Daily Restarts

[farshot]

What type of star alignment would it take to get daily restarts implemented?

1. It's reached a point where the game isn't playable outside of a short window after restarts.
2. Come the weekend any type of serious content can't be even considered.
3. Even casual content is beyond frustrating.

Just looking for a simple server down, server back up.

 

[pame12]

Maybe not daily, but like, one on monday, one on wednesday and another on friday to help with the weekend.
Not on weekends though.

Or maybe one on Tuesday and another on friday.

 

[rabidfox]

Just looking for a simple server down, server back up.

Simple is never simple when you power off and reboot stuff.

 

[Drunken.dx]

Simple is never simple when you power off and reboot stuff.

But restarting servers must be same as restarting your pc? Right? RIGHT?!

/sarcasm for those who were not aware of it

 

[Bowserkoopa]

When in doubt reboot it early and often. That's the IT secret to success.

 

[farshot]

Maybe not daily, but like, one on monday, one on wednesday and another on friday to help with the weekend.
Not on weekends though.

Or maybe one on Tuesday and another on friday.

Absolutely, any little bit that could help.

 

[nix]

Absolutely, any little bit that could help.

Only if they can be implemented on a rolling window e.g. every 23 or 25 hours so that no one timezone is impacted more than any other

 

[Buddha5440]

But restarting servers must be same as restarting your pc? Right? RIGHT?!

/sarcasm for those who were not aware of it

Of course it is! Anyone who posts on a forum knows this stuff better than the people running the game.

"/sarcasm for those who were not aware of it"

 

[Jack Jarvis Esquire]

Would this be just for Orien?

I thought that's where the weekend's problems manifested.

 

[Buddha5440]

When in doubt reboot it early and often. That's the IT secret to success.

You forgot about the 'Kick it four or five times' part.

 

[Buddha5440]

Maybe not daily, but like, one on monday, one on wednesday and another on friday to help with the weekend.
Not on weekends though.

Or maybe one on Tuesday and another on friday.

Might not be a bad idea but I would not suggest one on Friday.

 

[Kobay]

You forgot about the 'Kick it four or five times' part.

Ah yes. The percussive Method. Sometimes you just need a little physical encouragement.

I also have had great luck with blowing air into it.

 

[pame12]

Of course it is! Anyone who posts on a forum knows this stuff better than the people running the game.

"/sarcasm for those who were not aware of it"

You never know when you're tallking to a professional server administrator.
Or a village nutjob.

 

[Discount Gandalf]

I think assuming something is hard is the same error as assuming something is easy. If you have actual professional knowledge to back up your statements, provide it. That's far more valuable to a conversation than vague, condescending comments that simply imply superior knowledge.

 

[FaceDancer]

You never know when you're tallking to a professional server administrator.
Or a village nutjob.

Sometimes they are one in the same!

 

[farshot]

Would this be just for Orien?

I thought that's where the weekend's problems manifested.

Suggestion was in general, and yes this stems from the bad place that Orien is in.

 

[Svirfneblin]

I say try it for a week on Orion and let us decide how well it worked find the lowest population time from DDO audit and that’s when you do your reboot.

 

[FaceDancer]

Restarting the servers everyday is like putting a band-aid on a sucking chest wound.

 

[Jack Jarvis Esquire]

Don't see the need, unless for Orien, maybe.

Daily restarts across all servers definitely seems like a massive overshoot to me.

 

[Vox]

How long does it take to reboot the client if there is no maintenance / patch applied?