Can the GAF servers handle E3?

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Every time there's a bit of a megaton going on on GAF (take the PlayStation Meeting, for instance), GAF will go out a few times for this or that amount of time (sometimes it's short, sometimes it's a long while before it comes back.) It also goes out completely randomly. (Like it did just 10 minutes ago, unless that was just me.)

GAF changed servers recently and the hardware was upgraded too last year, IIRC, yet it doesn't seem like it fixed anything. (I THINK GAF was able to leave the Off-Topic section opened during E3 last year, though) Is GAF simply getting too much visitors/members, or is there a bigger problem? Do people refresh too many times at once when there's something huge going?

Part of the fun of E3 is too be on GAF and read people's reactions and so it sucks when GAF goes out.

Now I'm not saying GAF is cheap, I'm just asking if the load really is THAT big.
 
They never did, lol.
 
Getting downtime on a daily basis lately, I doubt GAF will function during E3. Especially during the big conferences.

All we can do is pray and hope the system administrator downloads additional servers.
 
Being mostly ignorant, I basically think that general gaf popularity/usage during such events has exploded and the site hasn't been able to keep up. It's a problem, but I guess one of the better (least bad?) ones to have.
 
My memory is probably playing tricks on me but...


I think 2 years ago (E3 2011) GAF was totally fine, even leaving OT thread table open. Last year was ... okay although I think it was slowed noticeably (not as stable as 2011). It seems that GAF is growing larger than it can keep up or something.
 
E3 will always destroy GAF in some way.

E3 is Goku and every server upgrade is the next big enemy. Goku just goes SSJ at some point and spirit bombs GAF.
 
Formula for an E3 presser thread reply:
OMG [what was just said at the press conference] MEGATON
repeat until new thing is said

Servers probably wouldn't have such a hard time if it wasn't for pointless posts with no response or commentary.
 
Not a chance. Even after EviLore/Grymphy/? bragged about GAF being able to handle PS4 reveal shit went down. Apparently there was some hardware failure stuff to blame for too but as we know it will happen again at E3 thanks to Murphy's law :3.
 
NeoGAF DDoS's itself whenever somethinf major happens.

People need to use the auto refresh button and leave instead of mashing F5/etc.
 
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