Which shard should I play?

18th March 2006, 10:47 AM

Which shard should I play?

My main hours of play are from 4 am to 6 am EST (GMT-5). however I live on the east coast of the USA. Two shards I have tried both shut down at 5am est.
What shard is good to look into considering my location and time I normally play.

**Adam** · 18th March 2006, 10:49 AM

Your best bet would probably be west coast or european shards

Pacific is , or used to be busy, that's west coast
Europa would be busy at that time, that'd be 9-11AM GMT time

Worth giving them a try!

**DiP** · 18th March 2006, 11:10 AM

I think he's looking for shards that go down for maintenance during different hours than his "game time". I think some west coast shard (origin, pacific) go down for maintenance at 4am PST so you should be relatively safe playing from 4-6am EST.

Bo · 18th March 2006, 01:55 PM

Baja goes down at about 6am PST, and it is a pretty busy shard. I guess I am biased though, cause that is my shard. There is a lot of good action over there. I live in South Dakota and I dont ping that bad from here.

Dragonreborn_KmR · 19th March 2006, 09:18 AM

Sonoma goes down at 8est.

**Tabbitha** · 13th April 2006, 07:54 AM

Europa goes down around 5.00am [GMT]

killdigdiecat · 13th April 2006, 10:33 AM

Since im bored...................

Question
When do the UO shards go down for maintenance?

Answer
The UO servers are constantly in the process of "backing up" the game. It takes about 45 to 90 minutes for each cycle to complete, though the length of time this takes depends greatly on the amount of data that is stored in each world.

The daily maintenance period will start at the first completed backup cycle after the maintenance window begins. For example, if all things were perfect, the backup would end at 5:00am, and the server would go down for maintenance at this time as well. However, if the server is in the middle of a backup at 5:00am, it will continue that backup to the end, and then go down for maintenance. Due to this factor of uncontrolled variability in the backup cycles, the downtime will not happen at exactly 5:00am each day.

Maintenance Schedule

Japanese Shards 8am JST:
Asuka
Hokuto
Izumo
Mizuho
Mugen
Sakura
Wakoku
Yamato

European Shards 5am GMT/UTC:
Drachenfels
Europa

Korean Shards 9am KST:
Arirang
Balhae

Taiwanese Shard 8am:
Formosa

Eastern USA Shards 5am EST/EDT
Atlantic
Catskills
Chesapeake
Great Lakes
Lake Superior

Western USA Shards 5am PST/PDT
Baja
Lake Austin
Napa Valley
Pacific
Sonoma
Siege Perilous
Legends
Origin

Australian Shard 7am AEST
Oceania

hope this helps

18th March 2006, 10:47 AM	#1
Sr Conan Guest Posts: n/a Gold: 0 [Check]	Which shard should I play? Which shard should I play? My main hours of play are from 4 am to 6 am EST (GMT-5). however I live on the east coast of the USA. Two shards I have tried both shut down at 5am est. What shard is good to look into considering my location and time I normally play.

18th March 2006, 10:49 AM	#2
Adam Lead Administrator Owner Join Date: Oct 1990 Posts: 6,423 Gold: 149,193 Thanks: 59 Thanked 943 Times in 310 Posts	Re: Which shard should I play? Your best bet would probably be west coast or european shards Pacific is , or used to be busy, that's west coast Europa would be busy at that time, that'd be 9-11AM GMT time Worth giving them a try! Get your own personal forum Like these ones - Personal forum listing Bored @ work? Play in our arcade! Useful Tips on how to use UOForums Open your own blog

18th March 2006, 11:10 AM	#3
DiP Ronin UOForums Bouncer Join Date: Jan 2006 Shard: Black Water Raiders, Azeroth Posts: 9,212 Gold: 21,224 My Mood: Thanks: 158 Thanked 113 Times in 92 Posts	Re: Which shard should I play? I think he's looking for shards that go down for maintenance during different hours than his "game time". I think some west coast shard (origin, pacific) go down for maintenance at 4am PST so you should be relatively safe playing from 4-6am EST.

18th March 2006, 01:55 PM	#4
Bo semi-retired from gaming..... Join Date: Sep 2005 Shard: Baja Posts: 2,524 Gold: 632 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Which shard should I play? Baja goes down at about 6am PST, and it is a pretty busy shard. I guess I am biased though, cause that is my shard. There is a lot of good action over there. I live in South Dakota and I dont ping that bad from here.

19th March 2006, 09:18 AM	#5
Dragonreborn_KmR Join Date: Mar 2006 Shard: Sonoma Posts: 117 Gold: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Which shard should I play? Sonoma goes down at 8est.

13th April 2006, 07:54 AM	#6
Tabbitha Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Shard: Europa/Snowbourn Posts: 6,070 Gold: 70,386 Blog Entries: 6 Thanks: 239 Thanked 336 Times in 206 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: Which shard should I play? Europa goes down around 5.00am [GMT]

13th April 2006, 10:33 AM	#7
killdigdiecat Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 45 Gold: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Which shard should I play? Since im bored................... Question When do the UO shards go down for maintenance? Answer The UO servers are constantly in the process of "backing up" the game. It takes about 45 to 90 minutes for each cycle to complete, though the length of time this takes depends greatly on the amount of data that is stored in each world. The daily maintenance period will start at the first completed backup cycle after the maintenance window begins. For example, if all things were perfect, the backup would end at 5:00am, and the server would go down for maintenance at this time as well. However, if the server is in the middle of a backup at 5:00am, it will continue that backup to the end, and then go down for maintenance. Due to this factor of uncontrolled variability in the backup cycles, the downtime will not happen at exactly 5:00am each day. Maintenance Schedule Japanese Shards 8am JST: Asuka Hokuto Izumo Mizuho Mugen Sakura Wakoku Yamato European Shards 5am GMT/UTC: Drachenfels Europa Korean Shards 9am KST: Arirang Balhae Taiwanese Shard 8am: Formosa Eastern USA Shards 5am EST/EDT Atlantic Catskills Chesapeake Great Lakes Lake Superior Western USA Shards 5am PST/PDT Baja Lake Austin Napa Valley Pacific Sonoma Siege Perilous Legends Origin Australian Shard 7am AEST Oceania hope this helps

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