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theultimatextheultimatex Member Posts: 489 Arc User
By my calculations I still had time 12PM Central to do one more event run and get 1 more Phoenix prize pack, but they shut it down early. What clock is PWE using???

All I needed was 15 more points to get a free ship, now I get jack?

Reminded yet again why I have to walk away from this game. So frustrating.
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  • echattyechatty Member Posts: 5,924 Arc User
    If you've played before then you know that maintenance day is the last day and whatever time it runs for you (it runs at the same time each time, unless otherwise stated), that's when events end.

    Therefore, since my time is 9am, I generally run my events in the morning so *if* I need the time on that day I know I can run one more time before maint starts.

    It's not on them, it's on you.
    Now a LTS and loving it.
    Just because you spend money on this game, it does not entitle you to be a jerk if things don't go your way.
    I have come to the conclusion that I have a memory like Etch-A-Sketch. I shake my head and forget everything. :D
  • wideningxgyrewideningxgyre Member Posts: 710 Arc User
    edited October 2019
    echatty wrote: »
    If you've played before then you know that maintenance day is the last day and whatever time it runs for you (it runs at the same time each time, unless otherwise stated), that's when events end.

    Therefore, since my time is 9am, I generally run my events in the morning so *if* I need the time on that day I know I can run one more time before maint starts.

    It's not on them, it's on you.

    True, except there was an oddity in today's maintenance.

    The twitter and normal logon page with the "Engage" button noted in red that there was a maintenance that started at 7am PT.

    However, there is also a note on the main startup page that says the there will be a scheduled maintenance starting at 5am PT.

    While I agree that it's usually best not to plan on completing events or getting a last run done on a maintenance day, it doesn't seem that much to ask that there be some consistency in information when it is provided.

    Also, doesn't the zen buyout option prorate based on the number of tokens you have? If someone only needed 15 tokens to finish the event, I can't imagine it would cost that much to use the buyout - a couple days' worth of dil on the exchange max.
  • theultimatextheultimatex Member Posts: 489 Arc User
    echatty wrote: »
    If you've played before then you know that maintenance day is the last day and whatever time it runs for you (it runs at the same time each time, unless otherwise stated), that's when events end.

    Therefore, since my time is 9am, I generally run my events in the morning so *if* I need the time on that day I know I can run one more time before maint starts.

    It's not on them, it's on you.

    True, except there was an oddity in today's maintenance.

    The twitter and normal logon page with the "Engage" button noted in red that there was a maintenance that started at 7am PT.

    However, there is also a note on the main startup page that says the there will be a scheduled maintenance starting at 5am PT.

    While I agree that it's usually best not to plan on completing events or getting a last run done on a maintenance day, it doesn't seem that much to ask that there be some consistency in information when it is provided.

    Also, doesn't the zen buyout option prorate based on the number of tokens you have? If someone only needed 15 tokens to finish the event, I can't imagine it would cost that much to use the buyout - a couple days' worth of dil on the exchange max.

    Yes, thank you above for being respectful. That is what I did. Just played, got ZERO credits of the 30 I still needed and had to use my buyout option to get 97% off.

    Even though I am still angry, I am less frustrated because I still had a way of getting the ship even if I was no longer earning disscount coupons towards the event.
  • theultimatextheultimatex Member Posts: 489 Arc User
    echatty wrote: »
    If you've played before then you know that maintenance day is the last day and whatever time it runs for you (it runs at the same time each time, unless otherwise stated), that's when events end.

    Therefore, since my time is 9am, I generally run my events in the morning so *if* I need the time on that day I know I can run one more time before maint starts.

    It's not on them, it's on you.

    Btw, I just went back to the game and Phoenix P{rize back event is still up, you can still get the mission, open the reward and use the store. Both of the events should have ended at the same time, but the Mycelial event stopped giving it's discount coupons early looks like.

    Bad Cryptic/PWE. Bad.
  • theultimatextheultimatex Member Posts: 489 Arc User
    Ok, I am late to my dentist by over an hour having to wait for this thing to come back up and play.
  • theultimatextheultimatex Member Posts: 489 Arc User
    What the heck? Looks like my 30 event credits/discount coupon just showed up AFTER I used some Zen to buy it out. ROFLCOPTER. Guess I will use that credit to earn some Dilithium on this last hour?!

    This game. I swear sometimes you TRIBBLE me off on purpose. :expressionless:
  • redeyedravenredeyedraven Member Posts: 1,297 Arc User
    It's not the game's fault if you're not keeping different timezones in mind. Advice: set up multiple clocks on your desktop. You will never have that issue again.
  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    I still have a few hours of event time, but its not registering progress??, anybody is having the same problem??, not terrible, i just figured out i could manage to get some more discount to get the ship.. :neutral:
    The forces of darkness are upon us!
  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,865 Arc User
    edited October 2019
    > Username theultimatex Joined October 2012

    Self-inflicted wound.

    There have been eleventy dozen threads on this that you've apparently ignored over the last 7 years.

    After almost every events ends, someone complains about not having access to the last 5 minutes of server time to finish the event. Not bothering to show up for an appointment earns you bonus points though.
  • borgdp010#9382 borgdp010 Member Posts: 21 Arc User
    nope same issue. had 1h left on event but aint get any progress after maintenance!
    cryptic needs to prolongue the event for another day.
    I was counting on it to finishing it after the maintenance.
  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,865 Arc User
    > I was counting on it to finishing it after the maintenance.

    Don't do that. Events usually end when maintenance starts and are turned off when the server comes back up.

    Just for variety Cryptic apparently only half turned off the event this time, though in the thread below yours the points showed up and hour+ later so maybe you'll get them eventually.
  • dirtlingdirtling Member Posts: 18 Arc User
    Same problem here. I needed 15 more to earn to the ship, and have played enough stuff this morning to earn 60. But instead, I've been awarded zilch.
  • echattyechatty Member Posts: 5,924 Arc User
    nope same issue. had 1h left on event but aint get any progress after maintenance!
    cryptic needs to prolongue the event for another day.
    I was counting on it to finishing it after the maintenance.

    Never, ever count on finishing the event on the last day unless you can finish it before maint starts. Once maint starts, the event is finished.
    Now a LTS and loving it.
    Just because you spend money on this game, it does not entitle you to be a jerk if things don't go your way.
    I have come to the conclusion that I have a memory like Etch-A-Sketch. I shake my head and forget everything. :D
  • theultimatextheultimatex Member Posts: 489 Arc User
    And my dilithium event credits are back to not counting again. Ohh geez. This game.
  • phoenixc#0738 phoenixc Member Posts: 6,085 Arc User
    I think the phoenix boxes are set up with a hot-switch so they come on and off by schedule while the game is running like the crafting, experience, and other weekend stuff does, while the ship events seem to be patched in and out.
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  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    Yeah, i wasnt counting on the day to finish, i knew this one event will be impossible to finish for me.. RL does not allow me to be able to play every day, less so for 30, i was lucky to manage 14!!, i hope the next one is a little more short, and last for a little longer.
    The forces of darkness are upon us!
  • wideningxgyrewideningxgyre Member Posts: 710 Arc User
    edited October 2019
    azrael605 wrote: »
    > @wideningxgyre said:
    > (Quote)
    >
    > True, except there was an oddity in today's maintenance.
    >
    > The twitter and normal logon page with the "Engage" button noted in red that there was a maintenance that started at 7am PT.
    >
    > However, there is also a note on the main startup page that says the there will be a scheduled maintenance starting at 5am PT.
    >
    > While I agree that it's usually best not to plan on completing events or getting a last run done on a maintenance day, it doesn't seem that much to ask that there be some consistency in information when it is provided.
    >
    > Also, doesn't the zen buyout option prorate based on the number of tokens you have? If someone only needed 15 tokens to finish the event, I can't imagine it would cost that much to use the buyout - a couple days' worth of dil on the exchange max.

    No oddity in maintinence at all, a couple typos on launchers done by people in different time zones as the Cryptic offices in California are currently in the black out zone so someone at the servers in Massachussets had to handle that.

    I said "oddity" to be gracious. There are other words that ought to be used.

    I should also note that the main startup page has the server maintenance running from 5am to 9am PT - 4 hrs - while the twitter and "Engage" page list 7am PT for 2.5 hrs.

    It's not a typo when there is a fundamental difference, not to mention that California is 3 hrs behind Massachussets, so it'a not a time zone problem or miscalculation.
  • dirtlingdirtling Member Posts: 18 Arc User
    echatty wrote: »
    Never, ever count on finishing the event on the last day unless you can finish it before maint starts. Once maint starts, the event is finished.

    Then the event should say it ends when maintenance starts, not after it finishes.

    Note: I've always felt it was pretty crappy that most events end the same day as maintenance. That means you lose that last couple of hours.

  • theultimatextheultimatex Member Posts: 489 Arc User
    Yup. Daily bonus not counting. Played the TFO event several times now. Should have over 120 credits but still stuck at 30 daily login credits. Oh well. I have things I need to be doing.

    WOMP WOMP
  • duasynduasyn Member Posts: 492 Arc User
    edited October 2019
    Yeah started with 51 mins left on the event page. Did the TFO and 2 Patrols, not getting credit. Cryptic you owe me 17,500 Dil.
  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    It always works like this and for some reason, Cryptic flat out refuses to change the listed times on events to be accurate. It's so easy too, all they have to do is change the time on the expiration to 'Until the start of server maintenance on 10/10.'

    But for some reason, that simple change is just too much effort for them.
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  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,865 Arc User
    duasyn wrote: »
    Yeah started with 51 mins left on the event page. Did the TFO and 2 Patrols, not getting credit. Cryptic you owe me 17,500 Dil.

    Some people need to experience it for themselves no matter how many threads are posted.

    Events end when maintenance starts, not at the listed time. If you can do anything event-related after the server comes back up it's a bonus NOT something to count on.
  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    duasyn wrote: »
    Yeah started with 51 mins left on the event page. Did the TFO and 2 Patrols, not getting credit. Cryptic you owe me 17,500 Dil.

    Some people need to experience it for themselves no matter how many threads are posted.

    Events end when maintenance starts, not at the listed time. If you can do anything event-related after the server comes back up it's a bonus NOT something to count on.

    Well, that is true.. what it's odd is that the event keeps running, so it's just a bug.. no biggie, as i said.. i still have mi epic token stashed in my bank for such a day arises!
    The forces of darkness are upon us!
  • captaincelestialcaptaincelestial Member Posts: 1,927 Arc User
    It would be a bug if it's stated that it ends with maintenance. It has the time of 1:00 PM (most likely showing the local time that it ends). And the timer is counting off still.

    It would be one thing if this was a legacy bug, but this is a new UI. They should have clarified if this was intention to end at maintenance. It would have been one thing if the maintenance lasted longer than the count down, but this was a regular maintenance period.

    Hopefully if the intention was to have maintenance period be the end of the event, they'll get it fixed/clarified for the next Event period.
  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User

    Hopefully if the intention was to have maintenance period be the end of the event, they'll get it fixed/clarified for the next Event period.

    I think that was the intention... just a problem with the execution.. well, i think they will fix it..
    The forces of darkness are upon us!
  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,865 Arc User
    It would be a bug if it's stated that it ends with maintenance. It has the time of 1:00 PM (most likely showing the local time that it ends). And the timer is counting off still.

    It would be one thing if this was a legacy bug, but this is a new UI. They should have clarified if this was intention to end at maintenance. It would have been one thing if the maintenance lasted longer than the count down, but this was a regular maintenance period.

    Hopefully if the intention was to have maintenance period be the end of the event, they'll get it fixed/clarified for the next Event period.

    True, it might be their intention for the event to work that way, but anyone who expected it to actually happen is ignoring many years of the actual behavior.
  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,573 Arc User
    edited October 2019
    Since I was doing the Event stuff at night, I finished up last night for the 25k Dilitium. I was doing the TFO and two Patrols leading to the ship unlock. Then I switched to the TFO on two Characters. I am glad it is over though.
    'But to be logical is not to be right', and 'nothing' on God's earth could ever 'make it' right!'
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    'As l speak now, the words are forming in my head.
    l don't know.
    l really don't know what l'm about to say, except l have a feeling about it.
    That l must repeat the words that come without my knowledge.'
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  • chipg7chipg7 Member Posts: 1,577 Arc User
    As I said in another thread. We've had plenty of time to finish the event and get the reward, plus yeah some time for extra dil too. But MMOs aren't going to cater to people who don't have the time to do regular content. If you couldn't finish the event, then you might want to look into if your life/responsibilities can handle MMO playtime. Or settle for not getting everything.
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