August 10th downtime - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

Moonstalker

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

Club Of A Thousand Pandas [LOD???]

Mo/

05 Aug 2010 at 23:41 - 1

From a facebook post:

Quote:

On Tuesday, August 10th, we will be moving the Guild Wars live database to a new data center. This will require a temporary interruption in service beginning at 12:01AM Pacific time on that date. Service may be suspended for up to 24 hours, although we will do everything we can to expedite the process. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding during this rare interruption!

Link: http://www.guildwars.com/support/net...ws/default.php

I'm just curious as to the reason for moving it. Anyone have any ideas?

Mesmers Are Bad

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2008

NJ

RoCk

Me/

05 Aug 2010 at 23:43 - 2

Lower rent? It could be anything though, very interesting.

belshazaarswrath

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

AMP

05 Aug 2010 at 23:46 - 3

Ah gonna have to play eckbawks that day. Bummer.

Lord Dagon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2009

Inside the Oblivion Gate

The Imperial Guards of Istan[TIGE]

E/Me

05 Aug 2010 at 23:51 - 4

dang a day w/out farming mats for consets.. dang that sucks.. im already too far behind schedule as it is...

Moonstalker

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

Club Of A Thousand Pandas [LOD???]

Mo/

05 Aug 2010 at 23:56 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tobi Madera

dang a day w/out farming mats for consets.. dang that sucks.. im already too far behind schedule as it is...

Well, it's "for up to 24 hours" it could very well be down for a shorter time. Only time will tell!

maxxfury

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

[DVDF] Gp

Me/A

05 Aug 2010 at 23:58 - 6

Maybe clearing the room for the gw2 junk?

AngelWJedi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2008

orlando,florida

Society of Souls [Argh]

Rt/E

06 Aug 2010 at 00:00 - 7

the downtime is sad news but meh i can do other stuff. but what worries me is how do we know something wont happen during it? i remember when they did one update no one was able to login in to gw. something to do with psw error. i would so hate for that or anything else to happen.

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

06 Aug 2010 at 00:04 - 8

For all the server and wiki downtimes that Regina gives up a heads-up on, I'm surprised she's not the first mouth we heard it from this time, especially for something that seems a little bigger than a little maintenance.

Imaginos

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

06 Aug 2010 at 00:04 - 9

Moving the database to an even crappier server, so expect more lag

(i kid...i hope.)

Kityn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2005

Michigan

Heroes of the Horn [HoH]

N/

06 Aug 2010 at 00:05 - 10

I guess that will depend on where the data center is moved to. Few years ago Arenanet moved their data center from Seattle to their current location (can not remember if it is LA or in Texas). Other NcSoft games share the same datacenter right now. It is possible that the GW servers would be moved to make it easier to maintain once GW2 goes live. Possibly to where the GW2 servers will be housed.

Martin Kerstein

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

06 Aug 2010 at 00:07 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke

For all the server and wiki downtimes that Regina gives up a heads-up on, I'm surprised she's not the first mouth we heard it from this time, especially for something that seems a little bigger than a little maintenance.

Considering that this thread went up about 1 min after we pushed the update live - I think you guys beat us to it.

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Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

Rubbing Potassium on water fountains.

LF guild that teaches MTSC (did it long ago before gw2 came out and I quit...but I barely remember)

N/A

06 Aug 2010 at 00:16 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin Kerstein

Considering that this thread went up about 1 min after we pushed the update live - I think you guys beat us to it.

well then speed up D:<

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]

06 Aug 2010 at 00:17 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin Kerstein

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke

For all the server and wiki downtimes that Regina gives up a heads-up on, I'm surprised she's not the first mouth we heard it from this time, especially for something that seems a little bigger than a little maintenance.

Considering that this thread went up about 1 min after we pushed the update live - I think you guys beat us to it.

And that's ANOTHER /win for Martin. I so need to send you 2 cookies if/when I ever get the chance.

On-topic: Do I sense an "Oops! On the way to the new destination we dropped the server machine and it broke. Sorry, guys! No more GW 1" coming out of this?

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Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

Rubbing Potassium on water fountains.

LF guild that teaches MTSC (did it long ago before gw2 came out and I quit...but I barely remember)

N/A

06 Aug 2010 at 00:20 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonnieBoi05

And that's ANOTHER /win for Martin. I so need to send you another cookie if/when I ever get the chance.

On-topic: Do I sense an "Oops! On the way to the new destination we dropped the server machine and it broke. Sorry, guys! No more GW 1" coming out of this?

I'm hoping for more...sorry end we somehow mixed up your files with the files of some guy with a collection of q7 max or unconditional weapons..and a few kanaxais...we hop you dont mind having that account instead...

Karate Jesus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Texas

Reign of Judgment [RoJ]

Me/

06 Aug 2010 at 00:21 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonnieBoi05

On-topic: Do I sense an "Oops! On the way to the new destination we dropped the server machine and it broke. Sorry, guys! No more GW 1" coming out of this?

I had the exact same thought...and that worries me. I don't know if that's a reflection on our characters or Anet's....

Martin Kerstein

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

06 Aug 2010 at 00:24 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonnieBoi05

On-topic: Do I sense an "Oops! On the way to the new destination we dropped the server machine and it broke. Sorry, guys! No more GW 1" coming out of this?

Is it time to hand out the tinfoil hats?

I can assure you that this is not the case.

Hells Fury

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2009

W/D

06 Aug 2010 at 00:24 - 17

Can we know why are they doing this?

Edit: Martin, why? Less lag, perhaps?

ChrisCo

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

[ToR]

W/

06 Aug 2010 at 00:25 - 18

Possible 24 hours of no Guild Wars, gonna have to get ready for the withdrawal symptoms =p

Wonder want the move is for ...

Dark-NighT

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Stygian Veil

Shoop Da Woop [Lolz]

N/Mo

06 Aug 2010 at 00:26 - 19

New servers ehh?

Good because the game hasnt been that stable for me to be honest.

Karate Jesus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Texas

Reign of Judgment [RoJ]

Me/

06 Aug 2010 at 00:27 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hell Darkblight

Can we know why are they doing this?

Edit: Martin, why? Less lag, perhaps?

I think if they were allowed to tell us, they would have told us. I have a feeling that they can't talk about it.

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]

06 Aug 2010 at 00:28 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin Kerstein

Is it time to hand out the tinfoil hats?

I can assure you that this is not the case.

Haha. perhaps.

But yea... Could we possibly know the reason in particular for the move? Purely for curiosity reason(s), of course.

Moonstalker

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

Club Of A Thousand Pandas [LOD???]

Mo/

06 Aug 2010 at 00:30 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin Kerstein

Considering that this thread went up about 1 min after we pushed the update live - I think you guys beat us to it.

Sorry. I got excited and felt the need to post! :P

Hells Fury

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2009

W/D

06 Aug 2010 at 00:34 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karate Jesus

I think if they were allowed to tell us, they would have told us. I have a feeling that they can't talk about it.

Ah well then :

Let us rejoice in this thread with new update - Thursday, August 5, 2010 :

-Updated the 2010 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
-Updated the Automated Tournament map rotation.

Exciting isn't it. Do you ever experience a moment of joy when you see new date on wiki's upper right corner. Then click on it and this pops out.

Regina Buenaobra

ArenaNet

Join Date: Apr 2008

Me/

06 Aug 2010 at 00:38 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moonstalker

Sorry. I got excited and felt the need to post! :P

No worries.

I posted the Network News info on my wiki page first (a couple hours ago) but I wanted to wait until it was live on the website before I posted it on Facebook, Twitter, and the forums, since the website is the official place for Network News updates. You just beat me on this forum.

(If you were getting the news from Facebook, you were actually getting it from a community team member, too.

).

Karate Jesus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Texas

Reign of Judgment [RoJ]

Me/

06 Aug 2010 at 00:43 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra

No worries.

I posted the Network News info on my wiki page first (a couple hours ago) but I wanted to wait until it was live on the website before I posted it on Facebook, Twitter, and the forums, since the website is the official place for Network News updates. You just beat me on this forum.

(If you were getting the news from Facebook, you were actually getting it from a community team member, too.

).

So...can we know the reason for the move? Or is it one of those secret, "we f'd up" kind of things that we're not allowed to know about?

Will it improve game stability and reduce lag? Or are we downsizing?

Esprit

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dvd Forums [DVDF]

E/

06 Aug 2010 at 00:55 - 26

Legacy systems get moved offsite to make way for the newer systems, aka GW2.

Puddin Cheeks

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

On Welfare

Jelly of the Month [Club]

06 Aug 2010 at 01:02 - 27

So maybe we get computers built in the 21st Century to run this game. If we don't get <50 ping, = fail.

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]

06 Aug 2010 at 01:06 - 28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Esprit

Legacy systems get moved offsite to make way for the newer systems, aka GW2.

They can feel free to store the GW 1 servers at my house............

Karate Jesus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Texas

Reign of Judgment [RoJ]

Me/

06 Aug 2010 at 01:13 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Puddin Cheeks

So maybe we get computers built in the 21st Century to run this game. If we don't get <50 ping, = fail.

Doubt it.

twelvecharactersarenice

sindex

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

California

Swords of Night & Day [SWRD]

06 Aug 2010 at 01:40 - 30

It’s probably like tossing out that 1950’s dinosaur of a refrigerator out the door, and bringing in the eco-green small LED light weight but same space severs to take it’s place. Metaphorically speaking of course; because like we all know technology jumps when a millisecond goes by. Hopefully some better connection rates do come out of this.

It would be funny if all the data for GW1 does get reset in the process though.

jayson

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2007

06 Aug 2010 at 02:48 - 31

It's all a lie and they need time to properly set up the start of Ebonhawke. A lot of things need to be put in it's proper place.

Lord Dagon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2009

Inside the Oblivion Gate

The Imperial Guards of Istan[TIGE]

E/Me

06 Aug 2010 at 03:25 - 32

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayson

It's all a lie and they need time to properly set up the start of Ebonhawke. A lot of things need to be put in it's proper place.

conspiricy! i like that. And id say downsizing the servers. since they wont comment on it(legal issues or otherwise) id say its a bad thing. No one wants to tell the community "Hey were downsizing your game srry kkthxbai"

just my 2 cents.

Rushin Roulette

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2007

Right here

Ende

06 Aug 2010 at 04:19 - 33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tobi Madera

conspiricy! i like that. And id say downsizing the servers. since they wont comment on it(legal issues or otherwise) id say its a bad thing. No one wants to tell the community "Hey were downsizing your game srry kkthxbai"

just my 2 cents.

I dont think Downsizing, up to 5 year, old servers is even possible nowadays. You have to think back to what the server technology was at around 5 or more years ago. If it takes up to 24 hours, then it sounds as if they are actually moving the physical servers and not just the data.

If Anet were to only move the data, then they could copy most of the stuff beforehand and only move the player database at the time of the change which wouldnt take much time at all (considering the speed that servercenter Backbone lines run at).

Marvel-Kid

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2009

Across the street from Grenth

The Tasty Teabag [tea]

W/

06 Aug 2010 at 05:46 - 34

eeeeessshhhhh....no GW for a whole 24 hours??? meh... I'll be hitting the school books hard any how.... *right eye twitches*

GWfan#1

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2009

My Character Liked Gwen [First]

R/

06 Aug 2010 at 05:51 - 35

Silver lining would be that this is the perfect opportunity for me to catch up on my Ghosts of Ascalon reading :P

Dien

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

the great finnish republic

R/Me

06 Aug 2010 at 06:39 - 36

What?! but Guild wars is never down

Ka Tet

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

Pita Bread And Scud Missiles Ai[iiii]

06 Aug 2010 at 06:51 - 37

Can you feel the love?

Sirius Bsns

Banned

Join Date: May 2010

PonG

W/Mo

06 Aug 2010 at 07:02 - 38

I wonder: Is there some kind of downgrade going on here? Given that GW1 rakes in negligible amounts of money and it's 5 years old now. It'd only be a logical thing to do given those types of [outstanding] circumstances & all.

Mylina

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2009

Mo/

06 Aug 2010 at 07:07 - 39

Maybe they are preparing the GW1 server space for GW2, seeing as the game should be playable soon (Gamescon).

Bristlebane

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

Mo/

06 Aug 2010 at 07:45 - 40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rushin Roulette

I dont think Downsizing, up to 5 year, old servers is even possible nowadays.

It's not like it's the same servers anymore, thoose machines are built to be upgraded on the go. Only remains of the original servers is probably the 19" racks and server houses.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin Kerstein

Is it time to hand out the tinfoil hats?

I can assure you that this is not the case.

YES, we need the tinfoil hats.. we do have a festival hat maker in game so let's get our characters prepared for the move