Re:Database “sharding” came from Ultima Online? (2009)
by rakah on Monday June 08, 2020 @07:46PM
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It's interesting to learn more about the history here. When UO came out and used the shards concept I just assumed it was a callback to 1988's Ultima 5 and the shards of Mondain's gem. Linguistic history sure is blurry and organic!
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Re:Database “sharding” came from Ultima Online? (2009)
by Raph_Koster on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @08:35PM
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It was exactly that, a callback. In fact, the game opening cinematic recounted the story.