Posiden Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I have a Level 35 Combat Medic and am vastly enjoying the game so far and hope to play it for a very long time, but there is something that is really bothering me as I'm leveling: The worlds feel big and empty because you never see other players. I'm not saying I've never seen another player in a game, its just the frequency to which i see Republic or Empire players is much lower than something I would expect while playing an MMO. I think that sharding can be beneficial, HOWEVER, a vast majority of quests in this game have a portion that is instanced. So the need putting instancing ontop of instancing seems very excessive to me. Usually you use planet sharding to prevent competition for quest mobs, overcrowdness, and lag but aren't some of those issues solved through personal instances? I'd love to hear a dev answer on this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidank Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I actually went on a hunt to go find some republic players to gank when I was bored yesterday, and to my surprise i realized that most zones have a giant strip full of elites 10 levels higher than the zone that'll destroy you if you try to get to the republic questing area... Bioware has really done everything they can to discourage world pvp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caelrie Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I like the sharding. I don't like being told by an NPC that I'm the only one who can possibly help them, except for those 250 other people over there he also gave the quest to I can see milling around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmok Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 This game apparently isn't designed very well to handle a bunch of players in the same area at one time. Check the fleet during peak hours, it lags like crazy. You'd have the same issues if you removed the sharding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediMasterShake Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I like the sharding. I don't like being told by an NPC that I'm the only one who can possibly help them, except for those 250 other people over there he also gave the quest to I can see milling around. Which is exactly why story in an MMO is awkward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varium Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 You are lvl 35... 1) Lvl to 40+2) go to Hoth or Voss3) ???4) profit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posiden Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 This game apparently isn't designed very well to handle a bunch of players in the same area at one time. Check the fleet during peak hours, it lags like crazy. You'd have the same issues if you removed the sharding. And you would think that BioWare would have designed the servers/coding to handle that type of scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caelrie Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 And you would think that BioWare would have designed the servers/coding to handle that type of scenario. Given how much stuff is missing our just plain broken, I think it's about time you stopped taking Bioware's competence for granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posiden Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 You are lvl 35... 1) Lvl to 40+ 2) go to Hoth or Voss 3) ??? 4) profit How does what you just say in any way relate to sharding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wessik Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) I agree! Bioware get rid of sharding and every server except 1 so that all 1.5 million to 2.5 million of us will feel the ambience of a full city and it won't seem empty! Server lag does not bother me, as long as i can see another toon standing next to me, that is my comfort place, i'm ok with slideshows! And no server queues either! I want to be able to load into that 1 server any time i feel like it! And do it right meow! Or else! Edited December 31, 2011 by wessik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdmiralBlue Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 You know I play on an almost constantly full server and I've never seen another instance created. Now mind you I play Republic and it's pretty much a fact these days the the population on the majority of servers is heavy to the Empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trineda Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Hello everyone, In order to keep the forums tidy and conversations in one place please use Sever Pops Too Low - Remove Shards Thread to discuss the topic, we will be closing this one. Thanks for your understanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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