Downtime Notice: Tuesday, December 22nd 3:30 PM Eastern (-5 GMT)

[Cordovan]

UPDATE: The game worlds have reopened. Thank you!

We are bringing the worlds down for a hotfix today, Tuesday, December 22nd starting at 3:30 PM Eastern (-5 GMT). We will let you know when the worlds have reopened.

[FranOhmsford]

We are bringing the worlds down for a hotfix today, Tuesday, December 22nd starting at 3:30 PM Eastern (-5 GMT). We will let you know when the worlds have reopened.

Any ball park figure on the time?

Like about 30 mins, maybe 2 hrs or 4 hrs+?

[Nyata]

Any ball park figure on the time?

Like about 30 mins, maybe 2 hrs or 4 hrs+?

pretty sure if they could give a good estimate, they would. and after the complications last time, I think no one wants to be flogged for giving an even slightly off guess.

[SableShadow]

~O And when worlds collide, said Cordo-van to the tide "I will give you lag free raids that fill." O~

Sorry, got Rocky Horror stuck in my head for some reason.

[HurtyouBad]

ty for a quik fix....any info on what is being fixed?? {though I have 2 fixs that come to mind}

[Fedora1]

ty for a quik fix....any info on what is being fixed?? {though I have 2 fixs that come to mind}


This is my guess:


The Riposte item benefit is causing game performance issues by stacking upon itself too often. This does not provide a stacking benefit, but instead is causing in-game "lag" and game client performance issues. Please do not equip an item with Riposte for now, while we work quickly to correct this issue.

Tendon Slice is also causing a problem, particularly in PvP. Getting hit with Tendon Slice in PvP is causing a character to get a "permanent" Tendon Slice damage effect until they die. We are working to resolve this with a hotfix tentatively planned for Tuesday as well.

[Lonnbeimnech]

ty for a quik fix....any info on what is being fixed?? {though I have 2 fixs that come to mind}

Either the lag or the Ml1 vorpal weapons. Hopefully the lag.

[Malusny]

We are bringing the worlds down for a hotfix today, Tuesday, December 22nd starting at 3:30 PM Eastern (-5 GMT). We will let you know when the worlds have reopened.


Thanks for the info.

By the way, you guys still haven't compensated the players for the time the game was offline and now somethings are still not working well. Also I am sure that there is going to be a drop rate nerf. (Tell me honestly , how many times there was an update without having to fix things later???) I am sorry to say but someone is not doing the job well.

I do apologize for being rude Cordovan but I was given reasons by your team.

I do hope that you guys can make the game work well. Cheers.

[Cordovan]

The hotfix will address the following issues:



Fixed an issue where several Green Steel weapon effects would not persist through logout.
Arcane Warrior now works with ranged weapons.
Scion of Elysium's tooltip now makes it clearer that the bonuses apply to your pets.
Riposte no longer causes game performance issues.
Tendon Slice is no longer the cruelest form of PvP.
Insightful and Quality Potency effects now give their proper type of bonus.
We have adjusted the horn sounds in To Curse the Sky.
Tempest Spine Runes are now accepted by the Tempest Rune Trader instead of Hound of Xoriat Runes, although the tooltip continues to ask for Xorian runes.
Adjusted lighting and several other issues in the quest Creeping Death.
Fortis should no longer get stuck in an NPC state in the final part of Legendary Shroud.
Storm's Harness handwraps no longer lose their shocking effects. A recipe now exists in the Stone of Change to repair handwraps affected by this bug. NOTE: The Stone of Change will remove any Augments placed into the handwraps, so remove the Augments prior to using the Stone of Change.

[Nyata]

ty for a quik fix....any info on what is being fixed?? {though I have 2 fixs that come to mind}

think I read something about the horns in the one new quest getting toned down too... you know.. the ones making you look for soccer hooligans...

edit: yeh... Cordovan beat me to it... again... :)

[redoubt]

The hotfix will address the following issues:



Fixed an issue where several Green Steel weapon effects would not persist through logout.
Arcane Warrior now works with ranged weapons.
Scion of Elysium's tooltip now makes it clearer that the bonuses apply to your pets.
Riposte no longer causes game performance issues.
Tendon Slice is no longer the cruelest form of PvP.
Insightful and Quality Potency effects now give their proper type of bonus.
We have adjusted the horn sounds in To Curse the Sky.
Tempest Spine Runes are now accepted by the Tempest Rune Trader instead of Hound of Xoriat Runes, although the tooltip continues to ask for Xorian runes.
Adjusted lighting and several other issues in the quest Creeping Death.
Fortis should no longer get stuck in an NPC state in the final part of Legendary Shroud.
Storm's Harness handwraps no longer lose their shocking effects. A recipe now exists in the Stone of Change to repair handwraps affected by this bug. NOTE: The Stone of Change will remove any Augments placed into the handwraps, so remove the Augments prior to using the Stone of Change.


Nice!

Thanks and good luck!

[Chaldean]

pretty sure if they could give a good estimate, they would. and after the complications last time, I think no one wants to be flogged for giving an even slightly off guess.

you could put it that an optimistic estimate would be an hour, conservatively 2-4 hours, but anything other than we'll get back to you.

this leads to conclusions that they are not sure of their work.

Plus it would give us an estimate when to start spamming refresh or just leaving the client at the update server until it gets a response.

Courtesy is contagious.

[Dace]

The hotfix will address the following issues:



Fixed an issue where several Green Steel weapon effects would not persist through logout.
Arcane Warrior now works with ranged weapons.
Scion of Elysium's tooltip now makes it clearer that the bonuses apply to your pets.
Riposte no longer causes game performance issues.
Tendon Slice is no longer the cruelest form of PvP.
Insightful and Quality Potency effects now give their proper type of bonus.
We have adjusted the horn sounds in To Curse the Sky.
Tempest Spine Runes are now accepted by the Tempest Rune Trader instead of Hound of Xoriat Runes, although the tooltip continues to ask for Xorian runes.
Adjusted lighting and several other issues in the quest Creeping Death.
Fortis should no longer get stuck in an NPC state in the final part of Legendary Shroud.
Storm's Harness handwraps no longer lose their shocking effects. A recipe now exists in the Stone of Change to repair handwraps affected by this bug. NOTE: The Stone of Change will remove any Augments placed into the handwraps, so remove the Augments prior to using the Stone of Change.


Great stuff. That's actually a lot more than I thought you guys would accomplish today.

Well done :)

[Sunnie]

Nice list of fixes, 30 minutes warning ingame (enough to do a quest and some slayers). I'm ok with this.
Now I just got to decide whether to keep hitting F5 for an update on the servers or go do something productive.

[Yendor_the_pokermage]

hmm no mention of herioc tempest spine runes working on LE, great now i can beat that 16min LE Tempest that was done on our server

[trevitt]

Any ball park figure on the time?

Like about 30 mins, maybe 2 hrs or 4 hrs+?

My vote is 2-3...days lol...no hope not but Merry Christmas everyone just in case.

[Nyata]

Now I just got to decide whether to keep hitting F5 for an update on the servers or go do something productive.

yeh I jsut realised i did all my dishes and laundry and cleaning already this morning... guess I'll have to read a book or hope to get some entertainment on the forum or something...

[Ametrine]

The hotfix will address the following issues:



Fixed an issue where several Green Steel weapon effects would not persist through logout.
Arcane Warrior now works with ranged weapons.
Scion of Elysium's tooltip now makes it clearer that the bonuses apply to your pets.
Riposte no longer causes game performance issues.
Tendon Slice is no longer the cruelest form of PvP.
Insightful and Quality Potency effects now give their proper type of bonus.
We have adjusted the horn sounds in To Curse the Sky.
Tempest Spine Runes are now accepted by the Tempest Rune Trader instead of Hound of Xoriat Runes, although the tooltip continues to ask for Xorian runes.
Adjusted lighting and several other issues in the quest Creeping Death.
Fortis should no longer get stuck in an NPC state in the final part of Legendary Shroud.
Storm's Harness handwraps no longer lose their shocking effects. A recipe now exists in the Stone of Change to repair handwraps affected by this bug. NOTE: The Stone of Change will remove any Augments placed into the handwraps, so remove the Augments prior to using the Stone of Change.


thanks for the fixes, especially the horns in To Curse the Sky, sounded like Manhattan at lunch time

[GlassCannon]

The hotfix will address the following issues:



Fixed an issue where several Green Steel weapon effects would not persist through logout.
Arcane Warrior now works with ranged weapons.
Scion of Elysium's tooltip now makes it clearer that the bonuses apply to your pets.
Riposte no longer causes game performance issues.
Tendon Slice is no longer the cruelest form of PvP.
Insightful and Quality Potency effects now give their proper type of bonus.
We have adjusted the horn sounds in To Curse the Sky.
Tempest Spine Runes are now accepted by the Tempest Rune Trader instead of Hound of Xoriat Runes, although the tooltip continues to ask for Xorian runes.
Adjusted lighting and several other issues in the quest Creeping Death.
Fortis should no longer get stuck in an NPC state in the final part of Legendary Shroud.
Storm's Harness handwraps no longer lose their shocking effects. A recipe now exists in the Stone of Change to repair handwraps affected by this bug. NOTE: The Stone of Change will remove any Augments placed into the handwraps, so remove the Augments prior to using the Stone of Change.




Thanks so much for all your hard work!

Could you kindly turn your attention to the new items' Spell Lore? I have it on two gloves on my character on Argonnessen and neither item gives Spell Lore when I open the Character Sheet.

I've also noticed some issues with the Dire Lores on Rings, particularly that they have the wrong names. Impulsive = Negative lore and Reconstructive = Sonic or Radiance lore (can't recall which atm, servers are down).

I look forward to enjoying your game after the hotfix is done. Have a great day!

[forcefire]

why is the hotfix issue coming up so often, i played this game for years and their where no hotfixes after half-orc, or druid releases. for the first several years this game was up their was almost no downtime. i dont know what noobs you guys hired but please bring back the old team lol

[Zzevel]

The hotfix will address the following issues:

Storm's Harness handwraps no longer lose their shocking effects. A recipe now exists in the Stone of Change to repair handwraps affected by this bug. NOTE: The Stone of Change will remove any Augments placed into the handwraps, so remove the Augments prior to using the Stone of Change.



So pay out of pocket to fix an issue that wasn't the players fault?

[Shoemaker]

The hotfix will address the following issues:



Fixed an issue where several Green Steel weapon effects would not persist through logout.
Arcane Warrior now works with ranged weapons.
Scion of Elysium's tooltip now makes it clearer that the bonuses apply to your pets.
Riposte no longer causes game performance issues.
Tendon Slice is no longer the cruelest form of PvP.
Insightful and Quality Potency effects now give their proper type of bonus.
We have adjusted the horn sounds in To Curse the Sky.
Tempest Spine Runes are now accepted by the Tempest Rune Trader instead of Hound of Xoriat Runes, although the tooltip continues to ask for Xorian runes.
Adjusted lighting and several other issues in the quest Creeping Death.
Fortis should no longer get stuck in an NPC state in the final part of Legendary Shroud.
Storm's Harness handwraps no longer lose their shocking effects. A recipe now exists in the Stone of Change to repair handwraps affected by this bug. NOTE: The Stone of Change will remove any Augments placed into the handwraps, so remove the Augments prior to using the Stone of Change.


Any chance on a sale or code for a free jewel of fortune 1/account to fix handwraps? As far as length of downtime, we were told it takes 3-5 hours to push a build through all the stages - I expect it to be about that long.

[Elsbet]

Please, please let this fix work because my alternative to DDO is shopping and my bank account says, "OUCH!"

[Lonnbeimnech]

why is the hotfix issue coming up so often, i played this game for years and their where no hotfixes after half-orc, or druid releases. for the first several years this game was up their was almost no downtime. i dont know what noobs you guys hired but please bring back the old team lol

And druids are still very broken. Maybe they should have done a few hotfixes back then...

[M3thos]

The hotfix will address the following issues:




We have adjusted the horn sounds in To Curse the Sky.




yea thats great lets fix the sound of a horn but not the lag in the game. wow seems they got there priorities right huh?

[forcefire]

And druids are still very broken. Maybe they should have done a few hotfixes back then...

i admit that i havent really tried the druid, however i remember building my first half orc, and the artificer release... the chronoscope was smooth, it seems like as they have changed the base game more with each update, it has made each update more unstable... they had a decent system when i started playing, but when they changed twf, and enhancements, and started changing the way the numbers work behind the scenes they also damaged the stability, and made a lot of people give up the game

[Sunnie]

yea thats great lets fix the sound of a horn but not the lag in the game. wow seems they got there priorities right huh?


Riposte no longer causes game performance issues.

You were saying?

[kbaskins]

yea thats great lets fix the sound of a horn but not the lag in the game. wow seems they got there priorities right huh?

Well, they think part of the problem with the recent lag is riposte, and the list Cordovan posted says they're fixing that. I guess you haven't been following the forum conversation about riposte. Anyway, they are addressing what they think is causing some of the U29 lag.

[Wakkander]

You were saying?

If someone is looking for a reason to be angry they will find one.

Thanks for the hard work guys, especially around the holidays which I am sure like for most people is a high stress period even without having to rapidly get hotfixes and the like ready.

[Steelstar]

yea thats great lets fix the sound of a horn but not the lag in the game. wow seems they got there priorities right huh?

The pronounced lag since the update is largely due to Riposte, which is fixed in this build.

Horns was one of the most-reported things that people didn't like in the new content, so while the lag was being worked on, we fixed that too.

[Lord_Jaffacake]

Thanks Devs for picking up on these bugs / issues and providing a prompt fix

[Dace]

The pronounced lag since the update is largely due to Riposte, which is fixed in this build.

Horns was one of the most-reported things that people didn't like in the new content, so while the lag was being worked on, we fixed that too.

Steel, a rough ETA please?

It's 9pm GMT, bed or wait for the servers to come up?

[Paryan]

yea thats great lets fix the sound of a horn but not the lag in the game. wow seems they got there priorities right huh?

The Devs have often said that if a fix is easy, then they do them as they can. This must have been a simple fix to add, so they did. It's not a matter of there being things that are more pressing or something you may see as a priority...they could fit it into this build so they did. On Lamm, some of the first feedback on the forums about this quest was the noise of the horns...some people obviously thought it was important enough to address...

Ninja' by steel's reply above

[jaedom]

This is my guess:

Maybe they will fix concentration items and insiteful prr and mrr that show enhancement bonus instead while they are at it.

[Draeqo]

As far as length of downtime, we were told it takes 3-5 hours to push a build through all the stages - I expect it to be about that long.

Nah I think they will have pre-compiled this one, just installing it.
But what they must do is:


Shutdown all server login possibilities & kick-out everyone,
... waiting until kick-out manages to kick everyone, grab a coffee
Back, verify all are kicked, manual kick remainder (sorry)
Start back-up of data on all servers
... waiting for backup to finish, grab a coffee, shoot some darts, choose Pizza
Back, verify all backups are done, and of course one (we know which one) is still busy ... more coffee?
Ah, done.
Lead verify all systems clear for install & order install.
Installation started on all servers.
... waiting for installation to finish, grab some Diet-Coke (not too much coffee), re-choose Pizza as the one you wanted is not there. As if Salami is really a special flavour ....
Back, not all there some went outside etc.
Verify installs are all done
Lead verify all systems clear for data upgrade to fix items & some back-end tables (string tables anyone?) & order data migration fix to start.
Start data fix on all servers
... waiting for data fix to finish, and again the same server takes a wee bit longer, oh well it seems Pizza has arrived !
... eating
... all done? nope G is still busy
Back, all done, G almost
Done.
Lead verify all seems OK & orders final checks & tests.
QA-team arrived in time for Pizza, figures, now they start testing.
... waiting DEV team shoots some pool, plays darts etc
Back, all done, all OK (yeah right, but hey this is fantasy OK?)

Lead verifies all OK and orders restart of servers :)

Something like that.
Compilation will have been done before, installation does not take that long.
It is the preliminaries and the after work that do.
It especially depends on how long the data fix (if any) takes and how long QA will be busy.

[Draconium66]

At least the Bliz team dose this kind of thing in the middle of the night (3am pst) when the least number of players are on, not Mid-day when there are a lot of people on, and a hot fix is not a patch but only needs a server restart... not sure I left WoW for the right game now. . . and with no estimate of the duration of the down, I am inclined to go back to WOW or maybe play EQ. . .

[Krelar]

why is the hotfix issue coming up so often, i played this game for years and their where no hotfixes after half-orc, or druid releases. for the first several years this game was up their was almost no downtime. i dont know what noobs you guys hired but please bring back the old team lol

Druid was U14 ,the hotfix (https://www.ddo.com/en/game/release-notes/update-14-hotfix) was significant enough that it even had official release notes.

[Shoemaker]

Steel, a rough ETA please?

It's 9pm GMT, bed or wait for the servers to come up?

Depends what you consider an appropriate bed time. I anticipate if it's not up in two hours, it'll be a long night.

[Dace]

Depends what you consider an appropriate bed time. I anticipate if it's not up in two hours, it'll be a long night.

Enjoyed your DDOCast the other night. Cheers for that btw ^

[forcefire]

Druid was U14 ,the hotfix (https://www.ddo.com/en/game/release-notes/update-14-hotfix) was significant enough that it even had official release notes.

having one hotfix on druid, versus the 3 we have seen for update 29... before the druid their where none... updates where in the middle of the night usually. and by the next morning almost everything worked and whatever needed tweaking could usually wait for the coming update. i understand that sometimes things just go sideways, but with the maintenance problems, and the unbalanced updates the player base has reduced to nearly a third of what it was when i started this game

[Vellrad]

The pronounced lag since the update is largely due to Riposte, which is fixed in this build.

Horns was one of the most-reported things that people didn't like in the new content, so while the lag was being worked on, we fixed that too.

Not riposte, but all insight bonuses to saves. If you fixed riposte alone, its not fix at all.

[GlassCannon]

Any chance on a sale or code for a free jewel of fortune 1/account to fix handwraps? As far as length of downtime, we were told it takes 3-5 hours to push a build through all the stages - I expect it to be about that long.

I think you meant Jeweler's Kit and some folks have more than 1 Monk.

[PSU_Lion]

Cordovan,

Just want to say thank you for all your hard work. Please pass that on to all your co-workers. I've been around since 2006 when this game started and love what you guy's have done with it. Again, Thank you and Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!:cool:

[Lemdog]

the player base has reduced to nearly a third of what it was when i started this game

If that..

[Steelstar]

Not riposte, but all insight bonuses to saves. If you fixed riposte alone, its not fix at all.

Other insight bonuses to saves triggered issues because of Riposte. (Yes, in some cases, even if you hadn't equipped any Riposte items recently).

[LiquidZombie]

and a hot fix is not a patch but only needs a server restart...

You have no idea what you're talking about. Restarting a server doesn't magically fix issues where a code change is required. This is a game update that requires installing like any other.

All "hot fix" means is that it's an emergency change with limited scope, rather than a massive game update with new features and stuff.

[UurlockYgmeov]

The pronounced lag since the update is largely due to Riposte, which is fixed in this build.

Horns was one of the most-reported things that people didn't like in the new content, so while the lag was being worked on, we fixed that too.

http://img.xooimage.com/files7/8/2/7/alcool--2b2cc07.gifran out of cookies - sent beer!

personally IMHO the lag was caused by those trying to take advantage of these bugs...

thanks for fixing them!

[Chaimberland]

Any idea when the worlds will be back up?

[ladyabiona]

Cordovan,

Just want to say thank you for all your hard work. Please pass that on to all your co-workers. I've been around since 2006 when this game started and love what you guy's have done with it. Again, Thank you and Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!:cool:

Played on my daughter's account for about 6 months till I could get my own computer. Opened my own account in October of '07 and haven't slowed down since. Keep up the good works gang and thanks for years of enjoyment!

[Certon]

The pronounced lag since the update is largely due to Riposte, which is fixed in this build.

Horns was one of the most-reported things that people didn't like in the new content, so while the lag was being worked on, we fixed that too.

How about bows that add to doublestrike and melee weapons which add to doubleshot? Dire Radiance rings adding to acid crit chance, heck, most of the dire rings not applying crit to the proper element?

[ImanCarrot]

I don't suppose I'll be missed, only been paying you for 5 years and I'm only one person.
I would advise everyone to vote with their wallets/ purses. This is atrocious customer care.
Buh Bye. (account closed and no more money from me).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE

[forcefire]

I don't suppose I'll be missed, only been paying you for 5 years and I'm only one person.
I would advise everyone to vote with their wallets/ purses. This is atrocious customer care.
Buh Bye. (account closed and no more money from me).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE

if we all follow this example the game will die instead of getting fixed. their is no replacement for ddo... no other game has the same traits that draw us all here. the devs need to fix whats here instead of cramming more content into the damaged game. repairing the game could save it

[somenewnoob]

I don't suppose I'll be missed, only been paying you for 5 years and I'm only one person.
I would advise everyone to vote with their wallets/ purses. This is atrocious customer care.
Buh Bye. (account closed and no more money from me).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE

I liked it better when you necro'd a post from August 2013 to rage quit in. I thought it was SUPER HARD CORE to be so upset about downtime from 2013 that you were quitting TODAY! I was like, "Man, this guy has been seething and stweing for over 2 years....HE IS A KOBOLD ON THE EDGE!"

[Nyata]

I don't suppose I'll be missed, only been paying you for 5 years and I'm only one person.
I would advise everyone to vote with their wallets/ purses. This is atrocious customer care.
Buh Bye. (account closed and no more money from me).


it does amuse me when people quit because things are getting fixed. Of course you can argue that it shouldn't have gotten broken in the first place, but that would be in a perfect world with perfect conditions and no unforeseeable circumstances ever. Or in other words: boring!

[CavernDragon]

KUDO's Devs, :cool:

[Elsbet]

I don't suppose I'll be missed, only been paying you for 5 years and I'm only one person.
I would advise everyone to vote with their wallets/ purses. This is atrocious customer care.
Buh Bye. (account closed and no more money from me).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE

I'd ask for your stuff, but nah...

A bug fix isn't a reason to quit. Not getting bug fixes is.

[CavernDragon]

I don't suppose I'll be missed, only been paying you for 5 years and I'm only one person.
I would advise everyone to vote with their wallets/ purses. This is atrocious customer care.
Buh Bye. (account closed and no more money from me).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE


What server are you on. So I can have your stuff. Lack of Customer Care would mean NO hot fix. They are doing what they can on a old platform, Give them a break,
Been here from the start (9+yrs) will be here to the end.

[Paryan]

I don't suppose I'll be missed, only been paying you for 5 years and I'm only one person.
I would advise everyone to vote with their wallets/ purses. This is atrocious customer care.
Buh Bye. (account closed and no more money from me).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE

Yes this hot fix is in the middle of the afternoon (for EST), but this is also fixing some game breaking issues. People not being able to log in and the issues associated with riposte which cause game freezing lag are a big deal. Fixing the game for everyone is a big deal. Is everything being addressed? No. But at least (hopefully) the user experience will be improved because of it.

Remember the update (forget which one...) that had physics/clipping broken and people could fall through floors or agro something accross a whole dungeon? When game breaking code goes live (and remember, even if it works in testing, it may not work the same on live), it needs to be fixed ASAP.

[Johnstone]

So, I'm really glad that stuff is getting fixed... but I'm wondering when things like this will be fixed:
http://legendsoforien.proboards.com/attachment/download/213
+0 Enhancement bonus to Concentration
and +0 Insight bonus to Concentration
At least they stack, right?

[locus]

At least the Bliz team dose this kind of thing in the middle of the night (3am pst) when the least number of players are on, not Mid-day when there are a lot of people on, and a hot fix is not a patch but only needs a server restart... not sure I left WoW for the right game now. . . and with no estimate of the duration of the down, I am inclined to go back to WOW or maybe play EQ. . .
Do you think the employees at Blizzard are there at 3am or something? No, they schedule it automatically at a time when no one is there, so they put off the fix at least a half day or more. I'd rather have a fix out asap when my client has 2-5 minute pauses every few minutes. More minor fixes, or content, or balance, sure, schedule them at funny times (and DDO does). Major performance? Get it out asap when it's fixed. I'm glad they're doing it this close to Xmas, and near the start of a lot of people's holidays (read: week of gaming ;)).

[Elsbet]

awww but feeding the trolls is the only amusement we have during downtime... can I feed it just one more cookie? pleeeeeease???

Feed it a potion of wonder. It's so entertaining when you don't know what will happen.

[Ghwyn]

I loved the horns. Its a great effect, and it lets you know there is a battle raging, and your little party is not the only thing around.

As for people that quit the game, so be it. I have found those types are never happy, and quit over the silliest little things. They are best ignored, as no matter what is done, their happiness is unobtainable.

I love the update and especially the challenge LE now offers. After the hotfix, I am looking to do more LE raids.

[nokowi]

I'm sure there are deadlines/decisions beyond the control of those we talk to on the forums.

Thank you for all the hard work in finding problems and getting them addressed! (more of this would be great)


Please treat the team to sushi and find some time to relax over the holidays!

[KoobTheProud]

Thanks for taking a whack at this before Christmas shut everything down for a week. :)

[Elsbet]

I loved the horns. Its a great effect, and it lets you know there is a battle raging, and your little party is not the only thing around.



I had to turn off the background noise for that quest because of the horns. It was the wrong tone/pitch for me and aggro'd my migraines. The idea was good, but the reality of it not so much.

[PsychoBlonde]

Storm's Harness handwraps no longer lose their shocking effects. A recipe now exists in the Stone of Change to repair handwraps affected by this bug. NOTE: The Stone of Change will remove any Augments placed into the handwraps, so remove the Augments prior to using the Stone of Change.


Yay! PB happy.

[Waaye]

My Windows 7 machine will often crash to desktop after the first log in of the day. It is usually not a big problem because I check mail and do mundane tasks before questing.

Last night when I hit the lever in the pipe room in Creeping death the game crashed to desktop with a lost connection warning. When I tested my connection from Windows it was working fine.

Will this hot fix correct the crashing to desktop problem? There are also some clicks and pops in the audio but it is not too irritating.

[dunklezhan]

Wheeeeeeeeeeen?????

[AtomicMew]

Thanks so much for all your hard work!

Could you kindly turn your attention to the new items' Spell Lore? I have it on two gloves on my character on Argonnessen and neither item gives Spell Lore when I open the Character Sheet.

I've also noticed some issues with the Dire Lores on Rings, particularly that they have the wrong names. Impulsive = Negative lore and Reconstructive = Sonic or Radiance lore (can't recall which atm, servers are down).

I look forward to enjoying your game after the hotfix is done. Have a great day!

+1

Please, if you have time, fix the spell lore items as they are currently completely broken.

[jalont]

My Windows 7 machine will often crash to desktop after the first log in of the day. It is usually not a big problem because I check mail and do mundane tasks before questing.

Last night when I hit the lever in the pipe room in Creeping death the game crashed to desktop with a lost connection warning. When I tested my connection from Windows it was working fine.

Will this hot fix correct the crashing to desktop problem? There are also some clicks and pops in the audio but it is not too irritating.

I have this problem too. It started with U27?ish, basically the same time as the weird lag issues started. I think they're probably related. Of course, changing things like Riposte isn't going to fix the overall lag issues we've seen the last couple months, as in whole instances completely freezing like the bank or 12.

[twigzz]

OMG.... can you actually see or is your head soo far up your .................
what advantage, man you speculate so much and make yourself look bad.......

That's his typical post. He can't really make himself look worse IMO. Thanks for quoting him so I could see it again....... :p

[Cauthey_No_CCInfo]

Turbine:

Do yourselves, and all of us a huge favor - telegraph your updates and hotfix patching better. Perhaps doing that takes time, or more personnel, or better coordination. And perhaps those are all attributes and resources that you do not have.

Nonetheless - if you are able to telegraph your updates and patching a little better, it will do wonders for building player trust and good will. Good luck with the hotfixing.

[Cordovan]

We're getting there, hopefully we'll be up within an hour?

[Cauthey_No_CCInfo]

We're getting there, hopefully we'll be up within an hour?

Thanks for the update, man. :)

[twigzz]

We're getting there, hopefully we'll be up within an hour?

I will be drunk in an hour! It's tie one on Tuesday lol so don't group with me! :D

[dunklezhan]

We're getting there, hopefully we'll be up within an hour?

Thanks Cordo. Bedtime it is then. :(

[ColdBrewer]

I have this problem too. It started with U27?ish, basically the same time as the weird lag issues started. I think they're probably related. Of course, changing things like Riposte isn't going to fix the overall lag issues we've seen the last couple months, as in whole instances completely freezing like the bank or 12.

On a side note, hand axes cause monks to become uncentered, but they are considered proficient with the weapon. And a little bit more aging on the monk side, why can't monks use clubs? Almost every major form of martial arts includes fighting sticks. Any chance you Devs out there can take a look at that if you all get a free moment after the hotfix?

"Time is constant, but its passage is subjective.".

[Cordovan]

The worlds have reopened. Thank you for your patience during the downtime.

[Alisonique]

Aaaand another DDO free night :(
Was looking forward to it too.

[UurlockYgmeov]

The worlds have reopened. Thank you for your patience during the downtime.

:)

[Sunnie]

Aaaand another DDO free night :(
Was looking forward to it too.
You sure about that? Look one post above your own.

[Aishana]

On a side note, hand axes cause monks to become uncentered, but they are considered proficient with the weapon. And a little bit more aging on the monk side, why can't monks use clubs? Almost every major form of martial arts includes fighting sticks. Any chance you Devs out there can take a look at that if you all get a free moment after the hotfix?

"Time is constant, but its passage is subjective.".

Just because monks are proficient with a weapon doesn't mean it's a ki weapon. In PnP, you can only flurry with those weapons categorized as "monk" weapons (quarterstaff, kama, sai, shuriken, nunchaku, siangham). Becoming uncentered with a weapon in DDO is basically the equivalent of not being able to use your flurry of blows in PnP.

[Lemdog]

The worlds have reopened. Thank you for your patience during the downtime.

Awesome! Thanks!

[Brial]

after hotfix now my warlock is showing that she's not proficient in medium armor, even though she has the vestment enhancement <sigh>

[Unsmitten]

As in title, spellcasting implement was fixed from the 3 x item level back to 3 x enhancement bonus of the item. The problem now is that it is capped by the item level. so my lvl 14 +5 enhancement caster weapon with spellcasting implement on it gives +14 implement bonus, 1 less then is should base. BUT, I have +6 enhancement bonus added from enhancements and past lives, so it should be +34 implement bonus, but is capped by the item level at +14...

Love the game, but every update/patch/hotfix breaks as much or more then it fixes...

[orobold]

Is everyone able to get the buffs or even see the amenities on their airships? cause some friends and I don`t.

[Unsmitten]

Is everyone able to get the buffs or even see the amenities on their airships? cause some friends and I don`t.

it's in the known issues that ship amenities/buffs can take up to an hour after server restart to repopulate/apear. It's an annoyance, but something you will have to wait out.

[orobold]

it's in the known issues that ship amenities/buffs can take up to an hour after server restart to repopulate/apear. It's an annoyance, but something you will have to wait out.

Oh my bad, was planning on get my buffs before reading the release notes :P. Thank you.

[slater90]

The hotfix will address the following issues:



Fixed an issue where several Green Steel weapon effects would not persist through logout.
Arcane Warrior now works with ranged weapons.
Scion of Elysium's tooltip now makes it clearer that the bonuses apply to your pets.
Riposte no longer causes game performance issues.
Tendon Slice is no longer the cruelest form of PvP.
Insightful and Quality Potency effects now give their proper type of bonus.
We have adjusted the horn sounds in To Curse the Sky.
Tempest Spine Runes are now accepted by the Tempest Rune Trader instead of Hound of Xoriat Runes, although the tooltip continues to ask for Xorian runes.
Adjusted lighting and several other issues in the quest Creeping Death.
Fortis should no longer get stuck in an NPC state in the final part of Legendary Shroud.
Storm's Harness handwraps no longer lose their shocking effects. A recipe now exists in the Stone of Change to repair handwraps affected by this bug. NOTE: The Stone of Change will remove any Augments placed into the handwraps, so remove the Augments prior to using the Stone of Change.

Hello it seems you have fixed these and broke the airships as i have lost all my ships amenitys including cargo hold and second deck,game wants me to rebuy all of them and this is not good as i have spent a lot of gold and astral shards on second floor anemitys ,this needs to be fixed asap

[Avenir]

Hello it seems you have fixed these and broke the airships as i have lost all my ships amenitys including cargo hold and second deck,game wants me to rebuy all of them and this is not good as i have spent a lot of gold and astral shards on second floor anemitys ,this needs to be fixed asap

Please read two posts up from yours.

[nakedglory]

:)

World may have reopened, but it does no good if the launcher does not launch...https://www.ddo.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.png

[Kulothar]

Even going directly to the file as Administrator, When I try to launch DDO I get:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Turbine\Dungeons & Dragons Online\TurbineLauncher.exe

X Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have appropriate permissions to access the item.

Guess another night of downloading and reloading the game until it decided to launch.

[Shoemaker]

I think you meant Jeweler's Kit and some folks have more than 1 Monk.

I did mean toolkit, I did mean 1/account. There's no reason for everyone to be able to stock up on a bunch of toolkits. 1 would be very nice of them. Alternatively, they could make it a chance to get one for a gold festivult coin or something.

[Uyness]

Thanks for the hotfix

[Kulothar]

Even going directly to the file as Administrator, When I try to launch DDO I get:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Turbine\Dungeons & Dragons Online\TurbineLauncher.exe

X Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have appropriate permissions to access the item.

Guess another night of downloading and reloading the game until it decided to launch.


OK, On uninstall and reload 2 about to start 3rd. Anyone seen this problem before? I am running as administrator, from ICON, from file location and have tried running DDO client also with no luck. No restrictions on access or running listed. Running Win 10 and tried on Win 8 and Win 7 compatibility. It was running fine before the patch.

Edit: Ok still doing it after 4th install. Even uninstalled Akamai and rebooted each time. I give up.

Edit 2: 4th install worked finally. The issues... Avast decided Akamai was a virus. Akamai had decryption and download errors .. repeatedly, my firewall decided to block ddoclient.exe fun and games.

[Holymunchkin]

Ship Amenities still have not returned?!?

[dontmater]

The hotfix will address the following issues:



Fixed an issue where several Green Steel weapon effects would not persist through logout.
Arcane Warrior now works with ranged weapons.
Scion of Elysium's tooltip now makes it clearer that the bonuses apply to your pets.
Riposte no longer causes game performance issues.
Tendon Slice is no longer the cruelest form of PvP.
Insightful and Quality Potency effects now give their proper type of bonus.
We have adjusted the horn sounds in To Curse the Sky.
Tempest Spine Runes are now accepted by the Tempest Rune Trader instead of Hound of Xoriat Runes, although the tooltip continues to ask for Xorian runes.
Adjusted lighting and several other issues in the quest Creeping Death.
Fortis should no longer get stuck in an NPC state in the final part of Legendary Shroud.
Storm's Harness handwraps no longer lose their shocking effects. A recipe now exists in the Stone of Change to repair handwraps affected by this bug. NOTE: The Stone of Change will remove any Augments placed into the handwraps, so remove the Augments prior to using the Stone of Change.



thank you for the added information, it is appreciated

[Jaenar]

2+ hours since servers came back up, can you turn the Airship amenities back on?

[Edwinge]

Ship Amenities still have not returned?!?

Yeah, our ship amenities on Orien are still not there either. It's certainly been up for more than an hour.

[Elsbet]

For fixing the lag! Thank you thank you thank you

[Isolani]

Yeah, our ship amenities on Orien are still not there either. It's certainly been up for more than an hour.

Yeah, I still have no ship amenities on Orien also.

[armagedan]

ya 2 hours past the 1 hour mark. 3 hours and the buffs arnt back starting to think they are bugged :(

[IconicHero]

ship still empty anyone paying attn

[btolson]

So, scarabs aren't fixed? I've got one in my mail that's going to expire if I can't detach it in the next few days.

[xpdsarge3337]

Nearly 10 P.M. Eastern time and still no ship amenities. Come on Turbine let get this fixed!

[Cauthey_No_CCInfo]

Just got an in-game message that the servers were being taken down for performance issues...

[Rothgo]

Servers restarting in 5 minutes is the message I just received in game.

[moonprophet]

UPDATE: The game worlds have reopened. Thank you!

We are bringing the worlds down for a hotfix today, Tuesday, December 22nd starting at 3:30 PM Eastern (-5 GMT). We will let you know when the worlds have reopened.

I'm still getting a message that not only is Ghallanda down , but it is closed. What's up? Was there a server merge when I wasn't looking?

[Cauthey_No_CCInfo]

Turbine, you are killing us here. What are we doing with the servers. In game notices about them being brought down for performance issues. But no notice here?

This is how you could get a BIG WIN with player good will - by simply communicating with us. Tell us whats up.

[moonprophet]

I'm still getting a message that not only is Ghallanda down , but it is closed. What's up? Was there a server merge when I wasn't looking?

First chance I have had to play in 4 days and I get the message that my server is closed? Last time I tried to p[lay before this I was shut out for a day because of the update crash. Is there going to be any subscription compensation? Or does the implied contract not mean that I actually get service in exchange for payment? Been playing for 10+ years and this is nearly as frustrating as when the first easy button was installed back with the first enhancement system overhaul.

[moonprophet]

The worlds have reopened. Thank you for your patience during the downtime.

Ghallanda is still listed as Closed. I believe, my good Jerry, that Closed is the opposite of open.

[Tholgrin_Stoneforge]

It's been nearly an hour since the second shutdown of the night after the hotfix... I'm trying hard not to be negative, here, but how long does it take to reboot a server? The last one only took about ten minutes.

[moonprophet]

It's been nearly an hour since the second shutdown of the night after the hotfix... I'm trying hard not to be negative, here, but how long does it take to reboot a server? The last one only took about ten minutes.
Strangely enough, the server in charge of billing my subscription today seems to have worked just fine.....

[lion_mouse]

How come it is only those 2 servers - or are you guys doing a rolling hot fix ?

[howdydoo420]

Strangely enough, the server in charge of billing my subscription today seems to have worked just fine.....

Any subscription or payment you make is not to garuntee server up time . It is for in game services such as opening a quest on elite first time threw.

[Tholgrin_Stoneforge]

Strangely enough, the server in charge of billing my subscription today seems to have worked just fine.....

It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest that the Turbine (company) billing is handled on an entirely separate platform than the DDO (product) game servers.. quite like the times where myaccount.turbine.com is inaccessible, but gameplay is unaffected.

[moonprophet]

Any subscription or payment you make is not to garuntee server up time . It is for in game services such as opening a quest on elite first time threw.

OK. Then send ME some money for a service that I will not provide you. I am fairly certain that even if I am just paying for "amenities" that it is moderately difficult to access said amenities when the world is closed.

[howdydoo420]

OK. Then send ME some money for a service that I will not provide you. I am fairly certain that even if I am just paying for "amenities" that it is moderately difficult to access said amenities when the world is closed.

the server IS being provied ... log on to a different server . what that doesnt sound apealing ? to **** bad maybe u should just uninstall this game that gives you such levels of grief .. god knows no one will miss you

[Tholgrin_Stoneforge]

Logged in and running about. Handful of LFM's up.

[Waaye]

I have this problem too. It started with U27?ish, basically the same time as the weird lag issues started. I think they're probably related. Of course, changing things like Riposte isn't going to fix the overall lag issues we've seen the last couple months, as in whole instances completely freezing like the bank or 12.
It is sad that you are having problems with your setup, jalont, but I am glad I am not the only one having problems. A long time ago my machine would always crash after the first login of the day. Then the launcher pre-loaded the cache and it did not crash for a while. After that it would often crash after a few minutes on the first login. Now I see crashing to desktop, freezing, and rubber-banding on a regular basis. It would be great if these hot fixes would correct those problems too.

[Alisonique]

You sure about that? Look one post above your own.

The message was posted after a number of attempts to access the game all of which failed (obviously) and I didnt try after that point.
And check the time stamp, it was posted whilst I was typing.

However , Happy Christmas to everyone who develops , moderates , or plays the game. :)

[Cordovan]

Yeah, our ship amenities on Orien are still not there either. It's certainly been up for more than an hour.

We had to restart Ghallanda and Orien last night to get amenities and other guild information to appear, and apologize for the lack of notice on the work.

[Cordovan]

So, scarabs aren't fixed? I've got one in my mail that's going to expire if I can't detach it in the next few days.

If necessary, get in touch with Customer Support. Depending on circumstances, it may be that your existing Scarab will need to be replaced.

[Chi_Ryu]

If necessary, get in touch with Customer Support. Depending on circumstances, it may be that your existing Scarab will need to be replaced.

FWIW, since the hotfix, my banked Scarabs of Spell Absorption look fixed (or at least no longer have blank names), but my Scarabs of Protection are not (nor is the bestimest ham)

[ccd1977]

First thank you for getting us up and running. A group of us did Chronoscope last night on max diff. I got hit with a cold spell and the cold spell did not end after the quest ended. It continued even into the market place. It stayed the entire 10-15 minutes until I killed the game session. Kept taking damage in the market place. Just FYI.

[Chi_Ryu]

First thank you for getting us up and running. A group of us did Chronoscope last night on max diff. I got hit with a cold spell and the cold spell did not end after the quest ended. It continued even into the market place. It stayed the entire 10-15 minutes until I killed the game session. Kept taking damage in the market place. Just FYI.

I've had this happen a few days ago due to lag; logging off and immediately back on clears it (you don't even need to close down the client).

[Eldried]

Some things to note:

If you look in the AH, you still see the old implement bonuses(3 times the normal) on the items. When you buy them, they have their proper values.

Doubleshoot in items has been reduced. Same as above. When you buy for example a +15 doubleshoot item in AH, it will be +8 when you have it in your inventory.
Doublestrike seems not to be changed. This seems weird. Is that intended?

[SlashbackWarrior]

UPDATE: The game worlds have reopened. Thank you!

We are bringing the worlds down for a hotfix today, Tuesday, December 22nd starting at 3:30 PM Eastern (-5 GMT). We will let you know when the worlds have reopened.

So hot fix also changed spell lore 20 items to spell lore 11 items how about shards people spend for those items?

[Taimasan]

The hotfix will address the following issues:



Fixed an issue where several Green Steel weapon effects would not persist through logout.
Arcane Warrior now works with ranged weapons.
Scion of Elysium's tooltip now makes it clearer that the bonuses apply to your pets.
Riposte no longer causes game performance issues.
Tendon Slice is no longer the cruelest form of PvP.
Insightful and Quality Potency effects now give their proper type of bonus.
We have adjusted the horn sounds in To Curse the Sky.
Tempest Spine Runes are now accepted by the Tempest Rune Trader instead of Hound of Xoriat Runes, although the tooltip continues to ask for Xorian runes.
Adjusted lighting and several other issues in the quest Creeping Death.
Fortis should no longer get stuck in an NPC state in the final part of Legendary Shroud.
Storm's Harness handwraps no longer lose their shocking effects. A recipe now exists in the Stone of Change to repair handwraps affected by this bug. NOTE: The Stone of Change will remove any Augments placed into the handwraps, so remove the Augments prior to using the Stone of Change.



Thanks, what is the recipe to fix the wraps?

[Shoemaker]

Thanks, what is the recipe to fix the wraps?

Unless I'm mistaken, it should be just the wraps.