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Phase I of Alpha Two testing will occur on weekends. Each weekend is scheduled to start on Fridays at 10 AM PT and end on Sundays at 10 PM PT. Find out more here.
Check out Alpha Two Announcements here to see the latest Alpha Two news and update notes.
Our quickest Alpha Two updates are in Discord. Testers with Alpha Two access can chat in Alpha Two channels by connecting your Discord and Intrepid accounts here.
MMO Server Downtime/Maintenance for AOC
ArkonnSwordMaster
Member
One of the things that really turns me off of a game is when you finally get time to play a game and the servers are down for maintenance! On the official Ashes of Creation Wiki page it states that "Scheduled server downtime will occur on a weekly basis." I have been playing Guild Wars 2 for 8 years and I can't recall a single time that the servers were "down for maintenance." I have kids, a demanding job and still find tons of time to play games but if this weekly schedule of server down time is at one of the only times I can play, that will negatively impact experience. I am not super technical but in my example of Guild Wars 2, they have a server system that allows the game to be worked on and servers maintained while players still play the game. If there is a patch, they just log you out of the game, the launcher downloads the new patch and you are back in the game in a couple minutes! I have always been very impressed and appreciative of this feature.
For Ashes of Creation, what will this weekly server maintenance schedule look like? And can AOC work to develop a system where the servers don't have to be shut down, but instead they fix/update/iterate on the game while players are logged in and playing. Then once the updates are ready, patches are forced out.
**My apologies if this was discussed or answered. If this is a question of server versus megaserver, what are the benefits to have the servers go down and players not able to play? If I am paying a monthly fee, I expect to be able to play the game when I am able.
For Ashes of Creation, what will this weekly server maintenance schedule look like? And can AOC work to develop a system where the servers don't have to be shut down, but instead they fix/update/iterate on the game while players are logged in and playing. Then once the updates are ready, patches are forced out.
**My apologies if this was discussed or answered. If this is a question of server versus megaserver, what are the benefits to have the servers go down and players not able to play? If I am paying a monthly fee, I expect to be able to play the game when I am able.
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I heard a bird ♫
I vote 1-2 hours down time.