehend that which they cannot see, touch, or feel. |
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| + | Abbreviated '''PvE''', the [[player versus environment]] realm allows for a more relaxed style while in the world. Depending on the location within the world, it is more difficult to initiate [[player versus player]] combat. This realm is also referred to as a "normal" realm. |
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| + | === Player versus player === |
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| − | I assure you, the portal is there and access is possible. |
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| + | This [[realm]] type features [[Player vs Player]] play-style as opposed to a [[PvE realm]]. The main difference between a PvP realm and a PvE realm is that in a PvP realm entering any [[contested territory|contested]] or enemy territory automatically [[PvP flag|flags]] you for PvP combat and you cannot unflag yourself while in these zones. |
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| + | === Roleplaying === |
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| − | I've piqued your interest? Attunement is simple. Venture into Blackrock Depths and retrieve a core fragment. Return it to me and I shall attune your essence with the portal. |
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| + | This [[realm]] type features [[Player vs Environment]] play-style (same as "normal" or PvE realms) with [[roleplaying]] rules (RP) as opposed to a straight [[PvE realm]] or [[PvP realm]]. |
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| + | - Roleplaying version of a PvE realm. Additional behavior and naming rules apply. |
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| − | Upon completion, you will receive 6600 experience (or {{cost||39}} compensation at level 70) |
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| + | === Roleplaying player versus player === |
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| − | ==Solo play== |
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| + | This [[realm]] type features [[Player vs Player]] play-style with [[roleplaying]] rules (RP) as opposed to a [[PvE realm]], straight [[PvP realm]], or [[RP realm]]. |
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| − | Soloing Attunement to the Core, while not very straightforward, is do-able. You will need: |
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| − | * Though the quest can be obtained at level 55, it will be much easier above level 60, due to the reduced [[Aggro Radius]]. At level 80, much of the cautions below are unnecessary, as the mobs are soloable, or won't aggro. |
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| + | For the adventurous, there is also a [[Test Realm]] that is periodically available in which players can try experimental features in development before they get released as general [[patches]]. Test realms often exist in both PvE and PvP varieties. |
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| − | * Also note that using [[Direbrew's Remote]] from the [[Brewfest]] seasonal event will skip most of the steps below. The player will arrive in the [[Grim Guzzler]], use one of the several ways to get the back door open, then turn right through the door and be standing above the bridge with the [[Black Anvil]]; see below for the steps from this point. This will also negate the need for the [[Shadowforge Key]] if the player does not have it. |
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| − | * Several invisibility potions or the ability to [[Stealth]] / [[Prowl]]. |
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| − | * A way to get past the Shadowforge Door. Any of these will do: |
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| − | ** The Shadowforge Key |
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| − | ** [[Lockpicking]] |
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| − | ** A friend who can use their key or pick the locks. This is only for the three doors at the very start and won't take more than a couple minutes. |
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| − | ** A lot of patience and patrol-dodging skills |
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| − | * Some way to cross some lava and several mob packs without taking lethal damage. Any of these will do: |
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| − | ** Fire Protection Potions |
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| − | ** Power Word: Shield |
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| − | ** Healing Potions |
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| − | ===Getting past the Shadowforge Door=== |
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| + | * [[Realms list]] |
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| − | ====Without key or lockpicking==== |
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| + | * [[Player vs Environment#Pros and cons of PvE realms|Pros and cons of PvE realms]] |
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| − | Using an invisibility potion, [[Invisibility]], [[Prowl]], or [[Stealth]] to sneak past the guards, make your way into the tunnel (one of the Halls of the Law) directly across the Detention Block from the entrance, avoiding the demon hounds (who see through stealth). Take the 1st left into the Ring of the Law, and step into the middle of the arena to activate the event. Move back to the arena entrance, up against the iron gate that closed behind you. Mobs will enter from the right, and despawn after five minutes, opening the gate on the left. Sneak again up the ramp into the East Garrison. The ramp heading down in front of you is the ramp you will come up after opening the East Garrison Door in the directions below. Do not take the ramp, but turn right and follow the rest of the directions below. |
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| + | * [[Player vs Player#Pros and Cons of PvP realms|Pros and cons of PvP realms]] |
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| + | * [[Roleplaying]] |
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| − | ====With key or lockpicking==== |
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| − | From the entrance, open the Shadowforge Gate on your left. Bypass or kill the patrolling elemental. Open the 1st door on your right (the 2nd Shadowforge Gate). Open the East Garrison Door immediately on your left. There is a fireguard patrolling the ramp on your right. Avoid the patrol and go up the ramp (where there will be another patrolling fireguard), and turn left. |
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| + | *[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/faq/realms.html Realms Q&A] at WorldofWarcraft.com |
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| + | *[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/basics/realmtypes.html Realm Types] Information |
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| + | --> |
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| + | {{elink|type=blizzard|site=US Blizzard Support|link=http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale=en_US&articleId=20049&pageNumber=1|desc=Which realm should I pick to play on?}} |
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| + | '''US''' |
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| + | *[http://us.battle.net/wow/en/status World of Warcraft – Realm Status] List of US Realms, including type and status |
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| + | <!-- *[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/realmstatus/status.xml US Servers' XML] Status --> |
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| + | '''EU''' |
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| + | *[http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/status World of Warcraft Europe – Realm Status] List of all European realms, including type and status |
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| + | **[http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/status English], [http://eu.battle.net/wow/fr/status French], [http://eu.battle.net/wow/de/status German], [http://eu.battle.net/wow/ru/status Russian], or [http://eu.battle.net/wow/es/status Spanish] lists of all European realms, including type and status |
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| + | <!-- *[http://www.wow-europe.com/realmstatus/index.xml European Servers' XML] Status --> |
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| + | '''Korea''' |
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| + | *[http://kr.battle.net/wow/ko/status World of Warcraft – Realm Status] List of Korean Realms, including type and status |
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| + | '''Fansites''' |
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| − | Your goal is the window down the hall in front of you and around the corner. You can either stealth, or you can run through three packs of mobs, because they will de-aggro once you jump through the window. If you choose to run, use any avoidance/damage mitigation measures you have, including fear. The hall turns hard left at the end, and there are windows on both sides in the new hall; you will take the window on the right with the cannons in front of it (essentially straight ahead of you if you just angle/jog a bit left when hall turns hard left). Jump through the window onto the small ledge outside and stop (so you don't fall off). As soon as you hit the ledge, all the mobs will de-aggro. |
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| + | *[http://www.warcraftrealms.com/ WarcraftRealms.com] Useful realm info, based on user submitted data |
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| + | *[http://www.realmwatcher.com/ RealmWatcher.com] Free realm status email alerts (with customizable alert criteria, e.g. "alert when <realm> is Queued for at least 5 minutes") and RSS feeds |
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| + | *[http://www.patryk.net/projects/wow-tools/ Realm Status Firefox Microsummary tool] European Realms and Firefox 2.0 or later required |
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| + | *[https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1780/ Realm Status Firefox Add-On] US realms and Firefox 1.5 or later required |
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| + | *[http://warcraftupdate.net WarcraftUpdate.net] Get text messages through Twitter when realms come online or when a world event is happening. |
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| + | *[http://www.wowrecord.com/ Wowrecord.com] Realm information and statistics mined from the armory. |
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| + | [[Category:Game terms]] |
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| − | [[Image:Soloattune-corridor.jpg|thumb|Keep to the center and all but the last pair will ignore you.]] |
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| + | [[Category:Servers| Realm]] |
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| − | Turn left and walk off the ledge. You will land just behind the Shadowforge Door, on a bridge with a patrol near the middle and two elementals at the far end. Keep to the right edge, skirt the patrol, and move to the middle of the bridge, where you can then walk between the first three pairs of elementals. Pause before the last set of elementals and watch [[Lord Incendius]] doing laps around the [[Black Anvil]]. Wait until he is moving away from you. Run in and make an immediate left off the bridge and into the lava, and quickly out of the lava onto the ledge ahead on your left (if you have Levitate, you can reach the ledge without hitting the lava; also note that this where you will begin if you use Direbrew's Remote as mentioned above). Jumping up out of the lava as you move seems to avoid some damage, so do this when possible. |
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| − | Follow this ledge north around the cavern, passing one island, keeping out of the lava where possible, until the ledge angles up out of the lava and ends. You will see a second island ahead of you to the east with Four Fireguard Destroyers. The Molten Core bridge that is your ultimate destination is just beyond this island. |
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| − | ===Getting to the Molten Core bridge=== |
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| − | [[Image:Soloattune-islandgoal.jpg|thumb|We're going to the island over yonder, behind which is visible the bridge to the Core.]] |
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| − | Now you need to cross the lava and stand on the near edge of that island. Avoid the Fireguard Destroyers patrolling the lava between you and the island, which are easy to spot if you have Show Enemy Name Plates enabled (default toggle-key 'V'), and swim-jump to the edge of the island, out of aggro range of the elementals there (see screenshot). Take a breather and heal up. Your final goal is in sight. |
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| − | [[Image:Soloattune-wheretostand.jpg|thumb|Our intrepid heroine demonstrates where to stand.]] |
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| − | Wait for the Fireguard nearest you to head to the right, and then jump back into the lava on the left. Continue east through the lava, hugging the left wall, to a ramp leading out of the lava, passing under the bridge. Turn left, and hug the right wall very tightly, as you come out very close to an elemental on your left. You now stand before the bridge to [[Molten Core]]. |
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| − | ===Getting past the bridge elementals=== |
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| − | [[Image:Soloattune-bridge.jpg|thumb|Some of Ragnaros's minor minions waiting to welcome you into the Core.]] |
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| − | Stealth again to get past these three elementals and the next three elementals at the far end of the bridge. |
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| − | Get the [[Core Fragment]] from the stalagmite on the left next to the Molten Core entrance. |
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| − | You can now exit Blackrock Depths by grouping with someone, converting to raid, then entering Molten Core and immediately exiting. It'll exit the instance and bring you right to Lothos Riftwalker where you can turn in the quest for your reward. You are now attuned to the Molten Core! |
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| − | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-2u48dD2EI Another short movie] showing beginning to end attunement with a mage. |
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Revision as of 22:16, 13 July 2011
A realm is an instance of the World of Warcraft (WoW) game world. Realms are hosted on physical devices called servers (for this reason, the terms "realm" and "server" are often used interchangeably). This prevents any one realm from becoming too crowded and overwhelming its associated server, provides for better connection times by allowing players to connect to local servers, allows for localized communities based on language, and to appeal to different play-styles for different users.
To play WoW, you must first choose a server (realm) to play on. You then connect to this realm over the Internet. Blizzard has servers in the US, Europe, China, and Korea.
Types
According to the North American realm status page, there are 241 total NA realms. Of these 113 are Normal (PvE) servers, 105 are PvP, 17 are RP, and 6 are RPPvP. For Europe, there are 109 English speaking realms, 87 German, 37 French, 11 Spanish, and 19 Russian, for a total of 263 realms. This breaks down into 99 Normal (PvE), 129 PvP, 20 RP, and 15 RPPvP servers.
Player versus environment
Abbreviated PvE, the player versus environment realm allows for a more relaxed style while in the world. Depending on the location within the world, it is more difficult to initiate player versus player combat. This realm is also referred to as a "normal" realm.
Player versus player
This realm type features Player vs Player play-style as opposed to a PvE realm. The main difference between a PvP realm and a PvE realm is that in a PvP realm entering any contested or enemy territory automatically flags you for PvP combat and you cannot unflag yourself while in these zones.
Roleplaying
This realm type features Player vs Environment play-style (same as "normal" or PvE realms) with roleplaying rules (RP) as opposed to a straight PvE realm or PvP realm.
- Roleplaying version of a PvE realm. Additional behavior and naming rules apply.
Roleplaying player versus player
This realm type features Player vs Player play-style with roleplaying rules (RP) as opposed to a PvE realm, straight PvP realm, or RP realm.
Test
For the adventurous, there is also a Test Realm that is periodically available in which players can try experimental features in development before they get released as general patches. Test realms often exist in both PvE and PvP varieties.
See also
External links
US Blizzard Support Which realm should I pick to play on?US
- World of Warcraft – Realm Status List of US Realms, including type and status
EU
- World of Warcraft Europe – Realm Status List of all European realms, including type and status
Korea
- World of Warcraft – Realm Status List of Korean Realms, including type and status
Fansites
- WarcraftRealms.com Useful realm info, based on user submitted data
- RealmWatcher.com Free realm status email alerts (with customizable alert criteria, e.g. "alert when <realm> is Queued for at least 5 minutes") and RSS feeds
- Realm Status Firefox Microsummary tool European Realms and Firefox 2.0 or later required
- Realm Status Firefox Add-On US realms and Firefox 1.5 or later required
- WarcraftUpdate.net Get text messages through Twitter when realms come online or when a world event is happening.
- Wowrecord.com Realm information and statistics mined from the armory.
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