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Horrible planning AGAIN

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OuwenBelg
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I must say that it feels terribly wrong to see the server down during the ona and sadly only event to get double ap.
Is it really that hard to plan a little better so things don't interveen with eachother. Like the title says horrible planning.
  • agegarton
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    It would be wrong to have an event for almost two weeks, which incidentally will be overlapped by another event, without some form of scheduled maintenance. ZoS has been advertising the downtime since at least this weekend on the yellow banner, so I'm not sure you can really call this bad planning. Aside from that, they take down the servers once a week, mostly, for scheduled maintenance.

    You know that "scheduled" is sort of the opposite of "bad planning", don't you ?

  • Marabornwingrion
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    This is regular weekly maintenance... No matter if some event is up or no, it still will happen.
  • ItsMeToo
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    This is a Data Center Maintenance and out of ZoS's control I think.
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  • Elanymire
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    ItsMeToo wrote: »
    This is a Data Center Maintenance and out of ZoS's control I think.

    So what you're saying is the na and eu data centres are both being taken offline at once never mind that it would make far more sense to have us data centre go down in non us primetime and eu in non eu primetime.

    Otoh this is a company that wont even provide a eta for the downtime like literally every other mmo has, so you may indeed be correct.
  • Zpook
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    ItsMeToo wrote: »
    This is a Data Center Maintenance and out of ZoS's control I think.

    That was last maintanance.
  • Marabornwingrion
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    ItsMeToo wrote: »
    This is a Data Center Maintenance and out of ZoS's control I think.

    It was last week, when only Europen servers were taken offline because it was in Germany.
    Today's maintenance is for all servers, including North American.
  • bloodthirstyvampire
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    Elanymire wrote: »
    ItsMeToo wrote: »
    This is a Data Center Maintenance and out of ZoS's control I think.

    Otoh this is a company that wont even provide a eta for the downtime like literally every other mmo has, so you may indeed be correct.

    Tell me who
  • WuffyCerulei
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    They maybe doing unison updates to all servers. I'm not complaining. I'd rather see the servers be taken down for maintenance regularily rather than once in a blue moon.
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  • Huyen
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    ItsMeToo wrote: »
    This is a Data Center Maintenance and out of ZoS's control I think.

    Again? I knew that they would break something last week...
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  • Elanymire
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    bloodthirstyvampire wrote: »
    Elanymire wrote: »
    ItsMeToo wrote: »
    This is a Data Center Maintenance and out of ZoS's control I think.

    Otoh this is a company that wont even provide a eta for the downtime like literally every other mmo has, so you may indeed be correct.

    Tell me who

    lol every other mmo pretty much? but we can start with wow,eq1/2,tera,neverwinter, rift eve and so on. In fact a better question is which don't.

    Note im referring to mmorpgs only not mmofps mmorts or other variations of mmo. Originally those didnt give estiamtes as to how long it would take but that was over 15 years ago now.
    Edited by Elanymire on August 1, 2018 10:14AM
  • Mureel
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    Astrid_V wrote: »
    This is regular weekly maintenance... No matter if some event is up or no, it still will happen.

    It is absolutely not the regular weekly maintenance.

    Although, yes - it is fair to expect maint once a week.
  • SHADOW2KK
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    Eve Online has daily downtime for around 20 mins, a hour or so for big content.

    Take tips ZoS.
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  • Jaavaa
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    Data Center Maintenance. Information from @ZOS_KaiSchober

    Servers are back up earliest late afternoon.
  • Lieblingsjunge
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    Every MMO I've ever played always had a few hours downtime / Week. For a weekly scheduled maintenance. It used to be on Monday now it's moved to Wednesday(Is it just me or do most games have that on Wednesdays?)

    If you would've read the ToS when you signed up, you would also know ZoS is allowed to do so at any times they wish. And tbf, after most maintenances, the game has worked better for a few days(pvp lag mostly though). LEt's see if that's the consequence this time as well.
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  • malchior
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    So many posters totally missed the point of this post...
  • TheInfernalRage
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    At this rate, I'll be blaming ZOS for a terrible dinner.
  • SHADOW2KK
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    TheInfernalRage wrote: »
    At this rate, I'll be blaming ZOS for a terrible dinner.

    Definitely not a winner winner chicken dinner
    Once I was a lamb, playing in a green field. Then the wolves came. Now I am an eagle and I fly in a different universe.

    Been taking heads since TeS 3 Morrowind..

    Been enjoying PvP tears since 2014

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  • Azuramoonstar
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    malchior wrote: »
    So many posters totally missed the point of this post...

    no one missed the point, it the same complain people seen 1000 times over.

    "you did maint when i play" mmo go down for maint, and not all with set times that they come back up. More so if its an issue dealing with connectivity.
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  • ChuckyPayne
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    Nothing is perfect :D

    ESO has the worst update system I've ever met, but I still like it. During maintanance comes to my mind how perfect job did the ANet's engineer team (GW, GW2) unique in the world. but what does it matter if I want to play this :)
  • kylewwefan
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    Maintenance downtime sux, but at least it usually happens during the workday so not missing much.

    I’m guessing the other point about Mayhem event coinciding with Orsinium Anniversary event.
  • Hamish999
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    Midyear Mayhem was held back due server/performance issues on console. This maintenance was probably planned months ago to be between the 2 events.
    You can't plan for unforseen circumstances.
    Edited by Hamish999 on August 1, 2018 10:33AM
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  • OuwenBelg
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    malchior wrote: »
    So many posters totally missed the point of this post...

    Not complaining about maintenance but the fact that only one event is about ap points wile several are about xp.
    They skip maintenance sometimes so why not during the only ap event there is.
    But hey who am i to complain i only pay for it
  • pod88kk
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    TheInfernalRage wrote: »
    At this rate, I'll be blaming ZOS for a terrible dinner.

    She got extra garlic on her chicken & insisted on splitting the bill, that's how I knew there wouldn't be a second date.

    Dammit Zos, how did you get to her? Is this just to make me be alone forever so I'll play ESO more because I have my repulsive personality for that.

    I'm sorry for posting of topic I think I might still be a bit drunk from last night.

    #ThoseNordsCanHoldTheirMead
    Edited by pod88kk on August 1, 2018 11:21AM
  • jedtb16_ESO
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    Elanymire wrote: »
    ItsMeToo wrote: »
    This is a Data Center Maintenance and out of ZoS's control I think.

    So what you're saying is the na and eu data centres are both being taken offline at once never mind that it would make far more sense to have us data centre go down in non us primetime and eu in non eu primetime.

    Otoh this is a company that wont even provide a eta for the downtime like literally every other mmo has, so you may indeed be correct.

    since when was a wednesday morning 'prime time' in the eu?
  • Ydrisselle
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    OuwenBelg wrote: »
    malchior wrote: »
    So many posters totally missed the point of this post...

    Not complaining about maintenance but the fact that only one event is about ap points wile several are about xp.
    They skip maintenance sometimes so why not during the only ap event there is.
    But hey who am i to complain i only pay for it

    This maintenance is not hold by ZOS.
  • DanteYoda
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    Seriously..

    The data centers needed help badly. This maintenance is a god send if it actually fixes stuff..
  • Mr_Nobody
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    DanteYoda wrote: »
    Seriously..

    The data centers needed help badly. This maintenance is a god send if it actually fixes stuff..

    Naive.
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  • SHADOW2KK
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    DanteYoda wrote: »
    Seriously..

    The data centers needed help badly. This maintenance is a god send if it actually fixes stuff..

    Ye that will be the day
    Once I was a lamb, playing in a green field. Then the wolves came. Now I am an eagle and I fly in a different universe.

    Been taking heads since TeS 3 Morrowind..

    Been enjoying PvP tears since 2014

    LvL 50 - Dragon Knight EP [PC-EU] = Illuvutar = Ex The Wabbajack = (Stam DK)
    LvL 50 - Night Blade DC [PC-EU] = Legendary Blades = Evil Ninja/Dueller = (StamBlade)
    LvL 50 - Sorcerer DC [PC-EU] = Daemon Lord = (Mag Sorc)
    LvL 50 - Dragon Knight DC [PC-EU] = Khal-Bladez = (Mag DK)
    LvL 50 - Dragon Knight DC [PC-EU] = Tenakha Khan = (Stam DK)
    LvL 50 - Templar DC [PC-EU]] = Blades The Disgruntled = (Stamplar)
    LvL 50 - Night Blade DC [PC-EU] = Ghost Blades = (Assassin)
    LvL 50 - Night Blade DC [PC-EU] = Malekith The Shadow = (Mag NB)
    LvL 50 - Warden DC [PC-EU] = Crimson Blades = (Stamden)

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  • Huyen
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    kylewwefan wrote: »
    Maintenance downtime sux, but at least it usually happens during the workday so not missing much.

    I’m guessing the other point about Mayhem event coinciding with Orsinium Anniversary event.

    Yay for 6 weeks vacation...
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  • OuwenBelg
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    Think we can all agree that over 6 hours is ridicilous long
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