What would it say?
THE SERVER IS UP
THE SERVER IS DOWN
There's not a great deal more it CAN say... At the moment they're working on it, do any of us expect a message saying:
IT'S BORKED! THE SERVER IS BORKED!!!
OH GOD! OH GOD! THERE'S SMOKE EVERYWHERE! HAS ANYONE SEEN THE OFFICE CAT???
A new light shines upon Rubi-Ka,A new channel is opened in the grid feed,
A new Team dedicated to the distribution of knowledge is formed.
>>> AO-Universe <<<
For the People, By the People.
would be great yes.
a few years ago we had a 3rd party tool to check servers status, but just a link somewhere on launcher + FC website would be great.
something like http://www.blackstaruo.com/plugins/a...ver_status.php
Code:AO Server Stats Version is unlocked. (Servers Up.) Zone Server is Down. Logon Server is Down. Chat Server is Down.
Lol, I'm sure people think that about both our posts, and yet we both posted them anyway...Snakebite, you assume a lot. I wasn't interested in your irrelevant ideas though.
A new light shines upon Rubi-Ka,A new channel is opened in the grid feed,
A new Team dedicated to the distribution of knowledge is formed.
>>> AO-Universe <<<
For the People, By the People.
I never said that. However it took an hour to actually have an official not of 'issues and looking into it'
I respect the team working on the game, I am just saying some communication extra might not hurt (do read it is a suggestion).
Next to that a dedicated server online page could be automatically showing changes in status, without anyone having at FC having to update the status manually. This way if things go down, you will know about it and you can report it so i can be fixed.
It is merely a tool to help the community and the team working on the game
Next to that I doubt there aren't systems monitoring the server status already for the tech team.
Most likely yes.
And about On/Off -> heavy load should be pretty possible too, since I guess the connection or serverload itself grow too big due to some issue (whatever it is or will be) and be shown on the list as well. But even On/Off would be a nice feature.
Last edited by Suicyder; Mar 3rd, 2013 at 21:16:15. Reason: extra response, otherwise I keep posting new ones :P
__________________________________________▓▓▓
_________________________________________▓▒▒▒▓▓
____________________▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄__________▓▒▒▒▒▒▓
___▓▓▓▓▓____▄█████▓▓▓▓▓▓░░███████▓▒▒▒▒▓▒▓
____▓▒▓▒▓▓▓██▓█▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▒▒▓▒▓
______▓▒▒▒▓▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓█▒▒▒▒▒▒▓▒▓
______█▓▓▒▒▓▒▒▓▒▒▓▓▓░░░▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓█▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▓▒▓
____▄█▓▓█▓▓▓▒▒▒▓▒▓▓░░░░▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓█▒▒▒▒▒▒▓▒▒▓
___█▓▓▓█▓▓█▓▓▒▓▒▓▓▓░░░░▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓█▒▒▒▒▓▒▒▒▓
__█▓▓▓█▓▓█▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░█████████████▒▒▒▒▒▒▓
__█▓▓▓█▓▓█▓▓▓▓▓▓██████▒▌__▓█_____▓▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▓
_▐█▓▓█▓▓▓█▓▓████▒▒▒▒▒▒▌__▓▓█▄____▓▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▓
_▐█▓█▓▓▓▓███▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▌__▓▓█████▓▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▓
__█▓█▓▓██_▅▄██▄▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▐___▓▓█▄_██▓▓▄▅▅▒▒▒▓
__█▓▓██__▅▄▄▄▌__▀▄▒▒▒▒▒▐___▓▓▓████▓▅▅▄▒▒▒█
__█▓█_________▓▄___▀▒▒▒▒▒▐____▓▓▓▓▓▓▅▅▄▒▒▒██
__██___________▓▓█▀█▄▒▒▒▒▒▌________▒▒▒▒▒▒█▓█▌
_________________▓▓███▒▒▒▒▒▐____▒▒▒██▒▒██▓██▌
___________________▓▓▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒█▓▓██▓▓██▓▌
____________________▓▒▒▄▒▒▌▒▒▒▒▒▒▒█▓▓▓▓██▓▓▓█
___________________▓▒▒▒▒▒▐▒▒▒▒▒▒▒█▓███▓▓▓█▓▓█▌
_____________________▓▓▓▄▀▒▒▒▒▓▓▓█▓▓▓▓▓▓█▓▓▓▓██
If you're just talking about a simple 'It's up' or 'It's down', then that's probably doable.
But the problem is, like now, it being 'up' doesn't take into account horrid lag problems, or, remember, there's not just ONE server... There's actually several servers (including I'm told virtual ones (ie. the chat server)).
So it would have to be a string of ON/OFF lights...
Login server UP
Chat server DOWN
Old Athen UP
Borialis UP
Rome DOWN (sorry omni, couldn't resist it )
And so on...
A new light shines upon Rubi-Ka,A new channel is opened in the grid feed,
A new Team dedicated to the distribution of knowledge is formed.
>>> AO-Universe <<<
For the People, By the People.
I'd expect somewhat grown up people being able to troubleshoot this on their own without some silly tool needed.
1. Does AO launcher work and can you log in, if yes Servers are up, if no Proceed to step 2
2. Open your browser and check if you can open a random webpage i.e www.google.com, if yes Servers are down, if no It's your internet connection.
Last edited by Vhab; Mar 3rd, 2013 at 21:16:28. Reason: Removed inappropriate link
Proud Leaders and Members of Obsidian Order: Our Recruitment Thread!
Khaldore: 220/30 Advie // Khalculus: 220/27 Engi // Medsareus: 209/20 Doc // Khalicokat: 196/20 Shade
Phearitself: 210/22 Enf // Politikhal: 200/24 Crat // Khavalier: 218/24 Keeper // Gridburst: 203/24 Fix
Various other random alts.
Necromachina: In AnarchyOnline Engineers play you? Technogen: God, that explains so much more than I ever wanted to know.
Snakebite: OH GOD! OH GOD! THERE'S SMOKE EVERYWHERE! HAS ANYONE SEEN THE OFFICE CAT???
Anarrina: I think this issue has been sufficiently discussed. If you have any further questions, please contact life support or email.
http://forums.anarchy-online.com/sho...d.php?t=604368
Vhab posted on the server notices section, its all the copy/paste stuff we wanted to hear, go back to doing dishes or laundry or something and check back in 4 hours.
Next person to post a non-ao-forums link of any kind in this thread gets a two day vacation from the forums.
Coordinator Anarrina
Public Forums Moderation Team Lead
Community Relations Department
Advisors of Rubi-Ka
Forum Social Guidelines // Social Events with ARK // Rubi-Ka Marriage Registry // ARK Tours // Join ARK!
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one. -- GRRM
A new light shines upon Rubi-Ka,A new channel is opened in the grid feed,
A new Team dedicated to the distribution of knowledge is formed.
>>> AO-Universe <<<
For the People, By the People.
Getting as little carried away...
banning peeps from forum won't change anything, we're paying customers and we only got that forum to talk about our frustration as we CAN'T play...
some players can only play on week ends... and week ends like this one weren't really good ones...
except some messages from ARKs/moderators, we only got a short apology message from vhab, and have no real idea of what's going on, or when we can expect game back.
now, good luck on fixing problems, but stop shooting on your customers !
I came here to complain.
Dysfunktion.
Trypants.
Setup.
One bright day in the middle of the night,
Two dead boys got up to fight.
Back to back they faced each other,
Drew their swords, and Shot each other.
A deaf policeman heard the noise,
He came and killed those two dead boys.
If you don't believe this lie is true... ask the Blind Man, He saw it too.