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unable to authenticate

bloodx13bloodx13 Posts: 217 Arc User
edited June 2013 in Champions Online Discussion
Anyone else getting the unable to authenticate message upon log in?
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  • solardynamosolardynamo Posts: 139 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Yep...just started happening to me too. Logged out and can't get back in.
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  • agentnx5agentnx5 Posts: 2,026 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I was switching characters and cannot get back in now...

    Damnit, I actually had a good team for farming the Forum Malvanum too!
    (sorry Monaahiru, this is why I disappeared if you were wondering)
    Do you have several level 40s?
    Consolidate the currencies! (Please!)
    Does your Champion have a theme song? (share it!)
    Got a funny in-game screenshot? (share it!)
    Please fix the Overdrive energy unlock! (Should help promote thematic build diversity!)
  • sundevil3sundevil3 Posts: 48 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Got booted and now can't connect to account server. My Internet connection works fine for everything else.
  • fmstalkerfmstalker Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Same here. Unable to authenticate.

    But it's more than just Champions. Can't log into any Cryptic games right now.
  • enixonbbenixonbb Posts: 120 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I'm having the same problem.
    Can't get into Star Trek Online or Neverwinter either.
  • finalslapsfinalslaps Posts: 198 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Does the server crash when you try to highlight an item from a different game on the chat?
  • thetheatremsethetheatremse Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Yep. Just started for me. Logged out of Champions to switch characters and I'm now unable to log back in through the game. (I'm getting "Account server timeout" if trying to log back in through the game, "Unable to authenticate" if logging in through the launcher.)

    In addition, whatever is affecting our login to the servers also seems to be affecting the subscription information displayed on the "My Account" page in the web interface. At present, the "My Account" page for CO shows that I have been subscribed for 0 days and have an "inactive" account.
  • finalslapsfinalslaps Posts: 198 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    So.... what does this make? The 10th time the game just goes down unexpectedly?

    It's been happening since NWO, this is no longer a coincidence.
  • jennymachxjennymachx Posts: 3,002 Arc User
    edited May 2013
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  • agentnx5agentnx5 Posts: 2,026 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    jennymachx wrote: »
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    I agree with this.

    Damnit Cryptic what's going on with your servers? I was patient the first few times this happened with Neverwinter's launch, but now it's just clearly a labor issue (either somebody not doing their job, or nobody being paid to fix it properly) and/or a capital issue (no backup, overloaded bandwidth, lightning strike, who knows...)

    Professionals are expected to be held to a higher standard, I know I am at the place I work at (expected to behave as a professional, not an amateur). Hell I hardly have time to get on I'm working so much lately, it'd be nice to have it f***ing working when I actually can get time to play!


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    Do you have several level 40s?
    Consolidate the currencies! (Please!)
    Does your Champion have a theme song? (share it!)
    Got a funny in-game screenshot? (share it!)
    Please fix the Overdrive energy unlock! (Should help promote thematic build diversity!)
  • darqauradarqaura Posts: 169 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    agentnx5 wrote: »
    I agree with this.

    Damnit Cryptic what's going on with your servers?

    How about they stop ****ing linking all three games so that when one goes down it doesn't take the other two with it.

    Just a hint.

    :mad:
    If there had never been a COH there would never have been a CO. :cool:
  • draogndraogn Posts: 1,269 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Did the gerbil keeping the servers running disappear again?

    Again I think it is time to invest in some new hardware, and separate the three games so when one goes down all three aren't affected. (Especially if the rumors of a forth game being developed are true)
  • enixonbbenixonbb Posts: 120 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Well I'm back in so I guess it's fixed.
  • agentnx5agentnx5 Posts: 2,026 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Confirmed, back online. :rolleyes:


    Thank you for making this thread. I'm still a bit of an angry customer at the moment so please excuse me while I go on a rampage destroying things in-game. :wink:
    Do you have several level 40s?
    Consolidate the currencies! (Please!)
    Does your Champion have a theme song? (share it!)
    Got a funny in-game screenshot? (share it!)
    Please fix the Overdrive energy unlock! (Should help promote thematic build diversity!)
  • jennymachxjennymachx Posts: 3,002 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    darqaura2 wrote: »
    How about they stop ****ing linking all three games so that when one goes down it doesn't take the other two with it.

    Just a hint.

    :mad:

    Unfortunately they can't, because the account server is being shared by all three games.

    The upside to the system is that if your friends are playing on a different game server than you, you'll still be able to chat with them via tells or player channels. Account management is also easier if you play more than one game.

    They just need to upgrade their server hardware if they haven't already.

    Anyway, good to know that it turned out to be a quick hiccup.
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  • monaahirumonaahiru Posts: 3,088 Arc User
    edited June 2013
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  • bluhmanbluhman Posts: 2,411 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    I think it came back? I don't know, maybe it's just for 3 second.
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  • monaahirumonaahiru Posts: 3,088 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    bluhman wrote: »
    I think it came back? I don't know, maybe it's just for 3 second.

    Ah its back now thx! :D
  • crypticbuxomcrypticbuxom Posts: 4,630 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Give it another couple hours. It will happen again.
  • gtw891gtw891 Posts: 115 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Been having the same problem all day (am glad I'm not the only one). But usually a reboot solves it for me.
  • jasinblazejasinblaze Posts: 1,366 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    id put money on the knifexploit being the cause, not alot of money, but if fast jets can break it why not spamming knives
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  • chaelkchaelk Posts: 7,746 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    yes , I got it too. Just in time for the weekend. And I have 2 alts at 35 ready to get to 40....




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