oveyonkanobie Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 So, running a few flash points tonight and I wasn't able to use chat.. I could type in the chat box, so could other people.. but it would not go in to the chat box......... Everyone in my guild had this issue, so I am assuming its a wide spread issue..... would have been nice to talk to group members again... Also, log out and back in does not fix the issue.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saregon Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Just switched characters and now my chat is broke too! Chat server crash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docbenwayddo Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I'm having this too on The Ebon Hawk. Suddenly nothing I typed showed in any channel. All I could see were friend/guild log on/off messages and emote text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saregon Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Yeah I'm on Ebon Hawk too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRoth Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 All is proceeding as I have foreseen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoshkar Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) Glad it is not just me then, I restarted my computer, router, modem, everything. Shoulda looked here first I suppose Also on Ebon Hawk! Someones ERP broke the game Edited April 29, 2014 by Hoshkar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelflight Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 same server...same issue...wth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayEndo Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Glad it is not just me then, I restarted my computer, router, modem, everything. Shoulda looked here first I suppose Also on Ebon Hawk! Someones ERP broke the game Same. Logged out first. Then tried restarting the game, then rebooting. I could see the connection was fine, and I was at my wits end trying to talk to a friend. I finally discovered it wasn't just me when my guild started putting things in the guild MOTD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punknaught Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) 1. In an effort to curb trolls and bot/gold sellers all chat has been turned off on the ebon hawk. (In jest) It is quite annoying (It is in the patch notes this particular problem even though I have never seen it till today) Edited April 29, 2014 by Punknaught Patch notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoshkar Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Same. I finally discovered it wasn't just me when my guild started putting things in the guild MOTD. Good idea, going to toss a note in mine, make sure they know the world is not ending.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacentabaal Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 All fine on The Progenitor, so its either a server issue or I dunno. have you tried resetting your UI (CRTL U U) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoshkar Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 All fine on The Progenitor, so its either a server issue or I dunno. have you tried resetting your UI (CRTL U U) ? Pretty sure if restarting computers did not fix it, that will not help much either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletBlaze Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 All fine on The Progenitor, so its either a server issue or I dunno. have you tried resetting your UI (CRTL U U) ? Everyone on Ebon Hawk is having the same problem so I don't think it is a UI problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timesplitter Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) All fine on The Progenitor, so its either a server issue or I dunno. have you tried resetting your UI (CRTL U U) ? It's also on The Progenitor now, Edited April 29, 2014 by Timesplitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaitWatson Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 We're looking into this! Thank you for your reports. I'll post when I have any additional information for you all! -tw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerba Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) I played around with chat a little bit; hope this helps with debugging: The /say, /yell and /me channels all seem to work fineWhispers to other players work fineGuild and Party chat work fineAll other channels (General, PvP, Trade as well as custom channels like LFG) are buggy in that they will stop working after a few minutes.Player login/logoff and guild member login/logoff messages also seem to be missing. It is possible to temporarily get chat working with the following commands (replace general by the chat channel name): /cleave general/cjoin general/1 test Then, you can once again write in chat, read in chat and see the join/leave messages for ~10 minutes. After that, you no longer see any messages from the chat, and when trying to write something, it does not show up in chat. Also, you can get chat working by logging out of the character and logging back in. This causes you to newly join all chat channels and you will be able to use chat for a few minutes. Edited April 29, 2014 by Jerba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Post EricMusco Posted April 29, 2014 Dev Post Share Posted April 29, 2014 Hey folks, Quick update on the chat issue. We believe we have isolated the problem and we are actively working on a fix. We are going to be testing this fix throughout the night and our current plan (assuming it looks good in testing) is to apply it tomorrow. As it stands now, this fix shouldn't require any downtime. For the issue itself, it does appear that volume in chat is related and that as more people are in chat, the issue can get worse. EU has already gone through their "prime time" but for all of you NA folks, you can expect higher visibility of these issues as you move through your servers peak times. Again, I will get updates to you as I have them and currently a fix is planned for tomorrow which will not require any downtime. -eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthWarlawk Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Hey folks, Quick update on the chat issue. We believe we have isolated the problem and we are actively working on a fix. We are going to be testing this fix throughout the night and our current plan (assuming it looks good in testing) is to apply it tomorrow. As it stands now, this fix shouldn't require any downtime. For the issue itself, it does appear that volume in chat is related and that as more people are in chat, the issue can get worse. EU has already gone through their "prime time" but for all of you NA folks, you can expect higher visibility of these issues as you move through your servers peak times. Again, I will get updates to you as I have them and currently a fix is planned for tomorrow which will not require any downtime. -eric Um, the chat bug is the least of my problems. Whatever you guys did, i can't launch the client. I keep getting an error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfa Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 If possible, could we get the chat to go down on Shadowlands by any chance, cause it SUCKS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cultusatanas Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 If possible, could we get the chat to go down on Shadowlands by any chance, cause it SUCKS. I second that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralTruin Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Pretty sure that this patch was to fix something chat related such as ooo I dunno "permanent disconnection from the chat server" as to quote BioWare. I guess their definition of fixing something is doing the opposite. And to think I actually pay a monthly subscription fee and what do I get in return? Patches that fix bugs but adds more bugs, and patches that are to fix something but breaks it all together. You'd think EA would actually be on top of this with the dwindling subscriptions, oh wait, they are more concerned about making a new MMO with Disney cause we all know how great a company they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoshkar Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) errr....it would seem in game chat is down again? I spend more time talking to my guild then anything else in the game, you guys are forcing me to level AHHHHH!!!! Might just be me though, why do I keep getting disconnected from the chat server Edited April 30, 2014 by Hoshkar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperhurts Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 If possible, could we get the chat to go down on Shadowlands by any chance, cause it SUCKS. Wish granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerba Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) Pretty sure that this patch was to fix something chat related such as ooo I dunno "permanent disconnection from the chat server" as to quote BioWare. I guess their definition of fixing something is doing the opposite. And to think I actually pay a monthly subscription fee and what do I get in return? Patches that fix bugs but adds more bugs, and patches that are to fix something but breaks it all together. You'd think EA would actually be on top of this with the dwindling subscriptions, oh wait, they are more concerned about making a new MMO with Disney cause we all know how great a company they are. From what I heard, the chat problems started even before yesterday's maintenance, so it was just bad luck that it fell in the same timeslot as the patch, and was not the fault of the patch. Nevertheless, I do appreciate Musco's post. It is great that they offer so much transparency on this issue. Also, as bad as this bug is, I really like the response to it. After so many bugs where they waited until regular maintenance or when the weekend was over, it is encouraging to see that they will still work overtime when there is a pressing issue. Let's hope this will be fixed soon! Edited April 30, 2014 by Jerba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeJarC Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) it's spreading... now not only chat is borked, taxi's are going on strike too... Alderaan taxi's are sometimes refusing to transport passengers. Imperial Communication Equipment seems to be down too intermittently, because I also get disconnected regularly... Edited April 30, 2014 by LeJarC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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