Everquest TLP - Aradune and Rizlona Servers (Now with real customer service)

Tuco · May 30, 2020

Zaide said:
Funny note, the queue was created in one day by Jchan who is now the lead producer of EQ. She did it back when Ragefire was having overpopulation issues.

This timing makes sense. Sometimes creating a coherent queue or similar system take 15 minutes to write, an hour to integrate and a few hours to test. Then creating the progress bar to show to players goes through the UI guy but they're backed up because the ice texture doesn't work quite right and they had to learn maya for some reason, so the progress bar gets put on hold and then when they finally find time to design it nobody cares and it goes onto the pile of quality of life items that is longer than an aradune queue.

Philonius · May 30, 2020

Xevy said:
No, it has some default pre-set for race/class combos. It also sets your stats to the default preset stats from character creation.

I found this out to my detriment. I'm now a cleric with 60 strength. Bronze will be fun.

Coleslaw · May 30, 2020

Should I bother trying to log in?

popsicledeath · May 30, 2020

Coleslaw said:
Should I bother trying to log in?

I've been in the queue for 3 hours and the stated time has gone from 130 to 200 minutes. The queue time always seems an underestimate, so I'd guess you're looking at 4 hours to log in? Doesn't hurt to just queue up, though.

I wish you could /invite people to take your place or some shit, because half the time I get logged in and then just afk waiting for a friend to log in and he's always a hour or two longer wait than me for some reason even if we try to log in around the same time. Then half that time he doesn't get logged in until I'm ready to bail and do something else. And a lot of people seem to just be sitting around afk doing the same. Plus the issues crashing and having to re-enter the queue. Really is a terrible system.

And btw clicking okay and even to log in over and over and clicking okay doesn't seem to boot you. I've sat for hours, clicked log in, clicked okay, and then had it log in a few minutes later. Seems to keep your place based on the first time you try to enter.

Xevy · May 30, 2020

The number shown isn't the estimated wait time. That's the average of how long the people getting in waited.

ZyyzYzzy · May 30, 2020

Tuco said:
This timing makes sense. Sometimes creating a coherent queue or similar system take 15 minutes to write, an hour to integrate and a few hours to test. Then creating the progress bar to show to players goes through the UI guy but they're backed up because the ice texture doesn't work quite right and they had to learn maya for some reason, so the progress bar gets put on hold and then when they finally find time to design it nobody cares and it goes onto the pile of quality of life items that is longer than an aradune queue.

Whoa, it's not like people and idiots like me are paying to play here and for bags. Don't ask for so much

Tuco · May 30, 2020

Longest queues I ever saw for a game was Archeage on launch and 32 hours. In an Archeage launch there is a literal land-grab where you had to acquire a house and place it. It was hilarious though, people would come home and see the queue and realize they wouldn't be able to log in for two mornings from now.

Anyway I'm really hoping this shit has died down dramatically by Monday evening.

Korzax Stonehammer · May 30, 2020

This one is quite popular.

ZyyzYzzy · May 30, 2020

Got in. Went lfg, game just closed completely. 217M queue.

Coleslaw · May 30, 2020

How's the population on Mangler? Might just play on there and say fuck Aradune (the server)

DickTrickle · May 30, 2020

Coleslaw said:
How's the population on Mangler? Might just play on there and say fuck Aradune (the server)

It's still plenty healthy. There were four general channels last night. My raid guild hasn't seen a decrease in activity on raid night but a number are dabbling in other servers. I generally think it'll be totally fine till at least after OOW.

Coleslaw · May 30, 2020

Thanks

DickTrickle for all your helpful answers. Appreciate it

Tuco · May 30, 2020

Put both my characters into the queue within a few seconds of eachother about 4 hours ago. My cleric got in 5+ minutes ago, still waiting on the enchanter.

Hard to imagine that the queue system would have that kind of asymmetry, but with a queue time that'll take me 4 hours or whatever, rejoining means I may as well just log off.

On the plus side I am getting a LOT done around the house. Just made some new shelves, they're going to really fill some negative space in my living room.

Tuco · May 30, 2020

Tuco said:
Put both my characters into the queue within a few seconds of eachother about 4 hours ago. My cleric got in 5+ minutes ago, still waiting on the enchanter.

Hard to imagine that the queue system would have that kind of asymmetry, but with a queue time that'll take me 4 hours or whatever, rejoining means I may as well just log off.

On the plus side I am getting a LOT done around the house. Just made some new shelves, they're going to really fill some negative space in my living room.

Mystery solved. My dad logged in the account to cycle the bazaar mule on another server

Metalhead · May 30, 2020

So far things are pretty chill on Rizlona. Tons of people/boxes but very little drama. I had a ching chong train me in solb once today but that's bout it so far. Hit 42 earlier today and hopefully will finish up tomorrow. I haven't seen any serverwides yet but I'd imagine it's close if it hasn't happened already since I logged this afternoon.

Crone · May 30, 2020

Metalhead said:
So far things are pretty chill on Rizlona. Tons of people/boxes but very little drama. I had a ching chong train me in solb once today but that's bout it so far. Hit 42 earlier today and hopefully will finish up tomorrow. I haven't seen any serverwides yet but I'd imagine it's close if it hasn't happened already since I logged this afternoon.

You boxing a full 6? Lack of grouping from people is the main reason I don't want to play there. Imagine a solo player or even just one that duos on that server? I feel like you'd never get groups.

Chanur · May 30, 2020

Can't get onto the daybreak website to subscribe. Thought this came out a while ago, why is their page still a piece of shit?

Prodigal · May 30, 2020

Had to go to a social event with my wife this evening so I queued up right before we left - got home three hours later, character screen came up at about the 3:30 mark.

Deruvian · May 30, 2020

Crashes to desktop where client poof is feels bad man. Supposedly LFG window and adv loot window getting full may be culprits?

Metalhead · May 30, 2020

Crone said:
You boxing a full 6? Lack of grouping from people is the main reason I don't want to play there. Imagine a solo player or even just one that duos on that server? I feel like you'd never get groups.

I normally do box six, and likely eventually will here but haven't this go around so far. Me and a buddy have been running around box a couple each. If it helps answer your question at all my guild is sitting at roughly 80 mains not counting boxes and I'd say only 10-12 of those are boxing six. Most folks are only running 2-3. May change later of course but that's where we are at now.

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