WoW: West Coast Servers - Down 24 hours

Kashmiir Battlekat · 03-11-2005, 08:30 AM

Before flipping out please keep in mind that this is a good thing. We will finally have stability and performance.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...&tmp=1#post751

Regarding Recent Realm Performance – 3/10/05 | 3/10/2005 6:58:11 PM PST

Last night, certain realms experienced a hardware failure that forced us to perform emergency maintenance. We were able to implement a temporary fix to the problem this morning that allowed players to log on to these realms and play. Unfortunately, players continued to experience performance issues throughout the day.

In order to apply a more permanent fix, the affected realms must be moved to new hardware. We have begun performing maintenance on 10 realms, and we will bring down another 10 realms later this evening. A list of affected realms is posted below. During this hardware upgrade, these realms will be unavailable to players. This extended downtime is necessary in order to fix the stability and performance issues that have hampered these realms in the past. Players with characters on these realms will receive a 5-day time extension for the downtime incurred during this maintenance. Also, we realize that some players may have been disconnected outside of a major city or inn. Therefore all characters on these realms will receive a full rest-state bonus.

The downtime is expected to last approximately 24 hours. We’ll do our best to provide you with constant updates throughout the maintenance period. We thank you again for your patience during this time.

Realms currently down:

Lightbringer
Kilrogg
Frostwolf
Blackrock
Doomhammer
Kel'Thuzad
Dethecus
Uther
Kil'Jaeden
Deathwing

Realms scheduled for maintenance:

Cenarius
Destromath
Gorgonnash
Hyjal
Icecrown
Proudmoore
Ner'zhul
Silver Hand
Spinebreaker
Tichondrius

Kaxmax · 03-11-2005, 08:37 AM

Sucks for people on those servers, but the full rest exp is nice for those still levelling. Hopefully the hardware change fixes the problem.

Kashmiir Battlekat · 03-11-2005, 08:40 AM

Im fairly confident that the complete hardware replacement will fix the issues we were having. Im certain Blizzard would not expend hundreds of thousands of dollars on new hardware if they were not absolutely positive this would repair the performance and stability issues... I mean unless they are simply grasping at straws...

Tuco · 03-11-2005, 08:42 AM

Often the most reliable hardware is the hardware that's been in use for years. New hardware is prone to failure, they just need to work the kinks out.

BruuceWarduck · 03-11-2005, 08:55 AM

Yes this time when they fix it it MUST work, because the exact same thing didnt happen like a month and a half ago.

Shaof · 03-11-2005, 09:20 AM

Brilliant. Reimburse with something not everyone benifits from.

FuckYou · 03-11-2005, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kashmiir Battlekat
Im fairly confident that the complete hardware replacement will fix the issues we were having. Im certain Blizzard would not expend hundreds of thousands of dollars on new hardware if they were not absolutely positive this would repair the performance and stability issues... I mean unless they are simply grasping at straws...

lol what gives you any kind of confidence? i cant see how anyone would give them even the benefit of the doubt when, five months in to retail, we still have at least 5 servers down for significant periods of time every single day.

Kashmiir Battlekat · 03-11-2005, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by FuckYou
lol what gives you any kind of confidence? i cant see how anyone would give them even the benefit of the doubt when, five months in to retail, we still have at least 5 servers down for significant periods of time every single day.

To be honest if I cant have some faith in them in repairing this issue... then why should we continue to play. Least thats the way i see it. Even as fucked up as EQ was back in the early days of releasing expansions they did, eventually, work out the problems. Im going to give Blizzard some faith and hope they do repair these issues albeit in a rather untimely fashion.

Or lets looks at it this way:

"Better late then never..."

FuckYou · 03-11-2005, 10:23 AM

Billy Idol said it best.

I'm all out of hope
one more bad break
could bring a fall

Magnum PI · 03-11-2005, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kashmiir Battlekat
Im fairly confident that the complete hardware replacement will fix the issues we were having. Im certain Blizzard would not expend hundreds of thousands of dollars on new hardware if they were not absolutely positive this would repair the performance and stability issues... I mean unless they are simply grasping at straws...

As a strawman I take great offense to your comments you fucking dick!

In other news Doc and others will wait to see it before they believe it.

Regime · 03-11-2005, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by FuckYou
Billy Idol said it best.

I'm all out of hope
one more bad break
could bring a fall

classic

Kashmiir Battlekat · 03-11-2005, 10:41 AM

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...=1#post1912595

Re: Constant updates throughout maintenance | 3/11/2005 10:31:34 AM PST

We are currently performing internal testing on the realms. I'll provide you with an updated ETA shortly.

Iannis · 03-11-2005, 10:45 AM

OH NOSE TEH SPINNY SPOOL TAPES CAUGHT FIRE! WE WILL REPLACE THEM NOW WITH IBM BLADES LIKE THE COMMERCIAL SUGGESTS! WE WILL PUT THEM IN THE BLADE SERVER!

why all caps? Because it makes me feel important.

Awanka · 03-11-2005, 01:52 PM

Niggas on the west side, werd up.
Niggas on the north side, werd up.
Ain't no southside longbeach niggas.
It's on the east side.

Ameraves Loyalheart · 03-11-2005, 02:00 PM

I posted this in another thread a couple times. My server, Khadgar, and I believe the others where Dalaran, Archimonde and one other were down for days when the game first went live. Since then I know Khadgar hasnt had any of the huge server troubles that some of these others have. If they are doing the same thing with the servers that they did to ours, maybe they will in fact be fixed now.

03-11-2005, 08:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kashmiir Battlekat Tauren Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 61 -1 Internets	WoW: West Coast Servers - Down 24 hours Before flipping out please keep in mind that this is a good thing. We will finally have stability and performance. http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...&tmp=1#post751 Regarding Recent Realm Performance – 3/10/05 \| 3/10/2005 6:58:11 PM PST Last night, certain realms experienced a hardware failure that forced us to perform emergency maintenance. We were able to implement a temporary fix to the problem this morning that allowed players to log on to these realms and play. Unfortunately, players continued to experience performance issues throughout the day. In order to apply a more permanent fix, the affected realms must be moved to new hardware. We have begun performing maintenance on 10 realms, and we will bring down another 10 realms later this evening. A list of affected realms is posted below. During this hardware upgrade, these realms will be unavailable to players. This extended downtime is necessary in order to fix the stability and performance issues that have hampered these realms in the past. Players with characters on these realms will receive a 5-day time extension for the downtime incurred during this maintenance. Also, we realize that some players may have been disconnected outside of a major city or inn. Therefore all characters on these realms will receive a full rest-state bonus. The downtime is expected to last approximately 24 hours. We’ll do our best to provide you with constant updates throughout the maintenance period. We thank you again for your patience during this time. Realms currently down: Lightbringer Kilrogg Frostwolf Blackrock Doomhammer Kel'Thuzad Dethecus Uther Kil'Jaeden Deathwing Realms scheduled for maintenance: Cenarius Destromath Gorgonnash Hyjal Icecrown Proudmoore Ner'zhul Silver Hand Spinebreaker Tichondrius __________________ Khrash 60 Tauren Hunter Demonikhan 60 Orc Shaman Vox Immortalis Hyjal Server

03-11-2005, 08:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kashmiir Battlekat Tauren Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 61 -1 Internets	Im fairly confident that the complete hardware replacement will fix the issues we were having. Im certain Blizzard would not expend hundreds of thousands of dollars on new hardware if they were not absolutely positive this would repair the performance and stability issues... I mean unless they are simply grasping at straws... __________________ Khrash 60 Tauren Hunter Demonikhan 60 Orc Shaman Vox Immortalis Hyjal Server

03-11-2005, 10:23 AM	#9 (permalink)
FuckYou snape kills razorgore Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,704 -1 Internets	Billy Idol said it best. I'm all out of hope one more bad break could bring a fall __________________ vagoo the belf paladin and yiff the belf rogue just the tip - black dragonflight

03-11-2005, 10:41 AM	#12 (permalink)
Kashmiir Battlekat Tauren Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 61 -1 Internets	http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...=1#post1912595 Re: Constant updates throughout maintenance \| 3/11/2005 10:31:34 AM PST We are currently performing internal testing on the realms. I'll provide you with an updated ETA shortly. __________________ Khrash 60 Tauren Hunter Demonikhan 60 Orc Shaman Vox Immortalis Hyjal Server

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03-11-2005, 08:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
Kaxmax Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,982 +0 Internets	Sucks for people on those servers, but the full rest exp is nice for those still levelling. Hopefully the hardware change fixes the problem.

03-11-2005, 08:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tuco Forum Janitor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Detroit Posts: 8,272 +17 Internets	Often the most reliable hardware is the hardware that's been in use for years. New hardware is prone to failure, they just need to work the kinks out.

03-11-2005, 08:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
BruuceWarduck Banned Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Banned.... SIKE! Posts: 811 +0 Internets	Yes this time when they fix it it MUST work, because the exact same thing didnt happen like a month and a half ago.

03-11-2005, 09:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
Shaof Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Weak Coast Posts: 320 +2 Internets	Brilliant. Reimburse with something not everyone benifits from.

03-11-2005, 10:45 AM	#13 (permalink)
Iannis Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Butt Hugging Moose Jockey Posts: 4,968 +0 Internets	OH NOSE TEH SPINNY SPOOL TAPES CAUGHT FIRE! WE WILL REPLACE THEM NOW WITH IBM BLADES LIKE THE COMMERCIAL SUGGESTS! WE WILL PUT THEM IN THE BLADE SERVER! why all caps? Because it makes me feel important.

03-11-2005, 01:52 PM	#14 (permalink)
Awanka Seething with dark power and -internets Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,749 -55 Internets	Niggas on the west side, werd up. Niggas on the north side, werd up. Ain't no southside longbeach niggas. It's on the east side.

03-11-2005, 02:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
Ameraves Loyalheart Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 949 +0 Internets	I posted this in another thread a couple times. My server, Khadgar, and I believe the others where Dalaran, Archimonde and one other were down for days when the game first went live. Since then I know Khadgar hasnt had any of the huge server troubles that some of these others have. If they are doing the same thing with the servers that they did to ours, maybe they will in fact be fixed now.