EVE Search - Fed Up With Downtime

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Vidamus	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:29:00 - [1] Server downtime is really destroying my experience with Eve. It currently occupies over half of the time that I have available to play. Firstly, during Beta the server downtime was at a differnt time of day. Had I known that the downtime was going to move smack bang into the middle of my "prime time" after launch I would probably have never bought the game. Secondly the server downtime is usually at least an hour and a half, I have never seen it take only an hour as advertised and I don't know why they persist with this blatant lie. Then to add insult to injury they have these extra extended downtimes which usually mean I can't log in at all for that entire evening. I usually get home from work at about 7:30pm (9:30GMT), after cooking and eating dinner I am usually ready to start playing at about 8:30pm (10:30GMT) but due to the nature of Eve it is pretty much impossible to get anything worthwhile done inside half an hour so it's not worth logging in. So I wait till after downtime which is usually around 10:30pm (12:30GMT) then I get to play for about an hour and a half before I have to go to bed so I can get up at 6:30AM to go to work. So that means that during the 3&1/2 hours when I can play Eve (10:30->2:00GMT) I get to play for 1&1/2 hours and only cos I am burning the midnight oil to do so. In fact last week I was so tired and fed up that I didn't play for a whole week cos I needed to sleep. I wish they would reduce or eliminate the need for downtime, I have never heard of a MMORPG that requires over an hour of downtime every single day. At the very least they could rotate the time of day that it is done so that it's not just one group of players who are constantly affected by it. Very grumpy >:(
Vidamus	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:29:00 - [2] Server downtime is really destroying my experience with Eve. It currently occupies over half of the time that I have available to play. Firstly, during Beta the server downtime was at a differnt time of day. Had I known that the downtime was going to move smack bang into the middle of my "prime time" after launch I would probably have never bought the game. Secondly the server downtime is usually at least an hour and a half, I have never seen it take only an hour as advertised and I don't know why they persist with this blatant lie. Then to add insult to injury they have these extra extended downtimes which usually mean I can't log in at all for that entire evening. I usually get home from work at about 7:30pm (9:30GMT), after cooking and eating dinner I am usually ready to start playing at about 8:30pm (10:30GMT) but due to the nature of Eve it is pretty much impossible to get anything worthwhile done inside half an hour so it's not worth logging in. So I wait till after downtime which is usually around 10:30pm (12:30GMT) then I get to play for about an hour and a half before I have to go to bed so I can get up at 6:30AM to go to work. So that means that during the 3&1/2 hours when I can play Eve (10:30->2:00GMT) I get to play for 1&1/2 hours and only cos I am burning the midnight oil to do so. In fact last week I was so tired and fed up that I didn't play for a whole week cos I needed to sleep. I wish they would reduce or eliminate the need for downtime, I have never heard of a MMORPG that requires over an hour of downtime every single day. At the very least they could rotate the time of day that it is done so that it's not just one group of players who are constantly affected by it. Very grumpy >:(
Molly	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:35:00 - [3] Lovly addict :-). The extended server downtime gave me the opportunity to buy: - 2 bins of mineral water, - pound of cherries, - chives, - eggs, - 1/4 water melon, - 5 x 20 kg cat litter, - 96 cans of cat food. Which means I can roughly play 3 months in a row now. Cats got to eat and I am using liquid fertiliser. Got work CCP. You saved my day! And now no downtimes for the next 3 months please. Scnr. Edited by: Molly on 01/07/2003 13:35:05 --- "Molly > funny thing is, if they warn me for attacking in 1.0, why does a GM wish me luck doing so? Jash Illian > perverse sense of humor? Molly > lol Jash Illian > honestly tho, because he prolly doesn't know bships"
Salgurdar	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:35:00 - [4] Looks to me like you're in the same timezone as I am. And I agree, the dowtime is highly annoying. But, in my experience it's rarely longer than 1 hour 15 minutes,a nd I've experienced a number of times where it was an hour, even a few where it was less than an hour. Get yourself the eve status program that resides in your systray, available from EVE-I.com. It can give and audible warning as to when the server has come back online, giving you a better chance of getting more time in the game. You'll find that in most cases the server is back up ontime, and CCP generally give a warning of extended downtime. "We all know what we are, we're just haggling about the price" - W.C. Fields Rolschau > anyway... because some jerk today... (it is soon 5 am) will turn on the smoke alarm all over the place and then go inside our room to check.. then I will stay up and not get a shock while sleeping and die.... I will be playing eve untill the jerk shows up
Temerlyn	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:35:00 - [5] Us aussies always get the blunt end of the stick.
Molly Gallente Doomheim	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:35:00 - [6] Lovly addict :-). The extended server downtime gave me the opportunity to buy: - 2 bins of mineral water, - pound of cherries, - chives, - eggs, - 1/4 water melon, - 5 x 20 kg cat litter, - 96 cans of cat food. Which means I can roughly play 3 months in a row now. Cats got to eat and I am using liquid fertiliser. Got work CCP. You saved my day! And now no downtimes for the next 3 months please. Scnr. Edited by: Molly on 01/07/2003 13:35:05 --- "Molly > funny thing is, if they warn me for attacking in 1.0, why does a GM wish me luck doing so? Jash Illian > perverse sense of humor? Molly > lol Jash Illian > honestly tho, because he prolly doesn't know bships"
Temerlyn Minmatar STK Scientific Rule of Three	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:35:00 - [7] Us aussies always get the blunt end of the stick.
Salgurdar Amarr STK Scientific	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:35:00 - [8] Looks to me like you're in the same timezone as I am. And I agree, the dowtime is highly annoying. But, in my experience it's rarely longer than 1 hour 15 minutes,a nd I've experienced a number of times where it was an hour, even a few where it was less than an hour. Get yourself the eve status program that resides in your systray, available from EVE-I.com. It can give and audible warning as to when the server has come back online, giving you a better chance of getting more time in the game. You'll find that in most cases the server is back up ontime, and CCP generally give a warning of extended downtime. Peace, Love, Yarrrrrr
Cara 'Than	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:40:00 - [9] Well fact is you can't satisfie everyone... if you set downtime to 15:00 or 16:00 other ppl will cry. Fact is that 11:00 is right in the middle of working day in iceland and therefore the right time for maintenence since it has to be done at some time. And it seems as if staff has to be around the servers. __________________ "Fear leads to Anger. Anger leads to Hate. Hate leads to suffering."
Cara 'Than Caldari Provisions	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:40:00 - [10] Well fact is you can't satisfie everyone... if you set downtime to 15:00 or 16:00 other ppl will cry. Fact is that 11:00 is right in the middle of working day in iceland and therefore the right time for maintenence since it has to be done at some time. And it seems as if staff has to be around the servers. __________________ "Fear leads to Anger. Anger leads to Hate. Hate leads to suffering."
Chee	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:44:00 - [11] the downtime cant be helped, but they can and MUST improve their time schedules, they are always late, never say a word about it. Its not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
Chee Minmatar hirr Morsus Mihi	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:44:00 - [12] the downtime cant be helped, but they can and MUST improve their time schedules, they are always late, never say a word about it. Your signature is too large. Please see the Forum Rules for the limits - Serathu ([email protected])
Vidamus	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:45:00 - [13] I don't expect them to put it right in the middle of US or EU prime time and I appreciate that they would want to do it during CCP office hours. But at the very least they could vary it from between 10:00GMT to 16:00GMT so that I could have a downtime free night sometimes. Edited by: Vidamus on 01/07/2003 13:45:55
Vidamus	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:45:00 - [14] I don't expect them to put it right in the middle of US or EU prime time and I appreciate that they would want to do it during CCP office hours. But at the very least they could vary it from between 10:00GMT to 16:00GMT so that I could have a downtime free night sometimes. Edited by: Vidamus on 01/07/2003 13:45:55
Belch	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:49:00 - [15] downtime will always hurt a particular timezone. GET OVER IT
Belch	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:49:00 - [16] downtime will always hurt a particular timezone. GET OVER IT
Schola	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:52:00 - [17] Fine, it always affects someone. but NOT 1 hour EVERY DAY. not hard to move that forward a few hours and back a few hours. STK Scientific Vae, puto Deus Fio!
Schola Gallente Aliastra	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:52:00 - [18] Fine, it always affects someone. but NOT 1 hour EVERY DAY. not hard to move that forward a few hours and back a few hours. STK Scientific Vae, puto Deus Fio!
Killgorde	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:54:00 - [19] ôScheduled downtime for Tranquility is 11:00 û 12:00 GMT each dayö Eve has now, by my reckoning, been running 56 days (8 weeks). Could someone please tell me on how many of those 56 days you were able to log back into game at 12:00 GMT and start playing? And by playing I do mean being able to log into your char and not wait 497 seconds for start-up. Obviously aside from days like today when there are issues to be resolved. Once? Twice? Ever? Please CCP, donÆt state something you categorically cannot abide by. Rather put: ôScheduled downtime is from 11:00 GMT till we get back from the pub sometime after noon.ö (IÆll settle for ô11:00 GMT till some time after noon.ö) Its called ôbeing honest with your paying customers.ö Killgorde CEO - Cutting Edge Incorporated "I thought I saw a light at the end of the tunnel but it turned out to be some bastard with a torch in one hand and a ****load more work for me in the other"
Killgorde Caldari Cutting Edge Incorporated RAZOR Alliance	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:54:00 - [20] ôScheduled downtime for Tranquility is 11:00 û 12:00 GMT each dayö Eve has now, by my reckoning, been running 56 days (8 weeks). Could someone please tell me on how many of those 56 days you were able to log back into game at 12:00 GMT and start playing? And by playing I do mean being able to log into your char and not wait 497 seconds for start-up. Obviously aside from days like today when there are issues to be resolved. Once? Twice? Ever? Please CCP, donÆt state something you categorically cannot abide by. Rather put: ôScheduled downtime is from 11:00 GMT till we get back from the pub sometime after noon.ö (IÆll settle for ô11:00 GMT till some time after noon.ö) Its called ôbeing honest with your paying customers.ö --- Killgorde CEO - Cutting Edge Incorporated
DarK	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:56:00 - [21] Doesnt affect you at all Belch, so everyone should stop complaining right?
DarK STK Scientific	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:56:00 - [22] Doesnt affect you at all Belch, so everyone should stop complaining right?
Nova Star	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:57:00 - [23] ... Extended downtime 1st July 10:00-13:30 GMT We had to extend the downtime more than anticipated. This was in part because more time was spent on taking backups of all persistent data, both to eliminate all chance of data loss during the database maintenance and in preparation to move a new backup to the Test server as part of patch preparations. ... Heh, they were late even from that schedule :) --- Director of Ni --- Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries!
Nova Star Gallente Rosa Alba Curatores Veritatis Alliance	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:57:00 - [24] ... Extended downtime 1st July 10:00-13:30 GMT We had to extend the downtime more than anticipated. This was in part because more time was spent on taking backups of all persistent data, both to eliminate all chance of data loss during the database maintenance and in preparation to move a new backup to the Test server as part of patch preparations. ... Heh, they were late even from that schedule :) CEO of Gurgleblaster Industries Gurglin' Through the Galaxy!
straiph	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:59:00 - [25] YES! i agree! this getting to be a bit much! Some players (ALL) plan their day around the downtime ie try to get online at noon eve time. To put it another way, CCP just F***ed off their entire customer base!
straiph	Posted - 2003.07.01 13:59:00 - [26] YES! i agree! this getting to be a bit much! Some players (ALL) plan their day around the downtime ie try to get online at noon eve time. To put it another way, CCP just F***ed off their entire customer base!
Saturn	Posted - 2003.07.01 14:03:00 - [27] Currently at CCP (maybe) -NewDev> hey whats this button do? -OldDev> dont push that fool, ahhhh.. it burns!! ahhhhhh.. the players are going to kill us! -MarketingDev> No problem. We can say the Jove did it! -MaintDev> Damn, we got to move that button out of the restroom. _________ "Our inmates are dedicated to producing the best license plates for your ships." -Saturn, Warden and CEO of Prison Corp
Saturn Amarr Prison Corp	Posted - 2003.07.01 14:03:00 - [28] Currently at CCP (maybe) -NewDev> hey whats this button do? -OldDev> dont push that fool, ahhhh.. it burns!! ahhhhhh.. the players are going to kill us! -MarketingDev> No problem. We can say the Jove did it! -MaintDev> Damn, we got to move that button out of the restroom. _________ "Our inmates are dedicated to producing the best license plates for your ships." -Saturn, Warden and CEO of Prison Corp
Schola	Posted - 2003.07.01 14:04:00 - [29] ROFL STK Scientific Vae, puto Deus Fio!
Schola Gallente Aliastra	Posted - 2003.07.01 14:04:00 - [30] ROFL STK Scientific Vae, puto Deus Fio!

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