Oh, we're looking at approx 17 more minutes as of this post. Of course, I'm not holding my breath. This will either go one of three ways, ordered from least likely to most likely.
3rd most likely: It's already fixed, and they're just waiting to launch at 11:30 eastern
2nd most likely: Somehow they perfectly guessed the time at which they would just be finishing the roll-back. Hmm...in fact, this is probably the 3rd most likely. Regardless..
Most likely: They misjudged the repair time by 3 hours and we'll be back on tomorrow sometime.
[Merged] March 13 Update: Roll back to 1 PM Pacific, 21 GMT, officially announced
Jessyi
Riceboi
Attention:
To all players that feel cheated or think Anet sucks PM your account username and password because YOU DON'T DESERVE IT!
Go play another game ignorant losers!
Good job by Anet!
Thanks
To all players that feel cheated or think Anet sucks PM your account username and password because YOU DON'T DESERVE IT!
Go play another game ignorant losers!
Good job by Anet!
Thanks
Jakerius
Playing Yetisports and talking on Skype with my guildies.
All as anxious as the next to get back on.
I hope you all realise this is an estimated time. It could be tomorrow that the servers come up, or even the next day.
All as anxious as the next to get back on.
I hope you all realise this is an estimated time. It could be tomorrow that the servers come up, or even the next day.
art_
15 minutes...
jciardha
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Lol, so what has everyone been doing with the downtime of GW?
I've been browsing Guru, and tweaking a few things on our guild website. I know, sounds pathetic, but what would I do without GW...  |
I probably should buy the latest x-pack for Sims 2, but why should I when I should be saving my money for Factions CE?
Spiderguard
I preordered Factions last week, where do you put the pre-order key in?
neoteo
15 min to go , if it comes at the time they said , i wont get out of work in the next 45 min , so if it takes some more time no harm for me ... anyway i just hope they find the problem and fix it , even if it takes a lot more time
Guardian of the Light
Come on People just 14mins (about). Their almost done.
Quick Anet their going mad.
No I'm kidding good job Anet.
Quick Anet their going mad.
No I'm kidding good job Anet.
Darth Palegis
Gaile is there an updated ETA of fix, its 10mins to 8:30pst, wondering if it has changed, been on vent with my guildies, were dying to know what u changed 
thanks 
thanks
96TSi
i cant handle mshearts anymore. i think im gonna download the guildwars fansite pack and see if i can edit into a freaky anime porn version
Sir Decoy
well they said... approximately 8:30 pst... who knows what that means in anet time 
Bowman Artemis
I've been pondering the 23rd, the day before GW:F open beta and the day the Xbox 360 gets released in Australia.
MalVeauX
Nope, not up yet (as of 11:17pm eastern).
Another 13 minutes to go.
Honestly, I feel silly sitting and waiting, but I had just gotten to Grotto after fighting my way there through the massive chunk of murssats with some henchies to purchase my 15k druid armor... to find out it was all going kaput. So now I'm waiting to log in so I can complete the purchase and commence with playing with dye again.... weeee...
Another 13 minutes to go.
Honestly, I feel silly sitting and waiting, but I had just gotten to Grotto after fighting my way there through the massive chunk of murssats with some henchies to purchase my 15k druid armor... to find out it was all going kaput. So now I'm waiting to log in so I can complete the purchase and commence with playing with dye again.... weeee...
Tarun
Exploit? Wow now, go learn stuff about computers and servers. This was a bug, a glitch. To go to a trader and buy something isn't an exploit.
This kind of thing has happened before, and ANet chose wisely to choose the community. The economy was fine, it smoothed out. It would do the same this time. The rollback is a very bad call.
I wonder how many will boycott Factions because of this?
Several of my guildies may lose some very nice greens that needed, that being Malinon's Shield, Rago's Flame Staff and others. It's not fair to anyone in the community for ANet favor the economy. That causes a lose-lose situation. If they left it alone, just like last time; it would stabilize.
This kind of thing has happened before, and ANet chose wisely to choose the community. The economy was fine, it smoothed out. It would do the same this time. The rollback is a very bad call.
I wonder how many will boycott Factions because of this?
Several of my guildies may lose some very nice greens that needed, that being Malinon's Shield, Rago's Flame Staff and others. It's not fair to anyone in the community for ANet favor the economy. That causes a lose-lose situation. If they left it alone, just like last time; it would stabilize.
pigdestroyer
I think we all feel silly for sitting here waiting...
Sir Decoy
why dont people understand it was only one hour of game time... lol
i wasnt even playing
i wasnt even playing
neoteo
lets hope people wont start crying if doesnt come at 4:30 sharp ...
give anet some air
give anet some air
Zinphin
T.t?~
calamitykell
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lets hope people wont start crying if doesnt come at 4:30 sharp ...
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Scav
I just have no idea why the PVP community has to suffer 'cause of some PVE junk..
lg5000
btw, i enjoyed reading the comic.. gave me something to do
Mordakai
Wow, looks like I completely missed all the excitement.
CSI Miami was worth watching tonight after all...
CSI Miami was worth watching tonight after all...
Reks
This day shall be remembered as The Day Guild Wars Stood Still.
But in all honesty, good job on ANet for the rollback. (Wish I could say the same for the male Assassin dance... Yeah I know, off topic, but still. )
But in all honesty, good job on ANet for the rollback. (Wish I could say the same for the male Assassin dance... Yeah I know, off topic, but still.
Akuma
It probably won't be right on the dot. Everyone would probably logon at the same time and it would... err... crash?
Tarun
Not happening tonight.
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Spiderguard
"This kind of thing has happened before, and ANet chose wisely to choose the community. The economy was fine, it smoothed out. It would do the same this time. The rollback is a very bad call." - Please teach me the logistics associated with this situation. I am very curious to see all the numbers between the two situations.
calamitykell
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I just have no idea why the PVP community has to suffer 'cause of some PVE junk..
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Scav
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Originally Posted by Reks
This day shall be remembered as The Day Guild Wars Stood Still.
But in all honesty, good job on ANet for the rollback. (Wish I could say the same for the male Assassin dance... Yeah I know, off topic, but still. |
And we were worried of the increasin' random error sevens..
Error 72 pwns ya all!!!
Yogi's Pain
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I just have no idea why the PVP community has to suffer 'cause of some PVE junk..
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I need people to yell at while I drink. Shame on you Anet for taking that away from me. SHAME ON YOU!!
CyberNigma
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Yes, a roll-back is like a leap in time. If you spent 1000 on Superior Runes, the Runes will go away, but the 1000 will return to your pouch. There's no loss there. That is not to say there is no loss anywhere. We know that somewhere, someone has completed a difficult mission for the first time. Someone has had a special green item drop, which he may seek for some time into the future. We are very sensitive to the fact that there will be losses, and we're very sorry for that. :(
But know that if we did not handle this, and did not conduct a roll-back, everyone would be the loser. Everyone would suffer irreparable harm, because the items that have value would be devalued. The economy would be damaged, perhaps to the point where it would never recover. So, without being unsympathetic about any individual's loss, I do feel that, given the alternatives, handling this with a roll-back means that it's a short-term loss for some, but a long-term gain for all. |
aeroclown
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Exploit? Wow now, go learn stuff about computers and servers. This was a bug, a glitch. To go to a trader and buy something isn't an exploit.
This kind of thing has happened before, and ANet chose wisely to choose the community. The economy was fine, it smoothed out. It would do the same this time. The rollback is a very bad call. I wonder how many will boycott Factions because of this? Several of my guildies may lose some very nice greens that needed, that being Malinon's Shield, Rago's Flame Staff and others. It's not fair to anyone in the community for ANet favor the economy. That causes a lose-lose situation. If they left it alone, just like last time; it would stabilize. |
I couldn't care less if they rolled back a month, its a game, if it takes me more time to hobble the stuff I had back together so what ?
A Puzzle only remains fun as long as it is not solved ! -
(darn the spelling errors and the number of people accessing the database)
commander_carter
First off don't blame the people that expoited the bug. Even if they hadn't they would have needed to roll back to fix the bug. Secondly Don't bad mought the PvE people, I have had to sit through some pretty long PvP updates as well. Thirdly A-Net has done a fine job handling this in timely fashion and I'm very glad they didn't reset the servers a day later that would have been a much worse mess.
Ghettochild2600
HURRY up ANET i have been waiting all day to play still (072) Im sorry for all of those who lost time and good items over this tragic event I myself filled up my storage with sup runes to bad there rolling back the game I think like the guy posted above it would have just stabilized itself I dont find it to fair what happened ither way someones going to be pissed off. They just want less people pissed off so they rolled back "most people where complianing about how it would rune the ingame economy" and what not but imo they shouldnt have rolled back 1 minute now to go I hope its fixed after im done posting this come one 8:30 come on!!!!! ..............10...........9..........8...7.6.5.4. 3.2.1.0 go
VampiricuS
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Yes, a roll-back is like a leap in time. If you spent 1000 on Superior Runes, the Runes will go away, but the 1000 will return to your pouch. There's no loss there. That is not to say there is no loss anywhere. We know that somewhere, someone has completed a difficult mission for the first time. Someone has had a special green item drop, which he may seek for some time into the future. We are very sensitive to the fact that there will be losses, and we're very sorry for that.
 But know that if we did not handle this, and did not conduct a roll-back, everyone would be the loser. Everyone would suffer irreparable harm, because the items that have value would be devalued. The economy would be damaged, perhaps to the point where it would never recover. So, without being unsympathetic about any individual's loss, I do feel that, given the alternatives, handling this with a roll-back means that it's a short-term loss for some, but a long-term gain for all. |
wow, that almost sounds scripted, you a programmer? lol. j/k looking forward to everything back up and running.
Blame it on Chuck Norris!
Guardian of the Light
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I'm sorry. I'm lost in all this. How does the rollback affect anyone either way? I thought it was said this game was about skill, not items? Rollback or no rollback, I don't think it really matters..
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pigdestroyer
another 2 hours...... uh hoh...
Greedy Gus
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Most likely: They misjudged the repair time by 3 hours and we'll be back on tomorrow sometime.
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Network News Due to a server error, Guild Wars experienced an unintentional reset of the traders. For nearly an hour, traders were selling items at unrealistically low prices. Due to the harmful impact that such an event would cause to the game economy, we are rolling back the entire state of the game to shortly before the problem began, that is, to 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time, 21:00 GMT. We estimate that the game will be accessible at approximately 11:00 p.m. PST tonight (07:00 GMT). |
Sir Decoy
its 8:31 now....
everyone can start crying :'(
everyone can start crying :'(
kosh
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Originally Posted by Tarun
Exploit? Wow now, go learn stuff about computers and servers. This was a bug, a glitch. To go to a trader and buy something isn't an exploit.
This kind of thing has happened before, and ANet chose wisely to choose the community. The economy was fine, it smoothed out. It would do the same this time. The rollback is a very bad call. I wonder how many will boycott Factions because of this? Several of my guildies may lose some very nice greens that needed, that being Malinon's Shield, Rago's Flame Staff and others. It's not fair to anyone in the community for ANet favor the economy. That causes a lose-lose situation. If they left it alone, just like last time; it would stabilize. |
basic economy 101.
2nd. yes will all lose prob some items or cash. may it be. 50k here to other maybe 500k...well thats life. w/o the rollback EVERYTHING in GW would have no value. again its a closed system, u cant just bring in 1,0000000000 shards and think it will be fine.
Tarun
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Originally Posted by Spiderguard
"This kind of thing has happened before, and ANet chose wisely to choose the community. The economy was fine, it smoothed out. It would do the same this time. The rollback is a very bad call." - Please teach me the logistics associated with this situation. I am very curious to see all the numbers between the two situations.
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Perfect example: Look at Kepkhet's Refuge. When it was new it was 60-75k, now it goes for 5-20k. Given time the economy smoothes itself out.
It happened before with black dyes too.