Step 1:Release a broken launcher update
Step 2:Dont post any information on how to fix it
Step 3:Wait for players to help other players get online
Step 4: PROFIT!


Im usually pretty understanding when updates have bugs and things go wrong with the servers CCP but....I get the feeling that this patch was a bit premature and Im not impressed.

YOU CAN GET AROUND THE LAUNCHER.

I just logged in after having the same issues.

First - Run the repair tool

Second - Navigate to and run the following EXE - CCP\EVE\Bin\ExeFile


RESUME YOUR DAILY CAPSULEERING

For those reporting that their settings have been deleted, this issue is simply solved by restarting the EVE Launcher. This happens due to the updater automatically starting the EVE Launcher after it has been updated, with incorrect path semantics.

Secondly for those getting the offline mode webpage from within the EVE Launcher, this is because the EVE Launcher is timing out when attempting to connect to our webservers. We're currently looking into why the webservers aren't responding in a timely fashion, and hope to have this resolved as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience.

After coming home from a long day of work, I was really looking forward to mining some Scordite. I sat down with my cup of coffee and bag of dicks to munch on, but I could not log on!

• I press play on EVE
• It waits
• Then I press ok
• Then it goes to log-in screen
• Then it says Incompatible Version
• Then I go to forums
• There it says QA was outsourced to a hermit in Douchebaggistan.

I am a paying customer and I demand satisfaction. Old school. In the parking lot at dawn.

Eve is generally working well. This is the first really bad bug we have since a long time. I think CCP has earned a bit of advance good-will. And they are surely dont work harder or faster when you insult them, you wouldnt either.

I *just* got back into this game too :-/

What exactly was so bad about the game the way it was last night that changes had to be hurried in that clearly weren't ready?

Dear CCP,

I believe your launcher is a decent piece of work, However it seems that you did not thoroughly look at user feedback or tested it before hand as there seems to be slow responses from the servers that the new Launcher depends on. The design may look good but it is not functional, Good looks are shallow if there isn't the heart to back it up.

Now this situation is reminiscent of the Captain's Quarters from the Incarna expansion where you passed on to us, the players, an update that did nothing to expand or help the player experience. This is not what we wanted, nor what we needed. It seems again, that there has been a mistake made and the price will the same as always.

I urge you now graciously to accept your mistake and offer up an apology.

Sincerely,

A Paying Customer.

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As for anyone wanting to login without the launcher.
Navigate to your EVE install and go in to the '/bin' folder and run exeFile.exe to run the client directly.

EDIT: If you have an incompatiable protocol come up, use the repair.exe