Elite Dangerous | Trailblazers Update 1 - Thursday 6th March

[Richie J Mills]

 

[Burger]

Gonna push the hamsters too far...

 

[Kruzadar]

Hey folks,

The server hamsters need another 10 minutes to get back into shape. We'll let you know when they are ready.

hey Paul, no stress. Feed the hamster a little more and give him some Red Bull, then he'll run again o7

 

[vanFace]

And all because of Trailblazers - a questionable asset, at best.

I'd say it is because this was intentionally run as testing in production. And since the later usually works out exactly as we see it now (emergency fixes, struggles to keep up the system for customers, etc.), I'm not surprised at all.

 

[Gaitskell]

Game back on, Commanders.

 

[Born Free]

Hamsters are demanding retirement funds, profit sharing, and 45 days of holiday per year

 

[The Lawful]

Hey folks,

The server hamsters need another 10 minutes to get back into shape. We'll let you know when they are ready.

Play 'em this motivational song - without them, it would not have been possible!

Downtime Blues

Listen and make your own on Suno.

suno.com

O7,

 

[set-ekb]

good

 

[Richie J Mills]

 

[MDHansen]

I'd say it is because this was intentionally run as testing in production. And since the later usually works out exactly as we see it now (emergency fixes, struggles to keep up the system for customers, etc.), I'm not surprised at all.

So you'd rather they run a beta on seperate servers, where maybe 500 people, if even that, participated? Run it for 6 months and then release it and everything colapses, and only a quarter of the bugs are encountered and fixed, and most likely more bugs because of the bugs fixed.
Such a huge game feature update only had one possible way of being tested, and this open-live-beta was that way

 

[Rufus Ruffcut]

In your opinion, of course?

I'd be disinclined to offer someone else's opinion. even if I valued it.

 

[Helmut Grokenberger]

where maybe 500 people, if even that, participated?

With possibly lackluster motivation because everything will be wiped at the end.

 

[CMDR 1936]

Paul did. There's a link in the thread you quoted.

Thank you, did not notice!

 

[Paul_Crowther]

Greetings Commanders,

Elite Dangerous servers are now available. Please allow a few minutes for all servers to come back fully online.

 

[Kruzadar]

Greetings Commanders,

Elite Dangerous servers are now available. Please allow a few minutes for all servers to come back fully online.

We will treat the Hamster well o7

 

[Wasp0]

We will treat the Hamster well o7

All the coloured Snakes have Eaten the Hamsters......

 

[MDHansen]

With possibly lackluster motivation because everything will be wiped at the end.

yes indeed

 

[Rufus Ruffcut]

Game back on, Commanders.

Not from where I'm standing, it ain't.

 

[Jampire]

Still dead :c

 

[vanFace]

So you'd rather they run a beta on seperate servers, where maybe 500 people, if even that, participated? Run it for 6 months and then release it and everything colapses, and only a quarter of the bugs are encountered and fixed, and most likely more bugs because of the bugs fixed.
Such a huge game feature update only had one possible way of being tested, and this open-live-beta was that way

Where did I write this? My statement simply was about the reality of testing in production producing the issues we are currently seeing, nothing more, nothing less.
That said, I know that other studios happen to have huge game features that they are not testing in production. Hello Games with NMS, for example.