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Server Status red dot

sugram84sugram84 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 1 Arc User
edited May 2013 in General Discussion (PC)
was up? i play'd & suddenly i was logged off & server unavailable & when i relaunched the game i so red dot at server status, i have not seen any announcement of maintenance so its not maintenance?, is it server crash? or did it just happen to me?
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  • unrulycloudunrulycloud Member Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    same here.
  • l1d3nl1d3n Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 385 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    It's an illusion..... you're dreaming.....
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  • sugram84sugram84 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    oh i was just read another thread seems server is just down, when i made my second char today, with the new i got quest bug, upgrade or buy skill quest wont complete, i upgraded skills 2 times & buy'd 1 new & nothing, just wanted to point it out :)
  • ceidceid Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    So, I am really curious... I tried to log in today servers are down, and there is an uproar in the forums about a wipe. So... What did I miss? Something about cats? something about an AH exploit? I'd just like to know what happened.
  • zaeldvorzaeldvor Member Posts: 27 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    why cant they announce this **** better
  • fakatikfakatik Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 151 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    It seems the ingame currency was suddenly changed from AD into cats. So they had to take down the servers.
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  • zaeldvorzaeldvor Member Posts: 27 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    ceid wrote: »
    So, I am really curious... I tried to log in today servers are down, and there is an uproar in the forums about a wipe. So... What did I miss? Something about cats? something about an AH exploit? I'd just like to know what happened.
    i have no clue myself sounds like bull. they could have announced the server down though
  • l1d3nl1d3n Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 385 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    The game, if you haven't noticed is in a state of emergency right now. They shut it down so abruptly because exploiters and cheaters are dipping into PW's pocket$$$! Server announcements are on the bottom of the list.
  • khatzhaskhatzhas Member Posts: 268 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    ceid wrote: »
    So, I am really curious... I tried to log in today servers are down, and there is an uproar in the forums about a wipe. So... What did I miss? Something about cats? something about an AH exploit? I'd just like to know what happened.
    In short: an exploit in the AH allowed large amounts of Diamonds to be created, much of which was laundered for Zen. The auction house and exchange were shut down, then servers taken offline while its being fixed and action taken.

    The "Rollback" and "Wipe" talk are people suggesting how the situation could be fixed if PWE can't remove just the falsely created currency.

    The "cat" situation was due to some of the exploiters using the created diamonds to buy Cat companion pets to sell in order to try to launder them and spread the hate around.
  • zaeldvorzaeldvor Member Posts: 27 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    do they have a time frame for us
  • troianzortroianzor Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    For updates Check their Twitter... it's not hard :)
  • sugram84sugram84 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    god dam exploit single player games all u want (i mean game bugs & cheats), but not MMO'S, its more trouble then its worth it!!! that's my message to exploiters
  • blackwolf3090blackwolf3090 Member Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Why is the server down. I just got back from a trip and tried to log on. Can some tell me what is going on and when willl it be fixed
  • styifeestyifee Member Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Hello fellow neverwinter inhabitants, I have just got home from work and cannot connect to the server....I have skimmed down the threads and cannot find out why. Have i missed something major or? The few threads i have read have spoken about wipes and the such and i am just seeking some clarity on the situation.

    Many thanks

    Daiel
    Beholder server
    LVL 52 CW
  • ambisinisterrambisinisterr Member, Neverwinter Moderator Posts: 10,462 Community Moderator
    edited May 2013
    The servers have been taken offline to handle an exploit of the Auction House and Zen Exchange.

    Sorry for the inconvenience and I assure you they are working to get the game online again as soon as possible.
  • rhymfaxerhymfaxe Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 101 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    fakatik wrote: »
    It seems the ingame currency was suddenly changed from AD into cats. So they had to take down the servers.

    This might sound like a joke (and so perfectly delivered :)), but it's literally what happened.

    ...Ok fine, the servers are down because of an AH exploit that allowed people to earn an unlimited amount of AD. Which they then turned into cat companions (one of the top 3 companions in game, costs 980k AD) when the AH was taken down, and sold for gold, presumably to sell to 3rd party sites before they got banned.
  • oblongshipoblongship Member Posts: 38
    edited May 2013
    blackwolf3090 wrote: »
    Why is the server down. I just got back from a trip and tried to log on. Can some tell me what is going on and when willl it be fixed

    Are you for real?

    Do you know how to read? Or do you just pop into threads and ask questions that have already been answered a bunch of times...
  • styifeestyifee Member Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    No worries and thank you muchly for the swift reply, at least i know what's going on now =) Hope everything can be resolved quickly as i am itching to carry on playing.
  • blackwolf3090blackwolf3090 Member Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Like I said, I just got back. I did not even have any coffee yet. Now that I have and unpacked mI read what is going on. So chill out and think before you insult someone
  • blackwolf3090blackwolf3090 Member Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Than for being patient and answering oblongship.
  • maceface3maceface3 Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Does anyone know how long the server will be down today?
  • zaeldvorzaeldvor Member Posts: 27 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    twitter said two hours its pushing two and a half
    maceface3 wrote: »
    Does anyone know how long the server will be down today?
  • khalaqkhalaq Member Posts: 15 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    blackwolf3090 wrote: »
    Like I said, I just got back. I did not even have any coffee yet. Now that I have and unpacked mI read what is going on. So chill out and think before you insult someone

    He does have a valid point, however. It would have taken you less time to read the answer to your question on the first page of this thread than it took for you to type out your question and post it. If you had wanted to wait to change and unpack before seeking a reason for the server outage, nobody would have minded in the slightest.

    To reiterate (for those who skip to the end of the thread without reading anything): the server is down for emergency maintenance due to an Auction House exploit. Since we cannot cut off the hands of those racing to steal from PW and ruin the game for everyone else, we will have to be satisfied with whatever steps the dev's decide to take.
  • zaeldvorzaeldvor Member Posts: 27 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    khalaq wrote: »
    They do have a valid point, however. It would have taken you less time to read the answer to your question on the first page of this thread than it took for you to type out your question and post it. If you had wanted to wait to change and unpack before seeking a reason for the server outage, nobody would have minded in the slightest.

    To reiterate (for those who skip to the end of the thread without reading anything): the server is down for emergency maintenance due to an Auction House exploit. Since we cannot cut off the hands of those racing to steal from PW and ruin the game for everyone else, we will have to be satisfied with whatever steps the dev's decide to take.
    though compensation would be nice
  • blackwolf3090blackwolf3090 Member Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    True. I just do not think properly without my coffee and driving for 2 days
  • atmosfulleratmosfuller Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    getting "connecting to login server" message now, but it's timing out. progress...
  • zaeldvorzaeldvor Member Posts: 27 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    green status for me
  • blackwolf3090blackwolf3090 Member Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    green here. sorry for my earlier not thinking issue
  • zaeldvorzaeldvor Member Posts: 27 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    dropped back to red
  • krahctkrahct Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Hello all..new Neverwinterian....possibly short term.

    Here's my take:

    Cryptic, releases game..now no longer in open beta..it's a live game. However...bad programming and monitoring allowed an in game exploit of the games currency Astral Diamonds to go unchecked for several days, possibly longer...not sure at this point. This AD exploit has destroyed the games economy flooding it with ill gotten AD. So, now there is rumor and speculation as to what Cryptic will do...for now they've shut down the servers.

    WHY? Real money....see here's how it works..the exploiters have millions of AD which is converted to Zen...I think. They then sell that to gold farming companies like IGXE dot com. Some exploiters have claimed to have amassed close to 8,000.00 in real world money from the sale of their ill gotten AD. This hurts PWE badly. Why? Because they make money from shmucks like me that buy zen from them. It will be much cheaper to buy it from those gold farmers I mentioned earlier.

    So, economy busted...what to do? Maybe rollback servers. What does that mean? Everyone starts over...maybe.

    Why are people upset? Loss of real world spent money to buy ZEN from PWE, loss of creative creations in Foundry, loss of hours spent leveling toons up.

    Hope that helps...now let's all wait and see what happens.
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