ETA on "unlocking" the servers? - Page 17

Zandramaxus · 12-07-2011, 01:46 PM

Question, if I leave my character select screen up and there are changes made to the server status or character availablilty will I see it or do I need to refresh it to see the changes? Just curious.

Thacary_Binx · 12-07-2011, 01:49 PM

I've had to restart after all progress to see the differences.

scootz · 12-07-2011, 01:50 PM

anyone else notice the patcher doesnt automatically close any more either? guess its another hidden AoD feature we payed for.... manually closing the patcher window after weve entered game!

scootz · 12-07-2011, 01:51 PM

BTW: servers now DOWN instead of LOCKED... that means were getting closer....

wow i just posted an update before hte guys doing the update could do it, i should get a job in community service

*EDIT* guess not, back to locked!

Zandramaxus · 12-07-2011, 01:52 PM

Still locked for me...as well as 5 of the characters that shouldn't be.

Nameliss · 12-07-2011, 01:53 PM

I'm still showing the servers as locked.

And all my toons except one are also still locked.

Felshades · 12-07-2011, 01:53 PM

Zandramaxus wrote:

My point wasn't that they use Facebook and Twitter, it was that they tend to post there first or only there. This is an official SoE website. Makes sense to me that that would give it first priority is all.

Except that those feeds are official soe news feeds, twitter feeds, facebook pages...

And as I said before, they're accessible to more people than the forums are.

tillerman35 · 12-07-2011, 01:53 PM

You know what would be fun? The next time they run something like this, they should have everyone zone into a sort of "antechamber" while the update is happening. One big zone with nothing bug a lot of free (virtual) food and drink and the ability to mill about. Maybe a few mini-games, but mostly this would be a social gathering. An area would be set apart for each server would be provided, but all servers' characters could zone in (with a -of-servername suffix to their names to prevent naming conflicts). And best of all, there should be statues of Antonia Bayle and Lucan D'Lere there to give updated statuses. People could grumble and gripe to each other, but at least you could (virtually) hang out with your guildies and in-game friends while you wait for the kinks to work themselves out.

scootz · 12-07-2011, 01:53 PM

zandra, they are in the middle of maintenence, your characters are going to look locked =p... im not sure why theres so many posts about this... it happens every downtime =p

Zandramaxus · 12-07-2011, 01:54 PM

Your still missing my point but I give up. It's more fun to beat my head against a wall.

OldScotch · 12-07-2011, 01:54 PM

scootz wrote:

anyone else notice the patcher doesnt automatically close any more either? guess its another hidden AoD feature we payed for.... manually closing the patcher window after weve entered game!

Save your sarcasm, it didn't close down since the new loader exists.

No changes there. If you want to vent, at least make sure it makes sense...

Nrgy · 12-07-2011, 01:54 PM

scootz wrote:

BTW: servers now DOWN instead of LOCKED... that means were getting closer....
wow i just posted an update before hte guys doing the update could do it, i should get a job in community service
*EDIT* guess not, back to locked!

I don't think Trolling OR Stalking positions have any openings atm.

Zandramaxus · 12-07-2011, 01:55 PM

I have never had 5 of the 10 characters I have locked. It's either all or nothing.

scootz · 12-07-2011, 01:56 PM

"I don't think Trolling OR Stalking positions have any openings atm."

darn SMILEY

scootz · 12-07-2011, 01:57 PM

zandra, they are doing a big maintence which includes the addition of F2P... notice how when u close your EQ you get a browser that pops up? thats for the F2P, but since they are doing maintence, the server doesnt know your paid acct isnt F2P....

Im guessing (yes a guess here), F2P will have less slots than you have currently, and if the server thinks your F2P, some of those slots are going to be locked..

Like i said, the second part is a guess, but a logical one. It takes no astounding leap of logic to figure this out....

Now, ill repeat again for you Zandra, they are doing maintence, its going to appeared as locked while they do maintence

Thacary_Binx · 12-07-2011, 01:59 PM

get em, scootz! it's funny how many times the SAME EXACT QUESTIONS are asked by people who don't take the time to read a little before posting, lol!

scootz · 12-07-2011, 02:01 PM

hehe, im just frustrated so im bein mean! SMILEY .... but i guess i should get use to it! lots of new players coming with F2P and going to be a lot of questions asked!

Zandramaxus · 12-07-2011, 02:04 PM

Scootz, I clearly stated in several posts that I understood the reason for them being locked. I was just stating originally that they were still locked, in response to another post. I was just correcting you when you said that this is normal when they perform maintainence. It clearly is not normal to have only half your characters locked. Once again, I was not complaining or misunderstanding. I was just responding to another post.

eyez4u · 12-07-2011, 02:05 PM

scootz wrote:

zandra, they are in the middle of maintenence, your characters are going to look locked =p... im not sure why theres so many posts about this... it happens every downtime =p

Ummm no, thats not true. I started EQ2 from the beginning and this is the "first" time I have ever seen my characters with locks beside them, telling me I am over the character limit when I highlight the lock. I have seen my character missing before but NEVER my characters being locked themselves.

Zorash · 12-07-2011, 02:05 PM

The ones that are locked now are the ones that have some combination of race/profession that is not offered as free to play.

Eventually, they will run the script that will unlock those characters on the Gold accounts (or who have paid for the various race/profession packs).

scootz · 12-07-2011, 02:05 PM

oh!

Maroger · 12-07-2011, 02:08 PM

The problem is I don't think we are going to get all the character slots we are entitled to. As Station access since the game started - I had BEFORE THEY patched 13 slot -- with 12 character and 1 free slot I got fron LON.

Now I have only 8 characters and 4 locked and no free slot and I fear that is going to happen when they finally bring the servers back up.

Catria · 12-07-2011, 02:09 PM

Zorash@Antonia Bayle wrote:

The ones that are locked now are the ones that have some combination of race/profession that is not offered as free to play.
Eventually, they will run the script that will unlock those characters on the Gold accounts (or who have paid for the various race/profession packs).

I don't think that's correct. The ones that are currently unlocked for me are simply the last three characters I had logged into the game. One is a Freeblood Defiler.

scootz · 12-07-2011, 02:09 PM

so heres a new topic: how about a new update from the people at SoE?

Catria · 12-07-2011, 02:10 PM

Maroger wrote:

The problem is I don't think we are going to get all the character slots we are entitled to. As Station access since the game started - I had BEFORE THEY patched 13 slot -- with 12 character and 1 free slot I got fron LON.
Now I have only 8 characters and 4 locked and no free slot and I fear that is going to happen when they finally bring the servers back up.

I guess the only answer to this one is to wait until the servers come up. If there's still an issue contact technical support or /petition or both to have it fixed.

That being said, I believe it's been officially stated somewhere in the mass of postings from the past day that they expect all these issues to resolve when the servers are unlocked.

Jakkyll · 12-07-2011, 02:11 PM

should be an update from SOE within the hour, still 50 min before Brasse stated that she'd have one for us.

eyez4u · 12-07-2011, 02:11 PM

scootz wrote:

so heres a new topic: how about a new update from the people at SoE?

Now... that will make people laugh.

Zandramaxus · 12-07-2011, 02:12 PM

Scootz, you need to stop with those insane ideas of yours.

eyez4u · 12-07-2011, 02:13 PM

How about this for a new subject.... What will happen when "everyone" tries to log in at the same time?

Zandramaxus · 12-07-2011, 02:14 PM

eyez4u wrote:

scootz wrote:
so heres a new topic: how about a new update from the people at SoE?
Now... that will make people laugh.

The people at SoE?

12-07-2011, 01:53 PM	#487
Felshades Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,887	Zandramaxus wrote: My point wasn't that they use Facebook and Twitter, it was that they tend to post there first or only there. This is an official SoE website. Makes sense to me that that would give it first priority is all. Except that those feeds are official soe news feeds, twitter feeds, facebook pages... And as I said before, they're accessible to more people than the forums are.

12-07-2011, 01:54 PM	#491
OldScotch Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5	scootz wrote: anyone else notice the patcher doesnt automatically close any more either? guess its another hidden AoD feature we payed for.... manually closing the patcher window after weve entered game! Save your sarcasm, it didn't close down since the new loader exists. No changes there. If you want to vent, at least make sure it makes sense...

12-07-2011, 01:54 PM	#492
Nrgy Lord Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,338	scootz wrote: BTW: servers now DOWN instead of LOCKED... that means were getting closer.... wow i just posted an update before hte guys doing the update could do it, i should get a job in community service EDIT guess not, back to locked! I don't think Trolling OR Stalking positions have any openings atm.

12-07-2011, 02:01 PM	#497
scootz Lorekeeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 23	hehe, im just frustrated so im bein mean! .... but i guess i should get use to it! lots of new players coming with F2P and going to be a lot of questions asked!

12-07-2011, 02:05 PM	#499
eyez4u Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 11	scootz wrote: zandra, they are in the middle of maintenence, your characters are going to look locked =p... im not sure why theres so many posts about this... it happens every downtime =p Ummm no, thats not true. I started EQ2 from the beginning and this is the "first" time I have ever seen my characters with locks beside them, telling me I am over the character limit when I highlight the lock. I have seen my character missing before but NEVER my characters being locked themselves.

12-07-2011, 01:46 PM	#481
Zandramaxus Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 28	Question, if I leave my character select screen up and there are changes made to the server status or character availablilty will I see it or do I need to refresh it to see the changes? Just curious.

12-07-2011, 01:49 PM	#482
Thacary_Binx Hero Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 8	I've had to restart after all progress to see the differences.

12-07-2011, 01:50 PM	#483
scootz Lorekeeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 23	anyone else notice the patcher doesnt automatically close any more either? guess its another hidden AoD feature we payed for.... manually closing the patcher window after weve entered game!

12-07-2011, 01:51 PM	#484
scootz Lorekeeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 23	BTW: servers now DOWN instead of LOCKED... that means were getting closer.... wow i just posted an update before hte guys doing the update could do it, i should get a job in community service EDIT guess not, back to locked!

12-07-2011, 01:52 PM	#485
Zandramaxus Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 28	Still locked for me...as well as 5 of the characters that shouldn't be.

12-07-2011, 01:53 PM	#486
Nameliss Server: Mistmoore Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 51	I'm still showing the servers as locked. And all my toons except one are also still locked.

12-07-2011, 01:53 PM	#488
tillerman35 Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 46	You know what would be fun? The next time they run something like this, they should have everyone zone into a sort of "antechamber" while the update is happening. One big zone with nothing bug a lot of free (virtual) food and drink and the ability to mill about. Maybe a few mini-games, but mostly this would be a social gathering. An area would be set apart for each server would be provided, but all servers' characters could zone in (with a -of-servername suffix to their names to prevent naming conflicts). And best of all, there should be statues of Antonia Bayle and Lucan D'Lere there to give updated statuses. People could grumble and gripe to each other, but at least you could (virtually) hang out with your guildies and in-game friends while you wait for the kinks to work themselves out.

12-07-2011, 01:53 PM	#489
scootz Lorekeeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 23	zandra, they are in the middle of maintenence, your characters are going to look locked =p... im not sure why theres so many posts about this... it happens every downtime =p

12-07-2011, 01:54 PM	#490
Zandramaxus Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 28	Your still missing my point but I give up. It's more fun to beat my head against a wall.

12-07-2011, 01:55 PM	#493
Zandramaxus Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 28	I have never had 5 of the 10 characters I have locked. It's either all or nothing.

12-07-2011, 01:56 PM	#494
scootz Lorekeeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 23	"I don't think Trolling OR Stalking positions have any openings atm." darn

12-07-2011, 01:57 PM	#495
scootz Lorekeeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 23	zandra, they are doing a big maintence which includes the addition of F2P... notice how when u close your EQ you get a browser that pops up? thats for the F2P, but since they are doing maintence, the server doesnt know your paid acct isnt F2P.... Im guessing (yes a guess here), F2P will have less slots than you have currently, and if the server thinks your F2P, some of those slots are going to be locked.. Like i said, the second part is a guess, but a logical one. It takes no astounding leap of logic to figure this out.... Now, ill repeat again for you Zandra, they are doing maintence, its going to appeared as locked while they do maintence

12-07-2011, 01:59 PM	#496
Thacary_Binx Hero Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 8	get em, scootz! it's funny how many times the SAME EXACT QUESTIONS are asked by people who don't take the time to read a little before posting, lol!

12-07-2011, 02:04 PM	#498
Zandramaxus Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 28	Scootz, I clearly stated in several posts that I understood the reason for them being locked. I was just stating originally that they were still locked, in response to another post. I was just correcting you when you said that this is normal when they perform maintainence. It clearly is not normal to have only half your characters locked. Once again, I was not complaining or misunderstanding. I was just responding to another post.

12-07-2011, 02:05 PM	#500
Zorash Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 38	The ones that are locked now are the ones that have some combination of race/profession that is not offered as free to play. Eventually, they will run the script that will unlock those characters on the Gold accounts (or who have paid for the various race/profession packs).

12-07-2011, 02:05 PM	#501
scootz Lorekeeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 23	oh!

12-07-2011, 02:08 PM	#502
Maroger Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,313	The problem is I don't think we are going to get all the character slots we are entitled to. As Station access since the game started - I had BEFORE THEY patched 13 slot -- with 12 character and 1 free slot I got fron LON. Now I have only 8 characters and 4 locked and no free slot and I fear that is going to happen when they finally bring the servers back up.

12-07-2011, 02:09 PM	#503
Catria Loremaster Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 802	Zorash@Antonia Bayle wrote: The ones that are locked now are the ones that have some combination of race/profession that is not offered as free to play. Eventually, they will run the script that will unlock those characters on the Gold accounts (or who have paid for the various race/profession packs). I don't think that's correct. The ones that are currently unlocked for me are simply the last three characters I had logged into the game. One is a Freeblood Defiler.

12-07-2011, 02:09 PM	#504
scootz Lorekeeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 23	so heres a new topic: how about a new update from the people at SoE?

12-07-2011, 02:10 PM	#505
Catria Loremaster Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 802	Maroger wrote: The problem is I don't think we are going to get all the character slots we are entitled to. As Station access since the game started - I had BEFORE THEY patched 13 slot -- with 12 character and 1 free slot I got fron LON. Now I have only 8 characters and 4 locked and no free slot and I fear that is going to happen when they finally bring the servers back up. I guess the only answer to this one is to wait until the servers come up. If there's still an issue contact technical support or /petition or both to have it fixed. That being said, I believe it's been officially stated somewhere in the mass of postings from the past day that they expect all these issues to resolve when the servers are unlocked.

12-07-2011, 02:11 PM	#506
Jakkyll Server: Befallen Guild: The Tranquil Order Rank: Member Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 45	should be an update from SOE within the hour, still 50 min before Brasse stated that she'd have one for us.

12-07-2011, 02:11 PM	#507
eyez4u Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 11	scootz wrote: so heres a new topic: how about a new update from the people at SoE? Now... that will make people laugh.

12-07-2011, 02:12 PM	#508
Zandramaxus Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 28	Scootz, you need to stop with those insane ideas of yours.

12-07-2011, 02:13 PM	#509
eyez4u Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 11	How about this for a new subject.... What will happen when "everyone" tries to log in at the same time?

12-07-2011, 02:14 PM	#510
Zandramaxus Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 28	eyez4u wrote: scootz wrote: so heres a new topic: how about a new update from the people at SoE? Now... that will make people laugh. The people at SoE?