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Shards

mandodo69mandodo69 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Silverstars Posts: 6
edited April 2013 in General Discussion (PC)
So now for open beta we get 3 shards Beholder, Dragon, and Mindflayer.

http://nw-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?18401-Neverwinter-Extended-FAQ&p=297631&viewfull=1#post297631

Me and alot of other guilds are choosing Mindflayer.


What shard will you choose?
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  • itsneoitsneo Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Silverstars Posts: 74
    edited April 2013
    Zinzerena's Zealotry will roll on Mindflayer as well. See you all there on the 25th. 9am PDT, Noon EDT.
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  • aullah12aullah12 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 132 Bounty Hunter
    edited April 2013
    Which shard is the best suit for ppl from middle of europe. From hungary to be exact. I would love to know, so we can go on the same server.
  • mandodo69mandodo69 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Silverstars Posts: 6
    edited April 2013
    aullah12 wrote: »
    Which shard is the best suit for ppl from middle of europe. From hungary to be exact. I would love to know, so we can go on the same server.
    Mindflayer is for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • aullah12aullah12 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 132 Bounty Hunter
    edited April 2013
    mandodo69 wrote: »
    Mindflayer is for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!


    This is not an answer to my question.
  • gillrmngillrmn Member Posts: 7,800 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    All the shards are same, and just instances of the same server. It is like a single apple cut into three pieces. No shard is better for EU, and no shard is worse.
  • warpetwarpet Member Posts: 1,969 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    gillrmn wrote: »
    All the shards are same, and just instances of the same server. It is like a single apple cut into three pieces. No shard is better for EU, and no shard is worse.
    so will we be able to take other shards whit same char or it will be locked on one? since im bad luck person so i will most likely chose death or low populated shard :/
  • gillrmngillrmn Member Posts: 7,800 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    warpet wrote: »
    so will we be able to take other shards whit same char or it will be locked on one? since im bad luck person so i will most likely chose death or low populated shard :/

    You create a character which you can only play on one shard. But you lock the character slot and the name (for your @handle) across all the shards.

    So if you create IamKiller@warpet on dragon, you cannot use the name IamKiller on other shards, and your one slot out of two is booked for the other shards.

    However, you can only play IamKiller@warpet on dragon only.

    On the plus side, when later they merge the three shards after the initial rush has mellowed down, your character will be present in that single shard along with characters of players fro other shards.
  • jetahjetah Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    This is the best answer from a developer.

    http://nw-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?18401-Neverwinter-Extended-FAQ&p=297631&viewfull=1#post297631
    This post is all about Shards and how the Shards will work.
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  • zorlunzorlun Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    My heart is bleeding, I do not know how to choose, Beholder is cool, Dragon is the first shard and who haven't been slayed by a Mindflayer... hard choise !
    ...
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    In a robotic voice : "Mindflayer are cool, Mindflayer are great ... all hail the Mindflayer !!"
    ...
    Mmh ... that's odd, I suddenly feel like choosing Mindflayer. :)
    Sorry for the grammar, I'm only French ! :)
  • deathssickledeathssickle Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    somebody is going to have to play on Beholder
    I am usually Deaths Crowbar.


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  • jetahjetah Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    don't matter; server merger eventually.
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  • vankillianvankillian Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 17 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I believe my guild is going to choose the Dragon shard!
  • mandodo69mandodo69 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Silverstars Posts: 6
    edited April 2013
    deathssickle wrote: »
    somebody is going to have to play on Beholder
    I agree, somebody (not me) should go to Beholder.
  • thaliffthaliff Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 180 Bounty Hunter
    edited April 2013
    I put it to a guild vote. as long as the guild rolls there, the rest we can sort out later. It's too bad that guilds won't cross populate tho will make initial after launch recruitment difficult.

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  • zurkhonzurkhon Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 390 Bounty Hunter
    edited April 2013
    deathssickle wrote: »
    somebody is going to have to play on Beholder

    Well i was going to go Dragon... guess I can go to Beholder.
    As long as skirmish/dungeon queues pull from all shards. They do pull from all shards correct?!?!:rolleyes:
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  • syberghostsyberghost Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 2,474
    edited April 2013
    zurkhon wrote: »
    Well i was going to go Dragon... guess I can go to Beholder.
    As long as skirmish/dungeon queues pull from all shards. They do pull from all shards correct?!?!:rolleyes:

    No, they do not. But again, the shards are a temporary thing; it won't be long after launch that they merge them. MMOs always have a massive falloff shortly after launch.
  • mewbreymewbrey Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 517 Bounty Hunter
    edited April 2013
    deathssickle wrote: »
    somebody is going to have to play on Beholder

    My guild is going to Beholder, how can you resist them deep beautiful eyes?
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  • jetahjetah Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    mewbrey wrote: »
    how can you resist them deep beautiful eyes?

    they remind me of that plastic shipping stuff that you pop. makes it sound like fireworks.

    also if the community just chooses 1 shard, we'd help cryptic later on by not needing to merge the servers.
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  • mewbreymewbrey Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 517 Bounty Hunter
    edited April 2013
    jetah wrote: »
    also if the community just chooses 1 shard, we'd help cryptic later on by not needing to merge the servers.

    Pretty sure that's not how it works :P The point is so they can spread the population out to give the player base a more enjoyable and smooth experience when all the players hit the servers, glad to see a game put some effort into their server architecture for once at launch and then dial it back afterwards wish more company's would do it to avoid the usual server lag and crashing.
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  • syberghostsyberghost Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 2,474
    edited April 2013
    Plus the merger is going to be a pretty straightforward process, since they're practicing per-account name restriction and guild name restriction. They'll shut stuff down, then while the network guys are reconfiguring the servers to speak to the same cluster somebody will do something like "select from users where ( release=live and ! shard=mindflayer )" and change that shard value on all of them. It'll take a single query that will run far quicker than the server work, and the server work will be similar to what they have to do to add new servers anyway. More variables of course add more complexity, but the merger will be a pretty straightforward process for which they already have well-understood and tested plans.

    edit: and yes, I know they don't use SQL, and I know that wasn't good SQL, it was pseudocode. :)
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