Originally by: Gunslingerr

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I had the same problem ("The socket was closed", when trying to log in) but I fixed it by using "WinSock XP Fix", as per this post.

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Originally by: Voidspawn

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I believe everyone saw it. And that's where half the annoyance comes from.

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Damn straight. They're asking us to download a second part software so we can "Help fix the problem".

1. They have NO clue what the problem is.
2. They haven't outright told us, but it is becoming patently obvious that "Your account, you fix it" is CCP's way of a sollution.
3. Their GM's have resorted to the standard "We value your input" tripe. They like having a standard answer that is in fact, no answer since (1). They have NO clue what the problem is.
4. They're running a recruitment drive online, and they have Apocrypha out as a boxed game for sale. They could care less about our rantings. They'll have a new influx of customers they can fleece, pardon me, serve with their MMO.
5. They recieve so little bad publicity from this that its more cost effective to ignore it. Admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery, only if they ignore it long enough, the problem will "Disappear" by itself (Read: We'll have suckered in enough new customers to replace the disgruntled saps that now know the score).
6. Even if they knew what the problem was, I doubt that fixing it would be a priority since they're so busy plugging the holes of the expansion, that this minor inconvenience is of no importance.

Seriously. The ONLY thing that'll get them moving is bad press. Until the influx of new punters is stiffled by bad press, they'll ignore this totally. I am looking at all the Forums I frequent and many of them have an "Open" section where you can post anything. Me thinks I shall take my gripe somewhere people listen. It is obvious that CCP is completely disinterested in dealing with this problem in an upright and forthcoming manner.
I urge you to consider doing the same. An avalanche starts with a single snowflake.

Voidspawn

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Originally by: Spriggen Ma'for

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I would like to say :

Thanks CCP!
No disconnections for 5 hours! quite a miracle!

Try to remind the settings because many of us seem to have finally a stable connection...

Good luck for the others who still have troubles :s

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Originally by: Guild' Beoulve

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I'm currently having this problem too since the beginning of 2009 when I played Eve again after a long period of pause.
When I'm coming Online, with 1 or 2 accounts at the same time, I automaticaly logout of the game after a small period of inactivity. It can be 2 minutes as it can be 5 minutes ; but I always keep getting logout every day.

The only period I can stay online a bit more is when there's a lot of people around me ingame.

Living in France, I can only play in relatively good condition in the evening when in my french corp there's the highest number of people connected.

When I mine (I'm a proud miner), I open the windows that shows network informations (ctrl+alt+shift+m); and when I see that after 30 seconds I haven't sent or received packets I do something to show the game or the Internet or Idunnothef*ckinwhat that I AM HERE TRYING TO PLAY because if I'm afk more than a minute I'm logging out...

I can't even go to the TOILETS without being logout.

When it log me out most of the time I have NO MESSAGE : the game return to the "Enter your nick and password" screen.
SOMETIMES... I got the "Socket closed" message, then I go to the same screen.

HELP º

I played every MMOs on the market since SWG, and it's the FIRST ONE where I encounter this kind of problem without being able to find a solution.
(TEH F*CKING PROBLEM DO NOT COME FROM ME, MY COMPUTER OR MY INTERNET PROVIDER AND I AM F*CKING SURE OF THAT.)

I'm in France.
I have a good Internet Connexion, a good ping, I can play first person shooter in optimal conditions.
I have a recent computer, hardware is OK !
I tryed a lot of different pilots, exploitation systems and so on.

I INSTALLED PINGPLOTTER TOO


I'd really like to play Eve Online in good conditions
Need a fix or something !

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