Test is closed/down!
 

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Test Closed (again)
 

Test wont be open untill 1PM PDT time.

Maybe because they were bringing the bug fix updates from test to live?

yea no wonder live is updating by the way very slowly

Test Closed - 11/23/10
 

Test's closed, probably for new clothing.

-Crosses fingers- Lets hope so!

The site is closed for maintenance


lol just Maintenance not updates ..........

It always says that for updates....

Aye... :) :D xD
 

Aye, It better be new clothing or some new content.. its been 2 months now since we've seen new content on test lol :) :D xD :bookishfj7: :piratewheelgo2:

yes come on baby clothes clothes clothes

i think irs just bugs

omg its a new system to buy stuff from tailors

did u go on to check first?

http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/g...3_16-43-15.jpg

http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/g...3_16-23-57.jpg

http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/g...3_16-40-48.jpg

Yay... :) :D xD
 

Yay, New Clothes are here!! :) :D xD Thank you Disney!!! :buds: :dancetl6: :dancetl6: :dancetl6: :00001927: :psmiley27: :bookishfj7: :piratewheelgo2:

merchants are here yay

cant wait till it comes live cause im poor in test

hey dog ur in my vid im going to put in youtube you walked up to me with the clothes on at tortuga i think it was you at least. wow you can transfer guild masters now

Hold up. So not only are there new tailors, cloths, and a unique system, but you can ALSO transfer the rank of Guildmaster from one pirate to another? I think that's going to be extremely useful, in keeping a guild alive even after the GM leaves.

Well done, Big D :)

Woah thats cool!

Wonder when they'll close test again for a new update? :) :/ :bookishfj7: :piratewheelgo2:

Test closed
 

Test closed on 2/4/11 at 9:11 pm Est. Either it's a glitch on my iPod or Infamy is here!!!!!

Probably just an update. They said they would be closing servers soon. Even though they said it wasn't gonna be closed now, Disney does screw up sometimes... maybe a little more than sometimes, but thats beside the point.

EDIT: Never mind, Infamy has come on test xD

Infamy is now on test. Founders will get to turn on their founder badge on and off now.

http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/g...4_19-38-49.jpg

Notable changes:

New PVP arena full of rocks and great hiding places. Nice design.

You can no longer use tonics during PVP battles.

You are invincible when you spawn. This disappears when you start to move like SVS.

You gain infamy for each kill. You do not gain infamy from underleveled pirates.



WOOT.

Getting on test now!!! xD!!!!

Yarrr PVP Sea Rank has decreased from <> to <>, as the stories of your exploits faded.

Ouch...

I hope they get test back open soon! I dont really care much for the open server.

You could already not use tonics, and the invincibility does not go away when you spawn in regualr pvp. Also, a glitch I noticed was when porting from SvS while invincible, you remain invincible until the time runs out. New invinciblity glitch? Ugh....

Test is closed right now... still.... >.>

Hopefully they will open it up tonight with fixes e.t.c. :) :bookishfj7: :piratewheelgo2:

Do you think they're adding servers? If so, totally pointless unless they give more people test access, which will definitely be needed to test this update right, because it's hard to find some people to pvp.

They Just Removed Half of whats left!!!!!!!!!!

How many more days till the server is turned back on?

I don't know, could be a week. I hope not, but anyways. :bookishfj7: :piratewheelgo2:

I meant do you think they're adding some (Maybe just 3 or 4) to the test server, along with new members to the test server to make it easier to test the PvP system since you need many pirates for the full effect of PvP.

Well i can't get on tet cuz it says this
Proxy Error
The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.
The proxy server could not handle the request GET /pirates/.

Reason: Error reading from remote server



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Apache/2.0.52 (Red Hat) Server at apps.test.pirates.go.com Port 80

Maybe they're reopening it? :) :bookishfj7: :piratewheelgo2:

New update on the launcher page says CLOSED:

Seems like I will never get it downloaded on my new puter. Oh well, don't have my sea legs yet anyways.

God still closed now it looks like they wont open until Monday or late tonight because Dev's don't work weekends man I wish they would just open it.

It was really, really buggy.

Lots to fix, I am sure.

Still.... closed..............

Day 7 of being closed. :/

Has it ever been closed this long?! This is pretty absurd. They have test server so people can log on and find bugs... not so they can close it for a week straight.

Well, they are either working really hard, the server crashed, or someone forgot to do type in "/start_test_" :P

Its back up today! :P

Test Closed - 3/20/11
 

Test is closed.

Its a weekend... usually they don't do stuff on weekends, but maybe they are preparing for the next update? New ships would be nice... maybe they are prepping for a new release.

Either that, or its just bug fixes.

It's been closed for longer, actually. Since the 17th or 18th, I think. I don't know what they're doing, but I hope it's worth it. I wanted to work on my lower level pirate...

It could be glitches to fix on test and then on the next update they can transfer that to live. My guess.

Hmm... Interesting.

Very. If it's just bug fixes, then these must be some very serious bugs. Hopefully they're working on something big..

Test is back open today on Monday, I wonder what is new or has been fixed. :bookishfj7: :piratewheelgo2:

Probably an svs update

Test Site
 

Ok, something is up. Yesterday got "bad proxy server" when I tried to get there.
Today, cant even get to the site.
What is going on?
Cant launch the launcher either.

Ive been getting the same too.

Probably broken again :(

It would not surprise me if the Test Server was broken again. However, there is the possibility that Disney is adding things/fixing bugs there.

broken for me, too.

And I just 50'd my pirate!

Test Site Woes
 

Ok Whats up with Disney they shut Test Down And do not even Tell us The Site Is Down For Maint or new content The Test game dont even load to the log in box and potco news where it used to say it was down at least. now every time its Down nothing no warning no red bar to tell us its closed just poof it dont open period.

Test Server Site Wont Even Load To Say its down either there is not even a place to check for status.

Now why wont they tell us anything or say BLANK coming to Test Soon and searches online for answers are nowhere.

So How Do You Feel About It?:skull-crossbones1:

yes they want our opinions but yet they dont even inform us of whats going on

Perhaps they've stopped supporting Test for now, but when they release something they'll open it back up. I don't know, thats very strange that they're doing this. Could have something to do with the rumor that they'll stop supporting the launcher soon, but I don't know. Anyway, I'll see if I can shoot them a quick email soon to see whats up. Its very strange of them to just shut it down and not even give us a loading screen notification.

Test still refuses to load. I get the "retrieving version info" bar that runs
for a while and then stops.

they would tell us if they killed it forever, right?

It seems very odd. Either they're fixing it or adding a big update. :/ :bookishfj7: :piratewheelgo2:

o.0 They expect me to play through my browser? Oh that won't go over well...

Anyways, in regards to test, I don't have access (despite 3 years of nagging them for it) but I've come to rely on the test update posts here on the forums in order to keep up with what's going on in-game. I'm feeling quite neglected by Disney at the moment. =(

Sent in an email... They replied:

Ahoy Isaiah,

Thanks so much for contacting Pirates Online regarding your Test Server Account.

At this time our Pirates guests are not able to login to their Test Server Accounts. We are aware of the situation, and are working diligently to resolve this issue. We don't know exactly when they will be back up and running, as we want to ensure that all the bugs are fixed before doing so.

Thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you in the Caribbean again soon!

Stay savvy,

James

At least (I hope) we know this is a bug, not a Disney-doing-this-on-purpose kind of thing.

Why would POTCO (not D) do this on purpose?

I tried getting on today and it said 'Jolly Roger has cursed our site!' I read a post on here somewhere.... Somewhere... But I am hoping that it is for a new update and not just to fix a bug.

Well, on the bright side, at least the site is sort of working again...:sadmh9:



EDIT: I go bored at work. Here is the same site page converted to 3D. Use your nifty POTCO Red/Blue glasses. Might hold us over until test comes back...:psmiley35:..Maybe not though.

I dont think its a bug... i'm thinking something new is in the works...

You've got a point...

This makes me all giddy inside ( giggles )

I doubt something new is in the works, unless it is really, really big. When they close test for updates, its usually for just a few hours, and no more than a day. Test has been closed for what? A week? The only update it could possibly be is.... THE KRAKEN! Not really. But if it is closed for this long for an update, it'd better be something massive. I honestly think that it is either a bug, or what I said in my last post about them not supporting it except during testing times.

There are many possibilities since the "update" idea is out of the way.

- The Mouse took a vacation.
- POTCO ~ the 2nd Disney game that ended as VMK
- All the servers shut down.
- A giant burrito monster attacked the POTCO job-builing-thing.
- They ran out of rum.
- Major maitenence INCLUDES : new clothing ( just nw clothing colors ), new weapons ( just weak common weapons that are worthless), disuises ( just a navy hat ), ect.

- To many people were on at once, and the servers messed up.
- Geroge ( off of GTNATQFTLB ) found the legendary burrito.
- They ran out of rum.
- Some monster rum leaked.
- They ran out of rum.
- The wrokers took a vacation.
- They ran out of rum.
- someone touched the green meat.
- Did menton they ran out of rum?
( I wonder who drank it all? :psmiley35: )

I would hope that there are too many paying members to ditch the site altogether.

Out of the blue, recently I am starting to get email from Disney regarding the next Pirates movie.

Perhaps there is an update in the works to include some detail for the next movie, perhaps some cross promotion stuff?

Maybe Florida will be included somehow?

Maybe North Carolina?
*cough*black_beards_death*cough*
I mean, the villans always die, nontheless. Blackbeard willl die in this movie ( probably) which means there will be a little NC action.

But we must consider the addition of Ravens Cove. When they added that island, it was put in the ocean for a good length of time, clouded and unable to land.

If they were to add a new location, wouldn't they add in a similar manner? Small, simple update with the location first, then the meat of the addition later?

Maybe it is the ships and maybe the Sword of El Dorado!!! Maybe....

Test Launcher is up
 

Test Launcher comes up now but still site is closed soon there might be Test.

Sweet. Thanks for the update.

My Test launcher loads when I open it, but it doesn't show the login screen.

My launcher looks abit wonky.
When I try to sign in it says "Verifying Account ID and Game Access"
But the launcher does nothing.

Same here.

Yep everybody has this problem :easterchild:

I want it to be up soon, Test is the only place I go when I want to be alone! Or, of course, the top of padres volcano...

We can still do that??? I thought they took that glitch out when they removed coin toss.

I have my ways, my friend.

Can you PM your ways to me? lol

Test is still broken, but different. THe launcher screen looks correct now, but still wont get past first screen.

Online access from the website shows Davy Jones and the OOPS message.

Anyone else seeing anything else?