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So I noticed that the Anno Online browser game (similar to settlers online) got shut down.
I'm wondering how long will it take before Settlers online gets shut down and whats going to happen when Flash gets discontinued next year.
Which leaves to wonder, if I should bother wasting my time with the new Easter event when all of this is just going down the drain when servers shut down. all the years of stuff ive spent gems on and built up. I have a lot of gem buildings. got all the gem pits. etc.
Anno stopped receiving updates in 2016. I wouldn't read too much into it. It's perhaps a sign of the state of the industry, but Settlers is obviously more sustainable. Concerns about Flash seem more relevant to me. I've gotten the sense that they'll keep TSO around if it can be justified, as long as they don't have to reinvent the wheel (no TSO 2, no HTML5), assuming there is a suitable alternative.
I've played a lot of online games that depend on having a server. And server gone = game over. All stuff gone.
You are right. I've enjoyed Dungeon Runners, paid for it monthly, and suddenly they shutdown the server with 1 month notice :( and nothing else after that.Quote:
Originally Posted by RonEmpire
All of this is very true.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gwalben
-BB_Odhran
Is there another alternative to flash than HTML 5?
It's a scary feeling, but this Easter event is how Anno's end started. Slower and slower responses, month long bugs before fixes, forums non responsive. That went on for a while and then the 'no more development' post. But they did give a year or two to play around with what you have before shutting down. I didn't stick around as was more into the end game anyway there than here.Quote:
Originally Posted by RonEmpire
We've handled pretty much everything with this Easter Events hiccups. The login issues are something that only affect some people, but others are totally fine. Hard to pin point what might be causing that when it's only some people. Also we have a team trying to recreate those issues as well, so that we can further investigate it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarMarl
The second quest not coming up was handled in a pretty timely manner considering when it happened. Now the third one, is one that is being looked into on what will be best to do with it and I will keep everyone updated when I find out more information. ;)
-BB_Odhran
I'm wondering if the login wait time problem is somehow tied to whatever solution was implemented to solve the file loading error that was happening a few months back. Remember that one?
It's just a hunch mind you, but around the same time this error disappeared, the login screen began sitting and sitting and sitting, getting progressively worse until we've gotten to horribly excessive wait times or not being able to login at all. This is definitely not a problem exclusive to the Easter event, it's just hit critical mass with the Easter event. Excessive login waiting time has been going on for a very long while.
Our team is currently monitoring things on our server side to see what might be causing the long load times. As soon as we see what might be causing it, we will work on a fix. Does anyone have these long load times on accessing the test server?Quote:
Originally Posted by Perwyn
-BB_Odhran
That's where it first showed up months ago. I imagine it's still happening. Haven't logged into the test server for a while, but will let you know when I do again.Quote:
Originally Posted by BB_Odhran
I tried to load in to test yesterday first time after system reinstall. Fixed firefox that works fast and 100% of the time on live.Quote:
Originally Posted by BB_Odhran
Didnt get past the usual point of getting stuck. Tried 3 times.
I get stuck at the same point on test as live, but my issues are rather limited compared to others and the delay is not very long.
Thanks for that feedback. I will keep everyone updated on when some changes might happen to Test, so that we can see if they are working and be able to provide instant feedback about them.
-BB_Odhran