Oh sorry I didn’t realize we were splitting hairs. I guess I should be really specific when talking to someone who doesn’t know what a starting ‘area’ is.
The devs were fantastic at Blizzcon. Ion also impressed me greatly. And this decision might not be theirs to make.
Even Ion could not tell us what a “starting area” is. He didn’t even limit sharding to “starting areas” or “starting zones”. He didn’t tell us what the “time limited” time frame would be, either.
In what Bizarro world does “NONE” equate to “limited”?
You should know what starting area means. This isn’t a subjective thing.
And he said “first couple weeks”. Do you need anymore help with anything sweetie?
This. Shouting about something that has been stated (if it happens) to be temporary is rather silly in lieu of loot trading. That’s a game changer.
Where did Ion say “starting area” in that video? Hint, he didn’t.
Second, in that video, Ion did not say “first couple weeks”. He said “first few weeks”.
Define “first few weeks”.
few– A small number of.
Why do you think Ion specifically chose the vague term “few weeks” instead of definitively saying “first two weeks” or “first three weeks”, etc. ?
Probably because they don’t know how long they may shard for. Regardless, it’s clearly temporary.
But, according to Oldallagala, there is NO mystery.
Wouldn’t that mean that the limits of shading have been deinitively defined?
Indeed. I’d not make such a claim, but I don’t think it’s worth being upset about. It’s the loot trading that’s going to be the real problem once players reach higher levels and pre-raid BiS’ start dropping.
I’m opposed to loot trading, as well. I do not wish to see loot trading in Classic.
IF Blizzard decides to implement loot trading, though, I hope they implement it with the condition that any need roll (whether that need roll is for a BOP item, a BOE item or a BOU item, such as a recipe) binds that item to that character and that item cannot be traded or sold on the AH.
There are also people running around saying that everything up to the 10-20 zones are “starting areas” since those areas are uncontested, as well as people that want sharding in “as many (zones) as necessary” or even all the way to level 60.
This again…
h ttp://wowwiki.wikia.com/wiki/Starting_area
Just read that and you will understand that both are correct.
And those people are wrong. There are people running around saying the earth is flat as well.
So then it is subjective.
By the way i did refer to that article before i postwd brcause i couldnt remember if it was northsire abbey or valley
Which is part of the U.S.A? Texas, or Texas and Oklahoma?
I guess if you want to think that answer is subjective you knock yourself out bud.
Your pseudo anlogy makes absolutely no sense when the discussion is about zones and areas
Unless Dallas isnt an area of Texas
Texas and Oklahoma are both part of the U.S.A., but they are NOT the entirety of the U.S.A.
Again I ask, when did Ion say “starting areas” in that video in which you put so much faith?
In what Bizarro world does “NONE” equate to “limited”?
What in God’s name are you people even arguing about.
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The objective and irrefutable truth that neither the geographical limits nor the time limits for 'limited sharding" have yet been definitively defined by Blizzard.
It makes perfect sense I am not sure how don’t understand…
I’ll walk you through it. Let’s say blizzard said “Hey we are sharding just in the Dallas County area (starting areas)”. And then there is a guy walking around saying “Well what do you consider Texas areas? Some people think Dallas is the Dallas County area and some people think it’s the whole Dallas County area”.
Both are correct. Zone and area doesn’t have a set definition. So starting area covers both.
I am done explaining this extremely simple concept to you guys. Just keep doing you I really don’t care.