Rise of Isengard Update/Patching Discussion - OFFICIAL

[Anthordhel]

Servers are live (via tweet) but I cannot even patch!

I get the ubiquitous: Connection Error Retry in NN seconds!

I got that, and I left it to retry (50times i think) and I have finally connected, but stuck on Examine game data now. At least I'm part way there


Edit: applying updates now :-)

[Bels_illuminati]

Yes there does: a wider road

Wider roads don't fix congestion, just sayin' ^^

[Maeglaz]

I guess I'll have to wait till tomorrow after school again....

[Croney]

We also shouldn't forget that this is the first major patch since turbine took over the European servers as well, the demand this time round is probably double that they'd normally expect.

[MoonwalkIntoMordor]

Lol guys, dont restart the LOTRO launcher, expecting it to work faster.
Think about it this way. Right now, we are all in a single file line, waiting to connect to turbines computer. When you restart your launcher, all that does is put you in the back of the line, increasing your wait time.

More like this.

[Moejo]

It's funny actually :-D but Saruman will never be killed unless Grima puts a knife in his back in the Shire. There will never be a chance for players to kill Saruman because it would break the lore.

We may not get to kill him, but maybe we can demoralize him to the point of defeat. You know, the point where he kneels down, clicks "retreat" and gets ganked on the way back from the rez circle?

[auximenes]

Send 'em a stamped, self-addressed envelope, and I'm sure they'll be happy to send you your $0.50 cheque.

[OT/] Back in the day, if you sent anything to TSR (or was it Dragon magazine?), they requested that you include a self-addressed stamped envelope. If you didn't, they'd feed your submission to the SASE Ogre. Good times... [/OT]

[punkrules]

No idea if this is because of the patch, but i just downloaded something with the launcher (assuming the patch?) and now my launcher is stuck on "examine programs".

Read a bit about it, and i'm assuming it's because of the servers being down atm?

YOU should be happy, at least you're DLed....| have been trying to get a connection now for 4 hrs and nevr have issues with my ISP or connection issue at all to the net....not to mention a completely new system...THIS IS MAJOR ANNOYING...knowiing I still have a few hours to DL the new patch as well...LIKE whats the problem with this 'Connection Failed' BS....never had this long a wait on any former patches or updates? Seems like buying the Isengard in advance was a total joke 3 months ago...given I was hoping to see it long before now...and now cant even get at it....bleh!! Sniffle sniffle....I WANT TO PLAY....hahaha!!

[screamingpalm]

If this doesn't get resolved before this evening, and I have to spend quality time with my wife, so help me god...

LOL

The new Wii is due to arrive today via UPS after the kids broke the old one. If I don't get patched up and going soon, it will be a long day of Mario Kart. :/

[BraZZenFaCe]

good job turbine

i patched, but connection error....well done

[LeatherGimp]

It's all gone into the ether, sorry.

You're still here?

[Lockorc]

Why had Turbine open the servers putting more stress on the patching server (you client need to connect with it every time you logon to confirm you have the lattest version of client) when there are loads of people unable to patch his clients?

...

I would imagine it was more of an attempt from turbine to relieve some of the pressure on the patching servers.. as all the nubs who had already patched are now stood somewhere in the gap of rohan scratching their butts and wondering where everybody else is ~ rather than repeatedly attempting to login servers which quite clearly were not yet up.. and accessing the patching server to verify which version they were running.. GOOD CALL imo xD

[Lilka]

We also shouldn't forget that this is the first major patch since turbine took over the European servers as well, the demand this time round is probably double that they'd normally expect.

Oh, that's a good point.

I was wondering why demand had doubled.

[Spuddo]

How about some riddle solving to pass the time?

Try to make your own

Heres mine

I have one neck but no head
I have one mouth but six voices
what am I?

[UwS-Harledir]

+Rep

Anyone complaining they can't play RoI before the 27th didn't the read ad very well. I'll count anytime today as "early"

then it seems you need to start reading properly as well - since it has been officially announced that the world server are patche and online and RoI is live.

People are complaining that they still get even patch clients, let alone get into the game.

[Valens74]

Now I can't even protest or vent on the forum because it keeps cutting out.

What do turbine use to power their servers...coal?

[Tanes]

This thread has almost reached the level cap! Grats in advance, thread.

[wswingley]

More like this.

Yes, yes, one thousand times yes!

[HelinCarnate]

I wonder when we can expect to see 'server priority' in the store?

I'd probably buy it. A lifer who preordered on day one, and I can't even patch, let alone play. Live servers must have about eight people on.

Dont be so dramatic. There are at least 10 people.

[ReDot]

So Servers are live but many people are getting connection failures.

Really?

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[korat102]

Ok so I'm really confused about not being able to connect. Is it because there's so many people trying at the same time or this patch thing? I've seen both answers in this thread. Plus how do you even tell if you're patched?

Just too many simultaneous connections. You have to connect to the patch server for it to check that you're up to date before you can log in anyway so knowing that you're patched is of no real benefit to you. Just leave the client checking, eventually it'll connect and you'll get patched - then you just have to wait for it to 'examine game data' wehich is where I'm currently stuck.

[derangedmuppet]

Everyone take a deep breath. Turbine has been nice ehough to release 1 day early, as with any patch there will always be issues. The last pre-patch was moria This would be nice to have but it will more then likely never happen again. We will all make it in by tomorrow hopefully

Perfect attitude for the situation

[Apparently]

For those who are incensed and inflamed about today's delays and traffic jams, I suggest the following:

Call your local cable company and report a problem with your service.

After taking off a day to wait for a repairman to arrive "sometime between noon and six p.m.", having that repairman not arrive, waiting on hold for an hour for a customer representative who makes no apologies and tells you that the next available appointment is six weeks down the road, I guarantee you'll feel MUCH BETTER about having to wait a few hours to patch a game.

[angryhands]

[OT/] Back in the day, if you sent anything to TSR (or was it Dragon magazine?), they requested that you include a self-addressed stamped envelope. If you didn't, they'd feed your submission to the SASE Ogre. Good times... [/OT]

I think I have my handwritten reply from Gary Gygax to my nerdy questions filed away somewhere. Is it worth anything now? :-)

[Astralman]

How about some riddle solving to pass the time?

Try to make your own

Heres mine

I have one neck but no head
I have one mouth but six voices
what am I?

You're a guitar of course. I play a Guild d-45 dreadnought with a Martin gold thinline onboard condensor amp. It reaches out and grabs yah!