Originally posted by Creslin321

Originally posted by ShimpoGenmu
already see the wow fanboys with a big smile til lthey ears happy about this posting kk threads here and on blizz forums 

Lol, well I'm definitely now happy about the launch problems, but so far it's still better than WoW's launch with that week long loot bug :).

WOW launch was 8 years ago though. Even SWTOR did it better with over 1 mill players hammering their servers at headstart / launch.

What it comes down to imho is money. Why setup more servers to facilitate the huge launch masses then have to shut them down a week later. I haven't a clue how much a server costs to setup and operate, but its got to be steep. It's only sensible to look in the near future at what they view as affordable and can handle players at a certain point down the road.

Here is an article and if you scroll down to "The Truth Behind The Curtains", it kind of describes what I'm suggesting. 

Originally posted by Knightblast

Originally posted by garrett

They just need to gett hings up and running in the regions. 

 

My guess is Europe is full. 

 

US it is the early morning or middle of the night...

 

their infrastructure should have been set up for this. 

 

Error - 42:0:9001:3927 I hates you!

US is also down now, and half of the US is still asleep more or less.  It's the login servers.  Essentially once the East Coast of the US woke up, around 7am on the East Coast, down they went.

Yup, that 7:00 am surge was me. Me sorry! Me broke it. LOL.

I had my suspicions this would happen during the head start, just because of the incredible amount of people trying to log in to the servers all at once.  I am glad I decided to skip the head start and just purchase the game on launch.

Originally posted by Kykyryz-a

Isnt it a bit early to say about Launch?   its not 28   its 25.    They gave us 3 day  head start in reall stress test enviroment :))

As always they will manage problems  and real launch will be smothest Ever :) hehe

Heh.

Of course, these days, a majority, if not a supermajority, of the "launch" players begin at headstart, and not "official launch".  Especially in a game like this where it costs nothing extra.  If you were the kind who wanted to play at launch, you likely pre-purchased and are in the headstart, so really the headstart is basically "launch", and "official launch" is a much softer event, in terms of the server impact.

Originally posted by Amjoco

Just logged out and my family and I had a blast on Sanctum of Rall. Overflows were working as advertised. We had no lag but portals were occasionally clogged with people trying to get through! :) 

I wish I could play more but my eyes are falling out!

Not sure how you managed this...I couldn't stay connected to Sanctum of Rall last night. Gave up and went to sleep after we got our guild formed.

Originally posted by nickster29

I had my suspicions this would happen during the head start, just because of the incredible amount of people trying to log in to the servers all at once.  I am glad I decided to skip the head start and just purchase the game on launch.

meh, I got 4 hours of good solid play! If I quit now it cost me $15 an hour and in most cases that is cheap entertainment for the buck! 

I'd rather be given a slim chance to play rather than none at all. ! :) Go buy the game and play it! 

Originally posted by ictown

i didn't realize tsw fanboys were just as bad as gw2 fanboys. [i suppose fanboys are fanboys, no matter where they're from]

at least bubully was more civilized than you lot in the thread.

Why would someone go to the opening show of Batman if they weren't a fanboy of Batman? You are like the guy in the line for the opening show of batman complaining about the line. Anyone who is a true fanboy of Batman knows the line will be long and painful, and anyone who is not knows not to go to the opening show!

Prepurchase is for fanboys. A fanboy is someone for whom the glitches seem trivial next to the awesomeness of the game and so they are willing to put up with them and wait in line. If the glitches make you angry, then you aren't a fanboy. If you're not a fanboy, you really don't have any business prepurchasing a game except to play beta (which was great!).

Sure, they don't include a warning label alongside prepurchase informing us that there may be launch problems . . . they don't warn you that you might have to camp outside the theater for the opening show of Batman in order to get a good seat either. There is no excuse for not knowing that there are going to be issues at launch, everyone who plays MMOs knows there are always issues at launch. That is why, again, you really should only prepurchase if you are a fanboy, otherwise you will just be frustrated by the glitches.

Originally posted by benit59

Originally posted by Amjoco

Just logged out and my family and I had a blast on Sanctum of Rall. Overflows were working as advertised. We had no lag but portals were occasionally clogged with people trying to get through! :) 

I wish I could play more but my eyes are falling out!

Not sure how you managed this...I couldn't stay connected to Sanctum of Rall last night. Gave up and went to sleep after we got our guild formed.

Well I must have been lucky and you not so much! :) My son and his wife sat next to me, and my second son in another part of the US played. In fact, the second son was still playing about an hour after the rest of us went to bed. So he was on at least 5 hours. 

Originally posted by Creslin321

Originally posted by Otashi

Originally posted by Urko

Originally posted by Otashi

Originally posted by Urko

Originally posted by Otashi

Originally posted by XTREM1337

a real crap...very nice launch areanet....

I'm impressed...

 

 

EPIC FAIL

Launch is 28th

Pre purchasers PAID extra for this which is essentially a launch, as most players i feel probably had pre purchased who were serious about playign the game.

I also pre purchased... its not paid extra but paid early... or am I wrong ? oO But I don't see where the hate is gonna help them solving the problem, just a game bro, that ur GF out for the week-end and chillout idk ... I logged in once reserved my server slot and I'm all happy with it I can live 2 more days without GW2 lol

I have plenty of other stuff i do, but this is another "pay us early and youll play early" fiasco that turned out to be a pile of steaming sh it , ive lived through severla mmos that this has happened to and it really is bulls hit

 

If you look backward... the community is the one to blame... they forced the market into offering paid head start because they can't wait for the official release date

Yeah lol those four extra days clearly would have solved every problem.

Yeah lol ... not lol are you missing my point on purpose ? Oo...What I'm failing to make you understand is that It would clearly have solved the "We paid extra and we cannot play, scammers ! " threads...

So much for all those "stress" tests.

Originally posted by Jjix

Originally posted by ictown

i didn't realize tsw fanboys were just as bad as gw2 fanboys. [i suppose fanboys are fanboys, no matter where they're from]

at least bubully was more civilized than you lot in the thread.

Why would someone go to the opening show of Batman if they weren't a fanboy of Batman? You are like the guy in the line for the opening show of batman complaining about the line. Anyone who is a true fanboy of Batman knows the line will be long and painful, and anyone who is not knows not to go to the opening show!

Prepurchase is for fanboys. A fanboy is someone for whom the glitches seem trivial next to the awesomeness of the game and so they are willing to put up with them and wait in line. If the glitches make you angry, then you aren't a fanboy. If you're not a fanboy, you really don't have any business prepurchasing a game except to play beta (which was great!).

Sure, they don't include a warning label alongside prepurchase informing us that there may be launch problems . . . they don't warn you that you might have to camp outside the theater for the opening show of Batman in order to get a good seat either. There is no excuse for not knowing that there are going to be issues at launch, everyone who plays MMOs knows there are always issues at launch. That is why, again, you really should only prepurchase if you are a fanboy, otherwise you will just be frustrated by the glitches.

A+ I agree totally with your Batman scenario. :)

This down time is a hiccup in the games time. In a few months no one will even think about it. 

GW2 5-second launch review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A

Originally posted by fat_taddler

So much for all those "stress" tests.

The stress tests were setup for the amount of servers they have, not the amount they should have had. :)

I am so glad I have other things in my life now besides a video game. This nerd rage for a game is hysterical. 

Do something else with your day!  Go outside!  It's still August, it's still nice outside, students still have no classes (well, most). Go do something with your life. Even if it's only until GW2 gets this sorted out. 

Originally posted by Amjoco

What it comes down to imho is money. Why setup more servers to facilitate the huge launch masses then have to shut them down a week later. I haven't a clue how much a server costs to setup and operate, but its got to be steep. It's only sensible to look in the near future at what they view as affordable and can handle players at a certain point down the road.

Here is an article and if you scroll down to "The Truth Behind The Curtains", it kind of describes what I'm suggesting. 

Exactly. And , of course, it isn't just the cost, closing down servers and focing players to transfer is extremely hard on players who have to leave their server community and character names behind. A more difficult launch is better for the game and the players in the long run. Players will forget this launch, but they won't forget dwindling populations and forced server transfers, Arenanet is making the smart choice all around.

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Originally posted by bcbully

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Originally posted by TomBaker_fan Tsw had issues, they allllllll do.

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To be fair I know it will clear up, but TSW did not have issues like this.

 

 

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TSW had 5 players loging in at the same time :P