Age of Conan

There's a post on the official forums from someone who can't get into the border zones where the battlekeeps are on his server Derketo.  He posts a conversation with a GM  about it which can only be described as "lol."  The player has a theory the bug is occuring because the guild that own the battlekeep is no longer in the game, I wonder if Funcom even took that into consideration.

The conversation:

[Esgoliath(GM)]: Greetings Gaius! This is GM Esgoliath. Do you have a moment to speak about your petition? You may reply by using /tell Esgoliath or by clicking my name in the chat window. Before replying, please move to a safe location away from MOBs or other players (if you are in a PvP enabled area) as GMs cannot guarantee your safety.
To [Esgoliath]: yes
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Hi there. What is kush?
To [Esgoliath]: Border to Kush
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Oh, yes that happens sometimes.
To [Esgoliath]: has been bugged so that when you enter it says a battle is underway and boots you out...been this way for 2 weeks....cannot sign up or attend sieges in the zone
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Usually restarting your client fixes it, thought.
To [Esgoliath]: it';s been that way for 2 weeks! and the update today didn't resolve it
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Ah, well is one underway?
To [Esgoliath]: no
To [Esgoliath]: this is a 24/7 issue and it's not just my client
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Give me a moment to review our logs on it.
To [Esgoliath]: sure, try taking us there
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Ah I see. That is not a "bug" per say, so much as we have temporarily disabled that zone.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: We are still undergoing major projects in that area.
To [Esgoliath]: What the hell? So the owners of Battlekeeps are completely invulnerable in that zone?!!
[Esgoliath(GM)]: No. I do not believe that anyone can siege them either at the moment, but I am not positive of that.
To [Esgoliath]: Semantics. If they can't be sieged, they are completely invulnerable
[Esgoliath(GM)]: I suppose you are correct from a perspective. Give me a moment to confer with an associate.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: What is the exact error you recieve when trying to enter, please?
To [Esgoliath]: You are not part of this siege battle. You will be teleported out in 10 seconds.
To [Esgoliath]: but if I can get the massive PVP window open before I get booted, it says Defending Guild: Seraphim Attacker: None
To [Esgoliath]: and it;s been that way for almost 2 weeks
To [Esgoliath]: and I try to get in daily to see if it has reset...
[Esgoliath(GM)]: What exact zone is it? Oasis of Zaara I or II or Master Region?
To [Esgoliath]: but I have patiently awaited this last patch to see if the reset alone would fix it....but it didn't and I am livid.
To [Esgoliath]: Border to Kush
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Do you have a playfield number?
To [Esgoliath]: ... how do I get a playfield number?
To [Esgoliath]: can you follow me? I can show you the zone and you can see for yourself
To [Esgoliath]: heading to the zone-in
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Sorry I got DCed.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Did you make it into the playfield?
To [Esgoliath]: here is the zone in
To [Esgoliath]: okay I was booted.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: I think I keep trying to port to you when you are in the process of zoning, and it keeps throwing me out.
To [Esgoliath]: precisely
[Esgoliath(GM)]: I am going to try an experiment.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: What happend there?
To [Esgoliath]: immediately booted with "[Esgoliath(GM)]: Greetings Gaius! This is GM Esgoliath. Do you have a moment to speak about your petition? You may reply by using /tell Esgoliath or by clicking my name in the chat window. Before replying, please move to a safe location away from MOBs or other players (if you are in a PvP enabled area) as GMs cannot guarantee your safety. To [Esgoliath]: ye
To [Esgoliath]: I mean immediately booted with "You are not part of this siege battle. You will be teleported out in 10 seconds. "
To [Esgoliath]: and like I said, 2 weeks it's been like this.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Ok I am fairly certain that we are still undergoing major projects in this zone, and that is why noone can enter.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: I guess that just makes battlekeeps in this zone off limits for now.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: I am sorry for the inconvenience.
To [Esgoliath]: This is not occuring on other servers....
To [Esgoliath]: so I am not buying that
[Esgoliath(GM)]: I am certainly going to look into this in greater detail.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Well it SAYS that is what is happening on my logs.
To [Esgoliath]: this is a specific issue on this server with THAT zone and THAT zone only
[Esgoliath(GM)]: I mean, I guess my superiors could be lying to me, but there really isn't a reason.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: In any case, just out of curiosity...is there a certain guild in this zone that you really do not like/want to attack?
[Esgoliath(GM)]: You are still quite capable of attacking many others...
To [Esgoliath]: Yes, the guild listed as defending no longer has any playing members and does not deserve to keep their Keep
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Ah I see. Well perhaps that is part of the error. I do promise to look into it.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Thank you for your report, Gaius!
To [Esgoliath]: I will petition this daily until I get resolution.
To [Esgoliath]: so I'm sure we'll speak again.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Please don't. That will only earn you warnings, and further penalties if you abuse the petition tool.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: All one can do is report, and wait for something to get fixed. You are most welcome to check up on the process after some time (greater than one day...).
[Esgoliath(GM)]: If you truly wish to speed up the process....
To [Esgoliath]: I truly wish
[Esgoliath(GM)]: You could always e-mail bugs@ageofconan.com with any additionial details you can offer.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Specifically how we might reproduce the bug in our QA team.

Originally posted by octa

There's a post on the official forums from someone who can't get into the border zones where the battlekeeps are on his server Derketo.  He posts a conversation with a GM  about it which can only be described as "lol."  The player has a theory the bug is occuring because the guild that own the battlekeep is no longer in the game, I wonder if Funcom even took that into consideration.

The conversation:

[Esgoliath(GM)]: Greetings Gaius! This is GM Esgoliath. Do you have a moment to speak about your petition? You may reply by using /tell Esgoliath or by clicking my name in the chat window. Before replying, please move to a safe location away from MOBs or other players (if you are in a PvP enabled area) as GMs cannot guarantee your safety.
To [Esgoliath]: yes
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Hi there. What is kush?
To [Esgoliath]: Border to Kush
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Oh, yes that happens sometimes.
To [Esgoliath]: has been bugged so that when you enter it says a battle is underway and boots you out...been this way for 2 weeks....cannot sign up or attend sieges in the zone
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Usually restarting your client fixes it, thought.
To [Esgoliath]: it';s been that way for 2 weeks! and the update today didn't resolve it
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Ah, well is one underway?
To [Esgoliath]: no
To [Esgoliath]: this is a 24/7 issue and it's not just my client
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Give me a moment to review our logs on it.
To [Esgoliath]: sure, try taking us there
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Ah I see. That is not a "bug" per say, so much as we have temporarily disabled that zone.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: We are still undergoing major projects in that area.
To [Esgoliath]: What the hell? So the owners of Battlekeeps are completely invulnerable in that zone?!!
[Esgoliath(GM)]: No. I do not believe that anyone can siege them either at the moment, but I am not positive of that.
To [Esgoliath]: Semantics. If they can't be sieged, they are completely invulnerable
[Esgoliath(GM)]: I suppose you are correct from a perspective. Give me a moment to confer with an associate.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: What is the exact error you recieve when trying to enter, please?
To [Esgoliath]: You are not part of this siege battle. You will be teleported out in 10 seconds.
To [Esgoliath]: but if I can get the massive PVP window open before I get booted, it says Defending Guild: Seraphim Attacker: None
To [Esgoliath]: and it;s been that way for almost 2 weeks
To [Esgoliath]: and I try to get in daily to see if it has reset...
[Esgoliath(GM)]: What exact zone is it? Oasis of Zaara I or II or Master Region?
To [Esgoliath]: but I have patiently awaited this last patch to see if the reset alone would fix it....but it didn't and I am livid.
To [Esgoliath]: Border to Kush
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Do you have a playfield number?
To [Esgoliath]: ... how do I get a playfield number?
To [Esgoliath]: can you follow me? I can show you the zone and you can see for yourself
To [Esgoliath]: heading to the zone-in
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Sorry I got DCed.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Did you make it into the playfield?
To [Esgoliath]: here is the zone in
To [Esgoliath]: okay I was booted.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: I think I keep trying to port to you when you are in the process of zoning, and it keeps throwing me out.
To [Esgoliath]: precisely
[Esgoliath(GM)]: I am going to try an experiment.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: What happend there?
To [Esgoliath]: immediately booted with "[Esgoliath(GM)]: Greetings Gaius! This is GM Esgoliath. Do you have a moment to speak about your petition? You may reply by using /tell Esgoliath or by clicking my name in the chat window. Before replying, please move to a safe location away from MOBs or other players (if you are in a PvP enabled area) as GMs cannot guarantee your safety. To [Esgoliath]: ye
To [Esgoliath]: I mean immediately booted with "You are not part of this siege battle. You will be teleported out in 10 seconds. "
To [Esgoliath]: and like I said, 2 weeks it's been like this.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Ok I am fairly certain that we are still undergoing major projects in this zone, and that is why noone can enter.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: I guess that just makes battlekeeps in this zone off limits for now.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: I am sorry for the inconvenience.
To [Esgoliath]: This is not occuring on other servers....
To [Esgoliath]: so I am not buying that
[Esgoliath(GM)]: I am certainly going to look into this in greater detail.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Well it SAYS that is what is happening on my logs.
To [Esgoliath]: this is a specific issue on this server with THAT zone and THAT zone only
[Esgoliath(GM)]: I mean, I guess my superiors could be lying to me, but there really isn't a reason.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: In any case, just out of curiosity...is there a certain guild in this zone that you really do not like/want to attack?
[Esgoliath(GM)]: You are still quite capable of attacking many others...
To [Esgoliath]: Yes, the guild listed as defending no longer has any playing members and does not deserve to keep their Keep
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Ah I see. Well perhaps that is part of the error. I do promise to look into it.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Thank you for your report, Gaius!
To [Esgoliath]: I will petition this daily until I get resolution.
To [Esgoliath]: so I'm sure we'll speak again.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Please don't. That will only earn you warnings, and further penalties if you abuse the petition tool.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: All one can do is report, and wait for something to get fixed. You are most welcome to check up on the process after some time (greater than one day...).
[Esgoliath(GM)]: If you truly wish to speed up the process....
To [Esgoliath]: I truly wish
[Esgoliath(GM)]: You could always e-mail bugs@ageofconan.com with any additionial details you can offer.
[Esgoliath(GM)]: Specifically how we might reproduce the bug in our QA team.

[Esgoliath(GM)]: In the meantime, wanna cyber?

  just added the bit you cropped at the end

Originally posted by tokini 

[Esgoliath(GM)]: In the meantime, wanna cyber?

  just added the bit you cropped at the end

Haha!

I wonder how many players bug the GMs about that during petition conversations now.

The original post: http://forums.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=158546

Someone else has confirmed that all the border zones are unaccessible on Derketo due to this problem.  I'm embarassed for Funcom, I really am.

Avery will be along soon to explain it. Maybe the rainbow bridge to funland has  a toll that needs to be paid?