I had thought that Soul Shard (at least the T5 ones) were supposed to work even without the player needing to be nearby? Kind of the draw to it, besides the control you gain and the speed of them. I could be mistaken, however. I often am.Wait. I think I know the issue. Don't monsters instantly despawn if there's no player within 128 blocks, so if you're logged off, there's no one within 128 blocks? For whatever reason, I seem to remember soulshards don't work unless you're <128 metres away.
I had thought that Soul Shard (at least the T5 ones) were supposed to work even without the player needing to be nearby? Kind of the draw to it, besides the control you gain and the speed of them. I could be mistaken, however. I often am.
Multiplayer server.If you're offline then the game isn't running. Therefore the chunk loader isn't running.