Rise of Isengard Update/Patching Discussion - OFFICIAL

[Elrohiras]

This is why I am going to wait until tomorrow to update Lotro. I am in no hurry to get into the new zones anyway since they will probably be packed full of players, I will probably wait a couple of weeks before I even travel to the new zones so that the great rush of people will be at level cap or in the zones that are for the level 70+ players.

I find more enjoyment traveling through a zone at my own pace and soak in the scenery. I don't like to deal with other people that yell at you for "kill stealing", I have tried to invite people into a party to do them in other games when it comes to new zones but they usually fire back with "that will mess with my exp. from killing mobs!". So yea like I said I will just wait a couple of weeks, I have some other stuff I want to do on some new characters anyway.

I do hope everything goes ok for Turbine and that they have a smooth launch, I have been playing this game since late 2007 and I have not had any complaints. But then again I treat MMORPG's as a hobby and not my life. :-)

Well said............

[Theorick]

Anyone else reckon this thread highlights the modern trend of 'if I've payed something then I deserve everything exactly as I want it!'.

Sure they ought to have allowed us to patch early, but considering we don't know when the final build was finished, and that RoI isn't supposed to be released until tomorrow anyway, I am not too bothered by having to stare at the red connection cross of doom.


If 99.9% of the population is patched and playing by the end of tomorrow then in my opinion the RoI launch will have been a success.

This Warden is OP, begone!

I'm finally patching and my PC has been on auto-connect since 12 GMT today, not tomorrow which is the scheduled date.

If this patch downloads, installs and then (subject to connecting to a live server) works first time then, imo, this is a successful patch; no twiddling with files, no re-installing to make the patch work, just a wait for my turn to win the lottery.

A nightmare update is d/l-ing the patch then sitting for hours at the PC reading forums for a solution to make the patch work on my PC. That is a nightmare update, this is just a case of letting the launcher do it's thing while I do something in Real Life.

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

Yeah

[Montezuma's]

The assumption you make is indeed incorrect. If you were in the know at the time, you would know the guy also coded an Atari ST version.

Indeed you are wrong
We have much better reply to that, just continue reading

[Milarien]

3 out of 6 systems patching -- getting further!

[Maeglaz]

Well said............

Well said!

[super_fly]

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?

My guess is most people are going to guess A Guitar.

I think they're wrong. My guess is a Thanksgiving Turkey with multiple personalities. Or perhaps a Duck. I guess it could be a Chicken but a Turkey seems more majestic.

[Alakranus]

For once I'm glad I'm stuck at work so maybe by the time I get home in about 6 hrs things will be settled a bit.

[Joefender2001]

79pages in (and counting)...whew!! After weeks of reading dis-posts.....nice to see so many want in.

(+plus rep to Astralman and screamingpalm for good choice of "gear". )

/spamcheers
sut

[Bub-Hosh]

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?

Steam i wager

[Thoronthor]

We have been adjusting patch server capacity and adding additional patch servers all afternoon and will continue to do so as needed. As more and more players fully patch up and log in, the demand will drop and we will once again reallocate the servers back to their usual roles. Please be aware that this process may take some time. We appreciate your patience.

not true, because in a few hours people on the American continent are going to start coming home from work and demand will increase not decrease.

But what can we do, just wait I guess.

I am assuming the login servers can't differentiate between f2p, premium and VIP? Just a thought.

[Quethylar]

Am finally patching now after something like 6 hours waiting to connect: must say it is updating incredibly quickly compared to all previous updates that I can remember, so that does take the edge off a bit

[bryanmm]

people are playing the game now and the servers are live? i dont see any posts about gameplay just 100% people that didnt get patched

[Oida]

this thread is hilarious.. so much QQ

oh and grats to those that "deleted" their game.. good riddance to useless fluff.. go back to w.. no i wont utter that language here!

ps if the game is up this week im chuffed

[Orexis]

I won't be home till nearly 6 so I'll be waiting regardless! However I will have someone check the launcher at home to make sure everything will patch properly so it will be done when I arrive.

[Spuddo]

Deep Heat muscle rub? o.o

thats quite possible? its a DVD, im grasping for straws and your head is in the gutter :P

Bilbo never had this problem XD

[lordglencairn]

After waiting hours, without doing anything to the client it has connected and is downloading the patch.

For those who wish to confirm that doing nothing will get you something.

[ElFenix]

Is it me? or is it every time there is a new major patch, the strain on the severs are so great that it takes hours, nah, DAYS! for some people to patch.

Surely WB/Turbine anticipate this? If so, you would think they would inprove the size of their patch sever so it can handle more people. Surley they can afford this now with everyone buying TP's. Please Turbine, help a poor addict out

it's less the server than it is the pipe

[Eruve]

ok a real tough riddle

I make you cry
I make you laugh
but to do so, you must hide me away

A card? They can be touching, they can be funny, and they're hidden away in their envelopes.

[Menien]

I don't understand the logic that because Turbine is launching ROI 1 day ahead of time that they then get a pass on these issues.

Example: You order a car from a dealership and they tell you it'll be ready on the 27th. They call you ahead of time and say "actually it looks like your vehicle will be here ready for pickup on the 26th". That's awesome! I mean you could have continued driving your old vehicle (pre-ROI LOTRO) for another day but you're happy to get into the vehicle a day early. Once you get to the dealership they come up to you and say "we're sorry but the car got here this morning and in doing our check up on the car's systems we discovered that the car won't even start. Please sit tight while we work to figure out what's wrong with your car." Meanwhile you already adjusted your schedule to pick up the car on the 26th even though its not ready.

This kind of service is unacceptable and just because the game was supposed to be ready on the 27th and now is available on the 26th really doesn't mean anything if you can't get on and play.

[The_Cutter]

We have been adjusting patch server capacity and adding additional patch servers all afternoon and will continue to do so as needed. As more and more players fully patch up and log in, the demand will drop and we will once again reallocate the servers back to their usual roles. Please be aware that this process may take some time. We appreciate your patience.

That would be grand except that there's no damned connection even though I'm fully patched!!!!!!!!!!

[myrdden101]

people are playing the game now and the servers are live? i dont see any posts about gameplay just 100% people that didnt get patched

thats cuz once they get in, they leave the forum.

[Azurien]

This is why I am going to wait until tomorrow to update Lotro. I am in no hurry to get into the new zones anyway since they will probably be packed full of players, I will probably wait a couple of weeks before I even travel to the new zones so that the great rush of people will be at level cap or in the zones that are for the level 70+ players.

I find more enjoyment traveling through a zone at my own pace and soak in the scenery. I don't like to deal with other people that yell at you for "kill stealing", I have tried to invite people into a party to do them in other games when it comes to new zones but they usually fire back with "that will mess with my exp. from killing mobs!". So yea like I said I will just wait a couple of weeks, I have some other stuff I want to do on some new characters anyway.

I do hope everything goes ok for Turbine and that they have a smooth launch, I have been playing this game since late 2007 and I have not had any complaints. But then again I treat MMORPG's as a hobby and not my life. :-)

+rep

Finally a positive thought

[TheDeeps]

I patched, got in, played for a bit, but then crashed, and I'm now at X again :P

[The_Cutter]

btw the riddle about the neck and heads can't be a guitar cause they have machine heads :P

[Gwyndor]

Everyone take a deep breath. Turbine has been nice ehough to release 1 day early, as with any patch there will always be issues.

Yes indeed everyone is saying 'stay calm, etc, we're getting it a day early after all...' but they are neglecting to comprehend that that day has been *lost* due to this quite shambolic affair.