PBW Down? - Back up!

Cirvol · #1 August 17th, 2003, 04:36 PM

i can't believe pbw is STILL down

this is starting to get scary...
i really dont mind tooo tooo much since im on vacation, but i did bring my laptop

Excimer-500 · #2 August 17th, 2003, 07:06 PM

It's tough to imagine that it took less time to get the power back on after such a giant cascade failure, then it's taking to get this DSL back!

As for my neck of the woods - I can't complain at all about my Comcast Broadband. Even the tech that was sent to install it was well trained. He even stayed to resolve a problem I was having with it.

Tigbit · #3 August 17th, 2003, 07:55 PM

Okay, getting back on topic here.

I would like to send a message out to all those who have been holding up games all this time in hopes that PBW will be up soon. Guess what? It's not gonna happen that quickly. If they've been down this long they are likely to be down alot longer. The game admins can run the turns for everyone. What's the big deal? Are your fingers so lethargic that you cannot go through the extra effort of sending an email? This is a friendly plea to STOP HOLDING UP THE GAMES!

Geez, we all did fine without PBW before they existed and I can't believe that we can't play a game without them now that they have a long standing problem.

BTW, has it occured to anyone that they may be re-developing the entire system? They have had these issues a few times before.

P.S.
I am not looking for flame here but I have been in a game that has numerous people drop out and join and it's been held up much more than it's share. I am just tired of having to wait for months to continue a game that should have been finished by now.

Fyron · #4 August 17th, 2003, 08:24 PM

Actually... a lot of people did not play PBEM, and only got into MP after PBW came around...

Tigbit · #5 August 17th, 2003, 08:31 PM

Well then to them I am saying that it IS possible to play without PBW. My point stands. But thanks for the info.

TerranC · #6 August 17th, 2003, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gyphon:
BTW, has it occured to anyone that they may be re-developing the entire system? They have had these issues a few times before.

Now why would the PBW team try to redevelop a system that's been working like magic for as long as anyone can remember?

"If it's not broken, then you're not trying"
Red Green

Slynky · #7 August 17th, 2003, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gyphon:
Well then to them I am saying that it IS possible to play without PBW. My point stands. But thanks for the info.

I agree with you. I played PBEM before PBW. And when I ran a game at PBW (and it was down), I ran the turn manually at home and mailed them.

I suggested to the owners of the games I am in that they could be run manually but no one seems to have wanted to.

And I don't play against the AI. That ended long ago when I discovered PBW games and PBEM games.