The huge Update and 56kers

Merciless Sword

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

W/Mo

Hey, since this website is becoming harder and harder to load and the search engine only returns random results....i wanted to know if you need to let the update download at the logon screen continuously, and not in parts.

I have been downloading it the past 3 nights and got about 130 mb a night. But im not sure if its starting over again and again.

If anyone knows the answer, thanks. I just hope im not wasteing my time starting over and over...

XeNoGeArZ

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

No I am pretty sure it doesn't "start over". That would be nuts.

Off-topic comment, but GW is down (072) and for the reasons of the economy crash someone posted about, and now GW forums are down because everyone is rushing to check out what the heck is going on. I am getting GW withdrawl!

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

It means ppl are exceeding the bandwidth that this site can handle.

XeNoGeArZ

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

I know what it means - I assumed it indirectly from the cause.

kooldude

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

candy land

Hidden Village Of Shadow[HVOS]

Mo/

does any1 know wat actualy is happening with GW, i herd the reset the economy... so im like SWEETT!!! i bought a tun of sup vigs,absords and monk runes +71 shards.. i got d/c and all my invintory was reset... i lost it all and theres nuthin at the traders and now i cant log on..

WATS GOING ON!!!????

Ichabod The Ranger

Ichabod The Ranger

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

USA (EST)

DaP

Mo/

They are restoring the game to it's normal state around 1 hour before the market was reset. EAST American Time that's GMT -5, so 16:00, or 4:00 PM. Pacific is GMT -8, so that's 1:00 PM. Does that answer your question?

silentblade

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

sc

N/Mo

will we lose all our items?!

The Lich Ranger

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Home

Children Of Orion

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by silentblade
will we lose all our items?!
Yes u will....lol good thing i didnt get anything, no loss 4 me

silentblade

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

sc

N/Mo

like even the items we bought yesterday?! CUZ I JSUT SPENT 83.5k ON A SHADOW BOW YESTERDAY

kdhoney44

kdhoney44

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

Currently vacationing in reality....

Sith Jedi [SJ]

no you will only lose those things bought since 1:00 pm the time that we are rolling back to

Phaern Majes

Phaern Majes

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Anywhere but up

The Panserbjorne [ROAR]

R/Mo

No just all items bought after 4 pm EST

EDIT: beat too it :P

silentblade

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

sc

N/Mo

Yesssssssss Wooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dudeofdahouse

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

USA

W/Mo

i think you are ....
becuase u download ALL in same time....
for me whenever i close in middle and start over it does all over...
sux for slow internets....
trueee

Bower Arrow

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2006

Nation Of Legends

W/Mo

This is BS!!!!!!! They said they would have the server's up around 8:30 eastern time...My computer is still givin me code=072 crap! When will this end!

FrOzEnMaGe

FrOzEnMaGe

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

anyone knows how big is that download in the login screen? someone said 480mb? is that true? also what is it about?

Solberg the Exiled

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Xen of Onslaught

N/

I don't believe that the downlaod starts all over again. Because that would just be completely unfair to 56k people. And while I'm not on 56k, I have heard that the download for the faction pvp preview was huge and and people on dial up was still able to download it and play.

A bit off topic, the rollback I believe simply restores the game to a previous time, which means if you spent your money buying runes or shards, or a shadowbow, the items will be gone, but the money will be returned to you also.

Merciless Sword

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

W/Mo

Thanks, glad to know that i wont have to re-locate my laptop to someones house with cable . The download should be done soon, if this is correct.

And about the roll back, i think it would be pretty lame for Anet to let people keep their 250+ shards and runes...and i also missed it, but i would still feel the same way if i too were hordeing items.

Aphrodite Sky

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

Chicago, IL

Knights of the Alliance

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bower Arrow
This is BS!!!!!!! They said they would have the server's up around 8:30 eastern time...My computer is still givin me code=072 crap! When will this end!
I believe the log-in screen message says 8:30 PM Pacific Time. That is about 31 minutes from now.

Fyre Brand

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Shadowlight Order [SoR]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Merciless Sword
Hey, since this website is becoming harder and harder to load and the search engine only returns random results....i wanted to know if you need to let the update download at the logon screen continuously, and not in parts.

I have been downloading it the past 3 nights and got about 130 mb a night. But im not sure if its starting over again and again.

If anyone knows the answer, thanks. I just hope im not wasteing my time starting over and over...
You don't start the download all over again. I think the download well exceeds the 500MB mark. I'm only at around 275MB so far. I might not get to test the factions material. Bummer for me and the rest on dial up.

NotoriousEvil

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2005

The time now is set for 11:00pm pst, shows on main site. This might help some people stop trying to get in.

Renegade ++RIP++

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

this blows... i got lucky yesterday and got dropped 3 shards during my monking in fow

xxSilhouette

xxSilhouette

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Lost in the sands of time...

Blood Of Orr [BoO]

R/Rt

I'm a '56ker' and that update definatly didn't take that long! I mean it took a little under an hour, But still it wasn't that bad

That would really suck!

ronnd1981

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/Mo

well to all 56kers that said it only takes an hour, poppy-RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO! I have had my computer on consistently for about 4 days now, and it constantly has that lil ligthning bolt in the top right hand of screen, and it goes up and up and i have gotten to 96.8 mb so far, and then it resets to zero---then back up to 38.9, back to zero....etc,etc,etc Also it has gotten to the point that I can't adventure with actual people, because this download takes so long for me to go between towns and wilderness, that people assume I left the game, and go their separate ways!!!....this may be the end of my guild wars career. I wish i could get cable internet where i live..