Release Notes - December 14, 2011

[Ice_Storm]

Originally Posted by Davy Bluekidd

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!
About time they released it, but I understand. They did an awesome job at making it, and finding all the bugs.
Plus, by releasing it on live, they have a ton more people who play pirates online to look for bugs, which will help it faster.
All in all, bravo.

There are still bugs with the update.

All hasn't been resolved yet, but they had a timeline to push this to mainstream.

Now, they recommend just hitting the Quiet oceans until they can shut the game down again and fix the remaining issues.

Originally Posted by leo

View this in any way you can. Computer logic or common sense. Why is it that none of the fixed bugs on test are a problem on live? Why is it that those random issues had to be tested on live?(which btw makes no sense). Why couldn't they be fixed on test since they definitely have the ability to then take the content to live where normal fixes get transferred just fine? Why does every fixed bug on test work perfectly fine on live when fixed on test first? Again, I love this content and in no way would I want to see it bugged. In the transferring of content from test to live, it's usually lag, delays and DCs that increase or change. If it wasn't that way then we wouldn't be able to find the live issues on test. Look back in potcos history. Most issues if not all were added due to content not being ready for live on test or rushed release. Big updates are horror to the game as they crash the game for days... It would be smart if they learned from the past and at least made sure the same problems don't occur...

But, if you see this:

Test Server = Endless time to create content

Test Server = Less volume in player send and retrieve packet functions

Test Server = Players are selected, not randomly given the permission immediately upon account creation

Test Server = No need if everyone could login to test (Defeats the purpose as they can't get any work done under heavy load).

Now if you see:

Live Server = Any player is allowed to play at anytime upon account creation

Live Server = Content in early stages of development are not present

Live Server = Load is 5-10 times greater than Test Server (Is why some bugs don't pop up on the Test version

Live Server = Hundreds of players playing at the same time hogs the server's resources, clogging packets and other data that makes it harder to process

Live Server = Will trigger new bugs as a result of high server load. Always.

Originally Posted by Tia

=D
I LOVE YOU POTCO STAFF
But only for changing one thing...
LETTING US USE LIGHT FRIGATES AND BRIGS <3
My membership ends in 3 days so there's something to be happy about. Better ships :3

Yeah, now I can finally use a good ship, the Brig, as a basic member and have fun sailing for a few days

Real time updates in-game:

As of 4:47 PM, 12/15/2011 I am getting huge server "hanging" time.

No server packet related actions are responded D:.

When I try to teleport, it hangs, doing no action.

When I try to open the Launch Ship menu, it doesn't open because it "hangs"


And this is happening on a quiet server....

There is a problem with this update... and it's seriously if it's happening in some quiet oceans...

[bludud101]

So.. Should I refrain from playing for a few day until the Developers make Live playable again? :P

[Ice_Storm]

Originally Posted by bludud101

So.. Should I refrain from playing for a few day until the Developers make Live playable again? :P

Not sure.

The only problem I found that involved my Pirate Data on the live server was when I saw the game screen load up before my .cfg file loaded into my game client while I saw it.

And that means everything on my character was empty/ said 0.

But loaded after a few seconds.

Idk if it affected the save file, though.

[leo]

Originally Posted by Ice_Storm

...
But, if you see this:

Test Server = Endless time to create content

Test Server = Less volume in player send and retrieve packet functions

Test Server = Players are selected, not randomly given the permission immediately upon account creation

Test Server = No need if everyone could login to test (Defeats the purpose as they can't get any work done under heavy load).

Now if you see:

Live Server = Any player is allowed to play at anytime upon account creation

Live Server = Content in early stages of development are not present

Live Server = Load is 5-10 times greater than Test Server (Is why some bugs don't pop up on the Test version

Live Server = Hundreds of players playing at the same time hogs the server's resources, clogging packets and other data that makes it harder to process

Live Server = Will trigger new bugs as a result of high server load. Always.
...

Let me put this in simplest terms i can, if you don't see my point than I give up. Ship customization was NOT ready on test so in now way was it ready for live. The issues were KNOWN on test and could of been fixed on TEST. The known issues posted by D are NOT even all the issues on the game. They are NOT new. Check any game on this world with a price tag of around $10 and see if any game will add content KNOWING that there are issues with it. There is NO reasons to test bugs on live. If the issues are issues on test, then they most definitely will be issues on live.Thus, my point is, fix everything you know on test first than fix any new issues that occur on the transferring of content to live. it's all logical. They have never done this in the past and it has always put POTCO down. It's most definitely time for a change in POTCO's strategy as so far it has proven to be a FAIL and sad that they do not learn from their mistakes.