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UPDATE 18.00 BST: ETA for world 3 is now 19.00 BST. Premium and Adventure time will be extended.
arcanedog23
21.04.15, 17:04
And again almost 24hrs downtime and no compensation... Some of us can only play in the evening and you're just costing us time and ofcourse not even a "we're sorry". Atleast have the decency to say 24hrs down time instead of week after week a string of updates before of extended downtime.
GeorgeVonGruby
21.04.15, 17:04
Please change the game name is: The Settlers OFFLINE and all problem solved....
UPDATE 17.00 BST: World 2 is now up and running as well. We still need more time for World 3. ETA is now 18.00 BST. Premium and Adventure time will be extended.
BB_Aguton, I'm not sure if you remember the first Iraq war, but there was this hilarious bloke in it, he was boss of the information ministry. He liked standing on rooftops telling the world that the Americans were nowhere near Baghdad even though you could hear the tank shells. If you want to google him up he was nicknamed "Comical Ali"
Anyways these guys giving you eta updates are making you look like him ;)
Solthariun
21.04.15, 17:05
guys chill out, i'm sure they'll be sending us some Exotic Fruit Baskets when server does come online.
Really beginning to think this is not going to happen this side of midnight.
Upgraded mines just went kaput!
Can we get in now pretty please Aguton your highness, if we promise not to brag about being the best world anymore? :D
BB_Aguton, I'm not sure if you remember the first Iraq war, but there was this hilarious bloke in it, he was boss of the information ministry. He liked standing on rooftops telling the world that the Americans were nowhere near Baghdad even though you could hear the tank shells. If you want to google him up he was nicknamed "Comical Ali"
Anyways these guys giving you eta updates are making you look like him ;)LOL
Thanks for that Bowlock... it almost made the wait worth it... almost! ;)
Someone on Sandy has a batch of those rabbids in a dark corner, come on, own up, you are holding the whole realm to ransom!
Why do we suck always? (I mean World3)
Next Removed maintenance should start and finish with World 3!
I'm getting fed up with maintenance and waiting so much!
Dear mano4219
Please do not self-filter on our forum
MOD_Fhearghus
HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Kelty xx
[QUOTE=Bowlock;279406]BB_Aguton, I'm not sure if you remember the first Iraq war, but there was this hilarious bloke in it, he was boss of the information ministry. He liked standing on rooftops telling the world that the Americans were nowhere near Baghdad even though you could hear the tank shells. If you want to google him up he was nicknamed "Comical Ali"
Anyways these guys giving you eta updates are making you look like him ;)
Good to see that following what must have been a failed maintenance update, the restore from a previous backup followed by a roll-forward of all the transaction logs happened successfully for the other worlds.
I assume BB is being extra careful with Sandycove because they love us more :cool:
And I assume they had to go with a previous backup as there is already a BB post saying that some people may find easter eggs on their island again until the next respawn.
Cant help feeling sorry for Aguton and Ravel :( Having to pass on continuous unreliable updates knowing people are upsrt is a job i dont envy.
For me 10 hours of hoping is enough, giving up now till tomorrow in the hope the fixes work and i can get on with playing badly as usual. Would be nice to not lose my daily log on bonus though.To those who get in have fun, to Aguton and Ravel hope you can get some rest, to the other BB employees chin up things can only get better (surely :) ) nn all
polarbarez
21.04.15, 17:11
Fruit baskets not going to cut it.
This will cost me 20k Iron ore 10k iron 5 k steel etc. Plus every other resource.
Problem is it takes a week to make up from all last weeks down time and now here we go again.
I would to see 100 4x 4days rainbow buffs. Maybe then I can catch up.
Worse thing..its like airlines always extend deadlines so you will never know truth.
Hi phil :) x
And coeren - of course BB love sandycove the most - we are there :D
Please change the game name is: The Settlers OFFLINE and all problem solved....
best one so far! :)
We are NOT there Keltica, not yet, only living in some vain hope of ever seeing it again.
I love you the most :) mwahaha lmao x
Sorry BB still 823 hours to go before you can even think about setting a world record for the longest on line game maint.
There in spirit though zeeta :D
awww phil - your such a charmer - you are just after my taser :P
Ball_lightning
21.04.15, 17:18
Ok you lucky peeps - I have a rabbid rabbit stutue for sale - What am I bid ? Gold coins please - best offer secures ;-)
hahaha then you cant have it :P
i hope that we will be compensated more than the other worlds. this sucks so hard BB. if i was your boss , i would fire you this instant. it's not strike 3 anymore , it's strike 658 587 221 457
Ok you lucky peeps - I have a rabbid rabbit stutue for sale - What am I bid ? Gold coins please - best offer secures ;-)
2 rabbid statues :)
hahaha then you cant have it :P
thought it was mine?
ummm my taser is mine! get your own :P
ummm my taser is mine! get your own :P
i am sure you told me it had my name on it
anyone want to buy my island, think i am going to quit !
ahhh, we all fighting over kelty's taser, i will give her the biggest price for it :)
my taser is not for sale!!!
Tiff - you cant quit - you are not allowed - i cant manage the tormentation of bully all by myself!
Solthariun
21.04.15, 17:28
any chance Sandycove will be up any time this week?
anyone want to buy my island, think i am going to quit !
noooooooooooooooooo
what a bunch of amateurs.
They have missed the estimated time 7x already. So either they have no idea what they're doing, or *something unexpected* happened 7x. Which basically means they have no idea what they're doing.
We never heared what actually went wrong last week. Was is bad planning, overlooked something, hardware failure... not expecting we'll hear more then *while you were away a bunny has build a statue of marble* and we'll receive 100 marble and a sandwich.
Oh come on guys I don't know what you are all so gloomy about. By my calculations, the extra gems from last weeks debacle, this weeks debacle and ofc next week's debacle, gets me a new lucky explorer.
BB_Aguton - Any chance you can send out the gems next week BEFORE maintenance so I get send my new lucky out before the servers get shutdown?
I think they probably do have some idea of what they are doing as they have been doing it for a number of years.... but i look forward to receiving my 100 marble and sandwich.
Your Geologist failed to find a Marble deposit because you failed to log in.
Your Geologist failed to find a Marble deposit because you failed to log in.
Your Geologist failed to find a Marble deposit because you failed to log in.
Your Geologist failed to find a Marble deposit because you failed to log in.
Your Geologist failed to find a Marble deposit because you failed to log in.
Your Geologist failed to find a Marble deposit because you failed to log in.
Your Geologist failed to find a Marble deposit because you failed to log in.
Your Geologist failed to find a Marble deposit because you failed to log in.
Your Geologist failed to find a Marble deposit because you failed to log in.
Zerubbabel
21.04.15, 17:47
UUh. We might get a marble refill buff :) Great!!!!
I think they probably do have some idea of what they are doing as they have been doing it for a number of years.... but i look forward to receiving my 100 marble and sandwich.
dont forget the love potion !
I would actually mind less if we actually got a proper "We're sorry, we messed up." but we *will* get some daft role-play story about bunnies and witches. YAWN. C'mon fess up BB.
how come the US server is up and running already and this one sits and festers in it's own swamp gas? I reckon we got the teenage server ....
Solthariun
21.04.15, 17:52
9mins to go.... til next ETA extension.
dont forget the love potion !
dont forget - patience is a virtue, possess it if you can, seldom found in women, but never in a man
if this game was a tv show , it would have been canceled last season after pvp release!
and yet here we all are - waiting to get in - why - cos we love it :)
me too been trying most of the day still can not log in ??
and yet here we all are - waiting to get in - why - cos we love it :)
exactly, waiting to talk to the lady i love, not saying who it is tho
she is mine stay away or else.
http://websavvymarketers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cat-sleeping-on-computer-PIN.jpg
she is mine stay away or else.
ar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://itmassist.co.za/images/dont-worry-cat-it.png
BB_Aguton, I've done you a cut and paste job in case you want to go home.
Hi Guys,
New ETA Information is that they need a little bit longer. They can't say how long it will take atm, to put it mildly they are absolutely clueless. Truly they don;t have a scooby doo. In fact when I rocked down to the server room to try and get you guys some answers, I caught one guy suggesting they "rub some cream in" which doesn't sound overly scientific to me. Apparently they have already tried giving the server an aspirin, which smacks of desperation if ever I have heard it. I've got to be honest with you guys, as far as I can tell, it could be minutes, hours or even years until we get our act together so I'm going home now. Hopefully you will be able to log on before I get in in the morning, but if you can't I will rock down to the server room again, and give you some more comedy updates, about the guys performing CPR. Laterz gatorz!
UPDATE 19.00 BST: Dear Sandycovers, your server is still down for now and we are working on getting it back online as soon as possible. It should not take longer than another hour, so new ETA: 20.00 BST.
ahem fella's - you want me you have to go through squibb :P
Removed , another hour added.
Please refrain from using non pg7 language
even if it's in abrevations.
MOD_Fhearghus
http://www.thrapstoncomputerrepairservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/4086700_700b.jpg
New eta.....20.00
Speechless.
Solthariun
21.04.15, 18:03
there must be a new world record in here somewhere
https://alchemycs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/funny-pictures-cats-computer-blue-screen-death.jpg
ar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hil................im annoyed i cant get online and yet again maintenance in any game is on our time so not to interupt the american gamers.
UPDATE 19.00 BST: Dear Sandycovers, your server is still down for now and we are working on getting it back online as soon as possible. It should not take longer than another hour, so new ETA: 20.00 BST.
surely we will get a 1 week free premium, since you guys are spending all this extra care to our server
you got any dog photos squib? :P
UPDATE 19.00 BST: Dear Sandycovers, your server is still down for now and we are working on getting it back online as soon as possible. It should not take longer than another hour, so new ETA: 20.00 BST.
Tell me... have you ever heard the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" (http://www.amazon.com/Cried-Wolf-Pied-Piper-Paperbacks/dp/014054612X) ??
arcanedog23
21.04.15, 18:08
UPDATE 19.00 BST: Dear Sandycovers, your server is still down for now and we are working on getting it back online as soon as possible. It should not take longer than another hour, so new ETA: 20.00 BST.
Are you for real? Can you guys do anything right?
Giving up any hope of playing on this date
[QUOTE=Keltica;279468]ahem fella's - you want me you have to go through squibb :P[/QUOTE
Me n Squib are like that, close as a cloud in the sky Kelty. Now if only GF hired people who actually knew what they were doing, this happens in every single one of their games its getting to be a joke, every hour we are told it shouldnt take more than another hour lol whut.
Ravel is just passing on the information she is given, its not her fault - in fact i doubt its anyone - this wouldnt be done on purpose :)
http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dog-chews-up-computer-funny-pictures.jpg
The fact that it is not done on purpose does not mitigate the annoyance or the disruption.
Hi,
Will the daily login bonus and login-type achivements be amended to take into account this extended downtime? Some of us might not be able to login now until tomorrow?
http://epicfail.xepher.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/d3servers.jpg
at this rate, none of us will be able to log in until tomorrow!
https://utvbloggen.se/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/serverfail.jpg
http://www.tanoro.com/images/fail_20at_20failing.jpg
Ravel is just passing on the information she is given, its not her fault - in fact i doubt its anyone - this wouldnt be done on purpose :)
Im not having a go at the mods Kelt, i am annoyed that tehy have had a full day to do something pretty basic and still cant get it right, so obviously they havent got the personnel capable of doing the job, not exactly a one off is it:)
To be completely fair guys and put BB's side of the story I can tell you (because I play on another server) that yes, whilst maintenance did overrun a little they have delivered some MAJOR MAJOR game improvements.
a) You can now see how long your buffs last
b) You can now unload your generals with 2 clicks (lag still applies of course)
I'm sure you will agree that, whilst extended downtime is undesirable, when the are delivering such major game improvements week upon week, occasional disruption is inevitable.
Sandycove is still down - it's my morning now, so it's been down all night. Remarkable. So many things running un-buffed. *argh*
arcanedog23
21.04.15, 18:20
To be completely fair guys and put BB's side of the story I can tell you (because I play on another server) that yes, whilst maintenance did overrun a little they have delivered some MAJOR MAJOR game improvements.
a) You can now see how long your buffs last
b) You can now unload your generals with 2 clicks (lag still applies of course)
I'm sure you will agree that, whilst extended downtime is undesirable, when the are delivering such major game improvements week upon week, occasional disruption is inevitable.
if you consider being able to see how long your buffs last and unloading generals with 2 click, a major major game improvement, I'm curious what do you consider a super mega ultra hyper game improvement?
OK bowlock, but then they shouldnt tell us we can expect to be back in the game at X o'clock.
These people are supposed to be professionals. Unless they are totally incompetent, they must have an idea about how long things will take, so tell us that, and reward our being locked out appropriately. Then we might have less reason to gripe.
Hil................im annoyed i cant get online and yet again maintenance in any game is on our time so not to interupt the american gamers.
its fine now dude, i realised i was spending far too much time here anyway, time for me to go i think. :) have fun!
oooo its letting me in!!!! :D
To be completely fair guys and put BB's side of the story I can tell you (because I play on another server) that yes, whilst maintenance did overrun a little they have delivered some MAJOR MAJOR game improvements.
a) You can now see how long your buffs last
b) You can now unload your generals with 2 clicks (lag still applies of course)
I'm sure you will agree that, whilst extended downtime is undesirable, when the are delivering such major game improvements week upon week, occasional disruption is inevitable.
They are not what i would call major game implements tbh just simple database changes.
FINAL UPDATE 19.20 BST: Sandycove is now also up and running. This concludes today's maintenance. Thank you again for your patience!
huggles ravel and go have a nice glass of something cold hun :)
Ozzymandeus
21.04.15, 18:28
http://www.aristotle.com/files/2013/08/Happy-Hour-Keep-Calm-300x300.jpg
DocAckersonCO1
21.04.15, 18:28
last week I made a frozen pizza and while eating it, game came online. Same this week!!! lesson learned... eat more pizza. : )
last week I made a frozen pizza and while eating it, game came online. Same this week!!! lesson learned... eat more pizza. : )
And you tell me this now, Doc? I would've ordered you pizza 12 hours ago!!! :)
topgearfan
21.04.15, 18:35
To be completely fair guys and put BB's side of the story I can tell you (because I play on another server) that yes, whilst maintenance did overrun a little they have delivered some MAJOR MAJOR game improvements.
a) You can now see how long your buffs last (you could see it before too)
b) You can now unload your generals with 2 clicks (lag still applies of course)
I'm sure you will agree that, whilst extended downtime is undesirable, when the are delivering such major game improvements week upon week, occasional disruption is inevitable.
+1
Thejollyone
21.04.15, 18:38
LMFAO
for all our moaning and groaning. arent we all just a little glad that the game is still going rather than they give up on it?
It is pant sometimes, but its still here
DocAckersonCO1
21.04.15, 18:42
And you tell me this now, Doc? I would've ordered you pizza 12 hours ago!!! :)
I am in USA and 1:00 AM pizza is hard on my sleep
Yikes! 15 min early from last promised ETA! Well done guys!
To be completely fair guys and put BB's side of the story I can tell you (because I play on another server) that yes, whilst maintenance did overrun a little they have delivered some MAJOR MAJOR game improvements.
a) You can now see how long your buffs last
b) You can now unload your generals with 2 clicks (lag still applies of course)
I'm sure you will agree that, whilst extended downtime is undesirable, when the are delivering such major game improvements week upon week, occasional disruption is inevitable.
Guys I think I might have been being ironic ;)
I read it with sarcasm Bowlock and got a laugh
MadScorpion77
21.04.15, 21:01
wow, im glad i went to bed. during my sleep the server went from 1 hour away to 7 hours away, after an estimated first four hours. ludicrous. how does someone think something will take an hour when it clearly took 11 ON TOP OF the 8 or so it usually takes??
hi guys
unload the troops with just ONE click??!!! just awesome ...
no more need to click on a building to see how long the buff is still running??!! and your buff partner´s too??!! just awesome ...
ok I´m the first one to moan if things go wrong .... but I love the new things brought by the (looooong...) maintenance phase ... lol
BB ty, and as far as I´m concerned you´re forgiven :=)
lol bowlock... love your posts though ... :)
cheers
MCLueppers
22.04.15, 10:14
Wow, I started this thread as a joke but can't see anyone laughing. Seriously guys, get your act together or actually better - find a job that you can actually work without any issues.
@IT team: Can I have your names please? I want to include you on my blacklist for job applications - you won't even get a junior position in my company.
@Sales team: I hope your strategy for annoying players pays off. Soon that game will be absolutely free and still without players. This on other hand will make you play it so you can better understand the mechanics.
topgearfan
23.04.15, 08:28
that only happens when the menus are longer than the height of window. guessing its an undocumented intentional change.
i prefer it like it is now.
that only happens when the menus are longer than the height of window. guessing its an undocumented intentional change.
i prefer it like it is now.
I'm not sure I understand - the number of items in the economic summary have not changed, so it shouldn't behave any differently than it did before. But really not worth worrying about, just another slight annoyance.
topgearfan
23.04.15, 21:54
the view is autoscrolled so that maximum possible amount of last opened category is visible
wau - I was able to log on at 7:40 and that is at least 1 hour 20 minutes before the announced time :)
Sir_Killemall
28.04.15, 14:07
It opens faster, I was the same, I would click 5 times starting at the bottom and have it completely expanded
As it now opens faster you cannot make the clicks in time before they open, and mask the next one you want to click
MCLueppers
28.04.15, 14:21
It opens faster, I was the same, I would click 5 times starting at the bottom and have it completely expanded
As it now opens faster you cannot make the clicks in time before they open, and mask the next one you want to click
And now in English? What opens before you make your 5 clicks from the bottom?
And now in English? What opens before you make your 5 clicks from the bottom?
I think it was a response to my post about the economic summary drop-downs opening differently.... I think.....
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