Battlegrounds back up...and we're back to "recieving zone info". - Page 6

Ashlian · 03-29-2010, 11:01 PM

Cuendilar@Permafrost wrote:

take off the tinfoil hat

Seriously. I don't care if it's BG's or not, it's a rather obvious problem and maybe you need to take of the rose colored gnomish goggles. Not every server, not all the time, intermittent problem or not, 30 minute zone times and login servers down for that kind of time is unacceptable for this long of a period. It's widespread enough they can't possibly be in such vast ignorance of the causes as they're implying. They'd have to be [Removed for Content] poor database engineers if that were true. Or....wait......

Frijoles · 03-30-2010, 09:41 AM

Just an FYI - Brenlo discussed this issue yesterday in the "Game Update" post (first paragraph) that's stickied near the top of this forum.

Jesdyr · 03-30-2010, 11:35 AM

Lethe5683 wrote:

Cuendilar@Permafrost wrote:
take off the tinfoil hat
So stating obvious facts now counts as making up conspiracies?

Uuh .. obvious facts? The problems are caused by reconciling the changes to a character than happen when it returns from the BGs. This would not be needed if BGs were not separate from the main servers. Also each group of servers most likely has it's own database cluster. This is why some servers tend to take eachother out when there is major DB issues. The Account/Login servers are also on their own.

Jeeshman · 03-31-2010, 10:41 AM

Jesdyr@Unrest wrote:

Lethe5683 wrote:
Cuendilar@Permafrost wrote:
take off the tinfoil hat
So stating obvious facts now counts as making up conspiracies?
Uuh .. obvious facts? The problems are caused by reconciling the changes to a character than happen when it returns from the BGs. This would not be needed if BGs were not separate from the main servers. Also each group of servers most likely has it's own database cluster. This is why some servers tend to take eachother out when there is major DB issues. The Account/Login servers are also on their own.

So what's your point? Notwithstanding what is actually causing the problem, it remains an "obvious fact" that it's taking people on certain servers 15 to 30 minutes to zone, which to me is a near game-breaking issue. The 'take off the tinfoil hat' comment makes no sense.

Morgane · 03-31-2010, 11:28 AM

Shaydu@Everfrost wrote:

So what's your point? Notwithstanding what is actually causing the problem, it remains an "obvious fact" that it's taking people on certain servers 15 to 30 minutes to zone, which to me is a near game-breaking issue. The 'take off the tinfoil hat' comment makes no sense.

Gotta agree. Some of you may not have been affected by the zoning issues and the "stuck in broker transaction" issues but there were far too many of us, spread across many different servers, who WERE having the issue. Myself included. Although it seems to have gotten better on Everfrost lately.

So, no tinfoil hat here.

Xill · 04-02-2010, 01:49 PM

Hey Kiara... maybe you should just sticky one of these threads so people can stop making new posts to be deleted?

Just a thought. Otherwise as long as the problem exists we wont stop talking about it.

Considering it makes the game nearly unplayable for some...

Kiara · 04-02-2010, 01:52 PM

Xill wrote:

Hey Kiara... maybe you should just sticky one of these threads so people can stop making new posts to be deleted?
Just a thought. Otherwise as long as the problem exists we wont stop talking about it.
Considering it makes the game nearly unplayable for some...

Done. But you and I both know that won't stop people from making new threads SMILEY

CoLD MeTaL · 04-02-2010, 01:59 PM

Frijoles@Oasis wrote:

Just an FYI - Brenlo discussed this issue yesterday in the "Game Update" post (first paragraph) that's stickied near the top of this forum.

Do you believe everything you read on the internet?

Although i am not too affected by zoning lag etc, it does happen a lot since BG went live not much if at all before BG went live. What really urks me is BGs 'moves a character' to a new server and back, yet if I want to move my character to a different server I have to pay $25 n $tation Ca$h for BGs is doing 1000s (or more) times daily. Thats stickin it to your playerbase. And from what Brenlo has also posted the moves are equivalents.

Just tweeted by Brenlo : "Brenlo: @mmo_brent we are seeing some very heavy DB load on some of the medium pop servers. We are trying to figure out why" uh BGs duh. (I am not creating a 'tweet' account just so i can stalk er respond to Brenlo though. SMILEY

Frijoles · 04-02-2010, 02:05 PM

CoLD MeTaL wrote:

Frijoles@Oasis wrote:
Just an FYI - Brenlo discussed this issue yesterday in the "Game Update" post (first paragraph) that's stickied near the top of this forum.
Do you believe everything you read on the internet?
Although i am not too affected by zoning lag etc, it does happen a lot since BG went live not much if at all before BG went live. What really urks me is BGs 'moves a character' to a new server and back, yet if I want to move my character to a different server I have to pay $25 n $tation Ca$h for BGs is doing 1000s (or more) times daily. Thats stickin it to your playerbase. And from what Brenlo has also posted the moves are equivalents.

My followup there was intended as an FYI to forum users that the matter was being discussed by an SOE official, elsewhere - please spare me your back-handed slight.

As for the rest of your rant, you're preaching to the choir.

Xill · 04-02-2010, 02:10 PM

Kiara wrote:

Xill wrote:
Hey Kiara... maybe you should just sticky one of these threads so people can stop making new posts to be deleted?
Just a thought. Otherwise as long as the problem exists we wont stop talking about it.
Considering it makes the game nearly unplayable for some...
Done. But you and I both know that won't stop people from making new threads

Hahaha, true enough. I thought this might also help people that experience the issue but don't frequent the forums much. Mabye... Well thanks for sticking up here anyways = )

Jesdyr · 04-02-2010, 03:54 PM

Shaydu@Everfrost wrote:

Jesdyr@Unrest wrote:
Lethe5683 wrote:
Cuendilar@Permafrost wrote:
take off the tinfoil hat
So stating obvious facts now counts as making up conspiracies?
Uuh .. obvious facts? The problems are caused by reconciling the changes to a character than happen when it returns from the BGs. This would not be needed if BGs were not separate from the main servers. Also each group of servers most likely has it's own database cluster. This is why some servers tend to take eachother out when there is major DB issues. The Account/Login servers are also on their own.
So what's your point? Notwithstanding what is actually causing the problem, it remains an "obvious fact" that it's taking people on certain servers 15 to 30 minutes to zone, which to me is a near game-breaking issue. The 'take off the tinfoil hat' comment makes no sense.

Lethe's obvious facts were wrong. That is the point I was making. Never once did I say that there was not a major problem. What SOE has been telling us fits perfectly with the problems people have been seeing.

Some of the Database servers have major performance issues while BGs are turned on. The Battlegrounds themself are not the issue, it is the transfer of data to and from the battlegrounds that is causing the problems.

Do I think SOE needs to shut off the BGs until they can resolve ther performance issues? Hell Yes.

Do I think Any amount of testing beforehand would have revealed this issue? unlikely.

Do I think SOE has handled this situation correctly up until this point? No.

CoLD MeTaL · 04-02-2010, 04:38 PM

Frijoles@Oasis wrote:

My followup there was intended as an FYI to forum users that the matter was being discussed by an SOE official, elsewhere - please spare me your back-handed slight.
As for the rest of your rant, you're preaching to the choir.

You have my apologies then, I thought you were defending what Brenlo has said that it has nothing to do with BGs.

feldon30 · 04-02-2010, 06:46 PM

CoLD MeTaL wrote:

I have to pay $25 n $tation Ca$h for BGs is doing 1000s (or more) times daily. Thats stickin it to your playerbase.

The SOE database folks have been trying to sort out the performance issues. But if you feel that the issue is with your particular server, guess what? Server transfers are just $12.50 this weekend by way of Double StationCash.

Or you can wait and see if either performance issues are resolved with hardware upgrades, or whether there might be some discounts on server transfers. But $12.50 is a pretty good deal.

CoLD MeTaL · 04-02-2010, 06:56 PM

feldon30 wrote:

CoLD MeTaL wrote:
I have to pay $25 n $tation Ca$h for BGs is doing 1000s (or more) times daily. Thats stickin it to your playerbase.
The SOE database folks have been trying to sort out the performance issues. But if you feel that the issue is with your particular server, guess what? Server transfers are just $12.50 this weekend by way of Double StationCash.
Or you can wait and see if either performance issues are resolved with hardware upgrades, or whether there might be some discounts on server transfers. But $12.50 is a pretty good deal.

$12.50 x 12 (just my 80-90 chars) = $150 for what Battlegrounds are doing in 15 seconds for free? no thanks.

Landiin · 04-02-2010, 07:18 PM

feldon30 wrote:

CoLD MeTaL wrote:
I have to pay $25 n $tation Ca$h for BGs is doing 1000s (or more) times daily. Thats stickin it to your playerbase.
The SOE database folks have been trying to sort out the performance issues. But if you feel that the issue is with your particular server, guess what? Server transfers are just $12.50 this weekend by way of Double StationCash.
Or you can wait and see if either performance issues are resolved with hardware upgrades, or whether there might be some discounts on server transfers. But $12.50 is a pretty good deal.

n/m playing nice...

Xill · 04-05-2010, 11:45 AM

feldon30 wrote:

CoLD MeTaL wrote:
I have to pay $25 n $tation Ca$h for BGs is doing 1000s (or more) times daily. Thats stickin it to your playerbase.
The SOE database folks have been trying to sort out the performance issues. But if you feel that the issue is with your particular server, guess what? Server transfers are just $12.50 this weekend by way of Double StationCash.
Or you can wait and see if either performance issues are resolved with hardware upgrades, or whether there might be some discounts on server transfers. But $12.50 is a pretty good deal.

Right, Station cash. The thing that originally almost made me quit the game. Yeah I want to use that "feature" to try to fix the other problem thats making me want to stop playing. Because you know, I just LOVE paying more for less.

*Edit "But $12.50 is a pretty good deal"

Are you Kidding me? Oh hey you have a problem with your server, its ok! Only $12.50 for a server transfer away from everyone you know to a different server... that might still have the same problem. Buts its only 12.50! Thats a hell of a deal!

Reapicheap · 04-05-2010, 02:16 PM

Don't candy coat it, Xill. Tell us how you really feel.

Ansek · 04-05-2010, 02:34 PM

feldon30 wrote:

CoLD MeTaL wrote:
I have to pay $25 n $tation Ca$h for BGs is doing 1000s (or more) times daily. Thats stickin it to your playerbase.
The SOE database folks have been trying to sort out the performance issues. But if you feel that the issue is with your particular server, guess what? Server transfers are just $12.50 this weekend by way of Double StationCash.
Or you can wait and see if either performance issues are resolved with hardware upgrades, or whether there might be some discounts on server transfers. But $12.50 is a pretty good deal.

Only $12.50 if you're living in mainland US with access to somewhere selling FreeRealms cards and only for this weekend. For those players in the Eurozone, UK or Austrailia its around US$40 due to the iniquitous SOE exchange rate and the fact that such offers never ever apply to us.

Oddly, I still get the emails about it - which is rather rubbing salt into the wounds.

Surprised at you posting this tbh Feldon, you're normally well on the ball about such things, one of the very few EQ2 bloggers whose opinion normally carries any weight with me. Was surprised you didnt make an editorial comment on the battlegrounds exploit / suspensions either for that matter - was a big thing, I was looking forward to reading your opinion.

dragonlady1977 · 04-14-2010, 05:08 PM

Like our monthly fee isnt enough for the fat cats.... seriously battlegrounds has really deadened servers and made everything laggier

acctlc · 04-18-2010, 06:50 PM

Things were somewhat better, till last night on Oasis. Took us 40 mins to get a full raid zoned into labs. I have my suspicions about Vasty deep being part of the problem this time as it was later at night (11ish MST). Really quite ridiculous tho to spend that long just trying to get a raid zoned in. By the time we were in there was enough time to kill the first named and call it a night.

acctlc · 04-20-2010, 06:48 PM

Things are ridiculous on Oasis again..... took 10 mins to zone from GH to Antonica and then got dumped on the bloody bird in antonica. [Removed for Content] is wrong with this game SOE.

Kileren · 04-20-2010, 07:13 PM

Hi all! My wife and I play on the Oasis server and the reason I have time to write this is because we have been waiting to log in; stuck in "Receiving zone info" screen. I didn't read the patch message, but I'm guessing BG is back up? I guess I have time to read the patch message. I only get about two hours a week night night to play, but here I am bothering you guys. Go figure! I don't have the energy anymore to rant; just look at my past rants. The situation is the same. Love the game but don't love not being able to play it.

Kileren · 04-20-2010, 07:19 PM

Update! After 10+ minutes my wife and I are back at the character select screen. Just tried to go back in and are currently sitting at the "Receiving zone info" screen. This is fun!

Kileren · 04-20-2010, 07:29 PM

Okay, got me this time. The Oasis server is listed as down on the Network Status page. I guess I'll have to save all of my witty sarcasm for something else. Please get us back up and running!

Hecula · 04-20-2010, 08:50 PM

5+ min zone times on Guk right now. Stuck in consignment transactions for about the same. Whatever was done in today's patch shook the chewing gum loose. Help!

Charrissa · 04-20-2010, 10:24 PM

Grrr...back to 20 minute logins and zoning...this is just so much fun!!!!

Evilnikki · 04-20-2010, 11:28 PM

5mins? You're lucky! lol I have made 4 zone screens in 2.5hrs... done NOTHING between them cept maybe move a cpl feet... average zone time of a good 20-30mins!! This is insane! lol

Artalis the Elder · 04-21-2010, 12:40 AM

[I cannot control my vocabulary]

03-29-2010, 11:01 PM	#151
Ashlian Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 432	Cuendilar@Permafrost wrote: take off the tinfoil hat Seriously. I don't care if it's BG's or not, it's a rather obvious problem and maybe you need to take of the rose colored gnomish goggles. Not every server, not all the time, intermittent problem or not, 30 minute zone times and login servers down for that kind of time is unacceptable for this long of a period. It's widespread enough they can't possibly be in such vast ignorance of the causes as they're implying. They'd have to be [Removed for Content] poor database engineers if that were true. Or....wait...... __________________

03-30-2010, 11:35 AM	#153
Jesdyr Server: Unrest Guild: Curmudgeons Rank: Senior Officer Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,710	Lethe5683 wrote: Cuendilar@Permafrost wrote: take off the tinfoil hat So stating obvious facts now counts as making up conspiracies? Uuh .. obvious facts? The problems are caused by reconciling the changes to a character than happen when it returns from the BGs. This would not be needed if BGs were not separate from the main servers. Also each group of servers most likely has it's own database cluster. This is why some servers tend to take eachother out when there is major DB issues. The Account/Login servers are also on their own.

03-31-2010, 10:41 AM	#154
Jeeshman Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 133	Jesdyr@Unrest wrote: Lethe5683 wrote: Cuendilar@Permafrost wrote: take off the tinfoil hat So stating obvious facts now counts as making up conspiracies? Uuh .. obvious facts? The problems are caused by reconciling the changes to a character than happen when it returns from the BGs. This would not be needed if BGs were not separate from the main servers. Also each group of servers most likely has it's own database cluster. This is why some servers tend to take eachother out when there is major DB issues. The Account/Login servers are also on their own. So what's your point? Notwithstanding what is actually causing the problem, it remains an "obvious fact" that it's taking people on certain servers 15 to 30 minutes to zone, which to me is a near game-breaking issue. The 'take off the tinfoil hat' comment makes no sense. __________________ Shaydu - 90 Wizard 90 Provisioner Giseppe - 80 Troubador Shaydumar - 90 Templar Everfrost Raid Alliance

03-31-2010, 11:28 AM	#155
Morgane Server: Everfrost Guild: Bloodforged Legacy Rank: Bloodforged Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 654	Shaydu@Everfrost wrote: So what's your point? Notwithstanding what is actually causing the problem, it remains an "obvious fact" that it's taking people on certain servers 15 to 30 minutes to zone, which to me is a near game-breaking issue. The 'take off the tinfoil hat' comment makes no sense. Gotta agree. Some of you may not have been affected by the zoning issues and the "stuck in broker transaction" issues but there were far too many of us, spread across many different servers, who WERE having the issue. Myself included. Although it seems to have gotten better on Everfrost lately. So, no tinfoil hat here.

04-02-2010, 01:52 PM	#157
Kiara Community Relations Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,359	Xill wrote: Hey Kiara... maybe you should just sticky one of these threads so people can stop making new posts to be deleted? Just a thought. Otherwise as long as the problem exists we wont stop talking about it. Considering it makes the game nearly unplayable for some... Done. But you and I both know that won't stop people from making new threads

03-30-2010, 09:41 AM	#152
Frijoles Server: Oasis Guild: Destined for Glory Rank: Senior Officer Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 675	Just an FYI - Brenlo discussed this issue yesterday in the "Game Update" post (first paragraph) that's stickied near the top of this forum.

04-02-2010, 01:49 PM	#156
Xill Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 318	Hey Kiara... maybe you should just sticky one of these threads so people can stop making new posts to be deleted? Just a thought. Otherwise as long as the problem exists we wont stop talking about it. Considering it makes the game nearly unplayable for some...

04-02-2010, 01:59 PM	#158
CoLD MeTaL Loremaster Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,217	Frijoles@Oasis wrote: Just an FYI - Brenlo discussed this issue yesterday in the "Game Update" post (first paragraph) that's stickied near the top of this forum. Do you believe everything you read on the internet? Although i am not too affected by zoning lag etc, it does happen a lot since BG went live not much if at all before BG went live. What really urks me is BGs 'moves a character' to a new server and back, yet if I want to move my character to a different server I have to pay $25 n $tation Ca$h for BGs is doing 1000s (or more) times daily. Thats stickin it to your playerbase. And from what Brenlo has also posted the moves are equivalents. Just tweeted by Brenlo : "Brenlo: @mmo_brent we are seeing some very heavy DB load on some of the medium pop servers. We are trying to figure out why" uh BGs duh. (I am not creating a 'tweet' account just so i can stalk er respond to Brenlo though. __________________

04-02-2010, 02:05 PM	#159
Frijoles Server: Oasis Guild: Destined for Glory Rank: Senior Officer Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 675	CoLD MeTaL wrote: Frijoles@Oasis wrote: Just an FYI - Brenlo discussed this issue yesterday in the "Game Update" post (first paragraph) that's stickied near the top of this forum. Do you believe everything you read on the internet? Although i am not too affected by zoning lag etc, it does happen a lot since BG went live not much if at all before BG went live. What really urks me is BGs 'moves a character' to a new server and back, yet if I want to move my character to a different server I have to pay $25 n $tation Ca$h for BGs is doing 1000s (or more) times daily. Thats stickin it to your playerbase. And from what Brenlo has also posted the moves are equivalents. My followup there was intended as an FYI to forum users that the matter was being discussed by an SOE official, elsewhere - please spare me your back-handed slight. As for the rest of your rant, you're preaching to the choir.

04-02-2010, 02:10 PM	#160
Xill Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 318	Kiara wrote: Xill wrote: Hey Kiara... maybe you should just sticky one of these threads so people can stop making new posts to be deleted? Just a thought. Otherwise as long as the problem exists we wont stop talking about it. Considering it makes the game nearly unplayable for some... Done. But you and I both know that won't stop people from making new threads Hahaha, true enough. I thought this might also help people that experience the issue but don't frequent the forums much. Mabye... Well thanks for sticking up here anyways = )

04-02-2010, 03:54 PM	#161
Jesdyr Server: Unrest Guild: Curmudgeons Rank: Senior Officer Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,710	Shaydu@Everfrost wrote: Jesdyr@Unrest wrote: Lethe5683 wrote: Cuendilar@Permafrost wrote: take off the tinfoil hat So stating obvious facts now counts as making up conspiracies? Uuh .. obvious facts? The problems are caused by reconciling the changes to a character than happen when it returns from the BGs. This would not be needed if BGs were not separate from the main servers. Also each group of servers most likely has it's own database cluster. This is why some servers tend to take eachother out when there is major DB issues. The Account/Login servers are also on their own. So what's your point? Notwithstanding what is actually causing the problem, it remains an "obvious fact" that it's taking people on certain servers 15 to 30 minutes to zone, which to me is a near game-breaking issue. The 'take off the tinfoil hat' comment makes no sense. Lethe's obvious facts were wrong. That is the point I was making. Never once did I say that there was not a major problem. What SOE has been telling us fits perfectly with the problems people have been seeing. Some of the Database servers have major performance issues while BGs are turned on. The Battlegrounds themself are not the issue, it is the transfer of data to and from the battlegrounds that is causing the problems. Do I think SOE needs to shut off the BGs until they can resolve ther performance issues? Hell Yes. Do I think Any amount of testing beforehand would have revealed this issue? unlikely. Do I think SOE has handled this situation correctly up until this point? No.

04-02-2010, 04:38 PM	#162
CoLD MeTaL Loremaster Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,217	Frijoles@Oasis wrote: My followup there was intended as an FYI to forum users that the matter was being discussed by an SOE official, elsewhere - please spare me your back-handed slight. As for the rest of your rant, you're preaching to the choir. You have my apologies then, I thought you were defending what Brenlo has said that it has nothing to do with BGs. __________________

04-02-2010, 06:46 PM	#163
feldon30 Fansite Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,424	CoLD MeTaL wrote: I have to pay $25 n $tation Ca$h for BGs is doing 1000s (or more) times daily. Thats stickin it to your playerbase. The SOE database folks have been trying to sort out the performance issues. But if you feel that the issue is with your particular server, guess what? Server transfers are just $12.50 this weekend by way of Double StationCash. Or you can wait and see if either performance issues are resolved with hardware upgrades, or whether there might be some discounts on server transfers. But $12.50 is a pretty good deal. __________________ .. EQ2Wire.com \| EQ2U - Character, Item, Spell, and Guild Data

04-02-2010, 06:56 PM	#164
CoLD MeTaL Loremaster Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,217	feldon30 wrote: CoLD MeTaL wrote: I have to pay $25 n $tation Ca$h for BGs is doing 1000s (or more) times daily. Thats stickin it to your playerbase. The SOE database folks have been trying to sort out the performance issues. But if you feel that the issue is with your particular server, guess what? Server transfers are just $12.50 this weekend by way of Double StationCash. Or you can wait and see if either performance issues are resolved with hardware upgrades, or whether there might be some discounts on server transfers. But $12.50 is a pretty good deal. $12.50 x 12 (just my 80-90 chars) = $150 for what Battlegrounds are doing in 15 seconds for free? no thanks. __________________

04-02-2010, 07:18 PM	#165
Landiin Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,749	feldon30 wrote: CoLD MeTaL wrote: I have to pay $25 n $tation Ca$h for BGs is doing 1000s (or more) times daily. Thats stickin it to your playerbase. The SOE database folks have been trying to sort out the performance issues. But if you feel that the issue is with your particular server, guess what? Server transfers are just $12.50 this weekend by way of Double StationCash. Or you can wait and see if either performance issues are resolved with hardware upgrades, or whether there might be some discounts on server transfers. But $12.50 is a pretty good deal. n/m playing nice... __________________

04-05-2010, 11:45 AM	#166
Xill Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 318	feldon30 wrote: CoLD MeTaL wrote: I have to pay $25 n $tation Ca$h for BGs is doing 1000s (or more) times daily. Thats stickin it to your playerbase. The SOE database folks have been trying to sort out the performance issues. But if you feel that the issue is with your particular server, guess what? Server transfers are just $12.50 this weekend by way of Double StationCash. Or you can wait and see if either performance issues are resolved with hardware upgrades, or whether there might be some discounts on server transfers. But $12.50 is a pretty good deal. Right, Station cash. The thing that originally almost made me quit the game. Yeah I want to use that "feature" to try to fix the other problem thats making me want to stop playing. Because you know, I just LOVE paying more for less. *Edit "But $12.50 is a pretty good deal" Are you Kidding me? Oh hey you have a problem with your server, its ok! Only $12.50 for a server transfer away from everyone you know to a different server... that might still have the same problem. Buts its only 12.50! Thats a hell of a deal!

04-05-2010, 02:16 PM	#167
Reapicheap Server: Antonia Bayle Guild: Acolytes of Valor Rank: Squire Lord Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 271	Don't candy coat it, Xill. Tell us how you really feel. __________________

04-05-2010, 02:34 PM	#168
Ansek Loremaster Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 200	feldon30 wrote: CoLD MeTaL wrote: I have to pay $25 n $tation Ca$h for BGs is doing 1000s (or more) times daily. Thats stickin it to your playerbase. The SOE database folks have been trying to sort out the performance issues. But if you feel that the issue is with your particular server, guess what? Server transfers are just $12.50 this weekend by way of Double StationCash. Or you can wait and see if either performance issues are resolved with hardware upgrades, or whether there might be some discounts on server transfers. But $12.50 is a pretty good deal. Only $12.50 if you're living in mainland US with access to somewhere selling FreeRealms cards and only for this weekend. For those players in the Eurozone, UK or Austrailia its around US$40 due to the iniquitous SOE exchange rate and the fact that such offers never ever apply to us. Oddly, I still get the emails about it - which is rather rubbing salt into the wounds. Surprised at you posting this tbh Feldon, you're normally well on the ball about such things, one of the very few EQ2 bloggers whose opinion normally carries any weight with me. Was surprised you didnt make an editorial comment on the battlegrounds exploit / suspensions either for that matter - was a big thing, I was looking forward to reading your opinion.

04-14-2010, 05:08 PM	#169
dragonlady1977 Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: santa rosa, CA Posts: 17	Like our monthly fee isnt enough for the fat cats.... seriously battlegrounds has really deadened servers and made everything laggier

04-18-2010, 06:50 PM	#170
acctlc Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 520	Things were somewhat better, till last night on Oasis. Took us 40 mins to get a full raid zoned into labs. I have my suspicions about Vasty deep being part of the problem this time as it was later at night (11ish MST). Really quite ridiculous tho to spend that long just trying to get a raid zoned in. By the time we were in there was enough time to kill the first named and call it a night. __________________

04-20-2010, 06:48 PM	#171
acctlc Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 520	Things are ridiculous on Oasis again..... took 10 mins to zone from GH to Antonica and then got dumped on the bloody bird in antonica. [Removed for Content] is wrong with this game SOE. __________________

04-20-2010, 07:13 PM	#172
Kileren Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 50	Hi all! My wife and I play on the Oasis server and the reason I have time to write this is because we have been waiting to log in; stuck in "Receiving zone info" screen. I didn't read the patch message, but I'm guessing BG is back up? I guess I have time to read the patch message. I only get about two hours a week night night to play, but here I am bothering you guys. Go figure! I don't have the energy anymore to rant; just look at my past rants. The situation is the same. Love the game but don't love not being able to play it. __________________

04-20-2010, 07:19 PM	#173
Kileren Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 50	Update! After 10+ minutes my wife and I are back at the character select screen. Just tried to go back in and are currently sitting at the "Receiving zone info" screen. This is fun! __________________

04-20-2010, 07:29 PM	#174
Kileren Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 50	Okay, got me this time. The Oasis server is listed as down on the Network Status page. I guess I'll have to save all of my witty sarcasm for something else. Please get us back up and running! __________________

04-20-2010, 08:50 PM	#175
Hecula Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 422	5+ min zone times on Guk right now. Stuck in consignment transactions for about the same. Whatever was done in today's patch shook the chewing gum loose. Help!

04-20-2010, 10:24 PM	#176
Charrissa Server: Mistmoore Guild: Ye Olde Pub Rank: Lounge Lizard Lord Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 7	Grrr...back to 20 minute logins and zoning...this is just so much fun!!!!

04-20-2010, 11:28 PM	#177
Evilnikki Server: Guk Guild: Fallen Angelz Rank: Leader Loremaster Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 57	5mins? You're lucky! lol I have made 4 zone screens in 2.5hrs... done NOTHING between them cept maybe move a cpl feet... average zone time of a good 20-30mins!! This is insane! lol __________________

04-21-2010, 12:40 AM	#178
Artalis the Elder Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 288	[I cannot control my vocabulary] __________________