I dont want it at the start or at all. I want to compete for mobs. I want to have to ask other players to group instead of compete. I want one world and one world only! I dont care if its more laggy or causes latency issues. I want one world!
11/08/2018 12:27 PMPosted by HolypieI dont want it at the start
I do.
11/08/2018 12:27 PMPosted by HolypieI want to compete for mobs.
Against a reasonable amount of people, sure. Not against hundreds in a tiny little area.
11/08/2018 12:27 PMPosted by HolypieI want to have to ask other players to group instead of compete.
You can still do that with sharding.
11/08/2018 12:27 PMPosted by HolypieI want one world and one world only!
Sharding is one realm. One realm only.
11/08/2018 12:27 PMPosted by HolypieI dont care if its more laggy or causes latency issues.
I do.
11/08/2018 12:27 PMPosted by HolypieI want one world!
You're still getting that with sharding in the starting zones.
Sharding in the staring zones temporarily please!
I agree with sharding in the beginning then turn it off after a couple of week. Do people not remember the first garison mission on the alliance side in draenor? Where you need to cut trees. So many people around the same tree clicking like madman hoping they would the one to get the tree.
Is it just me, or does it sound like people who don't want sharding right at the start sound like sadists? "We like people competing, we like people struggling, we want people to have a really frustrating time." It's weird that people are so addicted to their own experiences and stockholm syndrome that they honestly want other people to suffer as they did just to 'preserve the experience'. I'm certain a functioning adult that only has 1-3 hours to play the classic launch before they have to tuck their kids in and get to bed because they have jobs will appreciate only getting to level 3. Assuming, of course, that they even get into the server all their friends chose and weren't just stuck in queue.
11/08/2018 12:31 PMPosted by Tarythia11/08/2018 12:27 PMPosted by HolypieI dont want it at the start
I do.11/08/2018 12:27 PMPosted by HolypieI want to compete for mobs.
Against a reasonable amount of people, sure. Not against hundreds in a tiny little area.11/08/2018 12:27 PMPosted by HolypieI want to have to ask other players to group instead of compete.
You can still do that with sharding.11/08/2018 12:27 PMPosted by HolypieI want one world and one world only!
Sharding is one realm. One realm only.11/08/2018 12:27 PMPosted by HolypieI dont care if its more laggy or causes latency issues.
I do.11/08/2018 12:27 PMPosted by HolypieI want one world!
You're still getting that with sharding in the starting zones.
Sharding in the staring zones temporarily please!
No one cares what a Lvl 7 has to say honestly.
As a player that started day, or rather night after work, one; I have no fond memories of release day or the instability of the realms. I am glad I was refunded several full days of subscription to compensate, but I would have preferred a smooth gaming experience.11/08/2018 12:27 PMPosted by HolypieI dont want it at the start or at all. I want to compete for mobs. I want to have to ask other players to group instead of compete. I want one world and one world only! I dont care if its more laggy or causes latency issues. I want one world!
It isn't just about competing for things to kill, especially quest NPC. It was about sitting around for 20 minutes in the area you maybe think the quest NPC is, before one even spawned that you saw. Then having someone tag it and turning a 1-2 minute quest into a 1-2 hour head vs. wall fiasco.
I agree! No sharding!
they already sharding is only going to be in for the first week or two thats it then its gone for good. its so thousands of people don't disconnect when trying to log on. once everything is evened out then sharding will be turned off
Sharding is one realm. One realm only.
Not quite. It's [potentially] multiple instances of the same zone on the same realm. The other day there was a live stream party and people were struggling to get invites from people on the correct shard so they could participate. It was a cluster f***.
You can still do that with sharding.
Not if you don't know that they're there in the first place. You'd have to ask in chat and assume that the other person(s) are paying attention to chat. That's not right. If someone is standing around waiting for a quest mob, you should be able to see that and interact/invite them there on the spot.
11/08/2018 12:31 PMPosted by TarythiaSharding in the staring zones temporarily please!
Sorry, but it's just a bad idea. I know you want an easier experience, but it's just far too detrimental to the game. Classic should be WYSIWYG, and sharding is anti-WYSIWYG.
11/08/2018 12:27 PMPosted by HolypieI dont want it at the start or at all. I want to compete for mobs. I want to have to ask other players to group instead of compete. I want one world and one world only! I dont care if its more laggy or causes latency issues. I want one world!
I agree. In one of the developer Q&As after Classic was announced (maybe even the first one after) Ion stated that Classic meant having "inconveniences" that are not present in the modern game.
A non-sharded world is one of those inconveniences that made the vanilla game special and unique.
11/08/2018 01:05 PMPosted by Brotak11/08/2018 12:27 PMPosted by HolypieI dont want it at the start or at all. I want to compete for mobs. I want to have to ask other players to group instead of compete. I want one world and one world only! I dont care if its more laggy or causes latency issues. I want one world!
I agree. In one of the developer Q&As after Classic was announced (maybe even the first one after) Ion stated that Classic meant having "inconveniences" that are not present in the modern game.
A non-sharded world is one of those inconveniences that made the vanilla game special and unique.
That's the thing, though. to a lot of players the server congestion during special events and launches weren't 'special and unique'. They were frustrating and awful. I specifically remember actually not being able to participate in the AQ launch event because I couldn't even log in. I missed the damn thing, and I was heartbroken to the point of unsubbing until TBC came out.
Get off your high horse and let blizzard do what needs to be done to ensure stuff like that doesn't happen again.
No Sharding, if you want sharding go play BFA but dont come and try to ruin Classic.
11/08/2018 01:09 PMPosted by Kiroan11/08/2018 01:05 PMPosted by Brotak...
I agree. In one of the developer Q&As after Classic was announced (maybe even the first one after) Ion stated that Classic meant having "inconveniences" that are not present in the modern game.
A non-sharded world is one of those inconveniences that made the vanilla game special and unique.
That's the thing, though. to a lot of players the server congestion during special events and launches weren't 'special and unique'. They were frustrating and awful. I specifically remember actually not being able to participate in the AQ launch event because I couldn't even log in. I missed the damn thing, and I was heartbroken to the point of unsubbing until TBC came out.
Get off your high horse and let blizzard do what needs to be done to ensure stuff like that doesn't happen again.
Sharding would be especially detrimental to an authentic experience if used during special events like AQ opening.
Imagine not being on the same shard as the Scarab Lord, and not being able to witness the event.
Of course, you won't witness it if you can't even log in either.
I don't think anyone wants anyone else to miss out (at least I don't). I agree with you there. That would be awful and frustrating.
All I am trying to convey is that I believe sharding should not be the way to avoid these frustrations.
Whether they go with sharding or not, I honestly believe that the classic dev team is trying to find workable solutions to make the game as accessible and playable for everyone as possible, while trying to deliver an authentic-as-possible experience. As much as I want Classic to be as close to vanilla as possible, I know how bad it feels to be caught in server queues, frequently DCed, and unable to do something as simple as complete a quest. Ultimately, the best part of vanilla was the community, and while I know that permanent sharding would hamper the ability to feel like it was a persistent community, I still think that having options for congestion would be a good step toward keeping the retention of new players wanting to experience vanilla.
Furthermore, I really don't think I'd want to be part of a community of elitists that exclude people just because they want a nostalgia high. I'm in favor of launch sharding and loot trading, if only because it means those toxic purists won't play. No real community would benefit from that kind of 'superior-than-thou' elitism.
Honestly, what kind of mentality is "You don't get to have fun until you've suffered like I did 14 years ago"? Seriously? You should be excited that fresh blood wants to join the experience and reinvigorate the best WoW content, and transitioning them in smoothly is vital to keeping their retention. Vanilla WoW isn't about how great the suffering is, it's just that most of us tolerated it back then because we didn't have any options. Now we DO have options. Let's not squander that.
Furthermore, I really don't think I'd want to be part of a community of elitists that exclude people just because they want a nostalgia high. I'm in favor of launch sharding and loot trading, if only because it means those toxic purists won't play. No real community would benefit from that kind of 'superior-than-thou' elitism.
Honestly, what kind of mentality is "You don't get to have fun until you've suffered like I did 14 years ago"? Seriously? You should be excited that fresh blood wants to join the experience and reinvigorate the best WoW content, and transitioning them in smoothly is vital to keeping their retention. Vanilla WoW isn't about how great the suffering is, it's just that most of us tolerated it back then because we didn't have any options. Now we DO have options. Let's not squander that.