Having sharding in classic will destroy this franchise

[Nechross-eonar-37277 (Nechross)]

If blizzard decides to implement sharding as a permanent feature and outside of the starting zones, then you will see me angrily ranting on these forums about how they ruined everything.

By then, it will be too late.

Look at modern WoW. People have been asking sharding to be disabled since Legion and they only increased its use in BFA.

[Sidearm-exodar (Sidearm)]

Also, sharding enables cost-efficient scaling of their infrastructure. That is my main worry on why they will want to use it as much as they can over time.

[Mägnificent-wyrmrest-accord]

Yea i played when Nost and Elysium opened, the only reason new friends probably happened was the massive speed up of mobs spawning to deal with the million players running around in the starting zones.

I’m not saying you are wrong, i just think you might be underestimating how many people will be in those zones the first week or 2.

[Gigahurtz-sargeras]

I think that before we complain about the use of sharding, it may be necessary based on the server population caps, which we don’t know.

I’m not interested in spending six hours to get six levels. You’re not jumping into a game that’s a new adventure at this point, you’re jumping into an old game that people have min/max’d the sweet Christ out of and it’s going to be a flood of flaming and petitions.

You’re not going to make tons of friends at the start. People have grown older and miserable.

[Megustab-area-52]

I think that before we complain about the use of sharding, it may be necessary based on the server population caps, which we don’t know.

I’m not interested in spending six hours to get six levels. You’re not jumping into a game that’s a new adventure at this point, you’re jumping into an old game that people have min/max’d the sweet Christ out of and it’s going to be a flood of flaming and petitions.

You’re not going to make tons of friends at the start. People have grown older and miserable.

This. Most players will want to leave the starting zone as soon as possible.

Once I leave the starting zone I will level profession or chat on the local defense channel, maybe find a potential dungeon group or guild mates, because I know speed levelers will make playing impossible.

[Tulaira-twisting-nether]

I really don’t think people understand the sheer number of people starting at once. On opening day and the following weekend if it opens on a weekday. You want a “vanilla experience”, but you will never get it. It’s 2019. This is not 2004. This is hyped. Streamers with 2k-10k+ viewers will be playing on opening day. People are going to take time off of work. P server players will be coming back. Sharding makes sense for the starting area for everyone to be able to play opening day. People will want to get the heck out of the starting area asap.

[Xianmisuto-thrall (Xianmisuto)]

So basically… Unable to log on for 2 weeks because servers are down. K.

[Hashnochange-thunderlord]

Seems a bit hyperbolic, don’cha think?

[Xianmisuto-thrall (Xianmisuto)]

I mean they said they wanted an authentic vanilla experience. that happened. so

[Gigahurtz-sargeras]

It’s already NOT authentic Vanilla since it’s starting on 1.12.

[Xianmisuto-thrall (Xianmisuto)]

I know this lol. I was replying to the person stating they only want the authentic day 1 release experience. So I simply stated one of the experiences that people had.

[Hashnochange-thunderlord]

8 topics viewed. Thx for your informed opinion, sir!

[Gigahurtz-sargeras]

Ah, ok!

[Gigahurtz-sargeras]

Ah hah! Since that obviously makes a difference.

[Kiyrin-ravenholdt (Kiyrin)]

Hundreds of thousands of people that start playing on classic when it releases will immediately log off and never repay for a wow sub again the second that they see any sort of phasing take place during their experience.

It boggles my mind that there are people out there that will make claims like this - with absolute certainty - based on no evidence whatsoever. They pull numbers out of their butts and then nod sagely to themselves at their “insight”.

[Fesz-cenarius]

Yea i played when Nost and Elysium opened, the only reason new friends probably happened was the massive speed up of mobs spawning to deal with the million players running around in the starting zones.

I’m not saying you are wrong, i just think you might be underestimating how many people will be in those zones the first week or 2.

Are those people going to suddenly disappear when they all enter the next zones?

Or will all of those people that were charged in the starting zones suddenly be competing for mobs, quest mobs, quest objectives, resources, etc. without the convenience of sharding?

[Fesz-cenarius]

I really don’t think people understand the sheer number of people starting at once. On opening day and the following weekend if it opens on a weekday. You want a “vanilla experience”, but you will never get it. It’s 2019. This is not 2004. This is hyped. Streamers with 2k-10k+ viewers will be playing on opening day. People are going to take time off of work. P server players will be coming back. Sharding makes sense for the starting area for everyone to be able to play opening day. People will want to get the heck out of the starting area asap.

And what happens when they all leave those “starting areas”?

[Mahomie-arthas (Mahomie)]

dont care, blizzard is launching classic with sharding

[Mahomie-arthas (Mahomie)]

i also have a violin for you and your tears about sharding at launch

[Vader-dalaran]

I would cry if I new Mahomie was in the same zone and because of sharding I couldn’t see that beautiful face… plays violin