Emergency Server Maintenance - Servers Coming Back Online

Soooo a few hours later and even after saying in the dev update that Rare needs to communicate more there is nothing on twitter, nothing on service status page nothing, anyone got an update on this issue?

Meant to be streaming 2 hours ago as i plan those around what Rare says about their servers, anyone please?

4hrs 15mins and counting.

You have to wonder at this point, with last weeks fiasco of the Barrels 2.0, if a roll back (what most of the community was asking for) wouldn't have been a bad thing after all.

@murkrage

Oh nooooo :( ok thanks for the quick response i really appreciate it and will maybe do my stream tomorrow or saturday then.

Come on that pun was soooo intended :D ;) hahahahaha love you guys man!! dont get me wrong

The only other thing i was looking for apart from your swift response is if you could just put a notice on the Status Page and on twitter saying you are working on the issue, it just seems very blank atm, hope this helps :) only here to help my fellow pirates :D

#BeMorePirate

@murkrage said in Emergency Server Maintenance (15:45 BST):

@likeabaws654 said in Emergency Server Maintenance (15:45 BST):

The only other thing i was looking for apart from your swift response is if you could just put a notice on the Status Page and on twitter saying you are working on the issue, it just seems very blank atm, hope this helps :) only here to help my fellow pirates :D

I would love to, matey. But I am nothing but a mere Boatswain. Boatswains are some of the more recognizable members of this community. They are more than willing to help other members and provide you with information. We tend to be very fast because there's a few of us here that are very active. Mostly just @Musicmee. We try to beat his timing, but we simply can't.

We'll let you know more when we get more info as soon as possible :)

Thanks a million bud ;)

@murkrage Thanks a million

@e11evenbsouth said in Emergency Server Maintenance - Servers Coming Back Online:

Could we have expected anything less from RARE? I'll sit back now and watch this all collapse. Patch created an even bigger mess up! Forsaken shore trailer pulled..why? Probably because they are going to postpone it til late sept or Oct because of the massive amount of bugs! Popcorn is currently on the stove. I'll watch and wait.

You... are a true hater.

Not being derogatory, just saying. I've seen not much positivity coming from your posts, and you seem to want the game to fail miserably just so that you can watch it burn.

Why not keep it to yourself?>
I mean... you are free to say what you like, but you aren't contributing anything of value to the discussion, unless spitting hate is about to be valued. Maybe try posting more on reddit?

@vasduten I've been loyal to this game since day one. There is a lot of potential for this game. That's why I keep playing hours on end. However. When you complete a skull fort for the 5th time and the game kicks you off, or you grind for 3 hours just to lose it all. Or when you're finally enjoying the flow and a bug hits you. Or you get really excited for the hungering deep and find out it was just an empty dlc that had no replay value, same as the thrones and mermaids. When you get excited for the cursed sails to drop in july and they release it the last day. Or when they promise weekly events and realize it's a unachievable by their talent level so the make it 2 weeks, then 3 week then 4, and hit behind the cloak of "we wanted to let players have more time" when in reality its because they arent able to give new content in that time period. I keep getting excited with their "intentions" however I am let down time after time. Face it man, no other developer has had this many problems with a game week after week. Name a company where they introduce more content and have to disable something else for it to work. Or a company that constantly has to patch bugs. I'm at the point where it's no longer fun to do voyages, so why not wreak havoc on other players. We were told skeleton ships would be another world threat like the kraken and meg. Another fib from RARE. This game was 30% done when it was released. They are playing catch up. I'm mad I spent 60 bucks on a 20 dollar game. I'm mad that after these "events" it just goes back to 3 voyage types. I'm mad that rare employees can't see far enough ahead with the content they put out. Did you watch the live stream yesterday with how neate his one developer was on a skull fort and couldn't find the key after a brig sailed off and the cloud vanished. He said to joe, maybe there is no loot inside the fort. Are you kidding me? Everyone knows you can look thru the boards I to the vault and see the loot. Were talking about developers here man, that dont even know their own game. They promised that combat would be equal on all levels. No one has an advantage everything is cosmetic. Fast forward 5 months boom cursed cannonballs. Totally throws the balance of naval combat off especially if the other ship doesn't have them. Anchor drop. Jigball or sleeper ball. Peace ball followed be regular cannons. The other crew is toast. That's not fun. People mentioned gun powder barrels and how that is a disadvantage, but there are counters with them. You'd think rare would have released options to stop the curses. Seeing it was all over the forum. But again rare doesn't really listen to us, or pioneers. They screwed up and are releasing c**p content because they are playing catch up. So yeah maybe I am a little heated. Chances of them actually releasing FS on time pur with out any bugs is well......RARE!

Some people love to moan. I think we need a reality check and to stop taking the hard work that has gone into the game so far for granted. Yes there have been some issues with the updates so far, but only because the developers are as eager as most of us are for new content. I'd much rather a fully engaged development team that is excited for new content than one that plays it too safe and is afraid to make a few mistakes along the way.

I watched the weekly update on youtube with a heavy heart - you can see how much of a hard time these guys are getting trying to bring improvements to the game most of us love.

I can deal with a slightly more clunky barrel system if it enables future improvements, the groinal spyglass was funny and not the end of the world, and I'll deal with any other mishaps and quirks introduced in the future if it means that this game expands towards realising the potential that it undoubtedly has.

Keep up the good work guys, it's appreciated by most of us. Kraken job.

@e11evenbsouth said in Emergency Server Maintenance - Servers Coming Back Online:

” @vasduten When you get excited for the cursed sails to drop in july and they release it the last day.”
LOL aren’t you the one saying that you want updates to be pushed back? We already know everyone’s pain, you do not need to openly express how you want this game to crash and burn, and how you want to watch it like a spectacle. You finished with that popcorn yet? Good. I hope you sleep poorly tonight.
-Love to all,
JacketedLawyer6

@admiral-rrrsole oh lol I didn’t know about that thanks! That trailer legit almost made me cry. I wonder If that blacksmith man is at thieves haven now? Hmmmmm

@jacketedlawyer6 it's the fact they are giving exact dates. I wanted this game to succeed, I really did. But let's face it, with the amount of bugs, and crashes this games toast after October mega developers games come out. There were still bugs lastnight. Couldn't access the cannonball barrel on the sloop. Jittery movements. I did however enjoy sinking the 2 sloops and 3 brigs i saw lastnight and taking their loot. Popcorn is in my belly as we speak. I sure hope you were kidding when you said the trailer almost made you cry. Because that's kind of ridiculous if a fantasy game does that to you. Hope to sink you out there in the sea of bugs! Cheerio

@e11evenbsouth well, first off, of course it didn’t make me cry, that was a joke. It’s just a fantasy game dude, you don’t have to ruin everything for everyone just because you didn’t get what YOU wanted. Let me say again, everyone is aware of the bugs. Rare is trying their hardest. [Mod edited]

@jacketedlawyer6 it's not what I wanted, it's when everyone has been saying since launch, it severely lacked content, and in a way still does. and since rare can't get a handle on the game bugs are introduced ask a real developer. They dont rush things they have a plan and a vision for the future of their games