I'm French and I play on Aniro (I hope my english is not too bad).
I'm not against the idea of playing on a merged shard with foreign people, but I think the biggest issue is about events and roleplay.
If events are played only in english, I think many French or German roleplayers might give up the game. Some political events like a Taliari's meeting or a criminal's trial would be very hard to manage...
I also think that cultural difference, time zones, and language barrier would lead OP wars to huge drama...
I'm not against the idea of playing on a merged shard with foreign people, but I think the biggest issue is about events and roleplay.
If events are played only in english, I think many French or German roleplayers might give up the game. Some political events like a Taliari's meeting or a criminal's trial would be very hard to manage...
I also think that cultural difference, time zones, and language barrier would lead OP wars to huge drama...
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Kaléan McFertyPirate of the Lakes