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Starbrow
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:01:00 -
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I'm just sitting here waiting as so many others for the server to come back online, and I'm thinking: "The game is more than a year old. Why do they still have the downtime each day? Isn't it time to try and run the server for more than 23 hours?"
What does it acctually do? Why can't we have a downtime every 2 days? When are we gonna get rid of it? What do you guys think?
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Starbrow
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:01:00 -
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I'm just sitting here waiting as so many others for the server to come back online, and I'm thinking: "The game is more than a year old. Why do they still have the downtime each day? Isn't it time to try and run the server for more than 23 hours?"
What does it acctually do? Why can't we have a downtime every 2 days? When are we gonna get rid of it? What do you guys think?
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Your parrot flys away... |
Speknek
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:04:00 -
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No it itsn't. They just like to nerf, including our gametime 
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Speknek
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:04:00 -
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No it itsn't. They just like to nerf, including our gametime
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Hans Schinkel
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:07:00 -
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Pan Galactic Space Muppets
Nice corporation name! 
Downtime, or specifically the daily occurence of downtime, doesn't really bother me. It's when I logon after downtime I get a bit concerned about what has secretly been changed and the repercusions.
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Hans Schinkel
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:07:00 -
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Pan Galactic Space Muppets
Nice corporation name!
Downtime, or specifically the daily occurence of downtime, doesn't really bother me. It's when I logon after downtime I get a bit concerned about what has secretly been changed and the repercusions.
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Kitten Hearder
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:08:00 -
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Edited by: Kitten Hearder on 29/07/2004 12:14:57
Some games have daily downtime, some donĘt. Some need it, some donĘt. You could go outside and look at that ball of fire our planet orbits.
Your star burns!
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Kitten Hearder
Evolution made my sig
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Kitten Hearder
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:08:00 -
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Edited by: Kitten Hearder on 29/07/2004 12:14:57
Some games have daily downtime, some donĘt. Some need it, some donĘt. You could go outside and look at that ball of fire our planet orbits.
Your star burns!
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Kitten Hearder
Evolution made my sig
Less Entertaining
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SwitchBl4d3
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:16:00 -
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i guess that 365 hours vs 52 hours in badwidth cost saves, pays for the devs coffee and doughnuts each year.
"Teh lord of Nonni"
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SwitchBl4d3
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:16:00 -
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i guess that 365 hours vs 52 hours in badwidth cost saves, pays for the devs coffee and doughnuts each year.
"Teh lord of Nonni"
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MOOstradamus
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:33:00 -
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Yes - kthxbye.
MOOrovingian  "Following & supporting EVE (since Jan 2001) is like wiping your arse with sandpaper."
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MOOstradamus
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:33:00 -
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Yes - kthxbye.
MOOrovingian "Following & supporting EVE (since Jan 2001) is like wiping your arse with sandpaper."
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Sill
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:36:00 -
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Originally by: MOOstradamus
Yes - kthxbye.
People still think thats funny/cool ?? 
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Sill
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:36:00 -
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Originally by: MOOstradamus
Yes - kthxbye.
People still think thats funny/cool ??
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MOOstradamus
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:40:00 -
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Yes if used sparingly
You're just jealous I got in first.
MOOrovingian "Following & supporting EVE (since Jan 2001) is like wiping your arse with sandpaper."
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MOOstradamus
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:40:00 -
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Yes if used sparingly
You're just jealous I got in first.
MOOrovingian "Following & supporting EVE (since Jan 2001) is like wiping your arse with sandpaper."
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Iratus Caelestis
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:59:00 -
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Edited by: Iratus Caelestis on 29/07/2004 13:01:31
Yes basically. Any SQL database needs pruning on a fairly regular basis and without the usual corporate luxury of running overnight processes I assume this is the only way they can get rid of the errant records and transactions.
As Eve is such a transaction intensive database daily down time to do this pruning isn't unreasonable.
That wouldn't take an hour though so I assume they have other stuff to do as well such as killing off deamons on the apps servers and whatnot. Perhaps Kieron would like to enlighten us on what the daily downtime involves?
Oh and kthxbye is still funny :) Except when I accidentily use it in e-mail responses at work. They don't like that.
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Iratus Caelestis
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Posted - 2004.07.29 12:59:00 -
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Edited by: Iratus Caelestis on 29/07/2004 13:01:31
Yes basically. Any SQL database needs pruning on a fairly regular basis and without the usual corporate luxury of running overnight processes I assume this is the only way they can get rid of the errant records and transactions.
As Eve is such a transaction intensive database daily down time to do this pruning isn't unreasonable.
That wouldn't take an hour though so I assume they have other stuff to do as well such as killing off deamons on the apps servers and whatnot. Perhaps Kieron would like to enlighten us on what the daily downtime involves?
Oh and kthxbye is still funny :) Except when I accidentily use it in e-mail responses at work. They don't like that.
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Chode Rizoum
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Posted - 2004.07.29 13:06:00 -
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Originally by: Starbrow
I'm just sitting here waiting as so many others for the server to come back online, and I'm thinking: "The game is more than a year old. Why do they still have the downtime each day? Isn't it time to try and run the server for more than 23 hours?"
What does it acctually do? Why can't we have a downtime every 2 days? When are we gonna get rid of it? What do you guys think?
did ure can blowop ?
Centuria > whoot?
Centuria > you stalking me? :)
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Nafri > then I a bird pooed on my head AND ON MY MEAL
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Chode Rizoum
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Posted - 2004.07.29 13:06:00 -
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Originally by: Starbrow
I'm just sitting here waiting as so many others for the server to come back online, and I'm thinking: "The game is more than a year old. Why do they still have the downtime each day? Isn't it time to try and run the server for more than 23 hours?"
What does it acctually do? Why can't we have a downtime every 2 days? When are we gonna get rid of it? What do you guys think?
did ure can blowop ?
Centuria > whoot?
Centuria > you stalking me? :)
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Nafri > then I a bird pooed on my head AND ON MY MEAL
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http://www.subroc.net/teddybears/
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Hepcat
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Posted - 2004.07.29 16:17:00 -
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I heard that the hampsters which power the server get too tired after 23 hours, so they need a 1 hour break.
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Hepcat
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Posted - 2004.07.29 16:17:00 -
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I heard that the hampsters which power the server get too tired after 23 hours, so they need a 1 hour break.
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Tar om
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Posted - 2004.07.29 16:20:00 -
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Edited by: Tar om on 29/07/2004 16:22:16
Its windows, it CAN'T run 24/7
/me waves a penguin at Kieron
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Tar om
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Posted - 2004.07.29 16:20:00 -
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Edited by: Tar om on 29/07/2004 16:22:16
Its windows, it CAN'T run 24/7
/me waves a penguin at Kieron
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We are the Octavian Vanguard www.octavianvanguard.net
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Lar Mocram
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Posted - 2004.07.29 20:38:00 -
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You also are forgetting that the nightly downtime is when roid fields are grown...
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Lar Mocram
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Posted - 2004.07.29 20:38:00 -
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You also are forgetting that the nightly downtime is when roid fields are grown...
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Gavin Kineli
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Posted - 2004.07.29 20:51:00 -
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I would assume that they assign the donwtime to an hour, simply to give them a buffer. Sometimes it's just a reboot, takes a few minutes, then they're ready, but sometimes it takes 55 minutes after applying a server-side patch or whatever.
But I be they say an hour to be consistent. If people think it's an hour, walk away, then find out it was a 5 minute restart, people might get angry because of certain circumstances.
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Gavin Kineli
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Posted - 2004.07.29 20:51:00 -
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I would assume that they assign the donwtime to an hour, simply to give them a buffer. Sometimes it's just a reboot, takes a few minutes, then they're ready, but sometimes it takes 55 minutes after applying a server-side patch or whatever.
But I be they say an hour to be consistent. If people think it's an hour, walk away, then find out it was a 5 minute restart, people might get angry because of certain circumstances.
Play The BIG Lottery! |
Kaiser Nero
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Posted - 2004.07.29 22:16:00 -
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Pleas, dont remove the DT ! I need to eat something once a day
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Kaiser Nero
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Posted - 2004.07.29 22:16:00 -
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Pleas, dont remove the DT ! I need to eat something once a day
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