The only phasing I support is taking my group into a dungeoun/raid/battleground
THere is nothing “done” about it. The dialogue left open is avenues for the devtards and pr to maneuver.
The same could be said to those that don’t want launch sharding.
Why not wait till it’s turned off to play?
That conversation piece is a non-starter in either direction.
One option more closely matches what was available at vanilla launch.
Because vanilla had no sharding.
As should sharding classic be a non starter. Why should those who do not want sharding compromise?
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We aren’t getting Vanilla launch, we’re getting Classic launch which is going to be far more popular at launch than Vanilla was. Next.
Vanilla also had one realm per server blade. Classic won’t.
Why should those of us that want sharding at launch compromise?
(Note: Anything you say can and will be turned against the anti-sharding argument.)
#NoChanges
Death to the nonbelievers!!!
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Oh, well, bring on LFR! ![:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:](https://d38bqls1q93fod.cloudfront.net/en/wow/images/emoji/twitter/stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye.png?v=6" ":stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:")
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Not my responsibility for compromising due to blizzards boneheaded decision to gift classic to millions of existing modern accounts.
Don’t care. Blizzard wants my money? They need to earn it.
Because you want something non vanilla-like.
Difference is, anti-sharding is actually the right side of history, despite your desires and feels.
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Hyperbole and fear-mongering. Not a surprise.
Not Blizzard’s responsibility to compromise based on your dislike of a correct financial decision.
Good for you. Don’t play if it bothers you that much. Classic will still be a success without your singular account.
So do anti-sharders. They want a disaster launch like on private servers. That is not Vanilla-like.
That remains to be seen since Classic hasn’t launched yet. Sharding is the better solution for a tolerable launch. Despite your desires and feels.
It is easily argued that it isnt.
There have been some fine solutions to work around the need for sharding.
The problem is most pro sharding people feel they shouldnt have to make a decision between which version of the game they want to play and they feel they shouldnt have to pay for early access.
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One option closely resembles vanilla and the other does not. It’s not a non-starter. It’s the easiest choice to make. You choose that which brings a more genuine vanilla experience. The fact that you cannot see that is surprising to me
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Oh I’m sorry. I was simply applying your logic to another non-vanilla thing that has been asked for that would make life easier for players.
If they want my money, yeah it kind of is. I could give a rat’s bunghole about their other game that is hemorrhaging subs. I base my expenditures on what I desire, not what a company desires.
Truth really seems to trigger you.
What were you saying about " fear-mongering"?
Sharding does not affect queues or overall server population. Define “disaster”. I both lived through vanilla launch as well as large scale PS launches. Neither of which left no scars but only memories.
Oh I see, it is OK to predict a disaster launch without sharding as well as:
You must be psychic
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Because to some it’s not about a genuine Vanilla experience. They’re getting handed Classic for free. But even that’s not enough. They need unwanted inconveniences removed, as well as any choice to alleviate the perceived problem sharding is meant to address.
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Oh you parodied his own argument through analogy? Wow! The fear! The hyperbole! I’m literally shaking!
I believe that most people see that.
I also believe that those people with that instant (figure of speech, not literally “instant”) gratification, convenience oriented mindset that is so prevalent in retail choose to ignore it because they want to play a solo game in a multiplayer environment. They expect Blizzard to remove all those obstacles (other players in an MMO) that are “in their way”.
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They are literally the cause/reason of what they want the non-vanilla mechanic used to cure. It’s like a kid running his or her head into a brick wall repeatedly while insisting you pad the wall for them. Or hand them a well earned helmet.
“Sorry sir, we double booked your room. We have no choice but to have them share your bed with you. What’s that? No. We comped them the room but you will still need to pay full price. Beg pardon? No we do not know how long they will be in your room. It is simply the best business decision for us. Otherwise they will cancel the other room they are currently occupying. No, we’re sorry. Perhaps your wife can stay outside until they leave?”
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Let’s reverse the question.
Why not deal with no sharding at all?
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Considering how Blizzard (If it even truly remains) has been the past few years, I am legit considering not even coming back for classic realms. If they add new bullsh!t (sharding/item trading/etc.) I’m not even going to bother. I mean we are already assured a modern implementation of it (sucky CS, b-net, the more anal censoring, etc.).
A Blizzard-run classic server was a big dream of mine since Cata (I wasn’t opposed to it before then, but didn’t really want it either), but what we are getting looks like it might be an Activision-run “classic” server, which I will not support.
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I don’t play BfA. There’s no decision to be made for me.
Sharding is better than any other solution that has been presented. Plain and simple.
In your opinion it is.
In mine and several others there are far better options.
You might want to stop stating your opinion as fact because they are far from it.
I never said you needed to go play BfA I just simply said pick which version. I am a current sub and play and do not have BfA.
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