Is The Patch Actually Going To Take 2 Entire Days?

[klikklok]

Or are they just giving a window of time. Surely it will not last 2 entire days?

[Sunny]

DZP lähetti viestin:

Sunny lähetti viestin:

Burning Crusade launch. ^^ It was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO bad.

Yep, true, same as Endwalker.

I mean, I managed to play at Endwalker launch. BC, nobody was. Servers were going up and down like a Labrador Retriever on a trampoline.

[Xetelian]

DZP lähetti viestin:

♥ Beepy ♥ lähetti viestin:

Dude was obviously not around when WoW was down for 2 WEEKS.

I played WoW from 2004 until 2017, and I don't remember there ever being such a long maintenance period lasting two weeks.

...well, I remember
Some times servers themselves were individually down and not the whole game but they could be down for days

BC launch in WoW around the holiday was crazy.

Big content launches are often as described, a big content launch.

[StormSpiritGB]

klikklok lähetti viestin:

Or are they just giving a window of time. Surely it will not last 2 entire days?

You do relies there doing a major art update right? its gonna take some time all servers need be updated with this not to mention all our characters as well doing this kind of stuff isn't as simple as model swapping mod that replace 1 item this is the whole game getting a face lift.

[Veotax]

To answer more seriously, sometimes maintenance does end early, so it might not be the full 48 hours, but if it ends early, it'll probably only be one or two hours early

[Moonwitch]

Lot of people outing themselves on their first mmo expansion launch lol.

[hagare]

DZP lähetti viestin:

Company as Square need 48 hours for maintenance? WTH!!

they're that big because they dare to take their time to do what's necessary

[Topper mcnabb]

Seraphita lähetti viestin:

DZP lähetti viestin:

Yep, true, same as Endwalker.

When was Endwalker as bad as WoW's update...? I played the game just fine. Sooo...

EW was fine, in fact it was smooth, people saying EW had a bad launch are just doing their best Steve Buscemi how you doing fellow kids face to pretend they were there.

ARR, HW and SB had terrible launches.

Veotax lähetti viestin:

To answer more seriously, sometimes maintenance does end early, so it might not be the full 48 hours, but if it ends early, it'll probably only be one or two hours early

It NEVER ends early for patches and xpacs, NEVER, as this would give people an unfair headstart against those who are not wildly refreshing the launcher every 5 secs.
xpacs and patches servers always go up at the exact time quoted, only routine maintenance and hotfixes end up early.

[Scarsick]

Topper mcnabb lähetti viestin:

Seraphita lähetti viestin:

When was Endwalker as bad as WoW's update...? I played the game just fine. Sooo...

EW was fine, in fact it was smooth, people saying EW had a bad launch are just doing their best Steve Buscemi how you doing fellow kids face to pretend they were there.

ARR, HW and SB had terrible launches.

I don't know about ARR and all the previous expansions, but don't you remember people stuck in queue and getting DC after 2+ hours waiting due some login server issue? They even suspended sales for a couple of weeks because of it.

[Shield]

Topper mcnabb lähetti viestin:

Seraphita lähetti viestin:

When was Endwalker as bad as WoW's update...? I played the game just fine. Sooo...

EW was fine, in fact it was smooth, people saying EW had a bad launch are just doing their best Steve Buscemi how you doing fellow kids face to pretend they were there.

ARR, HW and SB had terrible launches.

Veotax lähetti viestin:

To answer more seriously, sometimes maintenance does end early, so it might not be the full 48 hours, but if it ends early, it'll probably only be one or two hours early

It NEVER ends early for patches and xpacs, NEVER, as this would give people an unfair headstart against those who are not wildly refreshing the launcher every 5 secs.
xpacs and patches servers always go up at the exact time quoted, only routine maintenance and hotfixes end up early.

I definitely disagree as a "veteran" since ARR open beta. They took Endwalker off shelves, among other measures; they hadn't done that since ARR. It was pretty bad - it may not be worse than ARR itself with Error 1017, or even Stormblood with Raubahn EX, Pippin EX, and rolling server logouts, but of all the words I'd use to describe Endwalker's launch, smooth would not be one of them.

I actually think Shadowbringers had the "best" launch, but honestly the queues were still awful and the game could be unstable. But I at least don't remember anything especially noteworthy like Raubahn EX, 1017, or removal from shelves.

[Sunny]

yeah, 'stopped selling game because of the launch' is hardly what I would consider smooth

YMMV though I guess

[Shield]

48 hours is pretty long for MMO maintenance. I'm not aware of any other MMO that has maintenance of two full days, even for deploying an expansion.

But the time spent is easily forgotten, and I'm sure they appreciate every minute of patience.

[Yes]

owlBear lähetti viestin:

48 hours is pretty long for MMO maintenance. I'm not aware of any other MMO that has maintenance of two full days, even for deploying an expansion.

But the time spent is easily forgotten, and I'm sure they appreciate every minute of patience.

Could we count Burning crusades 2 week emergency shut down bc the game was in all sense, unplayable as a long maintence?

[Amateur Nitpicker]

Sunny lähetti viestin:

Burning Crusade launch. ^^ It was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO bad. You would finally get logged in for like, 2 minutes, and then it would go down again as soon as people realized servers were coming up.

Um that also happened in EndWalker. Like I was qued 2275, after 30+minutes dc, reconnect, que number 4000+ (A bunch of error 2002 or Lobby error)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh3YqYAHCUw

[Caz]

Navhkrin lähetti viestin:

Caz lähetti viestin:

WoW's new expansion launches have gone smooth because the player count has dropped so significantly that the log in servers have no stress on them. That isn't the brag you think it is. But hey, keep posting. It's just exposing how little you know.

Factually false information, it is much more stable than you think. Quite ironic that you claim "how little you know" while making an incorrect statement

https://www.icy-veins.com/forums/topic/78140-world-of-warcrafts-subscriber-numbers-and-trends-from-2016-to-2024-revealed/?fbclid=IwAR3D6rfCFHTiut7o8ZaRXVsGeshciRfBPeeBFqeICiynSKLIgjqHbuj3-a4

This is all I need to shut you down. You failed to comprehend what I said. WoW's servers can easily handle the number of players WoW has now. Because those servers were updated to handle far higher back when WoW wasn't the dumpster it's become. You've shown repeatedly you can't comprehend what people are saying. And I have zero doubt you'll respond with more insults and more nonsense that puts your lack of knowledge and comprehension on full display, all while you crap on the chessboard. In fact, I hope you do waste the time doing that. Because that's what it will be: a waste of your time.

[omegazeda]

ill wait till reviews drop for this expansion before i buy it