AJ_1988 wrote: »

Complaining should get you banned.

Isn't this technically complaining?

I think what they are going to find out about the Level 3 outage had to do with the microburst that knocked down power poles in the Phoenix Arizona metro area. A lot of rain occurred in a short amount of time soaking the downed power lines, causing voltage EMP spikes that cascaded throughout the system knocking out power across the network. One of Level 3's hubs is in that area.

Is it just me or do we look at a major Cyber Attack? I know you cannot just take guesses. But what I see when I see the outtages is that all major centers of US have been affected. Also some that harbor military installations.

But of course you would see the outtage best where there is intense use and network infrastructure.

https://imgur.com/a/9fNKD#0

robwolf666 wrote: »

Really? So, how come everyone can obviously get online to talk about it? Or is it a server specifically for gaming?
Oh well, guess I'll be waiting patiently...

Different internet services use different methods of communicating, a forum will use different ports and configurations to a web site which will also use different ports and configurations to a game, sometimes a network can have issues connecting to some ports/configurations while other connections pass through fine, sometimes you could have a game, a forum and a standard website running off the same IP address and the network only goes down for one of them, it all depends on what protocols are being used and what protocols are being affected by the outage.

qpviper1qp wrote: »

Just figured out everything guys! Did some research into level 3 and turns out the president of the company's name is Molag Bal! Can't believe we didn't see this coming!!

mmd

ZOS_MichaelServotte wrote: »

@Runs : All major updates with information relaterd to this maintenance have been devtracked, this way players can find them easily right here.
Also, we are making sure we are using the maximum of tools at our disposal to let players know when the maintenance is over: Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Service Alerts & the Service Alert messages on the game launcher.

Thank you @ZOS_MichaelServotte and @ZOS_GinaBruno for being the watch keepers through the night (and morning). It's reassuring to have Devs hang with us.

SLy_Kyti wrote: »

Pretty interesting but I'm sure the thought of it gives English grammar teachers nightmare's.

Was that intentional?

Belidos wrote: »

ViscousSummer88 wrote: »

at the end of the day Level 3 are not the only supplier, the data centre they use is not the only data centre.

For all intents and purposes in that area Level3 IS the only supplier, they own a large majority of the Backbone network, and almost all internet traffic in that area goes through them no matter which ISP you use, it wouldn't matter whether ZOS uses AT&T, Verizon, ComCast or any other provider, they all go through Level3's network. So no they don't really have a choice in the matter.

After figuring out I wouldn't be playing ESO for awhile I turned on the Roku streaming player & TV - got a real slow connection, thought what da heck? booted up the laptop and it sat there spinning like my car does in winter. Came back to forums to see it was a Lvl 3 outrage. It messed with more than just ESO. I have Comcast in the NW and this outrage affectedly made me pick up a book. It's a nice book though!

Funny now, sources reporting that Battlefield 4 is having login issues across all platforms.

Miss my darkshade pledge last night and get banished cells today... most liked dungeon to most hated dungeon... screw you servers... screw you.

Enodoc wrote: »

Laplace wrote: »

So... What happened exactly? I got kicked from the server last night, my guild's Skype chat said they all did too, so I just rage quit and went to bed.

Somebody spill coffee in the server room?

@Laplace Major outage at the network provider, Level3.

So NSA got carried away, again.

@ZOS_JessicaFolsom , @ZOS_RichLambert

I guess Gina is gonna need to sleep in today a bit, after working all night. Make sure she has a big cup of coffee when she gets in.

ZOS_MichaelServotte wrote: »

@SLy_Kyti it's already the morning around here.

Gina will get some well deserved sleep, and I'll be there to keep you updated as soon as I got news for you. Meanwhile I'm reading this thread and I just found the best picture ever. This is disturbing.

However, I have to ask @ZOS_MichaelServotte which picture?

jonjees wrote: »

for eso plus members, it is still a subscription.
for whatever reasons eso is down, compensation needs to be given to subscription users.
in this era where redundancy, high availability and business continuity are all viable solutions, this should not be happening.

likewise down for patching, crashes and what nots, the subs needs to be compensated, because they have paid for the service.

I wasn't on because my kids wanted to do a popcorn movie night, but if I had been on as an ESO plus member I would not have expected compensation for this at all

kaorunandrak wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXPAZJvbH1s&feature=youtu.be

A bit late. We've seen that one, the 10 hour one, elevator music for 10 hours, etc.

Darlgon wrote: »

ZOS_MichaelServotte wrote: »

Gina will get some well deserved sleep, and I'll be there to keep you updated as soon as I got news for you. Meanwhile I'm reading this thread and I just found the best picture ever. This is disturbing.

However, I have to ask @ZOS_MichaelServotte which picture?

Look earlier in the thread. It's one that Gina posted. Or go to the developer tracker.