Was taking upto 5 mins to zone, now when I try log it says, yep you guessed it "server locked" then it switches to open, but simply boots me if I click play...Rince and Repeat, each time... I know servers/games are dodgy after a expansion (been playing such games for over 12 years) but hell i'm actualy in the old EMPTY zones, not the new overcrowded ones <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />Good luck all it's 00:46 here so i'm off to bed

<cite>Cirwen@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite><blockquote>Was taking upto 5 mins to zone, now when I try log it says, yep you guessed it "server locked" then it switches to open, but simply boots me if I click play...Rince and Repeat, each time... I know servers/games are dodgy after a expansion (been playing such games for over 12 years) but hell i'm actualy in the old EMPTY zones, not the new overcrowded ones <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" />Good luck all it's 00:46 here so i'm off to bed</blockquote>I tried as well and I have concluded it is down too.  I wanted to wait to post anything since I didn't know if it was just me.drago.

I finally got in but 5-10 mins to zone is really lame...any eta on a fix?Edit:Ive now been on since 430 pst and zoned fro QH to SQ and im still attempting to get to NQ...30 mins 2 zones...SOE how about a free month for the headaches...

<p>Receiving Zone Info.............................................. .................................................. .................................................. ....</p><p>Log Out</p><p>Receiving Zone Info.............................................. .................................................. .................................................. ....</p><p><img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/e78feac27fa924c4d0ad6cf5819f3554.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /><img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/e78feac27fa924c4d0ad6cf5819f3554.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /><img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/e78feac27fa924c4d0ad6cf5819f3554.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /><img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/e78feac27fa924c4d0ad6cf5819f3554.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /><img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/e78feac27fa924c4d0ad6cf5819f3554.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /><img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/e78feac27fa924c4d0ad6cf5819f3554.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /><img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/e78feac27fa924c4d0ad6cf5819f3554.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /><img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/e78feac27fa924c4d0ad6cf5819f3554.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" /></p>

SSDDhappens every time we get an expansion <img src="/smilies/1cfd6e2a9a2c0cf8e74b49b35e2e46c7.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />come on these people should be ready for this sort of stuff by now.how about next beta you open it to everybody and really test your servers aye?

Again????? I want to play the game....

yep been sitting at "receiving zone information" screen for about 15 minutes now.  Dang I quit playing Vanguard because of the lag maybe it's time to go back and give it another try.

AB's new name ALWAYS BROKEN! It's really irksome that we can't log in or if we are in, we can't zone with  fear of getting the stuck at receiving zone info. I would like 2 things at the end of this. 1. Additional time added to my account for the consistent headache and interupted playtime from AB being down. 2. Free transfers off AB for those who want them.

Is it too late to roll a ranger named Antonia?

I just sat down to play after working all day too. My monk is 71.93 and I want to freaking level. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" />

Think SOE is a victim of their own success.  This Kunark expansion has too many returning players on this server now.Yesterday, I recall a message that all broker services would be offline for several minutes to reduce lag.  /boggleIs today broker down, round 2?

<p>In addition to free transfers off the server, they really should lock it so that people cannot transfer to the server and cannot create new characters there unless they already have one over a certain level (say, 20). Once things settle down, remove the lock. But right now, the last thing AB is more people creating toons there and/or coming to the server.</p>

<p>Great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p><p>1. Additional time added to my account for the consistent headache and interupted playtime from AB being down. 2. Free transfers off AB for those who want them. </p><p>Plus</p><p>3. Triple XP</p>

<p>Yep, it sure is.  The producers know of it already (they've been paying very close attention to the status of AB over the past few days) and already they have the techs crawling over it to get it resolved.  </p><p><img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>~Gnobrin!</p>

Thanks Gnorbin and see who you have to beat with a stick to get us some happiness. Free time, Free transfers are looking to be the things many are asking about.

Help a brigand out.

Nah, I do not want freebies. I want them to correct the situation.

<p>My experiences with AB since last Thursday.</p><p>Zone.  Get the "Loading Zone Info" screen.  Nothing happens, game eventually freezes.  Game is bugged, if I ctrl-alt-del it's showing as nonresponsive and will NOT shut down.  Reboot whole computer.  Start game back up.  Every char on AB is MISSING.  If I play the silly reboot game and restart game for 10 min sometimes I can get the AB characters to show back up and actually play.  Sometimes I can't.</p>

<cite>Anasur@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>My experiences with AB since last Thursday.</p><p>Zone.  Get the "Loading Zone Info" screen.  Nothing happens, game eventually freezes.  Game is bugged, if I ctrl-alt-del it's showing as nonresponsive and will NOT shut down.  Reboot whole computer.  Start game back up.  Every char on AB is MISSING.  If I play the silly reboot game and restart game for 10 min sometimes I can get the AB characters to show back up and actually play.  Sometimes I can't.</p></blockquote>This is my wife's story, and many times mine as well. Been like this for about 10 days.

Time for SoE to update its hardware?drago.

<p>The funny thing is, only my AB chars are missing.  They ones are other server are just fine.</p><p>ADD:  Wee, after 10 minutes now I can see my AB chars and the server is showing as Locked.  I guess we're making progress!</p>

<cite>Gnobrin wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Yep, it sure is.  The producers know of it already (they've been paying very close attention to the status of AB over the past few days) and already they have the techs crawling over it to get it resolved.  </p><p><img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" /></p><p>~Gnobrin!</p></blockquote><p>I'd like to be positive and I'm glad you actually posted in this thread.</p><p>We were warned in guild chat that people couldn't log in.. and a bit after that *boom* everyone went to character select etc etc</p><p>I don't personally believe any amount of techs is gonna resolve this.  The problem is plain and simple.. the server is way beyond capacity.</p><p>Now limiting login or some such isn't really an answer (all my toons are on that server).</p><p>We got a message the other day thanking us for being patient... with all the "returnees".</p><p>Well the masses of people I see.. are 70+ .. names I've never seen before... guilds I've never seen ...  Played AB since it went live...  Now nothing against anyone but.. when the server is one of the highest populated to begin with.. all those transfers err returnees are gonna cause issues.</p><p>Free transfers would be nice.. but its only going to work if anyone is willing.</p><p>I'll hope that somehow your techs find a way to fix this but just letting you know.. I don't honestly see this being fixed without some decrease in the servers population.</p>

Poor AB.. I personally think they should open a third RP server and give free character transfers to people on AB and LDL, might make AB a little less... Dead? lol

Right now I just wish I didn't have all my characters on ab.

<p>I'm getting impatient as well.  Every evening I try to log in to find the server locked, if I manage to get in game MUCH later...it is difficult to play due to the fact that zoning is a big production now...it takes so long and you may or may not get kicked to the log in screen.</p><p>I have all my chars on AB so I have no free slots to play on another server till this problem is fixed without destroying work that I might as well leave the game completely, if that is the only option.</p><p>COME ON SONY!</p>

Planetside FTW lol time to go blow people up again till ab gets up! weee

<p>Wewt!  Vanu for the win!</p><p>zap! zap!</p><p>~Gnobrin!</p>

<p>Sure, sure. But what about my free time? I want about 8hours, if you could stick it in somewhere between 3 and 4am PST that would be great. I can try to log in all night, and maybe even play some and not have to worry about being to tired for work the next day, since I'd have those extra hours from SoE to do it in <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>If you could arrange that it would be great. K?</p>

At this rate it will get better on AB. When the new people get frustrated with the down time and cancel.I can wait. /mutters Must Level.....

<p>~ casts buff - (Deploy Elite-Techno-Army Master VI) on Scott Hartsmans entire team for 5,083,947,947 points of Server Issue Resolution ~</p><p>~ Looks in spellbook ~</p><p>Now, where did I put that unlimited funds to pay the geeks spell?</p><p>Ahhhh... here it is!</p><p>~ casts buff - (Sell own children for medical experiments Master XI) on SOE for $999,999,999.00 dollars of Unlimited Financial Resources ~</p><p>There, that should do it.</p><p>/Smile</p><p>~ sits back, opens a cold beer and waits patiently ~</p>