The error does some times happen. Best bet would be to give it some time and try again. There may also be something blocking your access to the patch server. The tests in that sticky will help us see if that's true.
Tracing route to patchserver.crypticstudios.com [208.95.185.41]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 192.168.254.254
2 30 ms 29 ms 29 ms 120.28.177.1
3 29 ms 30 ms 33 ms 10.109.9.41
4 30 ms 37 ms 29 ms 120.28.0.185
5 33 ms 32 ms 33 ms 120.28.4.78
6 174 ms 173 ms 174 ms 120.28.0.78
7 174 ms 175 ms 175 ms gi1-7.1108.ccr01.lax04.atlas.cogentco.com [38.10
4.210.241]
8 174 ms 174 ms 175 ms te0-2-0-7.mpd22.lax01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54
.2.237]
9 210 ms 210 ms 211 ms te0-2-0-5.mpd22.iah01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54
.0.250]
10 239 ms 238 ms 239 ms te0-2-0-2.mpd22.atl01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54
.42.222]
11 236 ms 237 ms 236 ms te0-1-0-2.mpd22.dca01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54
.28.193]
12 247 ms 245 ms 245 ms te0-2-0-2.mpd22.jfk02.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54
.5.49]
13 248 ms 249 ms 249 ms te0-0-0-6.ccr21.bos01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54
.5.249]
14 249 ms 249 ms 420 ms te3-4.ccr01.bos06.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.46.
134]
15 247 ms 249 ms 250 ms 38.111.40.114
16 251 ms 251 ms 251 ms 208.95.185.41
Trace complete.
C:\Users\Christian>
unable to allocate performance buffer
contacting nettest server..
Local IP: 120.28.177.82
Ping: 250.0 msec
Port: 80: timed out
Port: 80:
Comments
No offense but searching first would have done you some good. Google tells me that there are 63 threads here on your error.
Anyway...
Considering the tests in this sticky are against the patch server, could you please provide the results:
http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=225155
The error does some times happen. Best bet would be to give it some time and try again. There may also be something blocking your access to the patch server. The tests in that sticky will help us see if that's true.
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C:\Users\Christian>tracert patchserver.crypticstudios.com
Tracing route to patchserver.crypticstudios.com [208.95.185.41]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 192.168.254.254
2 30 ms 29 ms 29 ms 120.28.177.1
3 29 ms 30 ms 33 ms 10.109.9.41
4 30 ms 37 ms 29 ms 120.28.0.185
5 33 ms 32 ms 33 ms 120.28.4.78
6 174 ms 173 ms 174 ms 120.28.0.78
7 174 ms 175 ms 175 ms gi1-7.1108.ccr01.lax04.atlas.cogentco.com [38.10
4.210.241]
8 174 ms 174 ms 175 ms te0-2-0-7.mpd22.lax01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54
.2.237]
9 210 ms 210 ms 211 ms te0-2-0-5.mpd22.iah01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54
.0.250]
10 239 ms 238 ms 239 ms te0-2-0-2.mpd22.atl01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54
.42.222]
11 236 ms 237 ms 236 ms te0-1-0-2.mpd22.dca01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54
.28.193]
12 247 ms 245 ms 245 ms te0-2-0-2.mpd22.jfk02.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54
.5.49]
13 248 ms 249 ms 249 ms te0-0-0-6.ccr21.bos01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54
.5.249]
14 249 ms 249 ms 420 ms te3-4.ccr01.bos06.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.46.
134]
15 247 ms 249 ms 250 ms 38.111.40.114
16 251 ms 251 ms 251 ms 208.95.185.41
Trace complete.
C:\Users\Christian>
unable to allocate performance buffer
contacting nettest server..
Local IP: 120.28.177.82
Ping: 250.0 msec
Port: 80: timed out
Port: 80: