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Guess Game: Maintenance Day and Time

JeanPhilippeGungharJeanPhilippeGunghar Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
edited January 2021 in General Discussion
Hey guys,
I like guess games, specially that game isn't closde to be released.
Anyway my guess would be, if i take in count that Intrepid is in western USA, Tuesdays from 6AM to 10AM EST(3-7 AM PST).

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  • TheHiddenDaggerInnTheHiddenDaggerInn Member, Leader of Men, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    I wish , but seems like they so most things on PST so maybe 6-10 pst
  • VarkunVarkun Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    This is a a question that has been running around in my head for a year or two now but figured it would not be worth asking until closer to launch. When maintenance will take place for areas like OCE as the usual PST is pretty much our primetime. Now I know that someone has to get the short end of the stick and it makes sense its the low pop part of the world. I was just curious though seeing as someone else has asked.
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  • NoaaniNoaani Member, Intrepid Pack, Alpha Two
    Varkun wrote: »
    Now I know that someone has to get the short end of the stick
    No they don't.

    Intrepid are designating servers for specific regions. Server downtime for such servers should be appropriate for the region. Most games with NA and EU servers have downtime specific to each, adding other regions should simply add to that

    The only time it is appropriate to say someone needs to get the short end of the stick is when servers are shared across multiple regions.

  • VarkunVarkun Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Noaani wrote: »
    Varkun wrote: »
    Now I know that someone has to get the short end of the stick
    No they don't.

    Intrepid are designating servers for specific regions. Server downtime for such servers should be appropriate for the region. Most games with NA and EU servers have downtime specific to each, adding other regions should simply add to that

    The only time it is appropriate to say someone needs to get the short end of the stick is when servers are shared across multiple regions.

    I do hope you are right and maintenance is timed for off peak hours in each time zone but I will not be too surprised if it is not.
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  • daveywaveydaveywavey Member, Alpha Two
    It's always UK prime time hours.
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  • NagashNagash Member, Leader of Men, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    daveywavey wrote: »
    It's always UK prime time hours.

    saddly that's true
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  • Seabrook39Seabrook39 Member
    My hope for AOC is it barely has any maintenance. I played Guild Wars 2 (2012 to 2014) and that game had the best maintenance design. Server sends a similar message to players "Maintenance is about to begin, your performance might be affected." After maintenance is completed server sends another message for players to relog. Key point here is players can still play while maintenance is ongoing. After reading a post on reddit, it seems the GW2 maintenance tech is patented.

    97% of the MMOs I played have a weekly 3 or 4 hour maintenance, sometimes with extended or/and emergency maintenance on the same day. Weekly maintenance is an old game/server concept that needs to die.
  • NoaaniNoaani Member, Intrepid Pack, Alpha Two
    Varkun wrote: »
    Noaani wrote: »
    Varkun wrote: »
    Now I know that someone has to get the short end of the stick
    No they don't.

    Intrepid are designating servers for specific regions. Server downtime for such servers should be appropriate for the region. Most games with NA and EU servers have downtime specific to each, adding other regions should simply add to that

    The only time it is appropriate to say someone needs to get the short end of the stick is when servers are shared across multiple regions.

    I do hope you are right and maintenance is timed for off peak hours in each time zone but I will not be too surprised if it is not.

    I would actually be surprised if they didn't do this.

    The game needs servers to be up during each regions prime time in order for sieges and such to happen.

    If Intrepid themselves designate each server and/or region with a prime time for sieges, and then place regular scheduled maintanence in the middle of that prime time window, that is just going to make them look stupid.

    Additionally, if this did happen, I would fully support that region getting a 14.285% discount on their subscription.
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