Server crash... Down until tomorrow

Slapshot1188

 

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Maerlyn vbmenu_register("postmenu_1035770", true); Community Manager     Join Date: Mar 2009	Server down till approx. 10am GMT +2 Oct. 14th Due to an issue with the latest patch and it's deployment the server will stay down until approximately 10am GMT+2. We are sorry for any inconvenience and are working as fast as possible to have this issue resolved in time. __________________ ~ Counselor Program ~ Teh law ~ Moderator Program ~ ~ Nothing screams "owned" like the chilly autumn breeze on your buttocks at the priest stone... -Milarepa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cirsyndic

I think his signature sums it up adequately.

Slapshot1188

Thread on the official forums tracking this:

http://www.mortalonline.com/forums/54325-erver-down-till-approx-10am-gmt-2-oct-14th.html

 

Seems like they got it up for a few minutes around 1PM server time but then it went back down.

HerculesSAS

Color me unsurprised.

 

We've known that this has been SV's modus operandi for some time. From my own technical experience, I've pointed out a few times that this is due to their testing methods. I suppose this is the problem yet again. Time will tell, but if they can't even deploy the patch properly, don't know that the patcher is limited in size, how do folks expect them to get the patch actually working ingame?

Ajmags

I was expecting them to release on a friday night then take the weekend off because their CEO never had the foresight to assume the server might go down and leave his community without a game to play for an entire weekend.

THe above statement was common practice for months . There was no doubt in my mind this new patch would crash the server.

The current problems with MO go well beyond a server patch with new graphics minimal content, this game seriously needed a full wipe due to all the exploits and duping that went on the first month after release and continued for months. It basicly ruined the game for a lot of people and caused them to leave the game.

The CONCURRENT population at any given time is some where between 100 and 150 people IF they are lucky, and they probably have about 3-500 subscribers. With that being said and the population being so low the PROPER thing to do would be to wipe the game and start fresh and Im positive they will get alot of people come back at that point and play the game the way it was meant to be played. Were not talking about a game here that has Thousands of players and multiple servers. The economy is ruined and guilds who could not tie their own shoes in the early stages have taken over the game due to the fact all the bigger more organised guilds left the game.

WAKE UP SV and start fresh with a game thats correct from the beginning because you will NEVER be able to overcome the mess you released. I know you will get alot of Subscribers back who will in turn help you market your game because when the chips are down MMO companies dont market their games THE PLAYERS DO. Your trying to Market to a community who already knows about your game, EVERYONE reads the MMO sites and most MMO players get their info from other players in thier communities and fom websites just like this one. SO tell me SV WHO are you going to market too ???

You want a ground breaking marketing Idea ? Wipe the damn game, Get it right, and do a re-release to grab back some of the people who originally tested and purcheased your game and you will have some success. Why do I suggest this Idea ? Because it does not take a long time to max out skills in MO you can have a maxed out fighter in just a few days, refining takes a bit longer as does the time needed to build structures but most of the ones currently standing were built with TAINTED money not hard work. They wrere funded by dupers and cheaters.

Get it together SV for the sake of those who love your game and your vision and you WILL gain the respect of the community.

HerculesSAS

They could wipe the entire game and it wouldn't make a dent in terms of the lack of content. Of course, this Epic patch was holding back all that amazing content, so it should start flowing now, right?

Ajmags

Originally posted by HerculesSAS

They could wipe the entire game and it wouldn't make a dent in terms of the lack of content. Of course, this Epic patch was holding back all that amazing content, so it should start flowing now, right?

 LOL you know as well as I its all a bunch of crap but at the very least they can make the game playable in a fair way for those who still have false hope. IMHO I would love to see this game live up to what the Devs vision but I know better than that im sure you do as well. My long winded post above was to try and help these guys get their heads out of their asses and do the right thing but a young Inexperienced dev team cant see past what they think will be a game breaker if they wipe. If any game ever needed a wipe in a big time way its this one.