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I can't log in!

halkunhalkun Registered User regular
edited May 2008 in Penny Arcade Games
Ok, I tried in both IE and Firefox. I was logged into the forums during the "switch" and now I can't even do that anymore.

The system does not recognize my security question for a forgotten either. I flushed cookies and started over.

No dice...

What's going on? Why can others log in?

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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Log out again, log back in. They've just changed the servers over, even if you've logged out and in before, try again.

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  • halkunhalkun Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I'm not logged in! That's the problem.

    I was on the forums when the switch happened. Now I can't log into those either. I'm about as logged out as one can get.

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  • AngrySpoonAngrySpoon Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    It seems like most of us hitting the issue weren't logged in in the first place =/

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  • WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Have you tried a Ctrl+F5 cache refresh before doing so?

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  • MephistophelesMephistopheles Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Willeth wrote: »
    Have you tried a Ctrl+F5 cache refresh before doing so?

    yes

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  • LoveIsUnityLoveIsUnity Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I, too, have tried both Firefox and IE numerous times. I've completely cleared my cache, settings, saved passwords, cookies, etc... each time. I was not logged in when they flipped the switch on the server.

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  • halkunhalkun Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I just made a new account. It still will not let me log in!

    WHY DON'T YOU WANT MY MONEY!!!!!! :P

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  • ASimPersonASimPerson Cold... ... and hard.Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I've tried IE7, Firefox, and Safari for Windows, all without luck. IE7 and Safari have no previous data for me. I've cleared the greenhouse cookies each time before restarting FF and still no dice. I can't "log out" because I am no longer logged in, and clicking the log in link on the forums home page takes me back to the front page.

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  • Vincent GraysonVincent Grayson Frederick, MDRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Between the inability to buy the game, and the slow as fuck download speed, I gotta say, I don't understand why they couldn't just set something up with Steam, rather than using this other thing (is Greenhouse theirs, or what? Because so far, it kinda sucks)

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  • LoveIsUnityLoveIsUnity Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I was upset for a while. Now, I'm going to just walk away for a few hours. Hopefully, my account isn't screwed up.

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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    You realise that using Steam is not free, and that any kind of monopoly is generally a bad thing?

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  • Igpx407Igpx407 Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I can't even log into their forums to say I'm having a problem.

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  • halkunhalkun Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Yup. I just rebooted, tried my old account and the new one I just made. Still no dice...

    I'm guessing there is an issue with the authentication system. We are pounding it pretty hard. It does not recognize my attempts to use the password recovery system either.

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  • TimeCruiserMikeTimeCruiserMike Past Organizer of the West Coast Train Trip San Fernando ValleyRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Vincent Grayson wrote: »
    Between the inability to buy the game, and the slow as fuck download speed, I gotta say, I don't understand why they couldn't just set something up with Steam, rather than using this other thing (is Greenhouse theirs, or what? Because so far, it kinda sucks)

    yes greenhouse is thiers . . .

    do you remember when steam first launched . . . it didn't work very well either . . .just be patient . .. they'll work out the kinks soon enough

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  • vengeancepuppyvengeancepuppy Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Yup, same issue here! I tried registering with hothead forums but that ended up going nowhere at all, going to try again!

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  • HH VladHH Vlad Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    We just stopped all but one server. Please try again. Trying to narrow down the issue.

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  • vengeancepuppyvengeancepuppy Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Worked now! :)

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  • AngrySpoonAngrySpoon Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Working for me now

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  • KelorKelor Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Seems to be working. I'm able to log in now.

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  • halkunhalkun Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    GOT IN!

    You guys rock!

    I can only imagine the chaos there, you are doing a good job!

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  • Igpx407Igpx407 Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Worked for me too

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  • ASimPersonASimPerson Cold... ... and hard.Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Works, bought and downloading (slowly).

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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I can only imagine how much more difficult troubleshooting must be while intoxicated at 1AM in the morning.

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  • TimeCruiserMikeTimeCruiserMike Past Organizer of the West Coast Train Trip San Fernando ValleyRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    YES! i'm in!

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  • HH JoelHH Joel Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Thanks for your feedback (and patience) everyone. We're working through it.

    Joel

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  • KelorKelor Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    ASimPerson wrote: »
    Works, bought and downloading (slowly).

    I'm getting 8-10 kb/s.

    Are there any other mirrors available for the client?

    Thanks for the quick fix though. I'm looking forward to playing.

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  • HH VladHH Vlad Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Okay, one of our servers got foobared during the flip and the load balancers would remember who you were and kept trying to send you guys to the bad server. It will run slower right now as we are running on less machines but we will figure it out and get them all back up soon. Thanks for your patience.

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  • HH VladHH Vlad Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Working on the DL issues. We will get these figured out shortly.

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  • MephistophelesMephistopheles Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    HH Vlad wrote: »
    Okay, one of our servers got foobared during the flip and the load balancers would remember who you were and kept trying to send you guys to the bad server. It will run slower right now as we are running on less machines but we will figure it out and get them all back up soon. Thanks for your patience.

    awesome, thanks vlad

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  • LoveIsUnityLoveIsUnity Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Awesome! I'm downloading right now :)

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  • Das GanonDas Ganon Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    devoir wrote: »
    You realise that using Steam is not free, and that any kind of monopoly is generally a bad thing?

    But Steam IS free.... it just costs money to get games through it.

    but thats better then live where it costs to get games and to use it.

    and it's not a monopoly..... forget about Xfire? you know the one PS3 built their whole system on?

    Still, considering the guys' affinity to VALVe (I mean they host the comic on steam even) you'd expect it to be on there.

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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Das Ganon wrote: »
    devoir wrote: »
    You realise that using Steam is not free, and that any kind of monopoly is generally a bad thing?

    But Steam IS free.... it just costs money to get games through it.

    but thats better then live where it costs to get games and to use it.

    and it's not a monopoly..... forget about Xfire? you know the one PS3 built their whole system on?

    Still, considering the guys' affinity to VALVe (I mean they host the comic on steam even) you'd expect it to be on there.

    Free for the developers. Valve takes a big cut and requires certain things to be done with games that go up on Steam. Xfire doesn't deliver games, Steam does. I don't even know what you're arguing at this point.

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  • Das GanonDas Ganon Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    devoir wrote: »
    Das Ganon wrote: »
    devoir wrote: »
    You realise that using Steam is not free, and that any kind of monopoly is generally a bad thing?

    But Steam IS free.... it just costs money to get games through it.

    but thats better then live where it costs to get games and to use it.

    and it's not a monopoly..... forget about Xfire? you know the one PS3 built their whole system on?

    Still, considering the guys' affinity to VALVe (I mean they host the comic on steam even) you'd expect it to be on there.

    Free for the developers. Valve takes a big cut and requires certain things to be done with games that go up on Steam. Xfire doesn't deliver games, Steam does. I don't even know what you're arguing at this point.

    and for the users. You're forgetting that. the additional thing is it can be used as an in game IM system.

    and sometimes i do it just to argue. sorry bout that.

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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    No, I was making the point that Steam is not free for developers. There is meant to be a question mark there.

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  • Das GanonDas Ganon Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    no its not, but then again thats the same with any publisher. hell EA still does it to valve for doing crappy ports. (I'm looking at you PS3 Orange BOX)

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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Das Ganon wrote: »
    no its not, but then again thats the same with any publisher. hell EA still does it to valve for doing crappy ports. (I'm looking at you PS3 Orange BOX)

    Again, you're just being argumentative. My point was that Steam is not free for developers, so there is already incentive for a developer to selfpublish on their own platform, especially when they are only selling through digital distribution. Add in the additional hassle of having to comply with Valve's standards and testing, and it's not an attractive proposition for a developer that's planning on releasing an episode every four months.

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  • Das GanonDas Ganon Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    except that no one DOES self publish. its done by one of the giants of industry.

    Why do you think the Guitar Hero Vs. Rock Band war isn't between Harmonix and Red Octane.... it's between EA and Activision.

    Personally I love the idea of indy games, but the problem is its usually mainstream.

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