PEQ is down again ??

[arf1337]

I was looking through Eqemu's webpage earlier and saw something interesting. Almost all of the servers run off of this server's database. Because of that, wouldn't you think that the people running this server know what they are doing? People who are bitching should stop and donate instead to help them make it even better. Seeing the cost to run a server similar to the one we get to play on for free, shouldn't we help out? anyone who can even spare a dime should donate what they can. Its late i'm tired and i'm just ranting.

I thank everyone involved in creating this great server and I apologize to the Developers, staff and others involved in some way for all of this bs.

[arf1337]

I was looking through Eqemu's webpage earlier and saw something interesting. Almost all of the servers run off of this server's database. Because of that, wouldn't you think that the people running this server know what they are doing? People who are bitching should stop and donate instead to help them make it even better. Seeing the cost to run a server similar to this server, i'm amazed that we get to play on it for free. What is being asked to make it even better makes me believe that anyone who can even spare a dime should donate what they can.

I thank everyone involved in creating this great server and I apologize to the Developers, staff and others involved in some way for all of this bs.

Its late i'm tired and i'm just ranting.

[Minstrel]

These last few posts have my head spinning as to who's fighting with whom, but if there was some confusion over my post earlier, I just wanted to add that it was concerning Rogean's post on page 8:

I've set Gaeorn up with a server on our farm. Hes working on setting it up but I think cavedude has the only backup of the database, so we still have to wait until Tuesday.

If this was taken as something other than one opinion from a player trying to contribute constructively, it was taken incorrectly. If such opinions are not welcome, I apologize and will not post any further.

[Jaqua]

could this be the end of PEQ?

[Maladien]

Originally Posted by Jaqua

could this be the end of PEQ?

O.O

No.

PEQ is the eqemulator test server. EQemu would have to shut down before that would happen and even then I'm willing to bet someone would still be hosting PEQ. Read page one of this thread, you'll see that the main admin is out of town till today.

I guess I just assumed it was rebooted and didn't come back online. Maybe it wasn't rebooted. I should really not comment on what I don't know about /sigh
cavedude00 is back today tho and I'm hoping it will be back online within the next day or two once he can get access to it and figure out whats going on.

Which is a good thing, cause I've already played through Mafia II twice since it's been down. Going back through it again and unlocking achievements now /cry

[gaeorn]

Originally Posted by arf1337

...

I thank everyone involved in creating this great server and I apologize to the Developers, staff and others involved in some way for all of this bs.

...

Thank you. We deal with this every time there are problems. It's people like you that keep us going.

Originally Posted by Minstrel

These last few posts have my head spinning as to who's fighting with whom, but if there was some confusion over my post earlier, I just wanted to add that it was concerning Rogean's post on page 8:



If this was taken as something other than one opinion from a player trying to contribute constructively, it was taken incorrectly. If such opinions are not welcome, I apologize and will not post any further.

Such feedback is always welcome. In response to it, we would not go back to a backup unless it was absolutely necessary. We completely understand that even a few hours of rollback can make a huge difference.

Originally Posted by Jaqua

could this be the end of PEQ?

/sigh

PEQ has been around longer than nearly all the other servers in the EQemu community and it will be around after most of the currently active ones have disappeared. PEQ has been through much worse than this and survived. Sure, we have lost server population, but since the players who leave tend to be the whiny, unhappy players who expect flawless service for free, is that really such a bad thing? Those who stick around tend to have a server of happy and helpful players when they return.

[Mghargh]

@badplayer

You are also making an assumption. You are assuming that they Were able to immediately contact FNW as I believe, and I may be wrong, he was supposed to be out of town. If there is anything more wrong than something like a simple reboot can handle it could be a simple software glitch that would need someone familiar with the program to straighten out. It could even be something as simple as some noob at the hosting company feeling too busy to screw around with a free game server while he/she has other servers to keep track of that they actually get paid for operating. For that matter who says that our server is the only one on their site that is not working correctly.

[bademan1971]

100 % of us are upset we can't play, but 99.9% of us aren't in a tizzy over it and realize "shit happens." It will be fixed soon and we will be playing soon. Don't let the 0.1% get you down, Big-G and the other admins. The rest of us appreciate you taking the time to keep us updated.

The other 0.1% should start their own server and check back with us in a year or two and compare notes about how often the server randomly crashes or hardware fails after running for 24/7 over that timeframe.

[Ellyeni]

Thanks Gaeorn for keeping us as up to date as you can with what is happening with PEQ.

Would be nice if those of us that just want to know what is happening didn't have to wade through 12 pages of the same arguments from the last time PEQ was down .....

See sig

[Maladien]

Originally Posted by bademan1971

100 % of us are upset we can't play, but 99.9% of us aren't in a tizzy over it and realize "shit happens." It will be fixed soon and we will be playing soon. Don't let the 0.1% get you down, Big-G and the other admins. The rest of us appreciate you taking the time to keep us updated.

The other 0.1% should start their own server and check back with us in a year or two and compare notes about how often the server randomly crashes or hardware fails after running for 24/7 over that timeframe.

****QFT****

[gaeorn]

I'm just sorry I don't have more information at this point. I'm still waiting on word from cavedude.

[nevtime]

Let's quit ripping the people that bust ass to bring us a free server. I wish I knew coding to help because I just can't afford to donate cash. If I had any, I would. All our toons will still be there and we will all get back to grinding and slaughtering soon enough.

All that being said....aggghhhh someone fix the server I'm having withdrawals!!!! Call in the National Guard, Call in the Army, Navy...Call em ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Back to your regularly scheduled bitching

[Secrets]

So yeah, I'm gonna be deleting some posts here. Knock off the negative, self-entitled attitudes.

PEQ will be up when it's back up. Please be patient.

[badplayer]

Originally Posted by bademan1971

100 % of us are upset we can't play, but 99.9% of us aren't in a tizzy over it and realize "shit happens." It will be fixed soon and we will be playing soon.

The number of rage posts are relative to forum join date. This is only the first or second time it's happened for all these 2010 join date people such as the above poster. For others, it's like the 6th time and people have flashbacks of when the server disappeared for over a month with no eta. OMG? WTF? OMG? posts are inevitable.

[war_master11]

Thanks Gaeorn... for keep us updated.

BTW are we getting close to the record of longest PEQ down time ever ? almost a full week now, remember it had a 2 week downtime before? hehe.. why was that?