How about this option for Cata?
The realm is pretty dead with many issues I wont bother to gripe about. Last year there was talk of dissolving Nelth and moving over to MoP. The majority of the community preferred to stay on Nelth even though it was clearly stated it wasn't a priority and would not receive regular fixes/updates.
But that realm seems to die a little more each day. More importantly, that "vote" if i may call it a vote whether or not to merge to MoP or not was not a unanimous vote. Some wanted to merge or otherwise switch, but the majority did not, leaving those that would have done so with nothing to do on the matter. I do not know if Warmane will ever do anything else for Nelth in regards to bugs and such. Maybe a day will come where Cata gets some serious attention...maybe not. But we are just withering away and getting more and more frustrated each week and month that rolls by. ( the pessimism is strong on those forums)
Granted, I do not know the mechanics or logistics of the follow idea, but allow me to lay it out anyway.
Many i know are leaving Warmane altogether because of the state on Nelth. Although we are not a large number, many have been playing on Warmane/Molten for years, donating..etc. What if there were a way to allow individual players to merge/transfer to MoP if they so choose? At least that way, Warmane would not be losing active players.
For example. Maybe set a date, and by that date those that want to move their characters can do so. Those that do not can remain on Nelth to either wait for fixes, wait for the closure, or otherwise just play it as it is. Either way, EVERYONE will have a choice in what THEY want to do...rather than the majority speaking for the minority?
I wont even mention refunded coins or anything like that as it is way beyond the scope of this post. I would just like to hear if such a thing could even be considered by Warmane as a means to retain at least some of the Cata base. (again, we are not huge numbers) and allow those of us that love it here to remain here and play.
Kind regards