kiramon Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 For every game, it feels like Tuesday is always the maintenance day. Even HC has Tuesday as the maint day! I think maybe EQ2 was Weds if I remember correctly? Other than that, Tuesday is like always the day of choice.... which is pretty funny cuz it means theres just nothing to do on Tuesday mornings! If they were staggered, at least you could spread your wings in between downtimes... 😞 #SWTORisDown #CoHisDown #WoWisDown 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnifax Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 STOs is Thursday I think. My level 50 builds [Bullitt Time : DP/Kin Corruptor] [Carnifax : Ill/Dark Controller] [Kerriae : Plant/Storm Controller] [Echinoderm : Bio/Spines Tank] [Iron Brew : Mace/Rad Brute] [Snookered : Staff/NRG Brute] [iScream : Ice/Ice Scrapper] [Binman : Savage/Shield Stalker] [Modul-8 : Time/Sonic Defender] [Concussion Blast : Fire/NRG Domi] [Orblivion : Dark/Martial Domi] [Mombie : Necro/Nature MM] [Tempore : Water/Time Blaster] [Thermodynamic Flux : Ice/Fire Blaster] [Carni's Online CombatLog Parser Alpha] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Valiant Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Perhaps Tuesday was chosen because Monday would be used for final prep before an update and, if there's a problem that needs to be addressed with a particular patch once it has gone live, it gives them plenty of time to take care of it before the weekend traffic rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patti Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Long weekends happen on mondays sometimes. Don't want to stop people from playing then so Tuesday is the day that's free next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezmera Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Yeah pretty much all of the games and entertainment industry seem to have this cycle, aside from a popular game having an early release over the weekend which I'm sure the company undoubtedly have to pay extra for people to come in over the weekend and code things if something goes haywire. Seems like a reasonable cycle, try to iron things out and have all your ducks in a row. Having things happen on a Tuesday lets the devs have some breathing room throughout the week which they hopefully get to play this game over the weekend too rather than being bothered to code something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marine X Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Tuesday gets its name from the Anglo-Saxon's god of war Tiu, also known as Tyr to the Vikings. The Romans named their third day of the week after their god of war, Mars. That is why romantic languages like Spanish, French and Italian all have similar names for Tuesday: martes, mardi, and martedi. Essentially, the Maintenance Crew hate you and want to start a War. Not Really, just kidding, ha ha, uuuhhhh, never mind..... 2 " When it's too tough for everyone else, it's just right for me..." ( Unless it's Raining, or Cold, or Really Dirty or there are Sappers, Man I hate those Guys...) Marine X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Zot Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, Marine X said: Tuesday gets its name from the Anglo-Saxon's god of war Tiu, also known as Tyr to the Vikings. The Romans named their third day of the week after their god of war, Mars. That is why romantic languages like Spanish, French and Italian all have similar names for Tuesday: martes, mardi, and martedi. Essentially, the Maintenance Crew hate you and want to start a War. Not Really, just kidding, ha ha, uuuhhhh, never mind..... Nice bit of trivia regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-Six Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I think the devs just want to mess with Tanker Tuesdays. My Toons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperstrike Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 1: Mondays suck. 2: If they've been doing traffic analysis, it's possible that Tuesdays are their low-ebb in traffic. 3: Part of their maintenance and testing/update schedule coincides on Tuesday. 1 If you want to be godlike, pick anything. If you want to be GOD, pick a TANK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abraxus Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) I'd say that, at least for the 2nd Tuesday of the month, it is the day that Microsoft releases their security updates. So, applying those to the OS, and peripheral OS related app patches (.NET, Internet Explorer, etc, C++, etc.), on that 2nd Tuesday likely sets the pattern for server reboots for any other updates on subsequent Tuesdays. Just a theory. Edited August 18, 2020 by Abraxus 1 What was no more, is REBORN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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roleki Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Abraxus said: I'd say that, at least for the 2nd Tuesday of the month, it is the day that Microsoft releases their security updates. So, applying those to the OS, and peripheral OS related app patches (.NET, Internet Explorer, etc, C++, etc.), on that 2nd Tuesday likely sets the pattern for server reboots for any other updates on subsequent Tuesdays. Just a theory. That's a recipe for disaster 🙂 Always let the general public beta test MS updates for a few weeks before patching! ETA: In recent years, Microsoft seems to have gone to a "whenever the hell we feel like it" patching cycle, but could be that sysadmins are so used to monkeying with updates on a Tuesday that they stick with it for old times' sake. Edited August 18, 2020 by roleki He doesn't HAVE an ass. That's one of the things we're transplanting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nafsmar Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) Isn't it obvious that they want you to sing this song in anticipation. Edited August 19, 2020 by Nafsmar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrider_01 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 7 hours ago, Black Zot said: Nice bit of trivia regardless. Sun Day - Day of the sun Moon Day - Day of the moon Twos Day - Depends on calendar and where it is used in the world, Monday is considered 1s day of the week than Tuesday is 2nd otherwise Sunday forces Monday/Tuesday to 2nd/3rd. And the Tyr thing going on Wodne's day - Day of Woden, also known as Odin Thor's day - Hammer boy got one named after himself. Frige day - Goddess Frigg Saturn's Day - God Saturn in Roman mythology. Yeah, all is from Wikipedia and that is a cringe source for information. Still, does make sense in a way on how the days are pronounced. "Farming is just more fun in my opinion, beating up hordes of angry cosplayers...." - Coyotedancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abraxus Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 3 hours ago, roleki said: That's a recipe for disaster 🙂 Always let the general public beta test MS updates for a few weeks before patching! ETA: In recent years, Microsoft seems to have gone to a "whenever the hell we feel like it" patching cycle, but could be that sysadmins are so used to monkeying with updates on a Tuesday that they stick with it for old times' sake. I am a SysAdmin in my day job, and I deal with security patching for 14,000 servers. We run patches on our test systems on the 2nd Tuesday, which gives app owners a week to test to make sure that everything still works (though most don't actually avail themselves of the opportunity, to their own despair at times). On the third Tuesday, we patch our production systems, and on the 4th Tuesday, we patch our Disaster Recovery systems, and the odds and ends that just couldn't be part of the first two groups, for whatever reason. Then, we spend whatever time there is from there, until the start of the new cycle to get compliance as high as it can be, before it all resets to zero. That is a lot of what I do. So, yeah...I get the whole patching thing. Whose to say that they actually apply MS updates on the 2nd Tuesday? Perhaps they accomplish some other maintenance on that day, and save the actual patching until a week, or two later, as we do. But, it is not outside the realm of possibility that Tuesday works for one, so why not just standardize on it. Crazier things have happened. That's my speculation on it, for whatever it's worth. 1 What was no more, is REBORN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zergor Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Being in IT here, we patch on Tuesday because Monday's suck. Never patch on Friday unless you are volunteering to work all weekend and field all calls. If you patch on Tuesday you have Wed-Friday to fix things if something breaks. MMO's are prime time on the weekend so I would assume some sort of similar logic. Reduce impact of an issue on prime time, reduce support cost of weekend labor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abraxus Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Zergor said: Being in IT here, we patch on Tuesday because Monday's suck. Never patch on Friday unless you are volunteering to work all weekend and field all calls. If you patch on Tuesday you have Wed-Friday to fix things if something breaks. MMO's are prime time on the weekend so I would assume some sort of similar logic. Reduce impact of an issue on prime time, reduce support cost of weekend labor. ^ This too! 2 What was no more, is REBORN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTeague Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I'm not sure the planet can contain the amount of Rage that would be generated if Blizzard took down WoW for half a Saturday. Much less the "Screw that noise, I'm not working Saturday either...." angle. Roster: MTeague's characters: The Good, The Bad, and The Gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oubliette_Red Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) Because if shit blows up, there is time before the weekend to fix it. No developer wants their game, especially a multi-player to be off-line on the weekend. Most developer's bean-counters don't like paying OT for when shit breaks and they have to work the weekend/late into the night to fix it. When you work late/long hours/weekends to fix major blocking issues (game crash/exploit/etc) targeted, but less thorough testing occurs. At the latest, Thursday is the last day most developers like to drop an update/patch. I've seen it done on Fridays, and I've seen it go horribly wrong. Edited August 20, 2020 by Oubliette_Red Dislike certain sounds? Silence/Modify specific sounds. Looking for modified whole powerset sfx? Check out Michiyo's modder or Solerverse's thread. Got a punny character? You should share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikOz Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 New albums and DVD releases typically drop on Tuesdays as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greycat Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Well, Monday was never good anyways. Tuesday, things go a little sideways. Wednesday things go better - just for spite. Thursday and Friday take too long. Before you know it, Saturday's gone... Primarily on Everlasting. Squid afficionado. Former creator of Copypastas. General smartalec. I tried to combine Circle and DE, but all I got were garden variety evil mages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techwright Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 On 8/19/2020 at 8:30 PM, MTeague said: I'm not sure the planet can contain the amount of Rage that would be generated if Blizzard took down WoW for half a Saturday. Pretty sure that was called the "Corrupted Blood Incident". Fortunately, subscription numbers had not reached their peak yet, so the planet survived. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theScott Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 I blame it on Microsoft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theScott Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 On 8/21/2020 at 4:20 PM, RikOz said: New albums and DVD releases typically drop on Tuesdays as well. Music has been moved to Fridays 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironblade Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 On 8/21/2020 at 4:34 PM, Greycat said: Wednesday things go better - just for spite. Originally on Infinity. I have Ironblade on every shard. - My only AE arc: The Origin of Mark IV (ID 48002) Link to the story of Toggle Man, since I keep having to track down my original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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