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Nothing but disconnects since 10/31

malnificentmalnificent Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited November 2013 in PC Gameplay Bug Reports
Is it just me?

STO is unplayable for me since yesterday evening. Maybe earlier. Got in from US NY Trick-or-Treating. Fired up STO ... disconnect, disconnect, disconnect! Can stay connected for any longer than 2 minutes. Nothing helped, change of location, change of character. Full file check. Went to bed frustrated.

This morning ... more of the same. None of my other internet programs or games are similarly effected. I know it's easy to "blame" the user but I'm not swallowing that B$ today. Something on Cryptic's side has changed. Either with my files or with my connection to their servers.

Ideas? I'm all for playing ... for occasionally paying ... but for this disconnect B$, I'm beside myself.

Thanks for any advise.
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  • rakija879rakija879 Member Posts: 646 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Disconnect from login server, or account server time out. Its has been occurring more frequently since the last maintenance !
  • methos71methos71 Member Posts: 336 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    I endured the same thing yesterday. Completely disconnected from the server at least three times throughout the course of the day. And virtually every time I would transition from one instance to another (during the loading screens) I would get a red-lettered 'server not responding' countdown. Saw 'server not responding' at least ten times throughout yesterday afternoon and evening. First time this has ever happened to me with such frequency too.
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  • malnificentmalnificent Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Thanks for the additional player feedback.

    Cryptic, I don't expect any specific reply on your behalf but over the time I've enjoyed STO I've seen time after time where changes in the game, either patches or hardware maintenance or whatnot, have led to an increase in post about disconnects and connection instability.

    All I ask is the confidence you're looking into this. My hope is in a day or so my usual playing experience will be restored to its confidently connected norm.

    Thank you!!!
  • georgedpgeorgedp Member Posts: 113 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    also having problems. Broke my "Server not responding" timer record 5 times today :P

    Maybe Cryptic is preparing us for the new season...we must get used to server issues :D
  • jeffel82jeffel82 Member Posts: 2,075 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    My connection has been fine, and I'm not seeing a massive outpouring of rage, so it looks like you guys are among the minority.
    You're right. The work here is very important.
    tacofangs wrote: »
    ...talking to players is like being a mall Santa. Everyone immediately wants to tell you all of the things they want, and you are absolutely powerless to deliver 99% of them.
  • grouchyotakugrouchyotaku Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    No problems myself either...

    It would be useful if everyone who is having connect problems use the 'Net Test' and 'Trace Route' diagnostics described in this thread... http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=225155

    ... and post the results in the Network section of the PWE Tech Support site... http://techsupport.perfectworld.com/

    As this will at least inform Cryptic/PWE what links are having issues so they can talk to Cogent, their Internet backbone provider to try to get them fixed...
  • methos71methos71 Member Posts: 336 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Just wanted to add that it was absolutely smooth sailing for about two hours for me, earlier this afternoon. No 'server not responding', no disconnects, nada. I suspect a few of us might simply have gotten the short end of the stick of all the likely server busy busy, in light of the new FE, mission replays and the free lobi. Pretty great day for STO yesterday, those connection hiccups aside. Logging in again in a wee bit and got my fingers crossed that it'll be equally as smooth as this afternoon's game session.
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  • robyvisionrobyvision Member Posts: 293 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    If you don't have the problem that doesn't mean no one has it ! And second why are you posting unproductive posts if you don't have any problem anyway?
  • methos71methos71 Member Posts: 336 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Well, the finger-crossing thing didn't work at all last night, despite yesterday afternoon's smooth sailing. By evening time it was constant 'server not responding' whilst replaying 'Of Bajor' (of all episodes!) and I experienced about three or four disconnects. Never had connection problems with this kind of frequency until this last patch.
    "Don't try to be a great man. Just be a man and let history make its own judgments." -Zefram Cochrane
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  • heavyguardxheavyguardx Member Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Note this is a Peer-to-peer support. Post on the PWE support forums for a chance at a reply from them.

    Also a big thing is the Cogentco Boston server appears to be loosing packets and mainly affecting east coast users...see here http://techsupport.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=38071
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