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"Shard Restart"? Information, please...

I just went to log on to the game and as soon as the launcher opened, I saw a red notice box right there below the login box:

"We will be performing a shard restart on December 22 from 7-9:30 AM Pacific (15:00-17:30 UTC)."

I've never heard of one before that I can recall, what exactly is a 'Shard Restart' and how does it effect me as a player and my captains/characters in the game? I tried looking for any official information, but there's nothing on STO's News site, nothing in the forums' 'Galactic News Network' in the way of any kind of announcement or information...
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross; but it's not for the timid." -- Q, TNG: "Q-Who?"
^Words that every player should keep in mind, especially whenever there's a problem with the game...

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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 59,174 Community Moderator
    Maybe server stability. And considering Christmas Eve is on our usual Patch Day, Thursday, Probably this week's maintenance.
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    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
    The nut who actually ground out many packs. The resident forum voice of reason (I HAZ FORUM REP! YAY!)
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  • hyplhypl Member Posts: 3,719 Arc User
    It's just a server restart before the holidays.
  • stuart1965stuart1965 Member Posts: 691 Arc User
    It will be a patch. Might be a maintenance or content patch or both. On tuesday instead of thursday is my guess, being thursday is christmas eve.
  • jbmonroejbmonroe Member Posts: 809 Arc User
    ...and how does it effect me as a player and my captains/characters in the game?

    It means that for about two hours tomorrow you're gonna be doing something other than playing STO, bro.

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  • turbomagnusturbomagnus Member Posts: 3,479 Arc User
    We're sure about that? I mean, they've always just called it 'down for maintenance' before, never a 'shard restart' that I remember...
    "If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross; but it's not for the timid." -- Q, TNG: "Q-Who?"
    ^Words that every player should keep in mind, especially whenever there's a problem with the game...
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  • jodarkriderjodarkrider Member Posts: 2,097 Arc User
    Here. Think that answers it - Scheduled Maintenance - 22nd December

    :)
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  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,573 Arc User
    edited December 2015
    And don't speculate what may be behind it other than what it says.
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    'But to be logical is not to be right', and 'nothing' on God's earth could ever 'make it' right!'
    Judge Dan Haywood
    'As l speak now, the words are forming in my head.
    l don't know.
    l really don't know what l'm about to say, except l have a feeling about it.
    That l must repeat the words that come without my knowledge.'
    Lt. Philip J. Minns
  • deaftravis05deaftravis05 Member Posts: 4,885 Arc User
    interesting, it does say shard restart
  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,573 Arc User
    Shard is a term used by many MM game companies to refer to a game server or host. Hasn't been used too much here, only very rarely.
    'But to be logical is not to be right', and 'nothing' on God's earth could ever 'make it' right!'
    Judge Dan Haywood
    'As l speak now, the words are forming in my head.
    l don't know.
    l really don't know what l'm about to say, except l have a feeling about it.
    That l must repeat the words that come without my knowledge.'
    Lt. Philip J. Minns
  • betayuyabetayuya Member Posts: 1,059 Arc User
    the whole shard eh? if i do say so myself is sounds like the ENTIRE shard is on the line here.

    marks, levels, ships, sounds like all that work, gonna have to restart from scratch, I'm sure that they will spare the Z, well they could reset all THAT now could they? o:)
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 59,174 Community Moderator
    betayuya wrote: »
    the whole shard eh? if i do say so myself is sounds like the ENTIRE shard is on the line here.

    marks, levels, ships, sounds like all that work, gonna have to restart from scratch, I'm sure that they will spare the Z, well they could reset all THAT now could they? o:)

    No. Player progress is not going to be lost. Its no different than turning off your personal computer for a couple hours. Sounds like basic maintenance to me.
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    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
    The nut who actually ground out many packs. The resident forum voice of reason (I HAZ FORUM REP! YAY!)
    normal text = me speaking as fellow formite
    colored text = mod mode
  • betayuyabetayuya Member Posts: 1,059 Arc User
    was being a goof lol, Trendy said nothing game wise was up
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  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,573 Arc User
    I think the halo on the emote meant it was a joke.
    'But to be logical is not to be right', and 'nothing' on God's earth could ever 'make it' right!'
    Judge Dan Haywood
    'As l speak now, the words are forming in my head.
    l don't know.
    l really don't know what l'm about to say, except l have a feeling about it.
    That l must repeat the words that come without my knowledge.'
    Lt. Philip J. Minns
  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 59,174 Community Moderator
    Just one of those nights I guess...
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    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
    The nut who actually ground out many packs. The resident forum voice of reason (I HAZ FORUM REP! YAY!)
    normal text = me speaking as fellow formite
    colored text = mod mode
  • pwlaughingtrendypwlaughingtrendy Member Posts: 2,966 Arc User
    We're deleting Romulans. And Ferasans. But not Gorn.

    mmmm... not that sweet, sweet Gorn.

    THIS IS A POST MADE OF SARCASM THE THREAD IS LOCKED THERE WILL BE SERVER MAINTENANCE THAT IS ALL
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