Entries from October 2008 ↓

• #DDOUS The game was experiencing several problems, and the servers needed to be brought down. Updates as they come in. http://is.gd/5aGH #
• #DDOUS If you brought a pre-Mod8 character to Morthos Island, you can get out by completing the quest chain with one toon. http://is.gd/5b3C #
• #DDOUS Hotfix coming Thursday, October 30 @ 11am-2pm. Risia will be up durring that time. http://is.gd/5eUD #

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• Fork Particle Licenses Visual Effects Toolset to Turbine. #
• Missing link: http://is.gd/56Yt . No word if this will be used in one of Turbine’s existing titles or a new one. #
• Fork is cross-platrom system that works on XBOX360, PS3, and PC, so it’s likely that this will be used in Turbine’s upcoming console title. #
• Release Notes for Mod 8 is up. http://is.gd/57f1 #
• In Release Notes: Trial accounts are no longer able to send messages using /tell #
• Known Issues updated: http://is.gd/57sV. Careful of detaching exclusive items, and quest rewards when encumbered. Some gfx cards have issues #
• #DDOUS Mod 8 is now LIVE. #
• #DDOUS Existing toons created prior to Mod 8 CAN NOT leave Korthos Island. If your toon was created before Mod8 DO NOT GO! http://is.gd/58Wo #

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• #DDOEU The disconnection issues should be resolved now. It was caused by an ISP problem. Codemasters is monitoring things. http://is.gd/5136 #
• #DDOUS Argonnessen will be brought down at 12 pm EDT for a restart. The downtime is exprected to last around 20 minutes. http://is.gd/51aE #
• I have been busy at work, but I finally got to listen to this week’s DDO Cast. New info: Mod 9 = +4 Tomes. http://is.gd/527V #

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• Turbine Account Maintenance site at http://myaccount.turbine.com will be offline from 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM. #DDOUS #
• Game Servers are down for maintenance until 11am EDT. ddo.com, may have short periods of downtime during this window. #
• #DDOUS Gamer Servers will be offline on Wednesday Oct 29, @ 6am-1pm EDT for the Mod 8 update. Risia will remain up. http://is.gd/4Wgz #

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• Tolero mentioned “Frost Giant fun Wednesday” in her signature. No word if this refers to a live event, contest, or Mod 8 release. #

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• #DDOUS The Risia Hireling event’s such a success that the server is full. If you keep trying you MIGHT get in. Good luck! http://is.gd/4APx #
• #DDOUS The hardware upgrade has hit a snag, and Turbine is working with their vendor to resolve the issue. http://is.gd/4AQD #
• #DDOUS The servers are back up. #

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Last night was an interesting night for DDO here in the States.  A hardware upgrade that was scheduled for 3 am to 5 pm (EDT), but unfortunately due to some unforeseen problems, it wasn’t finished until about 9 pm (EDT).  At the same time, there was a test of the Hirelings on Risia where Tolero would ask trivia questions over a world broadcast and the first to respond with a tell that had a hireling in party would win a free 30 game card.  Between these two events, Risia was flooded with players.  So much so that the server completely filled up and prevented new people from joining.

Unfortunately, I was only able to participate in the tail-end of the event but it seemed like it was a success.  While I was on, I did not see many people in the public instances, which indicated that most were in the quests, likely with new-found hireling pals.  While the trouble with the hardware upgrade was unfortunate, it did provide the development team with loads of data on how the hireling were working on a large scale.  Over-all things went pretty smoothly, as I didn’t notice any significant extra lag from it, although that does not appear to be the universal case.

After the main servers went up other problems appeared.  Most noticeably on Khyber and Thelanis.  Khyber’s chat problems actually required a server restart at around 12 am, although Thelanis’s problems with people being stuck on a loading screen cleared up without resorting to a restart.  At last report the issue with trial accounts not being allowed to log in has not been resolved yet, but given that the team started at 3 am and Tolero was still responding at 1:23 am, it is likely that it was put off for today, and the team will be taking a late start.

As of right now, there are no details as to what exactly caused any of the issues, but in any case it was one of the most eventful event nights in DDO history.

• #DDOUS The window to finish the hardware upgrade has been extended to 6pm EDT today. http://is.gd/4zTL #

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• Massively has a really nice tour of Mod 8 including images. (WARNING! Includes spoilers!) http://is.gd/4uqi #
• #DDOUS Risia will be updated today at 2-5pm EDT to the latest Mod 8. No word whether this is just bug fixes or not. http://is.gd/4uGM #
• #DDOUS Hireling-based trivia contest tonight at 7-10pm EDT on Risia. Winners get 30-day game cards. http://is.gd/4uTz #
• #DDOUS Risia Releaes Notes now available. Lots of bug fixes and 3x XP. http://is.gd/4v2h #

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• #DDOEU Maintenance has been extended to 16:00 BST. http://is.gd/4c6q #
• #DDOUS The hardware upgrade plan has changed. It is now tentatively rescheduled to be on Wednesday Oct 22, 3am-5pm. http://is.gd/4d1h #

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