Alkazarr Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=360359 LOL they closed the thread because players were moaning about why they still haven't told us why they are taking the servers offline several times at peak time this week. 1 time, I can understand. 2 times, that's a bit weird. 3 times ??? *** is going on ?!! An explanation would be nice, yeah. And shutting down threads because they are asking Bioware legitimate questions is yet another prime example of the company's business ethos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bafucin Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 And we should get something for this downtime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In other MMO's players get something when the Dev team keep screwing up the game. Now it's about time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieAlteHexe Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I'm done trying to convince these kids that this really isn't a big deal... TL;DR he mad... she mad... they all mad. Noooo! Some of us are just nosey! I want to know what was big enough to cause them to do this right in the middle of EU prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chron_Aldazaar Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 That's pretty impressive, seeing how I'm pretty certain that game launched in 2004. ^ Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khyler Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 No kid, they are doing a patch in the middle of a Thursday, normally patches come during schedules maintenance which happens to be the same time each week. This is off of the regular schedule - In the past BW has said that they would only do emergency patches if a particular bug was being exploited and needed to be stopped immediately. People are curious as to what bug was being exploited today to make them take down the servers and patch it - get it now? But we all know, they aren't going to mention which exploit they are fixing, until after it is fixed. And then, they probably are not going to give out much detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorwinCorey Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 lets be straight here... this is definately off-peak time for the servers. Not as off-peak as the weekly maintenance, but while it does stop some people playing (me, for example, in either timeframe) ANY shutdown will do the same thing. A 2 hour shutdown is a VERY reasonable patch time, for any company. Period. And all the whining about no details? Yes... lets try a fix for something that is likely a major exploit of some kind.. and tell everyone who HASN'T discovered it yet exactly what it is. Sometimes it's better to just say nothing, and fix it quietly. Heck, maybe almost NO ONE has seen it yet. Better they find it before some one starts whining about it en mass like with some of the pvp issues. To those who keep saying "Do things that never inconvenience me or I will quit" ...seriously, did you ever hold your breath till your face turned blue as a kid? Either pay and play... or not. But every game has issues, especially in the first year. Or quit, and move along. Spouting off about it is just whining. Plain and simple. No one likes a shutdown. People like to know everything. But this is life, and sometimes things are inconvenient. You are the same people whining about how bugs never get fixed. So **** and let them actually do their jobs and fix em. And yeah... I'm sittin here wondering what I'm gonna do for the next 2 hours too, since my planned activity is bolloxed. Maybe... damn, I think I'll go outside. ....damn, thats bright out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vobra Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Does anyone know of any major bug that would need fixing asap? Yes there adding Darth in Mandarin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMaleOSTR Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) Time and time again I can't simply log in the evening , in the little spare time I have between working and looking after my family, because of peak time server maintenance. Thats what I'm expected to pay 14euros per month on top of 50euros I paid for the game already. I could only understand that If I was refunded a FULL day for this ! If Devs care only for their american customers then let them pay for the *********** thing cause I wont do it anymore ! Unsubbed ! I'm off to play something else while waiting for Guild Wars 2. Edited March 15, 2012 by Sireene lang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeiLican Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 The time spent reading these forums during the downtime is more entertaining than the game itself, LOL! Seriously, great entertainment while I am at work Cause the servers should be up by the time I get home, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TameDragon Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I'm an EU player and yeah it sucks it going down during peak time but really, go eat something, go do the dishes, play with your pets, stuff like that. This is a game not real life guys, it won't hurt you being off it for 2 hours. All i'd like to complain about really is the lack of communication between us and the CS/Devs. I used to play City of Heroes and if they had to take a server down for an emergency hotfix like this they had someone on the forums within a couple of minutes letting people know etc. This IS a new game however so i think cutting the guys some slack would be in order, ranting about things won't fix them any quicker. Try to be positive about this guys, who knows they might fix something that would fix a lot of our problems that we've been having. Peace out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashakai Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 im paying for play and im not playing right now,so i would like my money for this 2 hours,and 2 hours yesterday and so You want me to write you a cheque for the 4 cents that this downtime is costing you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Ravener Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Wonder what the Reaction would be from some of our, less than stable American friends (not saying there arnt Europeans who are particularly unstable at least entirely) but what would happen if this occurred during their peak time? would the reaction be "ohhh well Cest la Vie" or would it be a rabble I wonder? Rav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stomperomper Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 give it a rest people maintainance has to be done to keep the game intact. i dont like it either buts it is the nature of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarqueShade Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 this is awesome...the servers go down but they provide a forum to get LOL's with during the down time because of all the nerd rage!!.. Keep rocking on everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexfan Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Loud noises!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaphik Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 You are a business and in my point of view is not only attracting customers, it is also know they hold. A greeting. You said it right there, BW is a business. Businesses are supposed to make money so they continue to operate and provide the services for the consumers. Sadly, everything some consumers want isn't feasible for a business to implement and stay operational. Relax.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciphear Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 hope the patch is worth it, most likely theres primetime somewhere no matter what the time is, unfortynally it ended on us EU players today. so hopefully they fix an fatal issue wich the game would be unplayable without :> damn family guy on tv gotta run... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterGun-SWE Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) Im happy that they are fixing problems, but... ... but im not happy with the heads up and totaly lack of information!!! Edited March 15, 2012 by Sireene rude/uninviting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vuun Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 You would think that a company that has never done MMO's would be better then the ones that have done them for years. If I remeber right SWG had the same problems right up untill the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawhyde Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Dear Bioware, Please never shut the game down again while there are people logged in. Wait until the player count is zero before patching. Emergency patches don't really exist, you're just not willing to run patches outside of normal office hours. :facepalm: People need to relax. Sometimes you DO need to fix the damned thing RIGHT NOW. And if it is something gamebreaking or otherwise ev0l, you also DON'T want to spread the word further about what was happening to prevent giving people ideas the next time. This isn't a democracy. This isn't a government. This isn't a utility. This isn't your life (or it shouldn't be). Go outside. Pet your dog/cat. Have lunch. Get a nap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yograin Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 OMG I cant read fast enough ))))) some of the replies are really funny. Going back ingame to AFK on fleet then I will read some more.. oh wait I will AFK somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieAlteHexe Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Well on a good note I logged off opened chrome and saw Diablo III is being released in exactly two months. Game over bioware. Is that...normal 2 months or "Blizzard 2 months"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sxctomba Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Yesterday servers go down when (EU primetime) today servers go down when u ask EU prime-time i pay good money to play this game and really like playing it but it seam clear that bioware dont care much about EU players as long as they dont upset the american players they will do as they please. Maybe if 100,000 EU players canceled there sub they would notice they screwed up and screwed up big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyrickG Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 So what went wrong? I know you guys are working hard on this game. I really really enjoy myself on it. And I also know that the devs want us to be happy so I'm sure this is some sort of emergency fix. Please give us the courtesy of a real explanation and not just that you are patching something. We do not want to feel alienated from the devs, and by giving us just a tidbit more information I personally will be satisfied to understand why you are patching midday usa/evening prime time europe. Thanks devs if you take the time to read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWZander Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 That's pretty impressive, seeing how I'm pretty certain that game launched in 2004. Launch was at the end of Nov 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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