Scheduled Server Maintenance [10/20/15 - 11pm PST]

thenamesdomino
thenamesdomino Posts: 545 Perfect World Employee
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Hey Everyone,
We will be having our regularly scheduled server maintenance tonight at 11pm PST. There will be a small patch, but it's only an update to the Marketplace so there will be no patch notes.

Maintenance will last approximately 3 hours so during that time you will not be able to access the servers.

Thank you for your patience and we apologize for the inconvenience.

- The PWI Crew

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  • heerohex#3018
    heerohex#3018 Posts: 4,885 Community Moderator
    edited October 2015
    And so Question for this week?

    What is your favourite PWI instance and WHY?

    First post as well!

    Nirvana because I used to love the fast runs Caster was brilliant we even used to have Caster Nirvana Nights run many runs all at once!​​
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  • patsybanger
    patsybanger Posts: 74 Arc User
    The one where they don't have senseless maintenance every week for 3 hours for things that could be done in 5 minutes
  • sylenthunder
    sylenthunder Posts: 3,061 Community Moderator
    patsybanger wrote: »
    The one where they don't have senseless maintenance every week for 3 hours for things that could be done in 5 minutes

    I'd bet that it takes them at least an hour and a half to shut down all the servers. (There's not just one box your server uses.)
    Then you've got a full restart, re-syincing all the individual map servers. (Hell, even the boutique has it's own server now.)
    Then you bring the interfaces back up to the login server, and bring it back online.
    If they're running an offline backup as well, add another half an hour to an hour.
    Oh and don't forget, China is doing most of this, not PWE.

    Restarting these things is nothing like restarting your PC.​​
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  • gekkelotje
    gekkelotje Posts: 27 Arc User
    Warsong I love the teamwork in it. To bad its mostly drops R9.
  • jabq
    jabq Posts: 821 Arc User
    gekkelotje wrote: »
    To bad its mostly drops R9.

    That is pan gu trolling you. Once you get all your molds after 200~300 runs, each run after that will drop 1 of your mold.

    I don't like any instance, but i like the entrance of bh109.​​
  • kittyempressa
    kittyempressa Posts: 268 Arc User
    Kitty likes FWS because, thanks to mobs doing %-based damage with explosions, there skill actually matters a bit. Or perhaps not just a bit.

    Kitty used to like FC as that was an instance where fluid teamwork was important and it also taught basics of classes better than current lowbie-instances. If someone didn't bother to learn their basics there, they got kicked every now and then. It was somewhat an instance where skill mattered, too.

    In BH69 and BH79 people just ask for some level 100 to do most of the work for them and that doesn't teach anyone better at this game. PV...doesn't even seem to teach how to AoE properly, at least the few squads Kitty's been in couldn't.    ​​
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  • jlme1
    jlme1 Posts: 2 Arc User
    sylenthunder said:



    patsybanger wrote: »

    The one where they don't have senseless maintenance every week for 3 hours for things that could be done in 5 minutes


    I'd bet that it takes them at least an hour and a half to shut down all the servers. (There's not just one box your server uses.)

    Then you've got a full restart, re-syincing all the individual map servers. (Hell, even the boutique has it's own server now.)

    Then you bring the interfaces back up to the login server, and bring it back online.

    If they're running an offline backup as well, add another half an hour to an hour.

    Oh and don't forget, China is doing most of this, not PWE.



    Restarting these things is nothing like restarting your PC.​​

    best answer
  • jabq
    jabq Posts: 821 Arc User
    I presume the game version going 894 - market place updates?​​
  • zentfamily
    zentfamily Posts: 234 Arc User
    edited October 2015
    Favorite instance: Flowsilver Judgement Mode.

    Mainly because most people can't dual there, but a great part because it's challenging and I find it very fun, even with occasional squad mishaps. Too bad some people still think HP is a main factor. But I don't blame them that much. They are too used to being powerful and forget people below their ranks can be skilled. Man, I love to see those people splat while I stand with my 8k.
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  • candiiie
    candiiie Posts: 28 Arc User
    zentfamily said:

    Favorite instance: Flowsilver Judgement Mode.

    Mainly because most people can't dual there, but a great part because it's challenging and I find it very fun, even with occasional squad mishaps. Too bad some people still think HP is a main factor. But I don't blame them that much. They are too used to being powerful and forget people below their ranks can be skilled. Man, I love to see those people splat while I stand with my 8k.

    HP is still a factor for FSJ. 8k is actually a decent amount of HP (I personally have around the same HP), but anyone with TT90 or lesser gear will obviously splat and won't survive some of the bosses without hindering the squad. Can't imagine someone with 4k HP surviving the instance without an overpowered squad to let them mooch off.
  • heerohex#3018
    heerohex#3018 Posts: 4,885 Community Moderator
    edited October 2015
    sylenthunder wrote: »
    patsybanger wrote: »
    The one where they don't have senseless maintenance every week for 3 hours for things that could be done in 5 minutes

    I'd bet that it takes them at least an hour and a half to shut down all the servers. (There's not just one box your server uses.)
    Then you've got a full restart, re-syincing all the individual map servers. (Hell, even the boutique has it's own server now.)
    Then you bring the interfaces back up to the login server, and bring it back online.
    If they're running an offline backup as well, add another half an hour to an hour.
    Oh and don't forget, China is doing most of this, not PWE.

    Restarting these things is nothing like restarting your PC.

    They are so using Scripts that will do this. Well thats how I did mine when we had a test server. I never timed it but I think it would have taken about 10 mins from to restart.

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    zentfamily wrote: »
    Favorite instance: Flowsilver Judgement Mode.

    Mainly because most people can't dual there, but a great part because it's challenging and I find it very fun, even with occasional squad mishaps. Too bad some people still think HP is a main factor. But I don't blame them that much. They are too used to being powerful and forget people below their ranks can be skilled. Man, I love to see those people splat while I stand with my 8k.
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