I have a similiar feeling to Nok's I was born on Great Lakes, thats my home. That shard has its own history! Everyone remembers when the Temple of Mondain guild completely took over the felucca towns and uterly destroyed the bloockrock clan of orcs! Everyone remembers the Malas land rush and the very old fel pvp guilds made a run for the new lands with tram rules yet could say they wernt trammies.

Even though players come and go their spirit stays. There are actually player written books hanging around in NPC bookshelves written by myself and other role players back when greatlakes rp was huge! It has all but dwindled but the history can still be found! Im sorry to say I was born here, will live here, and eventually die here.

Switching shards is like going to a completely different world and getting a new address, driver's license, and birth certificate.

I love my UO friends and consentrate 100% on them and the shard we share.