Possible problem at relaunch

[kraid]

Blizzard said that sharding thecnology was the biggest success in regards to a smoth launch, it is the reason legion launch was arguable the best launch in any mmo ever, it was even weird not getting a queue or not having any kind of lag.

So...Vanilla is gonna be just one server right? so sharding is not possible, so they better build one hell of a server cause nobody wants to experience a laggy launch with long queues for the vanilla relaunch.

[Rupenbritz]

Blizzard said that sharding thecnology was the biggest success in regards to a smoth launch, it is the reason legion launch was arguable the best launch in any mmo ever, it was even weird not getting a queue or not having any kind of lag.

So...Vanilla is gonna be just one server right? so sharding is not possible, so they better build one hell of a server cause nobody wants to experience a laggy launch with long queues for the vanilla relaunch.

There is literally going to be over 2mil people trying classic when it comes, you actually think they would go for 1 server?..

[kraid]

There is literally going to be over 2mil people trying classic when it comes, you actually think they would go for 1 server?..

I don't know what to expect in terms of player base but I really want a smooth launch.

[Rupenbritz]

I don't know what to expect in terms of player base but I really want a smooth launch.

Just because uninformed people make topics about "mega server!!!" doesn't mean you should fold into that thinking. There will be a need for AT LEAST three servers per region. One PvE, one PvP, one RP. And most likely they will need more then that at launch, then merge realms later on once the tourists leave.

[kraid]

Just because uninformed people make topics about "mega server!!!" doesn't mean you should fold into that thinking. There will be a need for AT LEAST three servers per region. One PvE, one PvP, one RP. And most likely they will need more then that at launch, then merge realms later on once the tourists leave.

That's totally plausible

[Swalload]

Sharding and cross realm servers are two different things.

There is sharding in WoW as well as cross realm.

[kraid]

Sharding and cross realm servers are two different things.

yeah? I was under the impresion that sharding worked with more servers.

[Swalload]

Okay? All I said was that they're different things.

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Sharding is essentially splitting up a single server if an area becomes overpopulated. It will create two instances of the same area. It's also used when some quest line changes the surrounding area and two people are at different points in the quest chain.

So, you don't need multiple servers for sharding.

But why not talk about the mating rituals of giraffes if you want to talk about things that don't make any sense? OP made no reference to cross realm so why bring that up?

[Daedius]

There is literally going to be over 2mil people trying classic when it comes, you actually think they would go for 1 server?..

Very optimistic... nonetheless I probably won't be playing during launch, see zero appeal of amassing into starter zones with an absolute ton of other players all fighting with tag issues and long respawn time for quest mobs.

[Cerus]

There is literally going to be over 2mil people trying classic when it comes, you actually think they would go for 1 server?..

There won’t be even 1/4 of that.

Also - the word literally isn’t needed.

[Hey There Guys its Metro]

There is literally going to be over 2mil people trying classic when it comes, you actually think they would go for 1 server?..

That's an opinion, so not "literal" and if there are dozens of servers what will happen when everyone stops playing months in? Merge those servers? Very anti-blizzlike. Deff think they should try to make as few servers as possible and implement sharding. Nost was working on it before they got shut down, ya know.

[Rupenbritz]

That's an opinion, so not "literal" and if there are dozens of servers what will happen when everyone stops playing months in? Merge those servers? Very anti-blizzlike. Deff think they should try to make as few servers as possible and implement sharding. Nost was working on it before they got shut down, ya know.

No, they merged smaller servers together before. Its not anti-blizzlike. And yes that is exactly what needs to happen.

[Maudib]

This is all a non-issue. If there is anything that is good about bringing back to classic, it is that we have 13 year newer technology, bandwidth, and of course, experience with WOW as an mmorpg. They won't have a separate infrastructure team and we will have to admit that Blizz has gotten serving down pretty darn well.

Whatever they do will be just fine.

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There won’t be even 1/4 of that.

Also - the word literally isn’t needed.

A perfect example of underestimating the draw a fresh start server, economy, and progression race offers.

This is going to be HUGE.

[Pebble]

Blizzard said that sharding thecnology was the biggest success in regards to a smoth launch, it is the reason legion launch was arguable the best launch in any mmo ever, it was even weird not getting a queue or not having any kind of lag.

So...Vanilla is gonna be just one server right? so sharding is not possible, so they better build one hell of a server cause nobody wants to experience a laggy launch with long queues for the vanilla relaunch.

...but I really want a smooth launch.

I thought people wanted a true vanilla experience, warts and all?

Launch wasn't smooth, your average Thursday wasn't "smooth," long queues were the norm not the exception.

Can't have sharding... over populated areas were normal. Fighting for quest mobs was normal.

[vastx]

This is all a non-issue. If there is anything that is good about bringing back to classic, it is that we have 13 year newer technology, bandwidth, and of course, experience with WOW as an mmorpg. They won't have a separate infrastructure team and we will have to admit that Blizz has gotten serving down pretty darn well.

Whatever they do will be just fine.

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A perfect example of underestimating the draw a fresh start server, economy, and progression race offers.

This is going to be HUGE.

Blizzard needs to jump on this fast. Six month. Or mid point between now and new expansion. People are fickle. Hype will fade.

[Ielenia]

There is literally going to be over 2mil people trying classic when it comes, you actually think they would go for 1 server?..

Any sources that prove that claim? You just claimed it's a fact there'll be over 2mil people, when it's arguable that the entire population across all private servers, of all expansions, might not even break one million players.

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A perfect example of underestimating the draw a fresh start server, economy, and progression race offers.

This is going to be HUGE.

Your sig makes your claim 100% dubious (not that it isn't, by itself, by the way).

And regardless of that, what you said in no way proves that there will be TWO MILLION players. In no way your statement even comes close to proving that number indeed is factual.

[Warrax]

So sharding is pretty much instanced zones which was introduced in Wrath? If that's the case...I don't want that shit in Vanilla, it's basically cross server in a way and it's a very annoying feature even tho they did that to help servers load.

[vastx]

Any sources that prove that claim? You just claimed it's a fact there'll be over 2mil people, when it's arguable that the entire population across all private servers, of all expansions, might not even break one million players.

I'd play on at least a semi-regular basis on a private server if I knew it would exist for years to come. That and it's legal status is what keeps some people away.

[Soulwind]

Blizzard needs to jump on this fast. Six month. Or mid point between now and new expansion. People are fickle. Hype will fade.

Six months from now they may have a basic idea of how they want to do this and the few first members of the Classic team, which would allow them to start working on it and have it ready for... late 2019, early 2020?

They're probably going to wait for the content drought of the last tier of BfA to start before even announcing a release date.

[iamthedevil]

I wouldn't be surprised if they have to create some new tech for this. Maybe some sort of dynamic server.