Sharding will be abused in gathering professions, its not a very good idea.
New player type - shard surfer.
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Maybe for $5 extra a month we could all get our own shard.
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Exactly! Along with that subscription addition there could be shard customization options. Play classic your way. Maybe there could be an increased charge for guilds. Maybe $20 tacked onto the subscription.
I know people will say that this will fragment the population into those who pay for the privileged power of shard and those who do not, but, with full honesty, this fragmentation already occurs forcibly. That feels bad. Blizzard should make it feel good. Customization feels good, because people are more likely to feel like willing participants.
One more thing. Ion proposed that sharding will last for one month, and āstarting areasā is any area wherein congestion persists. Sharding allows it to persist. The sharding system was not made to be area selective. It will be applied across the whole game, same as it is now. Anyone who reaches 60 in the first month will have been sharded the entire time. Blizzard is relying on player time schedules and progression rates to reduce congestion.
We can do something, or we can do nothing. Donāt say git gud. Donāt say get krunked. Donāt say get (*&^%$. Say, āGet sharded!ā
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