Patchez Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Before I ask this question, I am not trying insight a rage war, nor am I trying to troll or bait people. A genuine question: Why are servers coming down for 8 hours to implement the smallest of patches (that doesn't fix the BH quest bug *rageface*)? Or is it the normal scheduled maintenance as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannic Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Before I ask this question, I am not trying insight a rage war, nor am I trying to troll or bait people. A genuine question: Why are servers coming down for 8 hours to implement the smallest of patches (that doesn't fix the BH quest bug *rageface*)? Or is it the normal scheduled maintenance as well? It takes a long time to implement "you can now emote while mounted!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluumberry Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Except it fixes the BH class quest. Next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchez Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Except it fixes the BH class quest. Next. Source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus_Jedi Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I personally think the maintenance downtimes are a extremely long. 8 hours is a joke and a disappointment. I would expect 2-4 hours but not a full day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanorDM Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Or is it the normal scheduled maintenance as well? Normal maint as well, they moved the maint day to Wednesday because most people had off the 2nd for New Years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qoojo Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 8 hours is pretty normal for large MMOs when patching. If no patches are applied, and it's just a restart, then things typically go faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradewindNQ Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I personally think the maintenance downtimes are a extremely long. 8 hours is a joke and a disappointment. I would expect 2-4 hours but not a full day. Perhaps you should go apply for a server admin job at EA, since you're clearly much more experienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puremallace Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I personally think the maintenance downtimes are a extremely long. 8 hours is a joke and a disappointment. I would expect 2-4 hours but not a full day. /signed TOR and WoW get a pass here, but not other MMO's. Bioware this needs to be shortened and you know it. The game needs more differences between WoW and TOR not more similarities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuliusMidnight Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Before I ask this question, I am not trying insight a rage war, nor am I trying to troll or bait people. A genuine question: Why are servers coming down for 8 hours to implement the smallest of patches (that doesn't fix the BH quest bug *rageface*)? Or is it the normal scheduled maintenance as well? They're still on a very new infrastructure that will likely require long maintenance windows even without patches so they can do anything required on their end. WoW kept long windows like this for YEARS before they got to the stability of enabling nothing more than server restarts. Expect long windows for a while and use them to sleep a little more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradewindNQ Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 /signed TOR and WoW get a pass here, but not other MMO's. Bioware this needs to be shortened and you know it. The game needs more differences between WoW and TOR not more similarities. Again, go apply for a job if you can do it better. Mall Ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchez Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Except it fixes the BH class quest. Next. Nothing on the patch notes, and people raging in the PTS forums. It is NOT fixed in this patch. Unless you can provide proof? Or maybe you're trolling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuliusMidnight Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 /signed TOR and WoW get a pass here, but not other MMO's. Bioware this needs to be shortened and you know it. The game needs more differences between WoW and TOR not more similarities. Really?.... REALLY?! How privileged are you folks? They chose 8 hours, during the middle of the night and that is too much, on the second week after launch?! Stop and think before deciding that your minor inconvenience is a major problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruser Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I personally think the maintenance downtimes are a extremely long. 8 hours is a joke and a disappointment. I would expect 2-4 hours but not a full day. Your expectations of 2-4 hours is based on what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluumberry Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) Nothing on the patch notes, and people raging in the PTS forums. It is NOT fixed in this patch. Unless you can provide proof? http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=108551 Imperial Number One with a Bullet: Players who choose dark side options now correctly receive the mission First Strike after completing this mission. First Strike: Players who did not receive this mission will now receive it upon entering their personal starships. EDit: oops wrong one. Too tired. Edited January 3, 2012 by bluumberry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asuka Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I personally think the maintenance downtimes are a extremely long. 8 hours is a joke and a disappointment. I would expect 2-4 hours but not a full day. Others do it for 8 hour. Some do it for 6. It's not unusual or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EwokParty Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 All of you whinners need to go to sleep anyways. Throw on your snuggie and catch some Z's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannic Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Your expectations of 2-4 hours is based on what? Maybe... umm... every other MMO out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluumberry Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Really?.... REALLY?! How privileged are you folks? They chose 8 hours, during the middle of the night and that is too much, on the second week after launch?! Stop and think before deciding that your minor inconvenience is a major problem. For some of us it's from a little before noon/at noon till evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchez Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=108551 EDit: oops wrong one. Too tired. There's me looking for 'bounty hunter' rather than imperial... Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandrax Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 All of you whinners need to go to sleep anyways. Throw on your snuggie and catch some Z's In the middle of the day??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EwokParty Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 In the middle of the day??? Trust me I bet you haven't been to sleep in 2 or 3 days anyways. You need it. Look at those bags under your eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puremallace Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Again, go apply for a job if you can do it better. Mall Ace. I see Rift do it better every week so jump off the soap box please. Bioware is well aware this some stuff people hated from Blizzard. If they are smart come out and say it will be reduced from 8 hours to something lower over time and also separate EU and NA. Everyone knows it is possible. Come on it is 2012 after all here guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EwokParty Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Even if the patch was for 24 hours it wouldn't matter anyways because once December 2012 gets here we are all dead anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreadpirateandy Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) 1. The maintenance time was chosen based on usage statistics. It's done at a time where the number of people playing is very low so it impacts the fewest number of people. Can't really argue with that. 2. The maintenance is important. We get it that you can't play and you wish you could. We're all in the same boat. But it's way better than the alternative of having bugs never get fixed and servers start to crash because they're not maintained. This is why you do things like change the oil in your car, get the brake pads checked out, monitor your fluids. If you screw that stuff up, you're going to run into much bigger problems down the line. 8 hours getting you down? It's nothing compared to 3+ days. 3. @ the people saying 8 hours is way too long and it should be done in 2 hours.......please go home. You sit at your computer and vegetate all day long and the extent of your expertise stopped when you clicked the open button on your browser. You don't know a damn thing about the game, the servers, the inner workings, anything that needs maintenance, what maintenance they perform, how long things take, etc etc etc. In this game or any other. Because you just sit there and pretend to know things. Inb4 couch IT experts claim ridiculous credentials. Edited January 3, 2012 by dreadpirateandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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