Patcher Woes

Let me express what many of you are feeling right now: Arrrrrrrrrgh! Let me in! Let me in! I want my Kitty! *breathe* OK. According to Sony, they are aware of the problems and are working on them, including bringing on more patching servers. Why they didn't think of this before, since this is almost identical to what happened at the original release is beyond me, but I'm sure they want you to play their game as much as you want to play it. Feel free to use this forum to try to help each other get into the game or to just console each other while you wait.

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# Dec 04 2001 at 10:15 PM Rating: Default
........
is there really anything else to say than "....."?
/sigh
/doability 1
YOU kick verant in the nuts for 65 points of damage!
ut oh
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:15 PM Rating: Decent
after 2 days of no EQ..the wife's gonna think im in love with her again instead of EQ...what to do what to do

Thar 54 champion
Zeb
RE: ut oh
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:32 PM Rating: Default
Yeah, mine too. And then when the game is up once more, I will have to retrain her to the way things really are, once again. GRRRRRRR!!!

Jhogo
Iksar SK
Sullon Zek
@#$@#
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:15 PM Rating: Decent
Okay, over an hour to download the "patches" on a DSL line none the less!!!! I managed to get in game for about 5 seconds, then video went nuts! Yes I meet the suggested video requirements. Now NADA. Thanks Verant! 'Preicate it...ARGHHH!
Team
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:15 PM Rating: Decent
I was just wondering, does anyone on Tallon or Vallon Zek know what team the Vah Sir are going to be on? They don't really seem to fit with anybody. Noble cat people...hmmm...humans..no...elves...no...shorties?...definetly not.

I would really appreciate the info
Peety
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:15 PM Rating: Default
ack...Now i'm forced to do something in real-life like take a shower or something.
ARRRR she BLOWs!
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:15 PM Rating: Default


ARRRRH she BLOW's!!!


think they got it bad i reinstalled EQ which means by the time it does come up there is going to be SO much traffic with people repatching, I just donbt want to think about it..


I SAY EVERYONE DOWNLOAD and EMAIL BOMB program and FLOOD sony's email support site!!

Bas#$ards!!
RE: ARRRR she BLOWs!
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:22 PM Rating: Default
i wish i had a "cause pain to verant" button.. i would put a paper weight on the button and walk away..

Rive of Xegony
[again.. read my first comment further down titled "just wrong"]
My woes...
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:14 PM Rating: Default
For what it's worth, here's what I get:

Hit EQ Icon, Patcher comes up with funky one-liner mode saying "Connecting...", then the new nifty patch proggy comes up and starts searching for updates and starts to transfer eqgame.exe, after a few seconds of extremely choppy DLing, it stops altogether... just sits there forever... any one have the same/different issue?

-Noloc
Ayonae Ro
RE: My woes...
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:28 PM Rating: Default
same for me...sucks don't it?
Glad I didn't take a day off work for this!

Aedile lvl 34 Warrior - Povar
RE: My woes...
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:20 PM Rating: Decent
Thats exactly what mine does too.
ARGH!
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:14 PM Rating: Default
i can't connect, it sits and takes a nap at the Connecting... screen. when i do connect it either crashes, or freezes. Or i get that Load File IO error er sumpthing like that, and other errors, not on the inet and such. this is sad...i am sad...i need a hug..I THINK I'M HAVING WITHDRAWL ::twitches::
And you expected what...?
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:14 PM Rating: Default
I REALLY expected this. With as many #^$% ups as Sony has had, did any one really believe that it was all going to run smoothly on launch day? The game can be laggy as hell to begin with, then lets add a new expansion pack that thousands of people bought and instlled making it necessary to d/l the new verant crap to supposedly get it working... What kills me is every one acts surprised! Verant should have seperrated the servers. Some for every one silly enough to rush out and buy the game the first day out and the rest for every one else that just want to play what they already have. They should also have had the down loads taken care of BEFORE today like they said they were doing. They might as well have set the new expansion up as a d/l the way things are working. Why buy a new game on cd if you have to d/l countles patches the first day? Oh well, I still like EQ better then any other on line game I have played, including DAoC. Eventually we will get back to killing monsters and making EQ life hell for each other... :)
Demand a Months Credit !
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:13 PM Rating: Default

Can you say, < denial of service?>
what SOL really means..
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:12 PM Rating: Default
Shadows of Luclin? Nah.

S*** Outta Luck.

I *knew* SOL was a bad abbreviation....and now i know why.
Playing
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:12 PM Rating: Default
I did find away in earlier tonight. But like a Jackass i camped to fix another problem i had in game. When you finally get through to the servers they give you a selection screen to choose from to set up play. It is based on your Ram. I choose Default mode due to having only 128 meg. It took away the sound choice. When i camped to reset them is when i crashed. I am an idiot, do not let this happen to you if you get through
Just Wrong..
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:11 PM Rating: Default
Asking for MORE money to play the SoL patch is one thing... Requireing thousands of their current subscribers to make potentialy Expensive Hardware Updates JUST to play THEIR game is........... "Gay"


Rive of Xegony
On the bright side
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:11 PM Rating: Default
Like everyone else, I am upset that I can't play EQ right now. yes, Verant and Sony once again underprepared, but considering the number of people trying to load SoL, it's not very suprsing. Let's hope they get it fixed quick. If they don't, then I may join the chorus to crucify them.

On the bright side, at least we don't live in Afganistan....I know I'm reaching for a bright side, but it's been a long day.

Seamas Braddock
Druid, Terris-Thule
bla
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:11 PM Rating: Default
HI MOM!!
Dooh, weeks away for me :(
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:10 PM Rating: Default

Bah, Dam verant again.

Us poor peeps in New Zealand have to wait 2 more weeks until we even get a chance to try to buy a copy before they go out of stock :(

Oh well, maby Verant might have got some of the bugs out by then.

Just remember no matter how annoyed you are not being able to play Luclin, there are still some poor peeps like me, who have weeks to go before we can even attempt it .

Seeya on the Other Side..

Sharafi Lim'Dul 54 Vicar
Farkuu Soultaker 54 Reaver
Zebarti Lim'Dul 44 Rogue

Bertoxx
RE: Dooh, weeks away for me :(
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:44 PM Rating: Default
My little Kiwi friend, suprisingly...that makes me feel pretty selfish, ******** about not being able to go online after a day and a half. WOW...look Ma, I DO have a conscience. You really do learn something every day.

Mj 49 Pally of Tunare, soon to be of DAoC if Verant don't stop tripping over thier ******
RE: Dooh, weeks away for me :(
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:21 PM Rating: Default
welcome to the club. Us people in the states are probably gonna have two weeks of uninstalled updates and no play anyway.
S.O. L.
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:10 PM Rating: Default
I spent 17 hours over the weekend downloading those damn *.s3d files only to find out that they come with the expansion?!

I too noticed that the everquest.exe files continues to run and messes up the second attempt to patch but task manager doesn't pick up on it.

I haven't been able to play EQ in almost a whole week with all that they have messed up. Are they planning on reimbursing players?

Must suck to have WIN95 right now. Heehee
maybe they knew
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:10 PM Rating: Default
i had a felling something would go wrong when i got the message that the patch was giong to take longer and the ETA of the launch was indeterminable...
web site
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:10 PM Rating: Default
it took 38 attempts to get the eq homepage to come up.
Mr nice guy
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:10 PM Rating: Default
This is the reason why i bought DAOC,While you guy staying here, pissing at Verant i'll just go have some rvr game. :P I know they ***** up but... Give them a chance will ya !
...
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:10 PM Rating: Default
you offended me.
this is just like a chat room ehh



Regent Bladechord
Bard, 25 and a massive undercon
Bristlebane Server
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# Dec 04 2001 at 10:09 PM Rating: Default
wow, i come from school, 2:45, and come home to play EQ after that hard day not playing it while the servers are down. Now, i been waiting sense 10:00pm today, nothing has worked, the stupid little freaken bar wont move, and i am sooooooOOoOO bored. I wanna play dammit! why why why?? i dont think being a kitty is worth the wait. I wasted a good whole day, well two if you include the server down day. whyZZ MEEEEEZ!!!???? I hope they dont add these days onto our bills, cuz i dont wanna be screwed over, again...


Valekd DeadFlame
Shadow Knight Iksar
Sullon ZeK
Guild: Flesh Reapers
Verant
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:09 PM Rating: Default


Verant!!?? THERE is NO Verant

They sold their souls to SONY ages ago, we will be lucky if there are any coder's left from them.

Just a performing trio of monkeys with sony tatoo on their butts

oh oh oh oh (monkey noise's)
burp
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:09 PM Rating: Default
Hey anyone know how to fix the problem i get of
no 3D device found, or something to that effect?
RE: burp
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:23 PM Rating: Decent
the way ou solve this is to go into your start--run--then type in dxdiag (nothing else just that). Now once that comes up go into your display tab and (ENABLE) 3d devices. simple as that and make sure you click on Apply button down at bottom! --Speaking of IO problems getting same thing here!
RE: burp
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:18 PM Rating: Decent
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61 posts
Go to everquest.station.sony.com and they have a link for people getting the <No 3D Device found> error.

Probably won't work though, knowing Sony. hehe

Oh yeah, that's just if your able to even get on the frigin website LOL. You think sony, making computers and all, would know a little about bandwith supply and demand )

Still trying to get my Local File I/O problem fixed in the meantime, so I haven't even checked out the 3D device flaw on their website, hope it helps you though )

Neverwinter
well this is total shiat...
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:09 PM Rating: Decent
I have a 900mhz AMD athon processor with 385mb of SD ram and a 32 bit video card (stock) and a frickin' cable modem, yet I can't even run this damn patch, I never had any problems with running all the old patches, but this one wont even let me start it, I get this stupid little box with Connecting... on it and it wont go any farther, my brother had some better luck they installed SoL and got the full patch and got on....only see they need a brand new computer, they were running a 633mhz pentium III with 191mb of SD ram, they can beautifully in everquest, even in raid situations, but now their comp wont even take the new faces or anything, they saw like a 1985 NES game when they logged on, everything has blocked, the trees all blocks, the mountains looked like someone made them out of legos and sat them there...its total ****...and i dont even get 5min of evercrack and I have to take a damn 4 hour test tomarrow AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
RE: well this is total shiat...
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:14 PM Rating: Default
All he need is 256mgb Ram update. and possibly a new graphic card.
RE: well this is total shiat...
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:11 PM Rating: Decent
Scholar
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You have to make sur that you have all virus programs disabled before running the patcher... I found this out the first day they put the new patcher up... Hope this helps...
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