Crashing repeatedly, maybe level shift related.

I ran the STF and got the Notice of the Well with no problems whatsoever in 58 minutes. Then I formed a new team for an STF, with people who had missed the first run.

We crashed during the first mission when the AV spawned (02-01-2011 16:57:41) with the mission being reset. We finished it, then moved onto the second mission, which crashed on us twice (02-01-2011 17:12:17 and 02-01-2011 17:16:53) both times resetting completely, at which point the team gave up.

I reformed with 2 different characters and started again, at which point we mapserved, with the whole mission being reset, while we were fighting cables (02-01-2011 17:27:13). All times are GMT-3.

Is anyone else seeing this? In the first crashed run we had 2 people with level shifts; in the second crashed run, only I had a level shift. I'm unslotting my level shift now to see if that helps matters any.

Edit: after removing the level shift, we completed the Task Force with no crashes. Coincidence maybe, but still.

Removing the level shift also worked for PowerStream and Master Zaprobo

Edit 2: the issue is currently being investigated; let's hope for a hotfix soonish!

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Originally Posted by Avatea Hi everyone, we are aware that some users are experiencing issues losing connection to the mapserver and/or losing their rewards after completing the Strike Target when a team member has a Rare Alpha boost, or when crafting the Rare on the mission map. We are currently investigating the issue, and we will keep you updated. For the time being, it is recommended that you unslot any Rares, and do not attempt to craft or slot a Rare while running the Strike Target.

I overheard a few people on Virtue's LFG Alpha channel saying that the first mission was dumping them, and I assume these folks weren't level shifted as this was 20 minutes after the WST was announced. It might just be the amount of similar instances being run at the same time.

Team on Victory completed STF at approximately 12:30pm MST. All received rewards. Crafted the Spiritual Total Core Revamp. Shortly after I attempted to slot it, the entire team got mapservered. When we logged back in, all rewards were gone, but the mission was flagged as completed (still have a "return to contact" message).

I got my Well Notices for this week already. I lucked out and found a decent team that was doing runs on their alts.

If the devs roll back the update because of this bug and I have to run the worthless piece of crap that is the STF a half dozen more times to re-earn my Rare Alphas, I'm going to ****ing walk.


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Just had same thing happen 4 times on STF. One person dropped their +1 and all was well.

Yay for broken updates!!!!!!

This problem is at "red alert" status, just had 4 team crashes on last mission of STF when we had to bail. One team crash came when we were just about to start towers. Someone needs to get on this asap.

I've encountered the same issue in a RWZ Borea mission ("Destroy Rikti equipment").

With my new [Nerve Partial Radial Revamp] I consistently mapserver'd on the first spawn after four attempts. As soon as I switched to a [Musculature Core Boost] I was able to continue past the first spawn.

On my first try through the STF the team mapserved twice on the first mission. We called it a day, then I joined another group. We made it through the STF without any problems.

Then I logged off due to the massive snow storm that I'm calling Lord Winter's Revenge.

To add a contrasting experience, I ran and completed an LRSF with no problems and crafted a Cardiac rare. Bopped around for a bit, ran a +0/x8 paper mission, then spent some time at the market. No mapservers, no lagging, no crashing.

So if something related to the Alpha rares IS causing problems, it's certainly not a universal issue.

No problems with my rare Alpha Boost here. Crafted it after an LRSF, ran two tips with no problems, then ran an STF where I was the only level-shifted person on the team, no issues there either.

My entire team ran an LRSF w/o any issues, got the mish complete, all rewards including Notice, etc. Then the leader clicked Exit mish and we all LCMS. Everyone but the leader lost all the rewards.

Not happy.

Just happened again on a Lord Recluse SF. Crash happened at 02-01-2011 21:44:08 GMT-3 and the mission was reset.

At the end of my STF this morning, the entire team mapserved just after completion. When we logged back in, everyone had been rolled back to a few minutes earlier, with no rewards at all for the TF.

I hadn't put the two together, but just before we mapserved, the team leader made and slotted his Rare Alpha. This may be another instance of the same bug.

Any chance the mapserv issues have more to do with the rampant power and line outage issues going on through a sizable chunk of the country?

I'm seeing more packet loss and latency on the "internetpulse.net" than I've seen in two years of checking that site.

No clue exactly where our servers are located, but with so much rerouting going on at the backbone level, I wouldn't be surprised that people are losing connection left and right.

Just completed a LRSF. Team mate unslotted their Rare at the start because Mission 1 was crashing. Ran through, beat it. Claimed rewards.
I Crafted the Rare slot while in mission.

Entire Team Disconnected, all bar one lost ALL their rewards.
What. The. HELL MAN?! Who let this through testing? This is bloody abysmal!

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Originally Posted by Zwillinger GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

I didnt even tried to craft the rare, but me and my team were losing mapserver, after even chosing the rewards on the Statesman TF.
When back, none of us had the Notice, merits or Incarnate salvage. Nothing.
Nobody on my team crashed till the very end, when the TF was finished and the rewards choosed.
I think I recall 1 player had the rare slotted.
I reported this in game, hope we can have a fix.
Live is not beta...

Just a note, the mapserv is GLOBAL. Everyone in Atlas is mapserving, for instance.