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Title: Win a Wii Post by: Yegolev on November 29, 2006, 11:41:42 AM Well, looks like I am going to have to clear off the honeydew schedule.
Quote Dear Yegolev, Want a chance to win a Nintendo Wii™, a NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 Graphics Card or one of four $100 Best Buy gift certificates just for playing in The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™ (LOTRO) Beta Program? Well now you can when you take part in our server stress tests! Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: WayAbvPar on November 29, 2006, 12:41:38 PM I gotta admit, it is a damned good way to get folks online for your stress tests. I just wish they weren't so damned late. I would be amazed if I was home in time to participate. Snow+ice+n00b Seattle drivers = hellish commute.
Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: lamaros on November 29, 2006, 07:14:55 PM Living in Aus, as I do, can I win?
Someone read the fine print for me! Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Trippy on November 29, 2006, 07:17:28 PM Living in Aus, as I do, can I win? Someone read the fine print for me! Quote Eligibility to win a prize is restricted to U.S. residents age 18 or older. Employees of Turbine and its licensors, and members of their households, are excluded from participation. Winners may need to execute an affidavit to confirm all eligibility requirements are met. The odds of winning a prize in the Stress Test drawing will depend on the number of eligible participants. (It's on the forums)Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: lamaros on November 29, 2006, 07:20:42 PM Living in Aus, as I do, can I win? Someone read the fine print for me! Quote Eligibility to win a prize is restricted to U.S. residents age 18 or older. Employees of Turbine and its licensors, and members of their households, are excluded from participation. Winners may need to execute an affidavit to confirm all eligibility requirements are met. The odds of winning a prize in the Stress Test drawing will depend on the number of eligible participants. (It's on the forums)Thanks. Looks like I wont be logging on again for a while then. Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on November 30, 2006, 04:47:02 PM This should actually be fun. I am curious to see how well the server reacts to a gazzilion nooblets logging in.
Cal, would it be possible to get some sort of estimate as to how many players were on at once? Just for curiosities sake. edit. additional Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Signe on November 30, 2006, 04:56:57 PM World is full. 2303 in queue. I hope there's refreshments.
Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on November 30, 2006, 04:58:11 PM In 5 minutes reports went from around 700 people in que to over
2 minutes to go. Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: stray on November 30, 2006, 05:05:16 PM I'm 3503 in queue.
Screw that. Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on November 30, 2006, 05:06:19 PM I am in. Took a few extra seconds to load, but that could be due to the patch from the other day. Things seem smooth now, though. I am waiting for Bree to ASSPLODE.
Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Nebu on November 30, 2006, 05:07:13 PM I must really be a jaded ass. When I saw this email, the first thing that popped into my mind was: "at this stage, this game isn't very fun ... so here's a bribe to log on".
Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Calandryll on November 30, 2006, 05:21:28 PM We're slowly opening the server capacity. So people will get in in groups of 500-1000.
And Nebu, yea that's pretty jaded. ;) Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on November 30, 2006, 05:30:17 PM Cal, did you guys fix the ass from last patch? I am in North Downs, and having ZERO issues. I am impressed.
Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Calandryll on November 30, 2006, 05:31:11 PM Cal, did you guys fix the ass from last patch? I am in North Downs, and having ZERO issues. I am impressed. Looks like so far so good. The server is actually above capacity right now.Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Calandryll on November 30, 2006, 06:25:35 PM Cal, did you guys fix the ass from last patch? I am in North Downs, and having ZERO issues. I am impressed. Looks like so far so good. The server is actually above capacity right now.Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on November 30, 2006, 06:26:29 PM Server finally crashed and burned, mwahahaha. Not bad, almost an hour and a half :mrgreen:
Some people report being 5000 in the que. Christ, how many invites went out? People really want that Wi! Still pretty impressive, Cal. Except for not being able to ride a horse in North Downs; everything seemed pretty smoooooth. Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Calandryll on November 30, 2006, 07:03:27 PM We're adding to the prizes to make up the long queues.
http://beta.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=9684 Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on November 30, 2006, 07:07:09 PM We're adding to the prizes to make up the long queues. http://beta.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=9684 Holy shit Cal, you read my mind. I was going to request an invite get sent to my best buddy who just got back from out of town and missed out on last round. You have always been a great community manager, keep it up! /fanboyoff Will more beta servers be launched soon? Seems that there are a LOOOT of people in beta now. Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Calandryll on November 30, 2006, 07:14:15 PM We're adding to the prizes to make up the long queues. http://beta.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=9684 Holy shit Cal, you read my mind. I was going to request an invite get sent to my best buddy who just got back from out of town and missed out on last round. You have always been a great community manager, keep it up! /fanboyoff Will more beta servers be launched soon? Seems that there are a LOOOT of people in beta now. More servers, yes. Not tonight, but coming soon. Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Rasix on November 30, 2006, 08:31:51 PM In 5 minutes reports went from around 700 people in que to over 2 minutes to go. Man, you're easy. Edit: Doh, can't win a Wii since I forgot about logging in today :| Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Signe on December 01, 2006, 07:44:44 AM I never actually made it in to the game, at least not while I was conscious. It stayed at 2303 in the queue and kept counting from 14 down but never changed my place. I fell asleep. When I woke up, it said I had been booted from the game and it was well after 10 PM. Actually, it was Righ's account but we were trying to log in from my computer so I got to doze off in front of it. (he was busy on his computer)
Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on December 01, 2006, 08:00:56 AM Edit: Doh, can't win a Wii since I forgot about logging in today :| You still have a shot: Quote from: Calandryll This week, on November 30th and December 1st (Thursday and Friday), we will be running server stress tests and we need your help! Log in and play LOTRO between 8pm and 11pm EST on Thursday and Friday of this week for your chance to win a Nintendo Wii™, a NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 Graphics Card or a $100 Best Buy gift certificate! Event schedule: Thursday, November 30, from 8pm until 11pm EST: two players will win a $100 gift certificate! Friday, December 1, from 8pm until 11pm EST: two players will win a $100 gift certificate! Players who log in and play both days from 8pm to 11pm EST will be entered into a drawing to win a Nintendo Wii™ or a NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 Graphics Card! One Grand Prize One winner will be randomly chosen from all players who log in and play LOTRO on both days (Thursday and Friday) between 8pm and 11pm and will receive: § Nintendo Wii™ (approx. retail value: $249.99) One First Prize One winner will be randomly chosen from all players who log in and play LOTRO on both days (Thursday and Friday) between 8pm and 11pm and will receive: § NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 Graphics Card (approx. retail value: $400.00) Four Second Prizes Two winners from each day (Thursday and Friday) will be randomly chosen from all players who log in and play during the three hour window, and each will receive: § $100 Best Buy gift certificate (approx. retail value: $100.00 each) Winners will be contacted after the event via e-mail by January 10, 2007. Be sure to stay in game the entire time between 8pm and 11pm EST on these nights to have a chance to win! The longer you are logged in and the more nights you participate, the better your chances! Players must participate in the events on both days to be eligible for the grand prize and the first prize – a Nintendo Wii™ or a NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 Graphics Card! I wonder when we get our free beta invites? Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Nebu on December 01, 2006, 08:30:20 AM And Nebu, yea that's pretty jaded. ;) I probably shouldn't have written that, but I was in a snarky mood yesterday. I realize that you're working crazy hours under contraints that you'd rather not have to adhere to. I didn't mean to demean your hard work. So my apologies, Cal. Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Signe on December 01, 2006, 08:31:14 AM Edit: Doh, can't win a Wii since I forgot about logging in today :| You still have a shot: Quote from: Calandryll Be sure to stay in game the entire time between 8pm and 11pm EST on these nights to have a chance to win! The longer you are logged in and the more nights you participate, the better your chances! Players must participate in the events on both days to be eligible for the grand prize and the first prize – a Nintendo Wii™ or a NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 Graphics Card! Not for the Wii or graphics card. Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on December 01, 2006, 08:49:20 AM Edit: Doh, can't win a Wii since I forgot about logging in today :| You still have a shot: Quote from: Calandryll Be sure to stay in game the entire time between 8pm and 11pm EST on these nights to have a chance to win! The longer you are logged in and the more nights you participate, the better your chances! Players must participate in the events on both days to be eligible for the grand prize and the first prize – a Nintendo Wii™ or a NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 Graphics Card! Not for the Wii or graphics card. Goodness, I did miss that. Guess I need to work on reading comprehension! Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on December 01, 2006, 02:22:48 PM Well, we are almost to the next server meltdown; little under 3 hours.
ROUND 2, FIGHT! (http://web.tiscali.it/squakenet/screen/mortal_kombat_2.jpg) Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: CmdrSlack on December 01, 2006, 02:47:16 PM I have to say, Chedd...your enthusiasm for LOTRO has me playing more often. If I were Cal, I'd so hire you.
I'm sure I'm hopelessly behind you in levels, but we should conspire to play together at some point in teh coming week. Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on December 01, 2006, 02:53:13 PM I have to say, Chedd...your enthusiasm for LOTRO has me playing more often. If I were Cal, I'd so hire you. I'm sure I'm hopelessly behind you in levels, but we should conspire to play together at some point in teh coming week. If you look back in my posting history, I was not too thrilled with the game at first. I spent a month or so barely bothering. Anyhow. I love parts of this game, and see how things are heading (in a good way). I am up for playing with anyone; the trait systems is a boon for explorers like me as we enjoy completing and finding things within virtual worlds. In a nutshell: I have not completed every quest, would love to (and do) join lower levels to help with quests, and in return I get missing traits and whatnot as a bonus. On a tangent: Traits are AWESOME. I took some time to complete a few just to see how I would perform, and it truly is a noticable difference. One recommendation I would give: make shit percentages. An example is my herald. It gives 1.1 Morale to everyone in a fellow. Thats great, but slightly confusing to average Joe 6 pack. Would be easy to make it say 10%. Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on December 01, 2006, 03:11:31 PM /snicker
My daughter just found out I am playing LOTR. Evidently her mother let her watch the movies, and she is all sorts of excited about it. When told that Daddy needed to log in tonight to help with the stress test, and may even win a Wi (Told her chances were non existant), she informed me she could play Nintendo. Good thing I already planned on purchasing one! Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: CmdrSlack on December 01, 2006, 03:17:11 PM /snicker My daughter just found out I am playing LOTR. Evidently her mother let her watch the movies, and she is all sorts of excited about it. When told that Daddy needed to log in tonight to help with the stress test, and may even win a Wi (Told her chances were non existant), she informed me she could play Nintendo. Good thing I already planned on purchasing one! Heh, good luck! I'm calling all kinds of stores here in Chicago and finding bupkus. Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on December 01, 2006, 05:14:32 PM /snicker My daughter just found out I am playing LOTR. Evidently her mother let her watch the movies, and she is all sorts of excited about it. When told that Daddy needed to log in tonight to help with the stress test, and may even win a Wi (Told her chances were non existant), she informed me she could play Nintendo. Good thing I already planned on purchasing one! Heh, good luck! I'm calling all kinds of stores here in Chicago and finding bupkus. 2533 in que. Hawt. And its only 8:14pm or so. I think things will be smoother tonight due to less people logging in. Just a hunch... .... I live on hunches and do well with them. /shrug I have faith. Back on topic, I am logging off and logging back in, just to see if it was as fun as last night. :) Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Venkman on December 01, 2006, 05:47:30 PM I probably shouldn't have written that, but I was in a snarky mood yesterday. I realize that you're working crazy hours under contraints that you'd rather not have to adhere to. I didn't mean to demean your hard work. So my apologies, Cal. Nya nya, you got caught red handed! :-DAfter getting in from 2,100th in queue last night, I found the game played fairly well. I found the NPC/mob movement interesting. Like a cannary in a coalmine, you can predict a looming lag spike when a mob starts teleporting (heh, "telewarping) along their planned movement path. It was something like a 5 second warning. Just enough to not engage that Orc ;) Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on December 01, 2006, 05:54:55 PM Number 562 in que now, plan is to get in then relog in que. Just curious as to how well it works (already tested lag last night).
Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on December 01, 2006, 06:04:01 PM Number 562 in que now, plan is to get in then relog in que. Just curious as to how well it works (already tested lag last night). Whoa, game got in QUICK. Restarting que now, will do so for another 30 minutes or so. If I was to estimate, I would say about 75% gave up after a half hour, and 50% by an hour. After this times dropped dramatically, and log in times as a consequence improved as well. Just guessing, though :) All total? I would say 10k attempted last night, and around the same tonight. Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Venkman on December 01, 2006, 06:13:23 PM Your avatar. Eyes bleeding. Words. failing... wtf?! :-o
Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on December 01, 2006, 06:14:52 PM Your avatar. Eyes bleeding. Words. failing... wtf?! :-o I put on a santa hat and beard. Problem? Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Venkman on December 01, 2006, 06:29:36 PM Crap, you just made it worse! How little I knew ye! :wink:
Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Signe on December 01, 2006, 06:34:33 PM I like his avatard. It's festive.
Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Engels on December 01, 2006, 06:35:52 PM Kicked out 3 min after I got in. After a 30 minute wait!
Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Trippy on December 01, 2006, 06:37:45 PM Yeah I got booted trying to enter the world from the character select screen after waiting in the queue. The server is down now.
Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Calandryll on December 01, 2006, 06:42:52 PM Yea, server fall down and go boom. We had it running at 30% over max intended capacity. Not bad. It'll be up in 20mins or so.
Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Cheddar on December 01, 2006, 06:53:24 PM (http://64.251.14.125/temp/fatality.jpg)
For some strange reason I cannot start LOTR now. I check what strings are running and it shows nothing. Ill restart computer tomorrow (I was just quitting after hitting 500 in que and re-entering que, just to see how fast it went). Title: Re: Win a Wii Post by: Venkman on December 01, 2006, 06:53:39 PM Nice.
I actually watched it crash right from the launcher. Kinda like tailgating instead of being in the stadium :) |