Guild Wars 2

All is vain.

Savoy.6824:

All is vain.

I am disappoint.

I was having issues getting back in on any characters after crashing from EoTM, seems to be working now, though. (my characters that is)

Banjal.7328:

Game is 100% dead now.It’s a good thing GW2 has a PTR to test out things in real time.

Don’t be silly, everyone knows AAA MMOs have no need for PTRs!

What is the point of having a forum i you communicate only through third party sites?

nic.4875:

What is the point of having a forum i you communicate only through third party sites?

This I do agree with.

Unfortunately it’s a problem more and more companies are guilty of, not just Anet.

works as intended -,- /s

I had the same problem. I created new character, played for a while and now everything is ok.
Edit: When I try to go to EoTM, I always get the same information about my firewall and some kind of errors occuring.

I believe Twitter is just their way of getting out a quick shout out when something unexpected and emergency-like happens. More official updates/responses takes time, as does reading and responding to forum threads.

nic.4875:

What is the point of having a forum i you communicate only through third party sites?

That’s a good question.

Holo the Wise.4179:

I believe Twitter is just their way of getting out a quick shout out when something unexpected and emergency-like happens. More official updates/responses takes time, as does reading and responding to forum threads.

If you can fire off up to 140 characters in one place, you can fire the exact same message off in another.

Witaminka.4650:

works as intended -,- /s

It’s a rule change that the players have to figure out like a puzzle, the guessing whether it’s a bug or a feature is the feature.

What annoys me is the error message. I have gotten these messages (usually on patch day) since launch and it has NEVER been my firewall, router settings or security program.

Mark Katzbach.9084:

We’re hard at work taking care of the issues with the Edge of the Mists. Please hang in there.

Thank you for letting us know here too.

Ceridwen.6703:

Holo the Wise.4179:

I believe Twitter is just their way of getting out a quick shout out when something unexpected and emergency-like happens. More official updates/responses takes time, as does reading and responding to forum threads.

If you can fire off up to 140 characters in one place, you can fire the exact same message off in another.

Well, I suppose that the moderators are gathering the various threads that have popped up on this topic, so that they can make replies in one place.

Edit: This is exactly what happened as I was typing my reply, so I guess the point is unavailing.

I can log back on my characters now, except for the one stuck in Lion’s Arch (gave me a net error when I tried.), so I’m staying away from there for now.

Rhalas.4167:

https://twitter.com/GuildWars2/status/430796982249324544

Shouldn’t this be posted somewhere clearly visible on the official forums? Why is their community team more active on third party mediums for issues like this than they are on the official forums?

Rhalas.4167:

https://twitter.com/GuildWars2/status/430796982249324544

Why are we notified through 3rd party? Aren’t the forums and game the right place for this?

This is exactly what it says on my signature lol.
“It takes time to write, test and roll out code.”
-Yeah, but A-net does only 2 of those.

Tranc.6780:

What annoys me is the error message. I have gotten these messages (usually on patch day) since launch and it has NEVER been my firewall, router settings or security program.

Have you checked your internet connection?

Did you turn it off and on again?

Tranc.6780:

What annoys me is the error message. I have gotten these messages (usually on patch day) since launch and it has NEVER been my firewall, router settings or security program.

All the game client knows is that it can’t connect to the server. It doesn’t know why, so it assumes that the game servers are fine and you have a local problem.

Nabrok.9023:

Tranc.6780:

What annoys me is the error message. I have gotten these messages (usually on patch day) since launch and it has NEVER been my firewall, router settings or security program.

All the game client knows is that it can’t connect to the server. It doesn’t know why, so it assumes that the game servers are fine and you have a local problem.

We know that! But when the server’s not reachable, why does the game automatically assume that the problem lies at the player’s end? Can’t perform a ping to the own server?

“Adding insult to injury” is what this is.

aaaand crash…while changing border map (sweet queue position 32)

DDOS, nuff said.

Just so many people trying to get on, who would have though that after over a year anet releases a new WvW map and everyone wants to get in at the same time, I didnt :P

Every new release it becomes a stampede….

I haven’t been able to get in yet.

Anybody able to access the EotM map?

No, its broke…

Good job those guilds tested it so we would have a perfectly flawless patch day update eh…

Oh stop blaming my firewall, you know its your fault…

I bet Brahams wondering where everyone is…

The guild testing was not a stress test. It was for glitches and bugs so Anet could polish the map. I am not saying that you all should stop flaming but you need to realise this cause it’s completely irrelevant to this situation.

Koralik.3240:

Edit: When I try to go to EoTM, I always get the same information about my firewall and some kind of errors occuring.

That is what I keep getting as well. (On Devona’s Rest server)

Since getting into EotM very briefly and then getting kicked I am now unable to join my guildies in Crucible of Eternity…I haven’t yet tested whether any other dungeons are affected.

I now get the same error as trying to enter EotM…namely unable to contact log-in server at this time.

Mel.8769:

Koralik.3240:

Edit: When I try to go to EoTM, I always get the same information about my firewall and some kind of errors occuring.

That is what I keep getting as well.

This is what has happened in the past when a server/map was unavailable (crashed in most cases). All of us are getting that error.

Given how big the feature is I would say this has gone rather smoothly – most of us got to run around and explore the map a bit. Other devs would have screwed up worse and would have not only ignored their players; but would have kept them in the dark (if you want a current example: Battlefield 4 and the sound issue). kitten happens, at least ANet are keeping us in the loop and are working on it.

hey just wondering if there were any updates?
like a possible time or something just so i know if i should come back later or whether i have time to wait?
keep up the good work!

saventis.1485:

hey just wondering if there were any updates?
like a possible time or something just so i know if i should come back later or whether i have time to wait?
keep up the good work!

It’s done when it’s done.
continuous asking for progress won’t speed anything up. The guys working in IT to get thinks fixed have other priorities right now.

My biggest gripe with this….being in the EU timezones, I will only be able to experience this content a day later now, because it’s released in the late evening (GMT+2), and because of the issues, it’s now 23:59 and I still haven’t been able to see any of the Edge of the Mists. Kinda wasted my entire evening now waiting :P

Speedmann.5269:

saventis.1485:

hey just wondering if there were any updates?
like a possible time or something just so i know if i should come back later or whether i have time to wait?
keep up the good work!

It’s done when it’s done.
continuous asking for progress won’t speed anything up. The guys working in IT to get thinks fixed have other priorities right now.

Yes but im sure its a reasonable question.
Not only that but that question hasn’t been asked in at least an hour.
surely asking some community manager how long it could possibly take, also would not slow down the process, as its “the guys working in IT” who are fixing it.

Just wanted an update since there hasnt been one for over an hour.
Reasonable request.

Just turn the dam servers off and on -.-

Mark Katzbach.9084:

jakalofnaar.1702:

My biggest gripe with this….being in the EU timezones, I will only be able to experience this content a day later now, because it’s released in the late evening (GMT+2), and because of the issues, it’s now 23:59 and I still haven’t been able to see any of the Edge of the Mists. Kinda wasted my entire evening now waiting :P

We’re sorry for the inconvenience. Our team is working as fast as they can to fix the issues and get WvW and EoTM back up and running.

Hehe, thanks for the reply! I should probably get some sleep anyway, been running Wurm till late in the night the past few days xD

Hope your team gets it sorted soon though

Won’t giving the world an exact ETA of when the map will be back just invite the same thing to happen all over again?

Phi Is Sly.1857:

Just turn the dam servers off and on -.-

Probably best to make sure they’re actually plugged in to start with.

It’s all well and good saying “we’re working on it…”, but that really says nothing. Is it worth me waiting up for a few hours or will it take you guys all night? More to the point, I could ask why these kind of problems still happen but that’s just going to make me sound like a broken record.

Dengar.1785:

Won’t giving the world an exact ETA of when the map will be back just invite the same thing to happen all over again?

It will, which is why I’d like to have seen either:

“Wont be long now guys.”
or
“This one’s gonna be an all-nighter.”

Suitably vague, but lets you know whether it’s worth just giving up and going to bed.

not after an exact time just more like will it be within an hour or the next few hours ya know

Sarie.1630:

Phi Is Sly.1857:

Just turn the dam servers off and on -.-

Probably best to make sure they’re actually plugged in to start with.

It’s all well and good saying “we’re working on it…”, but that really says nothing. Is it worth me waiting up for a few hours or will it take you guys all night? More to the point, I could ask why these kind of problems still happen but that’s just going to make me sound like a broken record.

I would plan on it taking them all night.

I would love the Idea of Roy and Moss from the IT crowd working for you guys.
This is totally happening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2Ph8zwpNyI

lmao what a joke…

Phi Is Sly.1857:

Just turn the dam servers off and on -.-

Thats just plain stupid.
Everyone is being thrown out, going to spam login at the same time (prolly breaking it straight away) and if they get in spamming the eotm map.

I think the only solution is to wait till tonight (Arenanet night) so the stress is gone away and they can reboot things properly. They really goofed up on the 2 hour maintanance. making sure everyone was spamming the button to enter at the same time.

they took one month to “polish their updates” like they said ….
seriously, i can’t imagine what could be the result without this

so many beta test, so many time taken, and nothing work when the update is here, this is truly awesome

/grumpycat off

Anet is just following the 2014 general guidelines to being a good game developer: take inordinate amounts of time to supposedly “test” something then release said content in a state that is so broken it not only prevents people from accessing it, but spills over into the entirety of the game by, for example, preventing them from even logging into the game in general.