Blizzard needs viagra. Why you might ask...
Because they can't seem to get it up, and even when they do, it doesn't last long.
Blizzard needs....
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Liseyth
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Been down since 9am.
It's now 12:40am.
Their idea of keeping us informed is that they're working on it and apologize for the inconvenience. They told us we'd have hourly updates which seemed to have stopped 5 hours ago. When you log on...at 9:30, they said they'd post a message on the general board and inform us of what's going on. That was 3 hours ago and still no post.
Figures, the one day that I can play pretty much all day.
It's now 12:40am.
Their idea of keeping us informed is that they're working on it and apologize for the inconvenience. They told us we'd have hourly updates which seemed to have stopped 5 hours ago. When you log on...at 9:30, they said they'd post a message on the general board and inform us of what's going on. That was 3 hours ago and still no post.
Figures, the one day that I can play pretty much all day.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.
- Albert Einstein
Mexal Tauren/Shaman
Ineluki Undead/Priest
- Albert Einstein
Mexal Tauren/Shaman
Ineluki Undead/Priest
for those of you who haven't been able to connect to the wow forums:
"Due to the increase in downtime caused by today’s hardware maintenance, we will be giving all players with characters on the realms listed below a one-day time extension. In addition, players on the realms below will also receive a rested experience bonus, whether or not they had left their characters logged out at an Inn.
We realize that this extended downtime is very inconvenient, but it is a necessary step for us to take in our efforts to increase performance and stability on these realms. For the last few weeks, these realms have experienced poor stability during peak times, which resulted in NPCs not spawning, lag, and frequent disconnects. We have determined that a large percentage of realms on the same backend infrastructure were operating at maximum capacity. This overpopulation caused problems with the service that ultimately led to the issues mentioned above.
Our first step in trying to alleviate the situation was to offer character transfers to reduce the amount of players on these high-population realms. The character transfers did reduce the total amount of players on the shared infrastructure, and we noticed an immediate performance increase. However, this increase only lasted a few days, as populations continued to rise.
Once it was shown that the character transfers did not sufficiently disperse the population, we began to modify the hardware backend for the affected realms. The most recent and substantial step of that process involved transferring the realm data to a new hardware setup. The goal of this procedure is to decrease the overall load on the infrastructure that the affected realms share.
The new hardware infrastructure was completed yesterday, and we are currently copying the character data from eight of these realms onto the new hardware. This transfer will significantly decrease the load on the current infrastructure, which should result in improved performance on all of the realms listed below. The data transfer is taking us longer than expected, but it is vital for providing stability to these realms.
We are totally committed to providing our players with the best play experience possible, and we will continue to streamline our code and add new hardware to our infrastructure until we accomplish that goal. We once again thank you for your patience during this time, and wish you continued good fortunes on your adventures in Azeroth!
Please note that this time extension discussed above is in addition to the two-day time extension announced yesterday that is being provided to players on all realms.
Sincerely,
Mike Morhaime
President, Blizzard Entertainment
List of affected realms:
Alleria
Argent Dawn
Arthas
Azgalor
Blackhand
Bleeding Hollow
Bloodhoof
Durotan
Elune
Garona
Hellscream
Illidan
Lothar
Magtheridon
Mannoroth
Medivh
Sargeras
Shattered Hand
Skullcrusher
Stormrage
Stormreaver
Warsong
Whisperwind
Zul'jin "
"Due to the increase in downtime caused by today’s hardware maintenance, we will be giving all players with characters on the realms listed below a one-day time extension. In addition, players on the realms below will also receive a rested experience bonus, whether or not they had left their characters logged out at an Inn.
We realize that this extended downtime is very inconvenient, but it is a necessary step for us to take in our efforts to increase performance and stability on these realms. For the last few weeks, these realms have experienced poor stability during peak times, which resulted in NPCs not spawning, lag, and frequent disconnects. We have determined that a large percentage of realms on the same backend infrastructure were operating at maximum capacity. This overpopulation caused problems with the service that ultimately led to the issues mentioned above.
Our first step in trying to alleviate the situation was to offer character transfers to reduce the amount of players on these high-population realms. The character transfers did reduce the total amount of players on the shared infrastructure, and we noticed an immediate performance increase. However, this increase only lasted a few days, as populations continued to rise.
Once it was shown that the character transfers did not sufficiently disperse the population, we began to modify the hardware backend for the affected realms. The most recent and substantial step of that process involved transferring the realm data to a new hardware setup. The goal of this procedure is to decrease the overall load on the infrastructure that the affected realms share.
The new hardware infrastructure was completed yesterday, and we are currently copying the character data from eight of these realms onto the new hardware. This transfer will significantly decrease the load on the current infrastructure, which should result in improved performance on all of the realms listed below. The data transfer is taking us longer than expected, but it is vital for providing stability to these realms.
We are totally committed to providing our players with the best play experience possible, and we will continue to streamline our code and add new hardware to our infrastructure until we accomplish that goal. We once again thank you for your patience during this time, and wish you continued good fortunes on your adventures in Azeroth!
Please note that this time extension discussed above is in addition to the two-day time extension announced yesterday that is being provided to players on all realms.
Sincerely,
Mike Morhaime
President, Blizzard Entertainment
List of affected realms:
Alleria
Argent Dawn
Arthas
Azgalor
Blackhand
Bleeding Hollow
Bloodhoof
Durotan
Elune
Garona
Hellscream
Illidan
Lothar
Magtheridon
Mannoroth
Medivh
Sargeras
Shattered Hand
Skullcrusher
Stormrage
Stormreaver
Warsong
Whisperwind
Zul'jin "
DAoC > WoW
Call me sir.
Call me sir.
Thats great and all.....
Thats great and all..... but rested bonus doesnt help those of us who are 60 - yes we may have alts, but still ....... its soooo frusterating, they should do more!
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Mourningblade
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That whole data transfer talk has me a little nervous...
hate to have certain items get lost in the shuffle.........
hate to have certain items get lost in the shuffle.........
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Mourningblade--, DAOC Merlin Server
Oregonian-Priest, Mourningblad-Hunter, Deadduck-Warlock, WoW Bleeding Hollow
"I want to leave this world the same way I entered it....screaming and covered in someone else's blood."
Mourningblade--, DAOC Merlin Server
Oregonian-Priest, Mourningblad-Hunter, Deadduck-Warlock, WoW Bleeding Hollow
"I want to leave this world the same way I entered it....screaming and covered in someone else's blood."
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