Hey Everyone, we're bringing the shard up but the global chat server is still down, which means you wont be able to chat with anyone. I felt it was more important to let people play while we work out this issue. We're currently working on a fix and hope to have something up this afternoon. This won't require additional downtime. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Hi Steve...while we have you here, could you tell us what the ETA is for a fix on the random disconnects and CTD's that people have been experiencing since--well, about the time you took over the EP position? If you have any questions about what exactly is occurring, I think a few of your devs have personally experienced the problem and should be able to fill you in.
Also, for long-term stability, a good solid kick to CogentCo's butt would be welcome news.
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pretty soon i'll have to take my wife out to do something.....
get server up..now
Is it really that horrible to tickle her fancy? Or perhaps it's the 1001 household chores which have been put on hold. :P
This program, though reasonably normal at times, seems to have a strong affinity to classes belonging to the Cat 2.0 program. Questerius 2.7 will break down on occasion, resulting in garbage and nonsense messages whenever it occurs. Usually a hard reboot or pulling the plug solves the problem when that happens.
I can almost guarantee that there's no hardware issue; it seems to be a sufficiently-large, professional server system. Our problem lies with the software. In other words, Cryptic's netcode is probably screwed up.
Erm that's a dig at a certain person who said it in relation to the income it made and then went onto repeat it regardless of the problems we were having and not aimed at the devs as some thought.
Yes, it is such a dig. It's also a picture of Quark's cat.
Hey Everyone, we're bringing the shard up but the global chat server is still down, which means you wont be able to chat with anyone. I felt it was more important to let people play while we work out this issue. We're currently working on a fix and hope to have something up this afternoon. This won't require additional downtime. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
I'm pretty sure it'd be a dangerous precedent to let on to your wife that you are choosing STO Night over Date Night as a general rule.
Just sayin'...
Depends on the couple. One of my friends spends a lovely romantic time tanking for his wife in WOW raids on a regular basis. The couple that games together stays together, apparently...
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I played it before the Rep System and it was wonderful: it worked really good, nice mechanics, nice missions ... everything was... wonderful.
When I played it yesterday, it was obscene: continued lags, crappy gameplay ... what happened ?
The cooldown on the skill tray jumped from 0.15 to 0.12, sometimes it stopped ... men, it was a nightmare.
Don't know what the devs did all this time, but I think they should really start to think about how to make the game lighter.
Its really a bad experience to play a game this way.
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new server ? no, i need new ferrari, my second one is way over 2 years old.
As I drive home by Cryptic most days, I can tell you: Cryptic employees do not drive Ferraris. (And the CEO drives a modest car. Yes, he DOES have an assigned parking spot at the front of the building.)
After months of "scheduled maintenance" which extends past the intended downtime, PWE needs to re-evaluate their IT infrastructure.
Unfortunately, the former EP of STO is now fully focused on his CTO duties. And I'd wager we'll hear as much about what's going on, as we heard about STO when he was the EP.
PWE, imo, your shareholders aren't going to be thrilled about the downtimes and loss of monies as a result.
I'm not talking about an additional server that would be idle most the time. I'm talking about a brand new server to replace their current one.
I've forked over multiple thousands of dollars over the time I've been playing so I know they can afford a nice one.
Cryptic, your server sucks. It always has. Use my money to buy one that actually works.
You are assuming that it isn't some douche(s) doing a DDoS attack on the server.
if that's the case then getting a new server wouldn't do TRIBBLE.
Whenever the servers go down on a MMO, everyone ALWAYS assumes its crappy hardware.
A better rant would be:
Hey Cryptic, I (and many others) have given you quite a large sum of money...Please use it to invest in better Network Safeguards and Backups so the next time I complain about not having content, you can say 'We spent it on Network Safeguards and Backups'
You are assuming that it isn't some douche(s) doing a DDoS attack on the server.
if that's the case then getting a new server wouldn't do TRIBBLE.
Whenever the servers go down on a MMO, everyone ALWAYS assumes its crappy hardware.
A better rant would be:
Hey Cryptic, I (and many others) have given you quite a large sum of money...Please use it to invest in better Network Safeguards and Backups so the next time I complain about not having content, you can say 'We spent it on Network Safeguards and Backups'
And you're assuming that their server is fine and that they're being attacked by vicious DDoSes.
Am i missing something? I saw in a pull quote they were going to bring the game up so we could at least play while they sort out the chat stuff now its saying on the launcher it wont be back until 3 PM which is 6 for me, this is nuts! This nonsense wouldnt be so bad if when we got back in they did something for us, take your pick on what but something, instead its yeah we took your whole day of playing away be happy we let you have it and oh yeah the TRIBBLE problems will still be there! Have fun!
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I'm pretty sure it'd be a dangerous precedent to let on to your wife that you are choosing STO Night over Date Night as a general rule.
Just sayin'...
Hi Steve...while we have you here, could you tell us what the ETA is for a fix on the random disconnects and CTD's that people have been experiencing since--well, about the time you took over the EP position? If you have any questions about what exactly is occurring, I think a few of your devs have personally experienced the problem and should be able to fill you in.
Also, for long-term stability, a good solid kick to CogentCo's butt would be welcome news.
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This is what Cryptic has behind there server room door.
new server ? no, i need new ferrari, my second one is way over 2 years old.
Is it really that horrible to tickle her fancy? Or perhaps it's the 1001 household chores which have been put on hold. :P
Yes, it is such a dig. It's also a picture of Quark's cat.
yes, yes, it is a TRULY devious reference... :P
Thank you for the info
Depends on the couple. One of my friends spends a lovely romantic time tanking for his wife in WOW raids on a regular basis. The couple that games together stays together, apparently...
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I played it before the Rep System and it was wonderful: it worked really good, nice mechanics, nice missions ... everything was... wonderful.
When I played it yesterday, it was obscene: continued lags, crappy gameplay ... what happened ?
The cooldown on the skill tray jumped from 0.15 to 0.12, sometimes it stopped ... men, it was a nightmare.
Don't know what the devs did all this time, but I think they should really start to think about how to make the game lighter.
Its really a bad experience to play a game this way.
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After months of "scheduled maintenance" which extends past the intended downtime, PWE needs to re-evaluate their IT infrastructure.
Unfortunately, the former EP of STO is now fully focused on his CTO duties. And I'd wager we'll hear as much about what's going on, as we heard about STO when he was the EP.
PWE, imo, your shareholders aren't going to be thrilled about the downtimes and loss of monies as a result.
You are assuming that it isn't some douche(s) doing a DDoS attack on the server.
if that's the case then getting a new server wouldn't do TRIBBLE.
Whenever the servers go down on a MMO, everyone ALWAYS assumes its crappy hardware.
A better rant would be:
Hey Cryptic, I (and many others) have given you quite a large sum of money...Please use it to invest in better Network Safeguards and Backups so the next time I complain about not having content, you can say 'We spent it on Network Safeguards and Backups'
GIGO
And you're assuming that their server is fine and that they're being attacked by vicious DDoSes.
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I give it a scrapple.