test content
What is the Arc Client?
Install Arc

Server not responding??? AGAIN???

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
They just got DONE doing a maintenance upgrade.... and I am now sitting... unable to get into a map because, yet again, the server is not responding.

What is WRONG with these people?

Oh. Wait. I take it back. NOW I have the famous 'Disconnected from Server' message.

Oh, good. THIS is definitely worth $60 plus $14.99 a month. and please.. spare me the old lame 'it's to be expected. it's an MMO' excuse. What I *expect* is that when I buy a product for $60 it will be a *working* product.

Period.
Post edited by baddmoonrizin on

Comments

  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    There is no doubt this game was not ready to go live. I would say we are doing a pay to play beta. Server issues, tons of bugs, no real end game yet, and so on. I don't blame the dev team though. Most of the time when games go live to soon it is the ppl incharge of the money who make that happen.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    rakshi wrote: »
    They just got DONE doing a maintenance upgrade.... and I am now sitting... unable to get into a map because, yet again, the server is not responding.

    What is WRONG with these people?

    Oh. Wait. I take it back. NOW I have the famous 'Disconnected from Server' message.

    Oh, good. THIS is definitely worth $60 plus $14.99 a month. and please.. spare me the old lame 'it's to be expected. it's an MMO' excuse. What I *expect* is that when I buy a product for $60 it will be a *working* product.

    Period.

    If you expect a fully polished game when you buy it, don't buy MMO's until months after release. Sorry your expectations were unrealistic
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Seriously, take a valium mate.

    This game is less than 30 days post launch, hiccups like this are expected. EQ, EQ2, SWG, LOTRO, WoW, Aion, and any other mmo I have played in the last 15 years has had some problems in the first 30 days.

    A couple hour downtime is nothing compared to some other MMO's

    The problem alot of people have is WoW syndrome...guess what, wow is how many years post launch now? When WoW went live they were having server outages for DAYS, not hours...remember that.

    Yea its annoying to not be able to play...do what most mature people do..walk away, go clean the house some, spend some time with ur GF/BF etc...and come back.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    O.K. I can live with the game being like this for months. I have always jumped into a well developed MMO (EQII, LOTRO, WOW), and experienced a game that was seamless..great. I love this game just wanted someone who has gone through the cradle to grave; launch and onward on games similar to what I previously mentioned to chime in and tell me it is going to be OK.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Dont you all know it is sunday today?They have a very small partime crew at Cryptic who just all went to the Mall wich is opening at any time, once there they will run to the foodcourt stuff themselves with the biggest burgers they can get and read all our moaning on their labtops.
    And actually when it bores them to much they just hit the button <close Thread> :P
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    praetorben wrote:
    O.K. I can live with the game being like this for months. I have always jumped into a well developed MMO (EQII, LOTRO, WOW), and experienced a game that was seamless..great. I love this game just wanted someone who has gone through the cradle to grave; launch and onward on games similar to what I previously mentioned to chime in and tell me it is going to be OK.

    A hint, is to pick MMOs based on if you like their graphics, gameplay, and main themes. If you do, wait for the game to get better.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    hellcane wrote: »
    If you expect a fully polished game when you buy it, don't buy MMO's until months after release. Sorry your expectations were unrealistic

    What a pitiful thing it is when after paying $60 for an item and the $14.99 on top of that to USE the item expecting it to work as advertised constitutes 'unrealistic expectations'.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Iceband wrote:
    Seriously, take a valium mate.

    This game is less than 30 days post launch, hiccups like this are expected. EQ, EQ2, SWG, LOTRO, WoW, Aion, and any other mmo I have played in the last 15 years has had some problems in the first 30 days.

    A couple hour downtime is nothing compared to some other MMO's

    The problem alot of people have is WoW syndrome...guess what, wow is how many years post launch now? When WoW went live they were having server outages for DAYS, not hours...remember that.

    Yea its annoying to not be able to play...do what most mature people do..walk away, go clean the house some, spend some time with ur GF/BF etc...and come back.
    Did you say the same thing about age of conan? :P
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    rakshi wrote: »
    What a pitiful thing it is when after paying $60 for an item and the $14.99 on top of that to USE the item expecting it to work as advertised constitutes 'unrealistic expectations'.

    You haven't been able to log in at all? Your computer might have some issues. If you mean a 3? hour downtime in 24 hours......
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Sealance wrote: »
    Did you say the same thing about age of conan? :P

    AOC was a ~ launch. Dont remember much downtime, but the bugs were numerous. However they got most things fixed within the first month.


    Of course, then came the kneejerk nerfs that decimated most classes. Little bit later, the one zone for 70-80 being camped by 30 people got people even more fed up.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Cryptic, your server is down again. Even if it says its up, its not. Its down.

    Edit: Oh now it says its down.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    MMO's always have teething problems yes.

    It is expected by people who are used to this yes.

    MMO's are never sold as a game which will have teething problems, they are sold as a tested game. So while people saying it is to be expected are right, people who feel they have been sold something not up to the standard it should be are also right. This is not a you're wrong I'm right debate. Accept other peoples thoughts without condemning them if it is different to your own

    http://www.mmoserverstatus.com/star_trek_online
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Anuhart wrote:
    MMO's are never sold as a game which will have teething problems, they are sold as a tested game. So while people saying it is to be expected are right, people who feel they have been sold something not up to the standard it should be are also right. This is not a you're wrong I'm right debate. Accept other peoples thoughts without condemning them if it is different to your own

    Unfortunately, with every MMO launch we have people that kick and scream that they did not get what they wanted....even through if they did a little bit of research they would realize that 90% of MMOs have pathetic launches. Most people that flame them have been through enough MMOs that they are tiard of the "I DIDNT GET WHAT I EXPECTED, I COULDNT PLAY FOR 3 HOURS OUT OF THE DAY, THIS GAME SUCKS" attituide.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Iceband wrote:
    Seriously, take a valium mate.

    This game is less than 30 days post launch, hiccups like this are expected. EQ, EQ2, SWG, LOTRO, WoW, Aion, and any other mmo I have played in the last 15 years has had some problems in the first 30 days.

    A couple hour downtime is nothing compared to some other MMO's

    The problem alot of people have is WoW syndrome...guess what, wow is how many years post launch now? When WoW went live they were having server outages for DAYS, not hours...remember that.

    Yea its annoying to not be able to play...do what most mature people do..walk away, go clean the house some, spend some time with ur GF/BF etc...and come back.

    What he said.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    What's wrong with Cryptic you say? More what's wrong with you. You whine and cry and expect a nice smooth finished product with all the bells and whistles right out of the gate. Get real. Most MMO's I have played have been allot worst then this. How about showing that you have common sense and the Cryptic time to fix issues that will pop up with the more peeps that play this game. Better yet do us all a favor and unsusribe, and save us all the hassle of hearing you complain. :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I'm not allowed to log in either....

    its not the not responding message... it says not allowed!

    here i sit, fresh coffee, sweets, communicator on (kidding), 2 hours to kill and no one to bother me..... and i can't get in!!!

    GRRRRRRR :mad::mad::mad:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    hellcane wrote: »
    Unfortunately, with every MMO launch we have people that kick and scream that they did not get what they wanted....even through if they did a little bit of research they would realize that 90% of MMOs have pathetic launches. Most people that flame them have been through enough MMOs that they are tiard of the "I DIDNT GET WHAT I EXPECTED, I COULDNT PLAY FOR 3 HOURS OUT OF THE DAY, THIS GAME SUCKS" attituide.

    And so you should let them have their say. Let them vent their frustration, You may be used to it and it doesn't bother you but why flame others? The fact that you are used to it does not make it right. It does not make the other person wrong, or indeed render them 'flameable'.

    There will be allot of veteran MMO players thinking here we go again still no better. There will also be some noting that there are always people who love to flame for acting in a normal dissatisfied customer manner.

    If the message any MMO co gets is the one you are giving, God help future MMO's
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    hellcane wrote: »
    If you expect a fully polished game when you buy it, don't buy MMO's until months after release. Sorry your expectations were unrealistic

    this is not nor is it ever an acceptable response, just because all MMOs do this doesnt make it right


    OMG ALL car companys have recalls on their cars, sorry your expectations were unrealistic

    i Fing paid for a product that i cant use PERIOD
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Kronosk wrote:
    What's wrong with Cryptic you say? More what's wrong with you. You whine and cry and expect a nice smooth finished product with all the bells and whistles right out of the gate. Get real. Most MMO's I have played have been allot worst then this. How about showing that you have common sense and the Cryptic time to fix issues that will pop up with the more peeps that play this game. Better yet do us all a favor and unsusribe, and save us all the hassle of hearing you complain. :)

    Um. That does not work with the younger instant gratification crowd that have flooded the MMO market.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    RobertCras wrote: »
    I'm not allowed to log in either....

    its not the not responding message... it says not allowed!

    here i sit, fresh coffee, sweets, communicator on (kidding), 2 hours to kill and no one to bother me..... and i can't get in!!!

    GRRRRRRR :mad::mad::mad:

    This is also my feelings. Oh well it is to be expected. Ya know I think that they way underestimated the popularity of this game, and we as a collective, are killing the one server setup they use.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Kronosk wrote:
    What's wrong with Cryptic you say? More what's wrong with you. You whine and cry and expect a nice smooth finished product with all the bells and whistles right out of the gate. Get real. Most MMO's I have played have been allot worst then this. How about showing that you have common sense and the Cryptic time to fix issues that will pop up with the more peeps that play this game. Better yet do us all a favor and unsusribe, and save us all the hassle of hearing you complain. :)


    You silly silly pompous child
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    rakshi wrote: »
    They just got DONE doing a maintenance upgrade.... and I am now sitting... unable to get into a map because, yet again, the server is not responding.

    What is WRONG with these people?

    Oh. Wait. I take it back. NOW I have the famous 'Disconnected from Server' message.

    Oh, good. THIS is definitely worth $60 plus $14.99 a month. and please.. spare me the old lame 'it's to be expected. it's an MMO' excuse. What I *expect* is that when I buy a product for $60 it will be a *working* product.

    Period.

    Well said mate, got it friday and hardly been able to play it at all due to the sever issues and downtimes over the weekend, and as its the only time i can spend a reasonable amount playing, Bang goes my enjoyment
This discussion has been closed.