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Shards?!? What one to choose?

brandon58dtbrandon58dt Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
edited April 2013 in General Discussion (PC)
Which one is the most populated? And which one is the RP server because I don't want that one either...
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  • dark0vdark0v Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 46
    edited April 2013
    I'm curious about this too, usually the forum is full of people tagging shards as unofficial this, or unofficial that... I've not seen anything like that so far for NWO.
  • elenoe8elenoe8 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    doesn't matter, just choose one. When first wave goes down they will merge all of them into one. There are more just for the launch to avoid complete overload.
  • brandon58dtbrandon58dt Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    elenoe8 wrote: »
    doesn't matter, just choose one. When first wave goes down they will merge all of them into one. There are more just for the launch to avoid complete overload.

    Yeah I thought I read they had a super server or something for the game, thanks!
  • foxspirit13foxspirit13 Member Posts: 73 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Mindflayer is the unofficial RP server.
  • dezstravusdezstravus Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    No special purpose on our end for any of the shards on our end. Like Foxspirit says above, some players have decided on where they will hold some of their RP events. :) In the future we hope to merge all shards together. For now now, they're just there to spread out the load so that our servers survive the many players we are expecting during Head Start and Open Beta.

    For anyone who is looking for more details on how shards work in Neverwinter, I would recommend checking out the FAQ: http://nw-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?18401-Neverwinter-Extended-FAQ&p=297631&viewfull=1#post297631
  • foxspirit13foxspirit13 Member Posts: 73 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I really dislike server merges... they always end up with someone already having my characters name, and then I have to change... >.< It's never the other way around for me. Having the name, and someone else having to change theirs because I had it first. >.>
  • dezstravusdezstravus Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    foxspirit13 wrote: »
    I really dislike server merges... they always end up with someone already having my characters name, and then I have to change... >.< It's never the other way around for me. Having the name, and someone else having to change theirs because I had it first. >.>

    The current infrastructure allows you to keep your name. Multiple people can have the same name in Neverwinter, just like in Dungeons and Dragons, and real life. :)

    It is your account handle (which is also your forum name) that allows you to be uniquely identified by your friends and the system.
  • foxspirit13foxspirit13 Member Posts: 73 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    dezstravus wrote: »
    The current infrastructure allows you to keep your name. Multiple people can have the same name in Neverwinter, just like in Dungeons and Dragons, and real life. :)

    It is your account handle (which is also your forum name) that allows you to be uniquely identified by your friends and the system.

    Ah good... more mmos should be doing this.
  • kotlikotli Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 577
    edited April 2013
    The main thing to do is find out what one your guild/friends are going to and go that one.
  • deathtrap82deathtrap82 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I don't know about the others, but I think Mindflayer is supposed to be the unofficial RP shard. Of course, that won't matter when the shards merge.
  • foxspirit13foxspirit13 Member Posts: 73 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    deathtrap82 wrote: »
    I don't know about the others, but I think Mindflayer is supposed to be the unofficial RP shard. Of course, that won't matter when the shards merge.

    I'm sorry, but I read your name as death rap, instead of death trap. >.> letters... they always move around on me.
  • pembspembs Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    On the realm I play on in Wow, RP means something very specific in the Lions Pride Inn, Elwynn Forest. Seriously it's a hoot in there. Worth the sub by itself. Can I be your gnome slave btw?
  • stormdrag0nstormdrag0n Member Posts: 3,222 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    wonder if there is a way to switch shards....
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  • foxspirit13foxspirit13 Member Posts: 73 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    pembs wrote: »
    On the realm I play on in Wow, RP means something very specific in the Lions Pride Inn, Elwynn Forest. Seriously it's a hoot in there. Worth the sub by itself. Can I be your gnome slave btw?

    RP and ERP are two totally different can of worms. :P
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