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I read on another thread that two asian shards were shut down, which ones were they and why?
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If there's a rumor being started that we are haphazardly shutting down shards, please allow me to quash that rumor right here.
Any such rumor may be based upon faulty recollections of the Baekdu shard. Baekdu was an experimental shard, and the only non-test shard that we have ever decommissioned. It was located in Korea and prepared exclusively for use in Korean internet game rooms (or "IGRs"). About two years ago, we initiated the Baekdu project and allowed it to run for a predetermined number of months for testing. After that period, we decided to not pursue this variation on the UO service.
No shards were ever decommissioned before Baekdu, nor have any been decommissioned since. Further, we have no plans to decommission any shards in the future.
I hope that helps clear things up.