Just got back from the future, figured id bring some useful news back with me.....
Unexpected Downtime (February 2, 2010)
Currently, the Star Trek Online Server is down. We are aware of this issue and are currently working to bring the server back online as soon as possible. Please keep an eye on this page for updates, and notification when Star Trek Online is available again. Thank you, The Star Trek Online Team
Ive actaully come FURTHER into the furture...and the above message was pasted into the forums, in about 5 hours
the real instigator of the servers down is... GEOrGE LUCAS... He wanted to play an ewok and when couln't he sais No problem, i'll direct the star trek online game... rest is history
Must be a bad time for them right now if it takes this long--and I can sympathize.
What peeves me more than the downtime is the too-clever-by-half sniping of the several sarcastoles who think software development and server management are easy. The dev and net teams are working on a weekend while you guys sit back in your comfy chairs and fire off half-witty japes at their expense.
I, too, am working this weekend to ensure that my customer base, along with my entire team, guaranteeing 24-hour coverage during a critical cutover period. I happen to be off-shift right now, but I'll be driving in the middle of the night in to the office to make sure that all is well and that we can react instantly should an issue arise. (Just to be clear: I don't work for Cryptic; my team doesn't write computer games.)
I think that a little respect for the professionals providing you with a head start purely as a courtesy would go a long way. If you think that having paid money guarantees that the power will stay on, or that the water main won't break, or that the toaster will always toast, you should re-examine your thought processes. (Not only that, but the 30 days you get for buying the game doesn't include the head start--technically, you haven't paid for this time at all because your per-license price is the same as everyone else's.)
They new they would have to work weekends when they got into the gaming industry. Being a gaming student myself I know this. BUT.....you do have a point!
The flux capacitor, which consisted of a regularly squared compartment with three flashing lights arranged as a "Y", was described by Doc as "what makes time travel possible". The device is the core component of Doctor Emmett Brown's fictional time traveling DeLorean DMC-12.
The device was located between the headrests of the seats and, as the time machine neared 88 mph (142 km/h), light coming from the flux capacitor pulsed faster until it became a steady stream of light. Doc originally conceived the idea for the flux capacitor on November 5, 1955 when he slipped and hit his head on the sink while standing on the toilet to hang a clock. A flux capacitor is seen in the front of Doc's second time machine the "Jules Verne" train at the end of Back to the Future III. A smaller flux capacitor also appeared in Back to the Future: The Ride at various Universal Studios theme parks. After the closing of Back to the Future: The Ride Doc can still be seen riding around on a bike, complete with its own flux capacitor. Although it resembles the original DeLorean flux capacitor, nothing is known about this version.
In 2008, Dr. Leon Chua, famous for proposing the memristor in 1971, proposed in a UC Berkeley symposium that a "Memory Capacitor" be built as the next important element in basic circuits.[1] This capacitor is different from other capacitors by being a function of magnetic flux. It is a "flux capacitor". The equation governing the operation of Dr. Chua's flux capacitor is q=C(φ)·v where φ is the magnetic flux.
Wait! I finally understand! It's so brilliant! In order to appease the people complaining that they'll out-level their pre-order items, the server goes down so that come Tuesday, you'll still need your items!
Oh my GOD! :eek:
You people do realize that this thread is non-sense, isn't it?
You made 500 posts in 15 minutes... If you start reading a page, till u get to the next one, there are 2 more up; no one will ever read this...
Go and do something constructive, don't lose anymore time here.
Get back from hour to hour to see if the server is back, and if not, get over it!
Just got back from the future, figured id bring some useful news back with me.....
Unexpected Downtime (February 2, 2010)
Currently, the Star Trek Online Server is down. We are aware of this issue and are currently working to bring the server back online as soon as possible. Please keep an eye on this page for updates, and notification when Star Trek Online is available again. Thank you, The Star Trek Online Team
Holy TRIBBLE Invalid! Thats a lot of Pews! I remember you from Beta! You rock! Add me when we get in game my name is in my sig we can get high or chill or somethin.
is it known what is actually the problem?
i wish there was an info like "performance problem", "software problem", "hardware failure" or ****
if i havent missed something we pretty much know nothing, do we?
At this point, I think it's safe to assume it was a hardware failure. There are really only two things that would cause it to crash the way it did. A software exploit that needed fixed ASAP or an unexpected hardware failure.
Contrary to what some people may think. You cannot have total redundancy of the entire system. There are parts that, if they were to die, would cause the whole system to become unstable and a redundancy would not solve the issue.
Currently, the Star Trek Online Server is down. We are aware of this issue and are currently working to bring the server back online as soon as possible. Please keep an eye on this page for updates, and notification when Star Trek Online is available again. Thank you, The Star Trek Online Team
The Star Trek Online Team
Several hours falls outside the range of "as soon as Possible". We Need a revised estimate of when the servers will be back up. You really do need to communicate about this more proactively!
And Please, understand me here, it's not that I doubt you are doing what you have to do, as quickly as you can. It's just that "WE" are in the dark, so to speak. We don't know what's going on and that gives rise to a degree of frustration.
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Ive actaully come FURTHER into the furture...and the above message was pasted into the forums, in about 5 hours
Nice avatar
Just wanted to get a post in before falling asleep. lets try this again tomorrow. good Luck Cryptic!
./removes InvalidError's batteries
It's been a long road,
To get from there to here.
It's been a long time,
but my time is finally here.
They new they would have to work weekends when they got into the gaming industry. Being a gaming student myself I know this. BUT.....you do have a point!
/fail
Thread is too fast even for black ninja
The device was located between the headrests of the seats and, as the time machine neared 88 mph (142 km/h), light coming from the flux capacitor pulsed faster until it became a steady stream of light. Doc originally conceived the idea for the flux capacitor on November 5, 1955 when he slipped and hit his head on the sink while standing on the toilet to hang a clock. A flux capacitor is seen in the front of Doc's second time machine the "Jules Verne" train at the end of Back to the Future III. A smaller flux capacitor also appeared in Back to the Future: The Ride at various Universal Studios theme parks. After the closing of Back to the Future: The Ride Doc can still be seen riding around on a bike, complete with its own flux capacitor. Although it resembles the original DeLorean flux capacitor, nothing is known about this version.
In 2008, Dr. Leon Chua, famous for proposing the memristor in 1971, proposed in a UC Berkeley symposium that a "Memory Capacitor" be built as the next important element in basic circuits.[1] This capacitor is different from other capacitors by being a function of magnetic flux. It is a "flux capacitor". The equation governing the operation of Dr. Chua's flux capacitor is q=C(φ)·v where φ is the magnetic flux.
Not surprised but very angry.
Its always the tribbles!
The best film ever created "." ;-)
You people do realize that this thread is non-sense, isn't it?
You made 500 posts in 15 minutes... If you start reading a page, till u get to the next one, there are 2 more up; no one will ever read this...
Go and do something constructive, don't lose anymore time here.
Get back from hour to hour to see if the server is back, and if not, get over it!
lmao... nice
They must download a 10 gig patch from steam ^^
I think we just got rickrolled in text
Holy TRIBBLE Invalid! Thats a lot of Pews! I remember you from Beta! You rock! Add me when we get in game my name is in my sig we can get high or chill or somethin.
Has there been any news when the servers will be back up?
At this point, I think it's safe to assume it was a hardware failure. There are really only two things that would cause it to crash the way it did. A software exploit that needed fixed ASAP or an unexpected hardware failure.
Contrary to what some people may think. You cannot have total redundancy of the entire system. There are parts that, if they were to die, would cause the whole system to become unstable and a redundancy would not solve the issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtmbzJNPsaQ
Several hours falls outside the range of "as soon as Possible". We Need a revised estimate of when the servers will be back up. You really do need to communicate about this more proactively!
And Please, understand me here, it's not that I doubt you are doing what you have to do, as quickly as you can. It's just that "WE" are in the dark, so to speak. We don't know what's going on and that gives rise to a degree of frustration.