reo184 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Wanted to check on why everything game wise was down. You can login and get to the server select screen but all are greyed out. If no one is aware of this, then I hope this lets people know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 It was posted on Discord à hour and a half ago that all of the servers would be taken offline for two hours, starting 25 minutes ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovera Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 When in doubt check https://forums.homecomingservers.com/status/ - Simple guide for newcomers. - Money making included among other things. - Tanker Fire Armor: the Turtle, the Allrounder, the Dragon, and compilation of Fire Armor builds. - Tanker Stone Armor: beginner friendly (near) immortal Tanker for leveling/end-game and Stone Armor framework. - Brute Rad/Stone and compilation of Brute Stone Armor builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo184 Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 Ah, wanted to check, need to get that discord them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILIWAPCT Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 ...Ahh they have a website. Why can't they post here that they plan to take the servers down for 2 hours. We only know because @Apparition posted the information here on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gromartwo Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 28 minutes ago, Apparition said: It was posted on Discord à hour and a half ago that all of the servers would be taken offline for two hours, starting 25 minutes ago. Even those of us with Discord don't want to sign in there daily to check for maintenance notices. I usually check the maintenance forum topic and the server status before I log in. I played for a few hours on test this morning and signed out. Later on i check maintenance and nothing is listed, I check server status and all show okay. I log in and servers are down. In the forums I see Status is changed but still nothing in maintenance section. At least the patch notes were updated. It is easier and more convenient for the general user if maintenance notices are posted in the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Council Jimmy Posted October 1, 2019 City Council Share Posted October 1, 2019 It's safest to assume the servers will be down at the regular times every week. Check out the FAQ for more info. Generally we stick to Discord & in-game for the short-term announcements, so if you want up-to-the-minute info that's the place to be. 1 Got time to spare? Want to see Homecoming thrive? Consider volunteering as a Game Master! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucesim2003 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Not all of us use discord though. Surely the forums would be a more central and obvious place to post? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Council Jimmy Posted October 2, 2019 City Council Share Posted October 2, 2019 At any one time there are more users on Discord than there are on the forums. Discord is also faster and easier for us to use, especially when we're also working on other things (ie: preparing for maintenance). Again, the safest thing to assume is that there will always be maintenance during the regular maintenance windows. 1 1 Got time to spare? Want to see Homecoming thrive? Consider volunteering as a Game Master! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaVileTerror Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 The forums are more secure and reasonable, though. And since the forums are a check-and-done environment, as opposed to discord, the "any one time" metric isn't really a fair or accurate comparison. Until such a time as the Homecoming team can invest in their own VOIP/chat system, I don't think it's particularly beneficial to ask the community to rely on such a separate third-party piece of software. Especially that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justicebeliever Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I put discord on my phone. I seldom check it and have almost all of the channels muted, except server status and announcements. It’s way easier for me than the forums because I get an alert on my phone when the servers go down or the dev’s post an announcement. I always prefer my critical communications to be push notifications instead of me having to go check reactively. I’d rather know not to login prior to maintenance or because of an outage than have to check the forums every time or not be able to log in and have to track down the reason. "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth." - Niels Bohr Global Handle: @JusticeBeliever ... Home servers on Live: Guardian ... Playing on: Everlasting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo184 Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Is there anyway I can get the discord channel then? reo184#8758 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justicebeliever Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, reo184 said: Is there anyway I can get the discord channel then? reo184#8758 https://forums.homecomingservers.com/forum/26-city-of-heroes-homecoming-discord-server/ "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth." - Niels Bohr Global Handle: @JusticeBeliever ... Home servers on Live: Guardian ... Playing on: Everlasting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrmidon Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 4 hours ago, Jimmy said: At any one time there are more users on Discord than there are on the forums. Discord is also faster and easier for us to use, especially when we're also working on other things (ie: preparing for maintenance). Welcome to the future, brothers. 1 1 Playing CoX is it’s own reward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILIWAPCT Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 I signed on to Discord once. Asked a question and didn't get a answer. Came to the forums and got a answer. I guess it's a generations thing kid's stuck with their neck bent down to their cell phone. Back in my day we had to read books and we liked it 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmySky Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 (edited) This is what happens when a bunch of gamers decide to become devs lol. My kids have used discord for games for a while and stupid old mom finally had to dload it. I dont understand it, but I dloaded it! Whatever way the devs choose to communicate with us is good with me...it beats no communication and we've all been there before. Edited October 5, 2019 by EmmySky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILIWAPCT Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 On 10/4/2019 at 10:31 PM, EmmySky said: This is what happens when a bunch of gamers decide to become devs lol. My kids have used discord for games for a while and stupid old mom finally had to dload it. I dont understand it, but I dloaded it! Whatever way the devs choose to communicate with us is good with me...it beats no communication and we've all been there before. You're right. NC Soft just up and shutting down the servers is the worst! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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