Please don't rush the server

[Leanthar]

Rushing the server will cause it to crash.

[twidget658]

The oblivious questions:

How do you rush the server?

How can I prevent it?

[FlameStrike]

Rushing the server is logging in as soon as it comes up and while it is loading, so the best way to prevent that is... waiting about 5 or 10 minutes so it can load.

[Leanthar]

*nods* yep, just be patient is all we can really ask.

[Talan Va'lash]

Yeah, people used to be pretty good about this back when we crashed a lot more regularly heh.  Practice I guess.  Seen a lot more rushing lately.

-TV

[Acacea]

I take the downtime to hunt for munchies. And...you know. Watch the server status page like a hawk. (Empty...! Empty...! One person! ...Fifteen people! ...Empty!)

Yeah. I said munchies. What're you going to do about it?

[Zhofe]

Mmmmmm ... munchies ....

I guess I am kinda guilty of this too, though I try not to. Maybe munchies will help?

[Eight-Bit]

Zhofe - 8/31/2005  8:06 PM

Mmmmmm ... munchies ....

I guess I am kinda guilty of this too, though I try not to. Maybe munchies will help?

Munchies always help. I just wait until there are atleast 10 or 15 people on the server and the ping is below 250 before I log in.

[Filatus]

Don't look at the ping, but I take it low ping is good. (yeah don't know what ping is)

Always wait for the 10 people, on west server at least.

[Talan Va'lash]

the ping is how long it takes for your machine to send out a pulse, for it to get to the server, and for it to come back.

[Etinfall]

Talan, is there a way to check ping on a mac? Would I just need to start the shell up and use the lines mentioned above?

Etin

[Talan Va'lash]

Yeah, I've done it before.  I'm acctually thinking the unix commands are the same...  ping and tracert followed by the adress.  Open the Terminal and just type it in.

-TV