Darth Hater

" millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced"

Pretty much sums up this disaster. I'm a big fan of the game, but they (Bioware) needs to do some damage control after this fiasco and the 1.2 patch.

Ooooh, I know what is the problem!!!

Bad news guys, that is our fault, because we did not tested it well at the PTS... isnt that right RogueJedi?

The problem is due to difficulty in the application of the update to the live servers. It's not something that could be tested without putting the update on the live servers; there was really no way this could be tested on the PTS.

Yeah, yeah, sure... after all they are paid because they are professionals, but you know, computers sh!t = magic. How the h3ll could we know how it works right...

1. public class HelloWorld {  
2.     public static void main(String args[]) {  
3.         System.out.println("Hello, World!!!");  
4.     }
5. }
6. 
   

Yes Jaspor!!!

And that "just one server" is supposed to be the PTS, IF it is not, well...

"Software development, you are doing it wrong Bioware."

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Yes Jaspor!!!

And that "just one server" is supposed to be the PTS, IF it is not, well...

"Software development, you are doing it wrong Bioware."

Testing it on the PTS would not have illustrated how the update would behave on a live server, though.

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Although they probably could have rolled it out to just one server and verified it before rolling it out to all servers. Just a thought. :P

In all honesty they probably did. The game was running fine for the vast majority of players. It was only we'd been playing the game for a while that we started noting the discrepencies.

To back you up, Agent, maybe on PTS(or their internal servers) they didn't have thousands of players all over the game's galaxy to notice a few areas got reverted to pre-1.2, locking players out. It's a problem of too few people playing PTS, which isn't BW's fault. They tried enticing people with 2 exclusive titles, but people aren't biting yet. Too few people testing patches is a problem in every MMO.

"It's a problem of too few people playing PTS, which isn't BW's fault."

Yes it is, if you cant test your software it is not Barack Obama's fault, it is not costumer's fault, it is YOUR fault Mrs SOFTWARE DEVELOPER. They do not have char tranfers to PTS, but as always, IT-IS-NOT-THEIR-FING-FAULT, I told ya guys, it is our fault!!! RUN TO THE HILLS!!!! /o\

BTW, from massively.com: "I betcha Bioware believes in Friday the 13th now"

ROFLMAO.

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To back you up, Agent, maybe on PTS(or their internal servers) they didn't have thousands of players all over the game's galaxy to notice a few areas got reverted to pre-1.2, locking players out. It's a problem of too few people playing PTS, which isn't BW's fault. They tried enticing people with 2 exclusive titles, but people aren't biting yet. Too few people testing patches is a problem in every MMO.

You make a good point. Unfortunately, other actions they's made actually serve to turn people away from the thought of spending time on the PTS. I know I won't ever again.

No code larger than 48kB is bug free.

I got 25 years experience in programming. I am sorry for Bioware for being a target of rediculous trolling.

Remember ships to WoW's Anqiraj getting stuck in terrain locking players and making their first major patch unplayable? River of Souls catastophe in Rift?

Big deal. One Friday we cannot play. So what. If you cannot live without a game for a day you have a serious problem and you should look for a medical attention.

Hello Mrs Biodrone, just to make clear because looks like you are back from nowhere, my point is simple: The sh!t any company makes with her own code is not customer's fault, it is her own.

Do you wana a code "larger than 48kB bug free"?

- google.com, you search, and guess what, that sh!t searches... niiiice.

PS: In the software dev world it is 2012, it is not 1987, go update your references. Assembly programmers, lol.

Was my name invoked? I'm honored.

I thought it was a bug with the maintenance, not the patch itself. I myself an amused, wondering how specific areas  of the game were reverted to pre-1.2 through unrelated patching. Game code is fun sometimes.

I know there is going to be a great multitude gnashing their teeth over this announcement - but a great mass cry is preferable to updates that nobody cares about. 

I want the game to continue to play smoothly. Take whatever time is necessary. I'll just pretend they are deducting it from the 30 days of free game time I just got.