Just to let you know there was something announced last night as a system
wide message talking about zone crashing so its happened to more than just
you.
----- Original Message -----
From: Robb Flynn <RobF@...>
To: <EQ-Monks@onelist.com>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 12:22 PM
Subject: [EQ-Monks] A warning for Fenin Ro players
> From: Robb Flynn <RobF@...>
>
> I write to let you know of a rather upsetting issue that I am faced with
at
> the moment. It appears to only be affecting me, but it is severe enough to
> bring to your attention as well, I think.
>
> Last night, while zoning from South Keladim into North Keladim (where the
> bank is) I crashed. A drag, but nothing all that new. The twist is,
however,
> I cannot log my monk, Praelor, back onto the server! I tried re-starting
EQ,
> re-connecting my ISP, and re-booting my system, all to no avail. I brought
> in a lvl 2 druid and /petitioned, and spent the next 3 hours speaking with
a
> guide and a gm. The GM said he would reset my character to a point prior
to
> the disappearance, but could make no promises on when that would occur. So
I
> logged and tried again this morning.
>
> And there he was, right where I had started Last night. Everything
appeared
> to be fine. I still needed to go to the bank, however, so off to Keladim I
> went, and upon zoning from S. Keladim into N. Keladim again, I crashed.
With
> the same results as last night. Well, it was 6:30 am EST, and no GM'S were
> online, but I did speak with a guide who promised to forward my problem to
> then first GM who showed up, but it would not be for several hours.
> Understandable, given that it was 3:30 am in San Diego.
>
> So now, with time to kill before work, I decided to experiment. I created
a
> Dwarven Cleric and ran him into the zone and promptly crashed. So at least
> it is not a corrupt character file with Praelor. I then created a Dwarven
> Cleric on The Tribunal server and zoned with no problem. Now I know it is
> not a corrupt N. Keladim data file and that it is specific to Fenin Ro. A
> few of my guildmates then create characters on Fenin Ro and zone with no
> problem, so it is not a server-wide issue.
>
> All this leads me to believe that it is something specific with the link
> between my system and the Fenin Ro servers, but I just wanted to give
> everyone a heads up on this "just in case". I am planning on re-installing
> EQ and running all the patches tonight, and will let you know the outcome.
> With any luck, that will solve everything and Praelor Dileasai will once
> again be running from all those nasty critters in Mistmoore (hehe). If
> not... well.. I just don't really want to think about the "if not"
scenario
> yet.
>
> Praelor Dileasai
> The Limbo Monk
>
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