Server Screw Up Kills MMO
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Sure, but for the short-minded it does make for a nice excuse as to why they close it down. Given that the playerbase wasn't too big either.Grey Carter said:
Wow. What a shame, for all concerned. Seriously, epic fail on the part of the developers. Or it might be a case of cut and run... "lolgais we accidentally our game... sorry, can't refund. Ty for the money though..."
Most competent developers store the source code in a few places at least. It seems unlikely that they'd put it on the same machines that run the server programs. Why would they? It doesn't need to be there at all, since the written source isn't used in the final product, only the compiled program you get out of it.Phishfood said:Duh, the source was stored on the server. Where else do you put source code than the production server? don't ask such stupid questions.QuadFish said:
Also, I suspect this is what the server looked like.
Then again, that's assuming these guys are one of the "competent developers", which is probably giving them too much credit.
No! My Asian video games are dying!
Well, on the bright side, if they were dumb enough to make a mistake that bad, it couldn't have been that great of an MMO to begin with.
Still, one less video game in the world is a bad thing. And think about all that hard work down the drain. It much be wrenching. I haven't even worked on it and I feel it. I wouldn't be surprised is someone killed themselves over this, as sad as that would be.
Well, on the bright side, if they were dumb enough to make a mistake that bad, it couldn't have been that great of an MMO to begin with.
Still, one less video game in the world is a bad thing. And think about all that hard work down the drain. It much be wrenching. I haven't even worked on it and I feel it. I wouldn't be surprised is someone killed themselves over this, as sad as that would be.
How is this any different to a game shutting off it's servers due to lack of funding?
Seems like a good racket to me. Make a game, give it away, charge micro-transactions, turn off the servers at the tipping point and call it an "oops, we forgot to backup", have a good laugh and head to the bank.
Seems like a good racket to me. Make a game, give it away, charge micro-transactions, turn off the servers at the tipping point and call it an "oops, we forgot to backup", have a good laugh and head to the bank.
How... What... this makes no sense. So their server files on the live servers were the ONLY server files? They didn't have internal dev builds? They didn't have the client on another network for testing?
That pretty much tells you they didn't even work on the game. For crap's sake, how do you even do something like this?
That pretty much tells you they didn't even work on the game. For crap's sake, how do you even do something like this?
Guys, I accidentally the entire server, is that bad?
I have no idea how one deletes the entire game which was probably on multiple servers. I guess if you have the guy who has no idea what he's doing pushing buttons but I still can't figure out how it could be that easy. Don't you not want to do this and thus put safeguards against such a thing? I mean rm -r *.* usually pops up a warning message.
I have no idea how one deletes the entire game which was probably on multiple servers. I guess if you have the guy who has no idea what he's doing pushing buttons but I still can't figure out how it could be that easy. Don't you not want to do this and thus put safeguards against such a thing? I mean rm -r *.* usually pops up a warning message.
Okay, I can see character data being lost, if it isn't backed up, but that just forces the MMO to start anew, and everybody has to re-roll as a level 1 character. Hopefully purchased items could be restored since there has to be some evidence of the money transaction somewhere. Such would be embarrassing, but the game isn't dead.
Sure, there is code that runs the servers, which if accidentally deleted would be problematic, but I think most of the code runs the clients, and copies of that code would be commonplace on any number of download sites, or on DVDs if the game comes on that. Worst case scenario they have to rewrite the server code, no small feat, but shouldn't be insurmountable.
So, color me skeptical. Besides, in Japan don't they stab themselves in the stomach if you do something like that? If somebody stabs his or her self, okay I'll believe it. Until then, color me skeptical.
Sure, there is code that runs the servers, which if accidentally deleted would be problematic, but I think most of the code runs the clients, and copies of that code would be commonplace on any number of download sites, or on DVDs if the game comes on that. Worst case scenario they have to rewrite the server code, no small feat, but shouldn't be insurmountable.
So, color me skeptical. Besides, in Japan don't they stab themselves in the stomach if you do something like that? If somebody stabs his or her self, okay I'll believe it. Until then, color me skeptical.
"brings the whole microtransction model into question"?
Seriously?
I know the Escapist likes to have ridiculous and sensational endings in articles for some inexplicable reason, but this isn't a condemnation of microtransactions, it's a condemnation of not backing up your data - just like the article says two paragraphs before that.
Seriously?
I know the Escapist likes to have ridiculous and sensational endings in articles for some inexplicable reason, but this isn't a condemnation of microtransactions, it's a condemnation of not backing up your data - just like the article says two paragraphs before that.