If you delve into the EVE forums, I am sure that you will see many threads discussing the current problems with the Dominion expansion. Many people complain about the new sovereignty mechanics…
…NODE CRASH…
…clear cache on local client…
….2 hours later….
…and point to them as the cause of the current biggest problem to impact game play, lag.
Since Dominion was released, the lag in 0.0 has become severe enough to simply prohibit playing the game. There are times that simply trying to…
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….3 hours later….
…log into a system with only 40 people in local can take over 30 minutes.
Have a major fleet fight? Forget being able to play. Even with requesting additional hardware resources using the fleet fight requester, as was done with the recent engagements in 49-, server stability was a complete joke. 1300 on grid, node crash. 15 hours later, 1200 on grid, node crash.
I know that lag is a very complex problem that requires many solutions…
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…to be implemented at the same time, but CCP is failing miserably at it right now. Since Dominion, EVE has simply not been truly enjoyable. I sometimes…
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….2 hours later….
Sorry about that, the node just went down. As I was…
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…clear cache on local client…
…45 minutes later…
Again I am very…
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…clear cache on local client…
…3 hours later…
Sense a pattern here? Frustrating, isn’t it?
Makes you wonder why you continue to play Star Wars Galaxies. OOPS, sorry about that Freudian slip there. Well, it’s not hard you know. Lack of stability of the gaming environment, not listening to your community about the issues encountered on the test server and then roll that defective code into production. Am I the only one who sees the parallels here?
I hate to say it, but I have to agree with consensus that many are voicing. Rollback the Dominion expansion. It’s not stable and thus it can not be effectively played.
Am I being a bit harsh here? I must admit that I am and rightly so. I feel as many dedicated veteran players feel. CCP has failed to improve the gaming experience with it’s latest expansion’s main objective, to improve the sovereignty mechanics. CCP has in fact, reduced the quality of game play.
So, am I being harsh? Look at it this way. With CCP delving into the Short Attention Span Instant Gratification market, A.K.A. First Person Shooters on consoles, what would the reaction be to a node crash?
FPS Gamer: ‘WHAT?!?! THE SEVRER IS DOWN?!?!? THIS GAME SUCKS!?!
***dials phone***
Customer Support: Hello, this is CCP customer support, how may I help you?
FPS Gamer:’THE SERVER IS DOWN! WHY CAN’T I PLAY?
Customer Support: I’m sorry, the logs don’t show anything wrong….click
***dials phone***
FPS Gamer: YOU HUNG UP ON ME FOR NO REASON!! THE SERVER IS DOWN! WHY CAN’T I PLAY?
Customer Support: We are sorry sir, the node crashed regardless of being reinforced as was requested by the combatants. You could try logging in again once population in the system has been reduced to manageable levels.
FPS Gamer: YOUR GAME SUCKS, I WANT MY MONEY BACK!
Customer Support: Sir, I am sorry that you are encountering difficulties. Please clear your cache and
FPS Games: click
My point?
To remind CCP that they are making the same mistakes that other companies in the MMORPG market made that led to their downfall.
CCP, you need to wake up. Stop ignoring your stakeholders, your customers and your investors.
You need to fix your product and fix it now.
Tags: Dominion, Dust514, Lag, node crash, server stability


