Untamed Cultivation Bug - post here

Surtr wrote: »

It's not that we aren't sure if we'll fix it - Trust me, we will, this is a very major issue - it's that we can't make any promises about WHEN we'll fix it. To be sure, we're working as hard as possible to find a fix as soon as possible, but in addition to tracking down the source of the issue there's the fact that other bugs could possibly arise if it's not fixed properly, so there's a lot of testing that has to go into it as well. I assure you, this issue is definitely a when, not an if.

Truthfully; this statement is less reassuring than the original statement... It sounds like it may take months to find the cause, properly test solutions to the bug, do some regression testing, and then finally implement the fix. Hopefully you have some good unit tests for this.

Since you have no idea how long it will take to properly fix this issue are you looking into possible workarounds for how to go about learning new spells passed lvl9 and obtaining the FB quests? Only being able to upgrade the spells learned from lvls 1-9 really gimps the Untamed race.

I agree with PanDhamon, if the idea works of course. I'd really like to be able to get abilities above level 9, and I'm sure everyone else is as well.

i think that the scarlet fruit doesnt help i tried and gues wat ... noting thats a shock

OK, don't serve me bullsh!t about servers needed to be shut down in order to fix this issue.
I'm in this damn SW industry too. I developped and tested software that u guys use now without knowing and your life depends on it. Literally. I'm developing now software that u guys use ( mainly in USA) everyday to have fun. We have about 6 milion customers in USA only, customers that get a service they are paying for. So stop bullsh!tting around with QA training quotes like " we need to get to the root of the problem". That's the catch phrase served to the customer by every company in the industry when they don't know what the **** is going on.
2 of the 6 classes in te game are screwed up. Yeah, it's not the high lvl ones, it's the poor newb that's screwed up. But 2 out of 6 classes? and u cannot stop the servers for such an update? OMG, don't tell me, some AI controls all the servers and u can't take them down for 30 min because the AI won't let you do it?
Bullsh!t.
Look, I understand this is a business, your business and you're running it like you want to. But for God's sake please stop considering every1 an idiot.

ursa is right dont make excuses

make a guess

People, please, relax. As a programmer myself I can tell you that fixing bugs is not always easy. They can be very hard to track down sometimes, and fixing them the wrong way can create more problems than it solves.

For example, let's say they fix it so that people reaching the right level can now get cultivation quests. If they do it wrong they could make it so that people who are already at or past that level still can't get the quests. Or, worse yet, they could make it so that people already past that level have to retake all of the previous cultivation quests! They could also break things for people in the middle of the cultivation quest, making them start over or lose the quest entirely.

Seriously, I can think of a bunch of ways that doing a hasty patch could create more problems than it solves, so I'm glad they're taking their time to test it and get it working right. My veno character will just have to wait probably less than a week for the fix, and that's not so big a deal.

bastach wrote: »

I have been playing PWI for the last 4 days and brought several friends to try the game as a group. It seems odd to me that this would not be more important on the agenda.

What makes you think it's not important? Did you see this from one of the GMs?:

Surtr wrote: »

It's not that we aren't sure if we'll fix it - Trust me, we will, this is a very major issue - it's that we can't make any promises about WHEN we'll fix it. To be sure, we're working as hard as possible to find a fix as soon as possible, but in addition to tracking down the source of the issue there's the fact that other bugs could possibly arise if it's not fixed properly, so there's a lot of testing that has to go into it as well. I assure you, this issue is definitely a when, not an if.

(emphasis added)

Just be patient. Hopefully this will be sorted out in less than a week.

Hi all, you all know that Spirit Cultivation Quest is on problem right?
Im a lv20 Barbarian and I haven't did the lv9 Cultivation because of the problem. There is another Cultivation on lv19, Will I still be able to do the lv9 Cultivation? Please help me on this question.

why can't you guys just do a GM override on the quests and put them is in progress for these players? I know my wizard will be level 19 soon, and I hope I don't hit the same problem

Seriously guys, stop harassing the GMs. They're working on it, and it's not just a snap to fix code and program things. If you actually did it yourself how would you like to be on the receiving end of the junk most of the GMs takes, which I might add are actually quite better than most F2P games. Just let them handle it, they're aware of the problem and they're working on it. Seriously, stop bashing them like they're all to blame. It's not a major gameplay problem unless you rush or just level, my venomancer I'm still using to collect mats and hay while this gets fixed. If you're in such a rush, why not make another character to wait it out or maybe do something else....read a book maybe? You don't have to play the game every hour of the day.
Key point of this: Stop pressuring the GMs, more pressure will just make it more annoying and might make it take longer.

im seriously giggling irl, is this not like the 4th patch in a row that has caused some type of glitch? Etherblade waterfall.. Rubberbanding... lemme think of the others

Edit: whichever patch had the **** smiley faces

Its getting rather pathetic.

hoodieninja wrote: »

Is this possible - can a GM telepathically (programmaticly) inject a quest into my quest log? If so that sounds like a proper quick fix / workaround for the bug NPC...

We do not have the option of doing that.

darthpanda16 wrote: »

Last I heard here in the office, next Tues night into Wed morning (if that is the day chosen for the patch update) will be when the next patch is released.

However, we are not promising this will be fixed, although we are pressing for it to be and are crossing our paws. b:pleased

OrangeClaw - Dreamweaver wrote: »

Especially for those newer users who would like to spend money, but figure it might not be worth the wait. Yet anyone that wants to play any other race will be fine, so I'm sure they won't mind losing all the business from the untamed.

Sangodoc - Dreamweaver wrote: »

What makes you think it's not important? Did you see this from one of the GMs?:

(emphasis added)

Just be patient. Hopefully this will be sorted out in less than a week.

Actually it was THIS post I was referring to. ............. GMs do not allow for double quotes so ...

Surtr
"Administrator .... It's not that we aren't sure if we'll fix it - Trust me, we will, this is a very major issue - it's that we can't make any promises about WHEN we'll fix it."

Yes I'm new to PWI but not by a long shot to MMO gaming. I was only stating my unhappiness as someone that brought his crew over to PWI and invested $$$ that I was disappointed that this was not deemed worth bringing the servers down for a fix and still no guaranty of one next week per Sutur.

Repeating what the admin already did while flaming the opinions of others that might not have high lvl toons to play, (as many have) believe it or not doesn't help any more that you trying to get those of us (6 pages worth) to stfu.

It is okay for everyone to express their opinion yes? Not just the ones with a big post count. Ever hear "squeaky wheel gets the grease"?
b:surrender

The pet quests still appear to be working on our end.