A new build of Guild Wars and the force kick

Mordiego

Mordiego

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2007

Pozna??, UTC+1

We Are From Poland [Pol]

N/A

We all love the updates, but not neccessarily while we're doing something... I'm currently on a Charr DL session in Pre and I'm wondering how much time will the update wait before I get force-kicked from the game?
And another thing... can I perform a "controlled DC", download the update and then restore connection back to the map I DCed on?
I know I shoulda knew these things already after so many years, but honstly I've never postponed an update download before and that's why I need some help here...

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

I don't think you're ever kicked from the game unless they force it, like during Wintersday when multiple builds were running at the same time. Last night I was afk during the new build and my chat log was full with the 'please restart' message but it didn't kick me.

Mordiego

Mordiego

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2007

Pozna??, UTC+1

We Are From Poland [Pol]

N/A

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Originally Posted by Dzjudz View Post
I don't think you're ever kicked from the game unless they force it...
So U R basically saying that thre is no update related force-kick? I swear I've heard dozens of ppl talking about they got kicked after some time when they were postponing new build download...
I need to make sure.

Warvic

Warvic

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2009

The Netherlands

A/W

Nope u can't restore it. My pre warrior should be lvl 17 now.. But he got D/C last night because of the update. So still 16 I was not able to reconnect.

Is it save to do another DL session this night? I have no idea about when There is a new build

cognophile

cognophile

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

USA

Don't know about update related kicks, but in the past I've definitely seen plenty of disconnects while deathleveling Charr for extended periods. There is supposedly a 12 (or 24?) hour auto-kick, though. Hard to say sometimes.

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mordiego View Post
So U R basically saying that thre is no update related force-kick? I swear I've heard dozens of ppl talking about they got kicked after some time when they were postponing new build download...
I need to make sure.
All I'm saying is that I didn't experience a kick last night when I was afk for about 4 hours after the new build message. Don't know about longer times.

Warvic

Warvic

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2009

The Netherlands

A/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by cognophile View Post
Don't know about update related kicks, but in the past I've definitely seen plenty of disconnects while deathleveling Charr for extended periods. There is supposedly a 12 (or 24?) hour auto-kick, though. Hard to say sometimes.
No activity for 10 hours is kick.

Sir Tieger

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2007

Jade Reapers [JD]

W/

Me and a guildie had the exact same problem with the new build last night.

We both set up our dlvl at more or less the same time. And then both saw the restart new build message.

We left our dlvl's running. But we both got dc ~8hours after the new build came. Neither of us could reconnect.

The fact that we both got dc at exactly the same time suggest there is some sort of auto kick with new builds.

As i said dc was ~8hours after new build message, so maybe take that as a benchmark.

If anyone has any further info on this i would also be very interested to hear
As we all know what Anet are like during events, new build new build new build, to fix all the bugs. So whether its worth dlvl during the event, or what timeframe (if any) after a new build we have.
Would be very nice to know.

EDIT: 10 hours is also what me and my guildie believed was the standard time. But like i mentioned we both got kicked after 8 hours. Needless to say we werent happy this morning. Considering we thought we had 10 hours and that would have been around 9:30-10am GMT. But we both got DC at ~7:30am.

nitetime

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

eotn

W/

I have been afk for hours during new builds and also have never experienced a forced kick. Im guessing that it may have something to do with what the build actually is. Like when Kamadan disappears off the map after a new build they might force the build to fix it on you.

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Originally Posted by Warvic View Post
No activity for 10 hours is kick.
how do you know this?

Mordiego

Mordiego

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2007

Pozna??, UTC+1

We Are From Poland [Pol]

N/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Warvic View Post
No activity for 10 hours is kick.
Isn't it 24hrs?

Thenameless Wonder

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2009

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Warvic View Post
No activity for 10 hours is kick.
So then every 9 hours you can click your mouse, move 2 feet, wait another 9 hrs then?

Ninja Ninja

Ninja Ninja

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mordiego View Post
Isn't it 24hrs?
Online for 24 hours gets you a kick, 10 hours of no activity gets you a kick and I think 6 hours after not loading an update gets you a kick.

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

You can't reconnect after an update because you're not reconnecting with the same build as the old server. Just puttin' that out there.

Warvic

Warvic

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2009

The Netherlands

A/W

No activity aka AFK. for 10 horus is kick. I think you can find it on wiki.

Alot of people also say that being online for 24 hours will result in an kick. I never experienced this, And I know people who bin online for 6 days So i'm not sure about this one!

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Originally Posted by Thenameless Wonder View Post
So then every 9 hours you can click your mouse, move 2 feet, wait another 9 hrs then?
Yup

imnotyourmother

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

in a house

The Knitters Guild

W/R

WAIT a second...

there is an automatic KICK at 24 hours. So if you are doing DLing 2 secession in a row.. your going to get disconnected new build or not.

My war is lvl 19 in pre.. and staying that way cause of the lvl 19 fire imp - atleast for now- and New builds DC you and so does the 24hour timer .

You just have to live with it. Never DL on Thursdays That = fail...

T1Cybernetic

T1Cybernetic

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Uk, Nr Earth

Alternate Evil Gamers [aeg]

N/

I have been connected for more than 3 - 4 days with no disconnects, Not for a while because i have been busy and not to mention my bad internet lately But there is no automatic disconnect (unless) there is a new build, in which case it will warn you 60 minutes before disconnecting you from the game.

The update last night was no exception, i had been connected for 14 hours and when i came back home and checked the death level and i spotted the warning on screen warning me that i would be disconnected in 60 minutes.

Needless to say i quickly killed those charr and reloaded guild wars for the new build!

imnotyourmother

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

in a house

The Knitters Guild

W/R

Well then you are NOT on US servers

so... for those of us that are.. there IS a DC at 24 hours.. Want Proff... Ask my wife.. she will attest to the YELLING cause of the DC's trying to get my war to lvl 19

Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

Quote:
Originally Posted by imnotyourmother View Post
.. there IS a DC at 24 hours.. Want Proff (proof?)... Ask my wife.. she will attest to the YELLING cause of the DC's trying to get my war to lvl 19
My question would be - was there some indication that this disconnect was the result of something ANet did? Was there a warning 60min before, for example. It's always possible that your ISP did the disconnect.

Risus

Risus

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

56min UW HM post-2/25 I win

FDR

A/

you think this is bad? I just finished an UW run and got myself a nice mini Dhuum out of the chest right before build swap off wintersday. they decided to take down all wintersday stuff at the same time and roll back servers 15 mins. Guess who appeared in ToA w/o chest rewards...