Posts with tag ServerMaintenance

Just after 9:00 PM PDT, twenty different US realms received a 5-minute reboot warning. It was for the best, really, as everyone in my guild seemed to be able to chat, but very little else. Even the "quit" option didn't seem to do anything - the realm was an unplayable mess. However, after going down, neither my realm nor any of the realms that went offline with it, have come back. A message on the login screen vaguely states that Blizzard's technicians are working with a vendor in order to resolve the matter, but there is currently no ETA on the realms coming back online. So if you play on any of the following realms, my apologies - but playtime tonight has been interrupted: Andorhal, Anetheron, Archimonde, Black Dragonflight, Dalaran, Daivengyr, Dentarg, Duskwood, Executus, Haomarush, Khadgar, Mal'Ganis, Norgannon, Scilla, Steamweedle Cartel, Thrall, Turalyon, Ysera, Ysondre, and Zuluhed.

Well, you ought to know that for US servers, weekly maintenance is on Tuesday (Wednesday for those of you in the EU).  This means that every Tuesday (or Wednesday), all of the servers go offline so that Blizzard can do whatever they need to do to keep them running.  However, despite the fact that this is a regular occurrence, there are always players who are confused or upset by the downtime.  Fortunately, community MVP Palehoof has complied this handy guide to answer any questions you might have about the maintenance process.  (While the information here was specifically written for those of us on US servers, it might address some questions EU players have as well.)