Downtime Notice: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT) Thursday, September 24th

[Cordovan]

The DDO Game Servers will be brought down on Thursday, September 24th from 8:00 - 11:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT) to launch Update 28: Devil's Gambit. Thanks for your patience, and we'll see you back in the game soon!

[Ykt]

For other timezones

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldcloc...T08&p1=43&ah=3

[moomooprincess]

I admit, this caught me unawares.

Confidence level is not high on a smooth install in time for the weekend.

[Enoach]

I am also surprised as I did not think that they were ready with U28.

Here is to hope that it is a pleasant surprise.

[Qhualor]

we just got the update today that new ranger changes were put in and U28 is tomorrow? window is awfully small to test those changes. i predict 2 patches for this update.

[Lemdog]

Wow.. going live with update already? Please, wait until at least beginning of October.. it's barely been 2 weeks..

[phyrephoenix]

Really don't get the logic of going live with an update right after substantial changes without any chance to test...

[Braegan]

Really don't get the logic of going live with an update right after substantial changes without any chance to test...

Logic is probably Deadlines.

Pure and simple, it's a sad fact of business. And it is dictated mostly by those that have no concept of what it takes to put the actual work in.

[OrodelaSol]

update goes as planned...games back up by 11...then massive bugs, further downtime while issues r resolved and all back and running by friday night...oh then they will do xp weekend and everyone will forget how upset they were and life will return to normal...

[Seikojin]

I hope tomorrows deployment goes smooth.

[Eth]

update goes as planned...games back up by 11...then massive bugs, further downtime while issues r resolved and all back and running by friday night...oh then they will do xp weekend and everyone will forget how upset they were and life will return to normal...

So, the usual stuff.

[Calinthus]

we just got the update today that new ranger changes were put in and U28 is tomorrow? window is awfully small to test those changes. i predict 2 patches for this update.

A lot of the data for U28 has likely been programmed into their test servers for a while, possibly around the time they stated that the level cap will be raised to 30 (I'm hoping, anyway). And, how long have folk been wanting a ranger pass? If not, well, then, we will all have DDO withdrawals, while they put in the appropriate patches. It happens. Suck it up, buddy. ;p

[UurlockYgmeov]

seems to me that there is enough content yet to publish this year for at least two more updates beyond U28...

level cap
epic Vale
epic Shroud
epic HoX
epic Tempest Spine
fvs and art pass
AA
monk pass
handwraps
Cannith Crafting pass
Mabar reincarnated


In fact it seems to me that Turbine is accelerating the amount of content updated/added this year. I'd bet (if I were a betting warforged) that the schedule shows 6 updates (4 with quests) in 16.

[drathdragon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a00_tPLcE_g

[inspiredunease]

Logic is probably Deadlines.

Pure and simple, it's a sad fact of business. And it is dictated mostly by those that have no concept of what it takes to put the actual work in.

Yep, it's the end of the financial quarter, and they have a weekend between now and when the numbers need to go in the spreadsheet, that's a whole weekend to get people to buy the pack and bump up the revenue column a little. Can't blame them, but I do think this move is detrimental to the players.

[Ykt]

Really don't get the logic of going live with an update right after substantial changes without any chance to test...

Lamannia is a preview server, not a test server.

U28 was previewed, now it's going live.

[cdbd3rd]

I would make the usual joke about having taken vacation time - but I really did burn off a couple days of 'use-or-lose' time Thursday & Friday.


May the Fates smile on tomorro... erm, *today's* update.

[morkahn82]

For other timezones

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldcloc...T08&p1=43&ah=3

what a nice tool. +1

[Nestroy]

Ok, worlds are down now. How about the old but gold game of betting how long it will take this time until we can play again? My safe guess: estimated time +1 hour, game worlds will go down again two hours after reopening for the first hotfix.

[morkahn82]

May I politely ask for release notes? Can not await them.