Curse

SincorpDeath · Mar 14, 2006, 02:55 AM // 02:55

hey guys, I was at school ALL day today, and i heard that trader prices were reset, so things like SUP. absorbtion were selling for 250 gold at trader, anyone get a SS of this? If so, post one : )

koneko · Mar 14, 2006, 03:23 AM // 03:23

Having played another popular online game long ago, I expected that ArenaNet would roll everything back. Districts were horribly broken, nobody was buying the crafting materials that I had gone to the Forge to try to sell, people were calling each other "n00blet n00bity n00bcakes" left and right.

Having nothing better to do, I decided to amuse myself.

I think I spent a total of 7.5k on runes. I got bored at that point and went off to watch the tele.

Guardian of the Light · Mar 14, 2006, 03:25 AM // 03:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by koneko

Having played another popular online game long ago, I expected that ArenaNet would roll everything back. Districts were horribly broken, nobody was buying the crafting materials that I had gone to the Forge to try to sell - everyone was in a frenzy.

Having nothing better to do, I decided to amuse myself.

I think I spent a total of 7.5k on runes. I got bored at that point and went off to watch the tele.

ROFL!!!

Myth · Mar 14, 2006, 04:20 AM // 04:20

dag namit... I MISSED IT AGAIN!!!!!!

voutlaw · Mar 14, 2006, 04:24 AM // 04:24

they are making it so no one profited, dont worry

Myth · Mar 14, 2006, 04:43 AM // 04:43

What do you mean by that?

Covenant · Mar 14, 2006, 04:52 AM // 04:52

Everything gets taken back.

That's what a rollback is.

Blaarg · Mar 14, 2006, 04:52 AM // 04:52

They are rolling the game state back 1 hr before the trader reset.

Mavrik · Mar 14, 2006, 04:58 AM // 04:58

that last laugh is on everyone who is going to lose everything they "profited on" during this

I'd be pissed if it was happening to me... but it isn't... actually I'd be pissed if they let everyone get away with it.

voutlaw · Mar 14, 2006, 05:00 AM // 05:00

i doubt that they WONT get back the money they spent on them.

Mavrik · Mar 14, 2006, 05:06 AM // 05:06

they should... its like doing a computer restore from a save made 2 weeks ago... everything is restored exactly how it was 2 weeks ago. Same with the roll back... it will be as though that hour never existed.

voutlaw · Mar 14, 2006, 05:12 AM // 05:12

just glad i wasnt involved in it

wouldve created too much confusion

ty3c · Mar 14, 2006, 05:13 AM // 05:13

well I wasnt even on when this happend I was sleeping so I just want everything to be normal Id hate to do the same missons over again cuz I alrdy did them

I just am hopefull that nothing else is wrong I dont wanna lose the stuff I paid for and traded for a long time ago.

Avarre · Mar 14, 2006, 05:35 AM // 05:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myth

dag namit... I MISSED IT AGAIN!!!!!!

Why is it that it seems 99% of people don't have a clue that a rollback is taking place and what it means. There is nothing to have missed.

voutlaw · Mar 14, 2006, 05:41 AM // 05:41

thats because they think u can keep the items :S

Myth · Mar 14, 2006, 05:56 AM // 05:56

Well I didnt know there was gonna be a roll back. I thought it was just gonna be like the time the trader reset and ectos were going for like 250g each.
My question about the roll back tho is that what happend if you got an incredibly good drop or you just capped a skill or whatever. Does that get rolled back too?
Exactly how does the roll back work?

Edit: btw im guessing that this day is gonna rank right up there with the AoE nerf as guild wars days of infamy or something to that effect lol

Avarre · Mar 14, 2006, 06:07 AM // 06:07

A game that is online constantly saves all existing data. A rollback is where the servers are restarted from a previous save. Basically, the time after the save they restore has not happened. If you threw all your items into the sea after that point, you will have them back, all xp, caps, missions done will revert to their status at the time of the reloaded save.

They're only removing the time after the error took place, so nobody will lose anything extra. However, anything you did after that point will be deleted as well.

I'm with Anet on the rollback choice.

gimpy wimmer · Mar 14, 2006, 06:09 AM // 06:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myth

Edit: btw im guessing that this day is gonna rank right up there with the AoE nerf as guild wars days of infamy or something to that effect lol

Actually there was an event like this in october or november or something like that didnt roll back then though kinda weird.

Avarre · Mar 14, 2006, 06:17 AM // 06:17

That was an intended reset of priced by Anet to try and repair the economy somewhat. This rolled back because it was unintentional, when the price data failed to shift along with the regular data when Anet was moving server stuff.

Haggard · Mar 14, 2006, 07:27 AM // 07:27

I heard of someone in the [AVE] guild spending 1000k on this, if it hadnt been removed think of the profits

*drool*