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The Dark Tower

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 19:53 - 1

ADDED BY Inde: Login is now working again

ummm...I can't connect

All i'm getting is a "Connecting..." after i enter my name/pass.

Anyone else?

/shudders at visions of WoW's launch

Zai

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 19:55 - 2

Ya, I was ingame, tried to switch maps and got the "connecting.." msg, waited a few mins, tried again several times, so tried relogging and can't get back in.

CrazyGirl

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 19:56 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Dark Tower

ummm...I can't connect

All i'm getting is a "Connecting..." after i enter my name/pass.

Anyone else?

/shudders at visions of WoW's launch

yeha same here.///

Pyrostasis

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 19:56 - 4

fine for me atm

r0tc0d

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

29 Apr 2005 at 19:56 - 5

Just Happened to me! Sucks!

Arsonide

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 19:56 - 6

I also cannot connect...additionally I was getting a TON of lag...I found it impossible to fight mobs, I had to train them back to base so that the NPCs would kill them.

EDIT: I got the lag about 15 minutes prior and up to the disconnection...Prior to that it was fine.

CrazyGirl

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 19:57 - 7

says connection issues, might be the router or some crap for me...grrrrrrrrrr

StealthShadow

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 19:57 - 8

Yea I think servers are down. Same thing happened to me.

The Dark Tower

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 19:59 - 9

Does GW have any kind of Server Status page where we can go to see if it's down (like that "other" game does)?

And are there any official forums? Or is this pretty much it?

jasondragon

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

The Furies

Mo/Me

29 Apr 2005 at 20:05 - 10

www.guildwars.com/support isn't loading and thats on the login screen.

Tang Soo

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 20:07 - 11

i was able to log in, 140 districts in ascalon, then when i tried to go to green hills county i got "connecting"...finally had to close the window.

Pez

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Florida, USA

29 Apr 2005 at 20:07 - 12

Maybe a post-release patch...?

Aiwahead

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

Louisiana

Deciders of Fate

29 Apr 2005 at 20:08 - 13

Yeah, so annoying! Was just about to get that damn quest finished too =(

btw - crazy, give me a PM with your AIM/etc pls

[is Celo]

Deagol

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Denmark

29 Apr 2005 at 20:10 - 14

Dead dead dead.

On the guild wars fora (like this site) is going the same way, with everybody trying to find out what is going on. I don't believe this site has ever had as many readers as right now.

Arsonide

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 20:11 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pez

Maybe a post-release patch...?

No, when Guild Wars patches the servers don't go down, it's seamless, the patches are uploaded while you play and the next time you start the game they kick into effect...so whatever this is, it isn't a patch.

tektonik

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 20:11 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pez

Maybe a post-release patch...?

LOL they have already released patches you never noticed. For one...the amount of Sand golems outside of Hero's (can't rememeber) in the desert was seriously cut down.

just a server problem and you can't compare this to wow launch kthnxbye.

CrazyGirl

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 20:15 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasondragon

www.guildwars.com/support isn't loading and thats on the login screen.

Internal Server Error:
Server id: 13->2
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the site's support team and inform them of the time of the error and what operation
you were performing when the error occurred.

Thank you for your patience.

I HAVE NO PATIENCE@@@@@@@@

CrazyGirl

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 20:18 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aiwahead

Yeah, so annoying! Was just about to get that damn quest finished too =(

btw - crazy, give me a PM with your AIM/etc pls

[is Celo]

check out my profile

on this site

THX

Before all else, be armed.

Join Date: Dec 2004

Canada

29 Apr 2005 at 20:19 - 19

The devs should be working on getting the server up. From my experience with GW, if a problem occurs they try their best to fix it as fast as they can.

Naz

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2005

Canada

R/N

29 Apr 2005 at 20:19 - 20

Now the supprt site says........

User Support

This site is currently undergoing maintenance.
Thank you for your patience.

Siran Dunmorgan

Core Guru

Join Date: Dec 2004

Carmel, CA

29 Apr 2005 at 20:23 - 21

I, too, get the Connecting... dialog.

I'm not entirely certain it's their bandwidth, since I can still connect to the alpha world with the "developer edition" client.

But the live servers being down... that's not a good sign. On the other hand, maybe they'll extend the preorder 'grace period' by another day.

—Siran Dunmorgan

Sausaletus Rex

Death From Above

Join Date: Dec 2004

29 Apr 2005 at 20:27 - 22

Gah, now even our forums are getting slammed. Seriously, stop!

Anyhow, on IRC, one of the developers in NERF, Derek Taylor has said that it's not a problem with the servers, it's a network problem. People are playing right now, you just can't login or zone or whatever. They're working on it and hopefully it'll be fixed soon.

Grim_Grom

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

Source Forge

N/Me

29 Apr 2005 at 20:28 - 23

Well I'm experiencing the same problem, probably down for matinence, lots of people have bought this game, maybe they underestimated the bandwith they'd need on launch? [Much like WoW....]

Inskipp

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 20:30 - 24

Still down! I can't believe it, I hope this isn't a sign of things to come.

AviX

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/

29 Apr 2005 at 20:30 - 25

Same here...was playing..got massive lag....wanted to tp to city...got disconnected....and now trying to connect i get Err=5

Studio Ghibli

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

Gaelic Storm

29 Apr 2005 at 20:30 - 26

.. networking problems..

.. as in too many people on the servers? ;D

Incidentally, is this IRC channel public?

Duality

Ub3r Pro0fr34d3r

Join Date: Feb 2005

Atlanta, GA

Girl Power

29 Apr 2005 at 20:32 - 27

it's terribly teasing that kizayaen is on and wandering around (but can't zone) and i can't log on ;P maybe i can wrestle the computer from him.

isilwen

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 20:33 - 28

mine is also saying same thing

DarkWasp

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Paradise

Agency Of Forbidden Fruits [Oot]

R/A

29 Apr 2005 at 20:35 - 29

this site is running 2000 peoples. And running 12k speed. THis is bad. Fix it ANet before we ALL die!

Pyrostasis

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 20:37 - 30

yeah Im able to play as long as I dont leave the zone Im in... witch sucks cause I was reading the forums instead of playing... and I got 60% rez penalty now... and I NEED town lol

LoKi Foxfire

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Florida

One Corgi Army {OCA}

R/Rt

29 Apr 2005 at 20:37 - 31

It's probably only the log-in/transfer servers that are getting rammed.. probably the only thing you can do is wait....

I'm pretty sure it's difficult to get them back up with 1000+ people hammering them with log-in requests. XD

DigitalX

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 20:39 - 32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sausaletus Rex

Gah, now even our forums are getting slammed. Seriously, stop!

Anyhow, on IRC, one of the developers in NERF, Derek Taylor has said that it's not a problem with the servers, it's a network problem. People are playing right now, you just can't login or zone or whatever. They're working on it and hopefully it'll be fixed soon.

Anyone know the address of that IRC Server? and What the name of the channel is...

Svetlana Doomgiver

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

California

29 Apr 2005 at 20:39 - 33

Oh.....this is NOT GOOD. I have had MULTIPLE problems with this, since it opened - characters getting stuck, immersed in water and then not being able to climb back out, etc, etc.

I hope they iron all this S--T out over the next few days. They should have anticipated their servers and bandwidth getting SLAMMED during the first few days.

~svet~

Dreamsmith

Elite Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

Minnesota

Beguine Guild [BGN]

29 Apr 2005 at 20:40 - 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sausaletus Rex

Anyhow, on IRC, one of the developers in NERF, Derek Taylor has said that it's not a problem with the servers, it's a network problem. People are playing right now, you just can't login or zone or whatever. They're working on it and hopefully it'll be fixed soon.

Ah, I was wondering about that. I just lost connection a few minutes ago, and only when I came here to check the news did I find out the problem's been going on for a half hour. Prior to loosing connection, I lost the ability to map travel, but otherwise there was no significant lag or anything... bizarre...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Svetlana Doomgiver

I hope they iron all this S--T out over the next few days. They should have anticipated their servers and bandwidth getting SLAMMED during the first few days.

I'm sure they'll get it ironed out. Every MMORPG has its early issues. I'm sure they anticipated issues like this; the problem is, it's pretty much impossible to properly simulate them. You do what you can ahead of time, but the acid test doesn't come until the horde comes stampeding through your door for real.

Svetlana Doomgiver

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

California

29 Apr 2005 at 20:44 - 35

Anyone trying to tell you "It's a network problem" is on ACID!! - either their load balancer or servers are down HARD.

Takkun[CRNR]

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 20:46 - 36

I'm thinking their server exploded due to so many people signing on to Guild Wars... they are probably making it bigger amd better as we speak.

LoKi Foxfire

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Florida

One Corgi Army {OCA}

R/Rt

29 Apr 2005 at 20:50 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takkun[CRNR]

I'm thinking their server exploded due to so many people signing on to Guild Wars... they are probably making it bigger amd better as we speak.

I heard the servers are gonna be back up at 5:00 PM EST.. in about 10-15 minutes.. :O

Lilith

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2005

N/Me

29 Apr 2005 at 20:57 - 38

1:56PM Pacific, I'm back in!

Lilith

Elonis

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2005

Some break in the fabric of reality.

29 Apr 2005 at 20:57 - 39

1800 poeple logged on at same time

no wonder im getting poor response from the website.. but it goes to show what kind of record we can make on the counter

Inskipp

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

29 Apr 2005 at 20:58 - 40

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoKi Foxfire

I heard the servers are gonna be back up at 5:00 PM EST.. in about 10-15 minutes.. :O

Where did you hear this?