I have to admit, the Vanilla itch is getting impossible for me to ignore. So I've decided to roll on the upcoming Elysium server on August 17th.
Most people I've talked to that have played Valkyrie give it a lot of praise. Also the Dodgykebab review, although from awhile ago, was very favorable.
The negatives I've heard:
- Valkyrie sells level 60
-- It's true that they used to, but not anymore. And they've stated nothing like this will ever exist on Elysium.
- Their servers are only for Russians.
-- Valkyrie is no doubt mostly Russian speaking players. It's not really a suitable place if you don't speak that language. Elysium on the other hand is being enforced in public channels as English only. They've hired new staff specifically for Elysium and they seem to be well aware that the new server must be international (English) for it to succeed.
- They take too long putting out new content.
-- I think this is a fair criticism. They do take longer than I've seen from most other servers. However, in a recent reddit post, someone from the Valkyrie team stated they took so long with AQ because they were doing tons of research and wanted to get everything right. I personally am a slow and steady type of player, so I'm okay with that. If you're looking to blaze through all of Vanilla content quickly, I suspect this is not the server for you, because they will probably be working on Naxx for a long time. But if you're looking to do content quickly why the hell would you be on a 1x Vanilla server?
Anyway, I've rambled enough. I better get back to work before my boss starts wondering why I've been on the toilet for 30 minutes.
