Launch Day Traditions
Log onto the client to make sure I have the latest version downloaded and that there’s no last-minute 500GB patches that need to be applied before playing.- Clear my schedule for the day, knowing full well that the odds are it won’t launch on time and I might get an hour to play if that.
- Spend the final hours before the servers open scouting around the web and blogs looking for others who are eagerly waiting and chatting about it.
- For amusement purposes only, read the official forums and note how many people have pretended to be sick and/or lied to a spouse or parent to stay home.
- Agonize over what class I want to play first.
- Do a lot of chores around the house while I wait.
- Log in.
- Get disconnected.
- Server’s down.
- Go outside, shirtless, and wave a fist at the sky while yelling “CURSE YOU, [Name of Developer]!” until the neighbors call the cops to do a drive by.
- Log back in.
- Roll a character.
- Hit “play” and sigh happily.
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Haha. That sounds about right.
So, you are playing GA today?
It is 15°F here today, I’m going to skip the shirtless fist waiving.
And then 8 minutes before headstart begins, the entire STO website goes down
This bodes well!
I noticed that the server was down 15 minutes into the head start launch. Did you even have time to get outside and start cursing yet?
That sounds about right. I usually skip the shirtless fist waving and just curse vehemently at my monitor and maybe some walls. If I went outside shirtless i might burst into flames or something.
That is why I did not skip classes for it. I logged on 3.5 hours after launch though and was amazed at how smooth it was. I did not get disconnected once and no server crashes. Overall was a very enjoyable experience.