*CRASHED* Load Times on AB is terrible..are the others as bad?

[Chiyoiche]

<p>this is REALLY bad....loading to a single zone is taking much longer then it ever has before.(and its not just me. so its not my net or pc) i realize the update is huge and alot of people are doing it, but to me it feels as if another server crash is coming form the lag..</p><p>is AB the only one this bad?</p>

[Chiyoiche]

<p>so now the server just died</p>

[Darkojin]

<p>Hey, you called it. AB crashed. Tried to log back on, and it lost half of my characters.</p>

[Chiyoiche]

<p>yep all mine are gone too..../cries</p>

[Iceband]

<p>Yea its not letting me on either, why is AB always crashing..perhaps we need more hardware(hint hint soe)</p>

[Chiyoiche]

<p>characters are back...and now stuck in everzoneload</p>

[KatarinaMcComas]

<p>This Bull***t is getting really old on AB, every patch, every event we lose hours upon hours of gameplay over sh***y something, be it hardware, population overload or just bad coding.  its time you fixed this, there are more paying customers playing on this server then any others server, fix this.</p>

[ElsaRat]

<p>I'm having the same problem. I suppose it was too much to hope SOE could do a significant upgrade without crashing the game.</p>

[Chiyoiche]

<p>took me 5 mins to load back in <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Amnerys]

<p>I just talked to the dev team. They're aware of the problem and are looking into it. Sorry for the inconvenience!!</p>

[Iceband]

<p><cite>Amnerys wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I just talked to the dev team. They're aware of the problem and are looking into it. Sorry for the inconvenience!!</p></blockquote><p>I understand that things happen, but this is turning into a consistant issue with AB,  this isnt the first, second, heck it isnt the 10th time AB has had a problem, sounds like its time for some free xfers off this server to me...</p>

[Kaalenarc]

<p>Same issue for me here - someone kick the hamster wheel!</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p>This is a strange one.  I just created a new character for testing purposes.  When I tried to log in with that new character it logged me in with a different character instead.  Then the new character dissapeared. </p><p>Something is up, but it looks like the devs are working to correct it.</p>

[Celestial Knight]

<p>Well I hope it gets fixed soon.  There's nothing more annoying than crashing everytime you zone</p>

[Viron_X]

<p><cite>Iceband wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Amnerys wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I just talked to the dev team. They're aware of the problem and are looking into it. Sorry for the inconvenience!!</p></blockquote><p>I understand that things happen, but this is turning into a consistant issue with AB,  this isnt the first, second, heck it isnt the 10th time AB has had a problem, sounds like its time for some free xfers off this server to me...</p></blockquote><p>I really can't believe they haven't offered free xfers off AB yet. How many of the problems we have on AB could be fixed if they just let some of the load off?</p><p>Also, I'm having the same problem. Char select shows only 4 toons, sometimes it says AB is down, sometimes not, but when I try to log in it says the server can't find my toon.</p>

[Chiyoiche]

<p><cite>TSR-DanielH wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>This is a strange one.  I just created a new character for testing purposes.  When I tried to log in with that new character it logged me in with a different character instead.  Then the new character dissapeared. </p><p>Something is up, but it looks like the devs are working to correct it.</p></blockquote><p>i admit, that issue made me giggle. do you have any idea of how long before they figure out what went wrong?</p>

[cr0wangel]

<p>Same problem here from AB. The game crashed and now I can't log back in, half of my characters are missing. No fun really.</p>

[TSR-KenC]

<p>Just got an update from our Operations team. There do seem to be a few issues (maintly involving AB and Crushbone) that the necessary folks are ironing out. No ETA at this point, but I'll let you know if we recieve any relevant information.</p>

[Chiyoiche]

<p>i hope they can fix it soon. been looking forward to doing these things with my bf for some time and he finaly had tonight off to do them with me <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Rajirrah]

<p><cite>Chiyoiche@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>i hope they can fix it soon. been looking forward to doing these things with my bf for some time and he finaly had tonight off to do them with me <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Oh dear me. First time BF and you have time together and you wanted to play this. I think I'd be doing... well, something else!</p>

[Keikoku]

<p>Was in the middle of an instance(Klak'Anon). =( Hope I can zone back in.</p>

[acable]

<p>Crushbone just died <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[TSR-KenC]

<p>If the problem servers are going down/down already- then it's a good sign they know the cause and are working to fix the situation. Hold strong!</p>

[TheGamingFre]

<p>No, there is not going to be any kind of fix, they are just going to slap a band aid on it like always since this happens with ever medium sized up date and larger.</p><p>I dont know what they really need to do to fix it, be it add more hardware in sections of the servers, stop sharing the hardware with another server or what but Im sure they know what really needs to be done but just wont justify the expence.</p><p>I knew I should have taken a week off from the game before trying to play again....</p>

[Rajirrah]

<p>If you want to see adults whine like the kids do, check these forums during a server outage.</p><p>All whining should stop now or in the corners with you!!</p>

[Keikoku]

<p><cite>Rajirrah@Oasis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>If you want to see adults whine like the kids do, check these forums during a server outage.</p><p>All whining should stop now or in the corners with you!!</p></blockquote><p>I LOL'd.</p>

[TSR-KenC]

<p>AB and Crushbone are coming back up, though it appears Guk is locked out for possibly the same reasons.</p><p>EDIT: It does seem like a bit of testing is being done, and the servers affected are wavering back and forth. Looks like I spoke to soon. An announcement will be made on these boards as soon as things have been stabilized.</p>

[Arielle Nightshade]

<p>Nice try, but almost 30 mins after your post AB is still doing all the things other posters have said.  (Unless it's just me, which I doubt)</p><p>Any update?</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p><cite>Arielle Nightshade wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Nice try, but almost 30 mins after your post AB is still doing all the things other posters have said.  (Unless it's just me, which I doubt)</p><p>Any update?</p></blockquote><p>The devs are posting about this issue in the following thread:</p><p><a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=459322" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=459322</a></p><p>I would keep an eye on that post for updates.</p>

[Tentative]

<p>Nop</p><p>Got update after first try was cancelled for me.</p><p>Logged in after patch,  2 of my toons are gone.  logged out, logged back in, same thing 2 missing.</p><p>Tried to play one,  was told to exit an re-run patcher.  After two attempts same thing.</p>

[Wikfizb]

<p><cite>TSR-KenC wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Just got an update from our Operations team. There do seem to be a few issues (maintly involving AB and Crushbone) that the necessary folks are ironing out. No ETA at this point, but I'll let you know if we recieve any relevant information.</p></blockquote><p>I'm experiencing what seems to be the same thing, but I am on Lucan, not AB or Crushbone.</p><p>I was stuck at the loading zone screen for 10+ minutes, so I canceld and tried to reload, and when I did, only one of mu Lucan characters was visible and it would nto let me log in with him.</p><p>I'll give ti a few more tries and if no luck, I'll just go watch TV or something, but wanted to chime in that its not just the servers listed above.</p>

[Amnerys]

<p><span ><p>In an attempt to keep all pertinent info concentrated, both for our updating and for players who may be coming by the forums to see what's going on, I'm going to lock this thread and direct everyone to this thread for the duration of the issues.</p><p><a href="list.m?topic_id=459338">Server Issues & Locks - 9/23/09</a></p><p>Thank you for your patience and understanding. We are working to resolve these issues as quickly as possible.</p></span></p>