To help prevent roll backs!

Winning · February 13, 2013, 12:02:41 AM

Hello guys, Let me explain something to you really quick the server was getting ddos'd earlier today, and caused for a server restart. Now some people have reported roll backs. If you didn't know, when a administrator does a system update, and it reaches 0:00 it does a massive save of all charcter files. Now that being said, There is a ton of players online, and some files may not be saved. So, Too help prevent this follow these steps.

1. When a system update pops up, log out!
2. Wait around 3-4 minutes to attempt to log back in.

Now you may be asking, why would this help saving my files?

Well, When you log out it saves your file! And it also would prevent less stress on the server when the system udpate reaches 0:00 because you're already logged out! Hope this helps!

- Winning.

scrilla · February 13, 2013, 05:05:19 PM

Quote from: winning on February 13, 2013, 12:02:41 AM
Hello guys, Let me explain something to you really quick the server was getting ddos'd earlier today, and caused for a server restart. Now some people have reported roll backs. If you didn't know, when a administrator does a system update, and it reaches 0:00 it does a massive save of all charcter files. Now that being said, There is a ton of players online, and some files may not be saved. So, Too help prevent this follow these steps.

1. When a system update pops up, log out!
2. Wait around 3-4 minutes to attempt to log back in.

Now you may be asking, why would this help saving my files?

Well, When you log out it saves your file! And it also would prevent less stress on the server when the system udpate reaches 0:00 because you're already logged out! Hope this helps!

- Winning.

Nice mention, hopefully this is a lesson to all :)

DesertRain · February 13, 2013, 06:14:40 PM

I always log out before the clocks runs out. However, I tried to log out when I noticed it at around 25 seconds. It would not allow me to log out, and I tried constantly. Not sure what was up with that.

Karl · February 13, 2013, 06:48:39 PM

I'm pretty sure saving is invoked on shutdown (including system update); i've personally never had problems with roll backs.

Winning · February 13, 2013, 11:18:43 PM

Quote from: Karl on February 13, 2013, 06:48:39 PM
I'm pretty sure saving is invoked on shutdown (including system update); i've personally never had problems with roll backs.

Neither have I, But people have been talking about this.

Ow · February 13, 2013, 11:40:39 PM

Never had this happen, but good post :)!

Stuart · February 14, 2013, 12:22:14 AM

Quote from: Ow on February 13, 2013, 11:40:39 PM
Never had this happen, but good post :)!

Same. I haven't had any problem of the sort.

Jrub · February 14, 2013, 01:12:49 AM

Quote from: Ow on February 13, 2013, 11:40:39 PM
Never had this happen, but good post :)!

me either :O

Winning · February 14, 2013, 03:43:36 AM

Thanks for the feedback guys!

Haz3 · February 14, 2013, 01:17:40 PM

Happened to me, just traded over a bunch of items from my other char. System message pops up, unable to log out. Log back in and one of my chars is rolled back and the other isn't. So everything I traded over had dissapeared :-\

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To help prevent roll backs!