Test Server Load-in Issues
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Posted on: 2010-03-04 15:48 in The Global Training Room Test Server
I suppose you could try nuking the test install and redownloading from scratch. Sounds about the only other thing to try. You could also put in a support ticket and see what they suggest. But...unless you have an invite to the Beta, the whole thing is moot right now since you won't be able to get in anyways. Just sayin'.
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Yea, I'm not complaining so don't get me wrong but this seems to be the most disorganized closed beta they have done as far as I have seen : [
Hope to get some news on that asap :]
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No offense but how is this disorganized? It could be a computer issue on your end. Even if you have a brand new top of the line computer write errors can still occur. These types of errors can break the install of a program and require a reinstall. I've seen it a lot where I work as I am the IT there. It may have nothing to do with the Test Server or the patch at all. Plus the patch has been out since yesterday... Don't go dooming them already!
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Originally Posted by Domino33
Yea, I'm not complaining so don't get me wrong but this seems to be the most disorganized closed beta they have done as far as I have seen : [
Hope to get some news on that asap :] |
No, I don't mean my issue silly. :]
I mean in general, reading a few threads here.
For instance, "is this closed I17 beta? and does DS fall into that catagory? Who all is invited? What about the loyalty program?" <- (Not my questions.)
Not my issue, I figure my issue was my own computer's fault and I have no idea how to fix it lol.
When I was able to download the patch, starting around 8:30 PM EST on the 2nd, it took me about an hour and 15 mins. to download. Then, when it went to apply, something screwed up. I got an error about C:\Program Files (x86)\CohTest/something-or-other not existing/being valid. Well, yeah. The web uses / and compys use \. Ooops.
I had to close the updater, and the restart it. At that point, it downloaded the file manifest, and fixed each file, byte by byte. At one point, it said it had just shy of 10 hours to go before it was finished. >.< IIRC, it started around 10:00 PM EST, and when I finally gave up and went to bed, it was around 1:00 or 2:00 AM EST. It was still working on it when I got up for work Wednesday at 8:30 AM EST, but was finished when I got home at 1:30 PM EST.
Dunno what went wrong and caused it to throw out the wrong slash, but that royally sucked. >.< And it seems I'm the only one it happened to. *sigh*
So, yeah, to me, it kinda seems a little disorganized, but not too bad. *shrugs* YMMV.
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Originally Posted by Domino33
No, I don't mean my issue silly. :]
I mean in general, reading a few threads here. For instance, "is this closed I17 beta? and does DS fall into that catagory? Who all is invited? What about the loyalty program?" <- (Not my questions.) Not my issue, I figure my issue was my own computer's fault and I have no idea how to fix it lol. |
Sorry I misunderstood 
Most of the threads on The Test Server forums were sparked from people's speculations... Not form the devs or a lack of communication, but from people's speculation. Everyone is making assumptions and people that don't know better are believing that those people's assumptions should be true because they want them to be and then making their own threads with complaints that they can't do what they think they should be able to do.From the posts I've made on the matter people are going to think I'm like in love with the Devs or something... BUT I just see from the Devs point of view how frustrating reading all the crap in the Training Room Forum could be right now. I probably wouldn't comment either! Plus thanks to the marketing department they can't tell us what they want to tell us, when they want to tell us.
Plus I don't think they HAVE to tell us what's in CB. Only the people in CB really have to know anyway right? What if they told us and then they took out one of the features cause it didn't fly? Everyone would be mad then too... O well... Can't make them all happy!
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That exact same problem has happened to me before on the live servers. If I remember correctly, I fixed the issue by moving CoHUpdater.exe to the desktop and running it from there. It then automatically put a corrected CoHUpdater.exe back in the install directory.
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Originally Posted by Kheldarn
Dunno what went wrong and caused it to throw out the wrong slash, but that royally sucked. >.< And it seems I'm the only one it happened to. *sigh*
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Lol that would have saved Kheldarn some time lol! |
Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
That exact same problem has happened to me before on the live servers. If I remember correctly, I fixed the issue by moving CoHUpdater.exe to the desktop and running it from there. It then automatically put a corrected CoHUpdater.exe back in the install directory.
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Maybe, but I do NOT place anything on my dekstop. That's for shortcuts only.
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Same here, but when the issue arises I COPY the updater to the desktop, run it, then delete it afterward.
No muss, no fuss, no bother.
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Well, I finally decided to try and set up Test. I went through the instructions, copied the needed shortcut, typed in the proper ' -test' and let it start downloading. This was yesterday (Mar. 9) late afternoon, and I gave up after seeing that it was going to take 22 hours and the time kept increasing! So, I decided to wait a few hours, and restarted the download at about 11:30 PM, and was given an estimate of only three hours. Needless to say, it took a bit longer, ending at about 4:20 AM. So, it finishes, I load it up, get logged in no problem, click on 'Training Room', and get the following:|
Originally Posted by Kheldarn
When I was able to download the patch, starting around 8:30 PM EST on the 2nd, it took me about an hour and 15 mins. to download. Then, when it went to apply, something screwed up. I got an error about C:\Program Files (x86)\CohTest/something-or-other not existing/being valid. Well, yeah. The web uses / and compys use \. Ooops.
I had to close the updater, and the restart it. At that point, it downloaded the file manifest, and fixed each file, byte by byte. At one point, it said it had just shy of 10 hours to go before it was finished. >.< IIRC, it started around 10:00 PM EST, and when I finally gave up and went to bed, it was around 1:00 or 2:00 AM EST. It was still working on it when I got up for work Wednesday at 8:30 AM EST, but was finished when I got home at 1:30 PM EST. Dunno what went wrong and caused it to throw out the wrong slash, but that royally sucked. >.< And it seems I'm the only one it happened to. *sigh* So, yeah, to me, it kinda seems a little disorganized, but not too bad. *shrugs* YMMV. |
" Account XXXXXXXX is not allowed on this server. reason: Public access to this server has been disabled."
(I've edited out my account info here, just to be on the safe side.)
I actually sent in a question ticket about how to connect to the test server - because, let's face it, the instructions they've given in the past are not all that user-friendly - so I just added to my question with the info I've given here. I'll leave it for now and try again later tonight, in the hopes that it's just a case of needing to wait a set number of hours for it to kick in, but to tell the truth, this is not very reassuring to me.
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The Test server is closed for i17 Closed Beta, only the people who are invited in atm are able to log into the server. |
Originally Posted by Dave_67
Well, I finally decided to try and set up Test. I went through the instructions, copied the needed shortcut, typed in the proper ' -test' and let it start downloading. This was yesterday (Mar. 9) late afternoon, and I gave up after seeing that it was going to take 22 hours and the time kept increasing! So, I decided to wait a few hours, and restarted the download at about 11:30 PM, and was given an estimate of only three hours. Needless to say, it took a bit longer, ending at about 4:20 AM. So, it finishes, I load it up, get logged in no problem, click on 'Training Room', and get the following:
" Account XXXXXXXX is not allowed on this server. reason: Public access to this server has been disabled." (I've edited out my account info here, just to be on the safe side.) I actually sent in a question ticket about how to connect to the test server - because, let's face it, the instructions they've given in the past are not all that user-friendly - so I just added to my question with the info I've given here. I'll leave it for now and try again later tonight, in the hopes that it's just a case of needing to wait a set number of hours for it to kick in, but to tell the truth, this is not very reassuring to me. |
If you don't get a invite to the Closed Beta, you'll have to wait until Open Beta to log in.
If you were invited to the Close Beta, PM one of the Mods for help.
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Yeah, I just got the e-mail reply from Support saying the same thing.|
Originally Posted by Lord Ajax
The Test server is closed for i17 Closed Beta, only the people who are invited in atm are able to log into the server.
If you don't get a invite to the Closed Beta, you'll have to wait until Open Beta to log in. If you were invited to the Close Beta, PM one of the Mods for help. |
The problem is, if there was a message saying that it was in closed beta mode at the time, I wouldn't have felt frustrated, thinking that things had been screwed up even though I had followed the installation instructions to the letter - after having to re-read parts of it three times because it was quite confusing.
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Originally Posted by Dave_67
Yeah, I just got the e-mail reply from Support saying the same thing.
The problem is, if there was a message saying that it was in closed beta mode at the time, I wouldn't have felt frustrated, thinking that things had been screwed up even though I had followed the installation instructions to the letter - after having to re-read parts of it three times because it was quite confusing. |
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=211335
and you can assume if you didn't get an invite that you are not YET in the beta. More waves will be added later, but for now you are not in it.
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This message you got:|
Originally Posted by Dave_67
The problem is, if there was a message saying that it was in closed beta mode at the time, I wouldn't have felt frustrated, thinking that things had been screwed up even though I had followed the installation instructions to the letter - after having to re-read parts of it three times because it was quite confusing.
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"Account XXXXXXXX is not allowed on this server. reason: Public access to this server has been disabled."
That IS the message saying that the server is in Closed Beta Mode. It's been that way since the first Closed Beta Test with Issue 9.
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That sucks. It's only been a week since they made Dual Pistols live for people who pre-but the non-boxed set...and I only had my toon up to level 32-ish...wanted to build out the rest of the levels, experiment with some more of the upper end powers for DP, and see what my toon had slotted to put him into Mids...NOT ANYMORE!!! >=(
*sigh* fine, i'll just wing it with Mids as usual.
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Closed Beta never seems organized when you look at the Training Room forum, because all that happens in Open areas is wheel spinning.|
Originally Posted by Domino33
No, I don't mean my issue silly. :]
I mean in general, reading a few threads here. For instance, "is this closed I17 beta? and does DS fall into that catagory? Who all is invited? What about the loyalty program?" <- (Not my questions.) Not my issue, I figure my issue was my own computer's fault and I have no idea how to fix it lol. |
If you didn't get an email invite, and you can't see the Closed Beta Forum sections, this is not the place to post if you want to know if you're really in.
Send a PM to Avatea or Mod8. They can tell you if you're in, or make sure you're flagged to see the Closed sections if you can't now.
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God forbid the devs use test server to test stuff. So unfair that you can't use it for what you want on demand.
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Originally Posted by Taxibot_Alien
]] "Account XXXXXXXX is not allowed on this server. reason: Public access to this server has been disabled."
That sucks. It's only been a week since they made Dual Pistols live for people who pre-but the non-boxed set...and I only had my toon up to level 32-ish...wanted to build out the rest of the levels, experiment with some more of the upper end powers for DP, and see what my toon had slotted to put him into Mids...NOT ANYMORE!!! >=( *sigh* fine, i'll just wing it with Mids as usual. |
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Re: the OP ... I have the same problem, even with the most recent patch on Test. I start the program up, get the "Loading" bar, and then it stalls. My computer is still functional, but the CoH program is in limbo.
I've PMed a redname about it, and got the response that there are several people who are seeing this phenomenon. It's something they'll have to sort out, most likely before the beta expands to larger audiences.
I use ATI graphics, btw.
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No offense to anyone including you Taxibot, but this is the kind of mentality that keep people OUT of Closed Beta's. If I was a Dev and I read this, the last thing I would do is let you on the test server just so you could "Try something out for free". That mentality is what makes beta's hectic. Some people truly want to test issues while some just want to try out new stuff... Which would you want in the beta of your game?
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Originally Posted by Taxibot_Alien
]] "Account XXXXXXXX is not allowed on this server. reason: Public access to this server has been disabled."
That sucks. It's only been a week since they made Dual Pistols live for people who pre-but the non-boxed set...and I only had my toon up to level 32-ish...wanted to build out the rest of the levels, experiment with some more of the upper end powers for DP, and see what my toon had slotted to put him into Mids...NOT ANYMORE!!! >=( *sigh* fine, i'll just wing it with Mids as usual. |
Taxibots char will still be there on the test server tho,
Once it goes open beta and we can all get in then 'he' can get the info from the test server.
Last open beta I wrote down the slotting and saved my costume and powers info using the tailor screen.
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That is true... I wonder if people that didn't PRE-PURCHASE GR can get on the test server and still use DP... That would be interesting. I would think that they wouldn't be able to make a new one, but what if they have one on there from the DP test... Hmmmm... My thinker hurts! lol |
Originally Posted by Coolio
Taxibots char will still be there on the test server tho,
Once it goes open beta and we can all get in then 'he' can get the info from the test server. Last open beta I wrote down the slotting and saved my costume and powers info using the tailor screen. |
I know that when I tried a few days ago I wasn't able to get on. So no, pre-purchasing GR doesn't let you get onto the Test server to use DP. It's simply Closed for testing Issue 17 items.
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that's not what i meant. i just meant when it went in to open beta again, or when it is just the regular test server. not now since i know it is CB
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Originally Posted by Texas Justice
I know that when I tried a few days ago I wasn't able to get on. So no, pre-purchasing GR doesn't let you get onto the Test server to use DP. It's simply Closed for testing Issue 17 items.
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It seems that I have patched and verified the files but, as soon as the updater closes and the game starts to load up it does not.
I have ran in admin. mode, as well as safe mode. It still will not load, I left it loading over night and it did not load up the next day. According to my task manager it is responding so it's not frozen.
Help? Anything? lol