This is the launch day of the games biggest season/expansion - why do people find this lag/login problems surprizing?
I play WOW, WOT, SWTOR, Rft, GW2, LOTRO All of them are functional on patch day or even expansion day. They usually have hiccups but I was able to log in and play. This is now a non functioning game. Not slow downs, not lag, simply not working at all.
Big difference!
im still here and in the uk gonna give it while more speand all friggin day doing update wanna see it lol
My good Sir/Madam, dost thou perchance have any Tea? I fear I may soon succumb to Hypnos and find myself wandering the subconcious pathways of my mind.
Am I the only one who is still surprised the server is still up?
They need to take the server down and isolate the problem. I commend the team for working hard to get this problem fixed. But at least give those of us who cant log in, something other than a false sense of hope with the green server light still being up.
Isn't the problem too many people want to play and there isn't enough power on Cryptic's end to allow this to happen? So even if they rebooted the servers, the problem would still remain.
Seriously, nobody expected all this problems? If every time its the same with Cryptic.
Every new season, every new special feature (winter event) Every new game (Neverwinter beta) we have the SAME problems.
Because its the same problems every time... and we complain the same every time... its a game.
In everyone who's frustrated by thises defence, if it's the same problem, every time, then surely in anticipation to this they could implement measures to counteract it. Like, I dunno, maybe build a server cluster or whatever they're using that can handle the volumes that cause the errors in the first place? Get some more connections to handle the traffic? Not like they're broke... do they rationalize that because a new release is not all the time, this problem doesn't happen all the time, so it's not a problem? Who knows, maybe the lesson here is that people, companies, etc. don't go broke because they don't spend money?
Despite the rage here, it is unlikely that even a fraction of a percent of STO's subscribers would actually quit over this. The amount of lost revenue would be about the same as they pay the office cleaner for a half days work.
Well, except, it's F2P. And they bank on impulse buys. If folks aren't on to oggle the new D'borgidrex they aren't buying keys to get one. As the vaneer fades, they're less likely to impulse buy.
But generally, it's bad, and they want to get it fixed as much if not more than we want it to be fixed .
wow its still happening i had time to go to wendys, sit down and eat, fix a loak on my car, drive around for a bit, come home, take a shower, call some dude about his cadillac.. and eat a piece of toast and its still.. not fixed... im sorry but forget me buying anything from this game.
You went to Wendy's then made toast?
That's....weird
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Its funny, I can't even change maps without huge lag and being forced to close the game.
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I was one of the first people that posted in this thread, I also posted back on page 50 somewhere, after multiple login attempts I was able to get on, been on for about 45 minutes but the servers are very slow, the game runs smooth besides waiting for level and loot to finaly pop, something is wrong on the inside as well, bet there will be a patch tonight or in the early hours of the morning.
Well, I told my son this would happen. He wanted a Legacy Pack so bad I made a wager with him. If the game came up and we both could log in and play with no issues I would buy him a Legacy Pack and do his dish washing days for a 3 months. If 1 of us could log in with no issues and play he can choose which 1 of the 2 above he wanted. However if neither of us could then he picks up lawn mowing and edging the yard until September.
Guess I win. Neither of us can make it past the character screen LOL.
This release just saved me a $125 bucks. Glad to know my faith in previous history has paid off ROFL.
This Same TRIBBLE happened at the anniversary launch a few months ago. It is kinda expected that these issues could happen with ant patch in STO. If it makes anyone feel better...I beta and alpha tested Defiance and a lot of the same issues happened with it last month and it is owned by Trion.
No, learning that an incomplete and free alpha/beta test of an unreleased and unfinished game is as bad as a live and paid for product is not reassuring.
It is exactly the opposite.
It makes the game we are paying for as bad as one that isn't released due to bugs.
When you are patching/expanding a game that is LIVE with PAYING customers you simply cannot afford to shrug it off like an alpha/beta test, it damages your existing product and revenue when you fail and customers should rightly expect better when handing over their money.
I tried patching twice 3 hours ago but gave up and closed everything so as not to burden an obviously overtaxed server. Good bet, I tried once moments ago and the patch took only 5 minutes to complete.
However, I am now stuck (twice, again) at a failure for unknown reasons in the middle of retrieving list of characters.
I'll stop burdening the obviously overtaxed server for some more hours until everyone has patched, repatched and retrieved al the characters and maps from the one and only server dedicated to all the stuff going on in the game at once.
Things might sort themselves out by magic, by then.
Well actually got into the game...
To be on the safe side (and to unlock the Remans) logged into my main. The map loading stayed on 94.5 for aaaaaages, finally got in an applied some traits etc then tried beaming up. took 10 mins to get to 20.5 on loading screen the Gameserver time out.
... I haven't been and don't wanna be one of 'those' Lifetimers that demand preferential treatment... but I'm getting there -_-
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] McCoy:In this galaxy, there's a mathematical probability of three million Earth-type planets. And in all of the universe, three million million galaxies like this. And in all of that... and perhaps more, only one of each of us.
Well, I told my son this would happen. He wanted a Legacy Pack so bad I made a wager with him. If the game came up and we both could log in and play with no issues I would buy him a Legacy Pack and do his dish washing days for a 3 months. If 1 of us could log in with no issues and play he can choose which 1 of the 2 above he wanted. However if neither of us could then he picks up lawn mowing and edging the yard until September.
Guess I win. Neither of us can make it past the character screen LOL.
This release just saved me a $125 bucks. Glad to know my faith in previous history has paid off ROFL.
Brilliant just brilliant that's a sucker bet with Cryptics' record
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SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK!!! We take the torch with honor my British cousins. We will carry it until we can't sleep either.
I play WOW, WOT, SWTOR, Rft, GW2, LOTRO All of them are functional on patch day or even expansion day. They usually have hiccups but I was able to log in and play. This is now a non functioning game. Not slow downs, not lag, simply not working at all.
Big difference!
Well, my only real issue is that's two more Orion officers than I actually have,
Additionally, my Klingon captain has two identical Nausicaan officers for no reason.
Too funny!!:D
Hey... your sig... interesting way to spell your name there...:D
My good Sir/Madam, dost thou perchance have any Tea? I fear I may soon succumb to Hypnos and find myself wandering the subconcious pathways of my mind.
Then I'll wake up with keyboard face
Sig by my better half.
Isn't the problem too many people want to play and there isn't enough power on Cryptic's end to allow this to happen? So even if they rebooted the servers, the problem would still remain.
In everyone who's frustrated by thises defence, if it's the same problem, every time, then surely in anticipation to this they could implement measures to counteract it. Like, I dunno, maybe build a server cluster or whatever they're using that can handle the volumes that cause the errors in the first place? Get some more connections to handle the traffic? Not like they're broke... do they rationalize that because a new release is not all the time, this problem doesn't happen all the time, so it's not a problem? Who knows, maybe the lesson here is that people, companies, etc. don't go broke because they don't spend money?
Well, except, it's F2P. And they bank on impulse buys. If folks aren't on to oggle the new D'borgidrex they aren't buying keys to get one. As the vaneer fades, they're less likely to impulse buy.
But generally, it's bad, and they want to get it fixed as much if not more than we want it to be fixed
You went to Wendy's then made toast?
That's....weird
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Member of Starfleet Borg Task Force - Tactical Unit
Missing the good ol' days of PvP: Legacy of Romulus to Season 9
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Good word of mouth, maybe?
Guess I win. Neither of us can make it past the character screen LOL.
This release just saved me a $125 bucks. Glad to know my faith in previous history has paid off ROFL.
No, learning that an incomplete and free alpha/beta test of an unreleased and unfinished game is as bad as a live and paid for product is not reassuring.
It is exactly the opposite.
It makes the game we are paying for as bad as one that isn't released due to bugs.
When you are patching/expanding a game that is LIVE with PAYING customers you simply cannot afford to shrug it off like an alpha/beta test, it damages your existing product and revenue when you fail and customers should rightly expect better when handing over their money.
However, I am now stuck (twice, again) at a failure for unknown reasons in the middle of retrieving list of characters.
I'll stop burdening the obviously overtaxed server for some more hours until everyone has patched, repatched and retrieved al the characters and maps from the one and only server dedicated to all the stuff going on in the game at once.
Things might sort themselves out by magic, by then.
In russia.. the server lags you.
But with all the entitled whining newbies crying around here, you'd think it was just Cryptic out to GET them! PERSONALLY!
The doors, Mister Scott!
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To be on the safe side (and to unlock the Remans) logged into my main. The map loading stayed on 94.5 for aaaaaages, finally got in an applied some traits etc then tried beaming up. took 10 mins to get to 20.5 on loading screen the Gameserver time out.
... I haven't been and don't wanna be one of 'those' Lifetimers that demand preferential treatment... but I'm getting there -_-
McCoy: In this galaxy, there's a mathematical probability of three million Earth-type planets. And in all of the universe, three million million galaxies like this. And in all of that... and perhaps more, only one of each of us.
Brilliant just brilliant that's a sucker bet with Cryptics' record
So true . . .
I was waiting for this! LOL
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