by Byron Mudry on Aug 22, 2006
Blizzard has opened two additional realms today as announced below:
We are pleased to announce the opening of two new EST realms: Undermine which is a PvE realm and Anub'arak which is a new PvP realm. Undermine is being added as a part of Battlegroup 10 and Anub'arak will be a part of Battlegroup 11 once Cross-Realm Battlegrounds are released. These new realms will provide a great place for new and old players alike to begin fresh adventures within the world of Azeroth. Enjoy!
They also made the following announcement about character transfers.
Based on popular feedback, all new realms will now be eligible for Paid Character Transfers after 6 months of being open, instead of the previous 3 months. Realms not yet open for transfers will remain closed for 6 months, meaning if a realm has been open for 2 months, it will require another 4 months in order to be eligible as a transfer destination realm. All realms which are currently available for transfers will remain available. This extension was made to allow communities on new realms enough time to establish their position on the realm before allowing other characters to join.