No time slots

[KieranL]

Then you pay almost 5 billion for a fleet carrier that can't perform the only function it performs... you try to jump and only receive the error "No time slots".

When I fix the problem maybe I'll play again as I've lost the desire to play the new DLC

[Donovan]

Originally posted by KieranL:

Then you pay almost 5 billion for a fleet carrier that can't perform the only function it performs... you try to jump and only receive the error "No time slots".

When I fix the problem maybe I'll play again as I've lost the desire to play the new DLC

It's because of the new content that just released, everybody is trying to jump their carriers around the system to haul the goods required for colonization. All through the past month or two I've been able to jump my carrier with nothing more than 15-16 minutes.

Give it another week or two and things should start settling down more.

[S-P]

Servers are over loaded atm, you could always build an outpost without the fleet carrier. Pretty easy to do if you have a T9 or Cutter, takes a few days to complete. You can always build something bigger later without the 4 week timer.

[Agony_Aunt]

The server hamsters are overloaded. Do you want to contribute to the ill health of the hamsters? No? Then back off and wait a couple of weeks. After that they will be fine again.

[Stelar Seven]

When you get the error, try again, it's annoying, sure, but usually after a few tries I can get my jump, and then 75 min later my carrier is moved.

[funkynutz]

I was having the same problem last week. Kept trying every few hours... Ended up getting a slot around 4.30 in the morning.

[Stelar Seven]

Originally posted by funkynutz:

I was having the same problem last week. Kept trying every few hours... Ended up getting a slot around 4.30 in the morning.

Or, keep trying, the longest it took me to get a slot was 20min, Sunday at peak.

Most times I try four or five times and boom, slot for me.

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by Stelar Seven:

Or, keep trying, the longest it took me to get a slot was 20min, Sunday at peak.

Most times I try four or five times and boom, slot for me.

I wouldn't be surprised if people constantly spamming the requests, is making it take longer for everyone. Same goes for those who get a 1 hour 15 minute jump, then cancel it and put in another request immediately in the hope it will give them a shorter jump time.

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by funkynutz:

Originally posted by Stelar Seven:

Or, keep trying, the longest it took me to get a slot was 20min, Sunday at peak.

Most times I try four or five times and boom, slot for me.

I wouldn't be surprised if people constantly spamming the requests, is making it take longer for everyone. Same goes for those who get a 1 hour 15 minute jump, then cancel it and put in another request immediately in the hope it will give them a shorter jump time.

Spamming requests by itself won't make things worse, that's just the fight to get a slot, it shouldn't unduly affect the system's performance.

People cancelling in the hope of getting a new slot will affect performance, and its stupid, since the chances of getting a better slot are very low.

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

Spamming requests by itself won't make things worse, that's just the fight to get a slot, it shouldn't unduly affect the system's performance.

A single person doing it wouldn't make things worse... You're absolutely right about that.

On the other hand... 10000 people doing it, all at the same time? I wouldn't be so sure... They're still pinging the servers and getting a response, even if the response is "No, bugger off."

In effect the constant stream of requests/responses could be similar to a minor DDOS attack.

And while this is purely speculative on my part, it would certainly explain why we always have the exact same problem; every single time there's a major update and peeps all want to move their carriers simultaneously...

[Stelar Seven]

Originally posted by funkynutz:

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

Spamming requests by itself won't make things worse, that's just the fight to get a slot, it shouldn't unduly affect the system's performance.

A single person doing it wouldn't make things worse... You're absolutely right about that.

On the other hand... 10000 people doing it, all at the same time? I wouldn't be so sure... They're still pinging the servers and getting a response, even if the response is "No, bugger off."

In effect the constant stream of requests/responses could be similar to a minor DDOS attack.

And while this is purely speculative on my part, it would certainly explain why we always have the exact same problem; every single time there's a major update and peeps all want to move their carriers simultaneously...

Speculative is being rather generous.

It seems clear there is a queue of an unknown number of slots moving every x amount of time to a total of about 75 minutes for jumps. Spamming is no different than any other database call, like literally all of the menus. When the spot opens in that queue you get in.

Carrier Ticketmaster, but without the bots buying up and reselling the slots.

[Alchemy Of Seoul]

This may be hit and miss but I seem to have luck with a jump request 1 to 4 seconds after the minute. Once I started doing that, It might take several tries as opposed to sitting there for over an hour trying.

[spam]

It would be nicer for everyone if they could just set up a queue, especially if they added a snarky voice recording:

Please hold, your carrier jump is very important to us. All jump analysts are busy at this time due to unexpected volume, your request will be considered in the order it was received. You are the 150th commander in line, your expected wait time is until hell freezes over and pigs fly.

Yes, it would essentially be a queue to enter a queue is a queue to enter a queue, but what are you going to do?

[Alchemy Of Seoul]

Originally posted by spam:

It would be nicer for everyone if they could just set up a queue, especially if they added a snarky voice recording:

Please hold, your carrier jump is very important to us. All jump analysts are busy at this time due to unexpected volume, your request will be considered in the order it was received. You are the 150th commander in line, your expected wait time is until hell freezes over and pigs fly.

Yes, it would essentially be a queue to enter a queue is a queue to enter a queue, but what are you going to do?

Needs elevator music and a choice for language.

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by Alchemy Of Seoul:

Originally posted by spam:

It would be nicer for everyone if they could just set up a queue, especially if they added a snarky voice recording:

Please hold, your carrier jump is very important to us. All jump analysts are busy at this time due to unexpected volume, your request will be considered in the order it was received. You are the 150th commander in line, your expected wait time is until hell freezes over and pigs fly.

Yes, it would essentially be a queue to enter a queue is a queue to enter a queue, but what are you going to do?

Needs elevator music and a choice for language.

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