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[Ran rp]

How many times did it go down last week?

 

[RoKKeR]

They couldn't even handle the PS Meeting.

 

[JaseC]

E3 2011 actually went by rather smoothly, thanks to a server upgrade. GAF even broke its "Most users online" record of the time, IIRC.

 

[TimeEffect]

You get what you pay for

 

[IHaveIce]

Never.

There have to be some IRC channels again.

 

[outunderthestars]

How will I ever make it through the keynotes without 40 people all transcribing the same thing at the same time?

 

[Seda]

E3 2011 actually went by rather smoothly, thanks to a server upgrade. GAF even broke its "Most users online" record of the time, IIRC.

This is what I remember, 2011 was not bad at all.

 

[RoboPlato]

Have they ever shut down OT and left gaming open, that seems like one hell of a war to start.

They've done it a couple times during E3.

 

[Soulflarz]

You must be new here

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[Toppot]

It seems that the servers are actually up to it. But DoS attacks and problems at where the server facility is, undermine this.

They can handle it but they probably won't, something will go wrong somewhere with power problems, hardware issues etc.

 

[Sethos]

They will implode.

 

[Meelow]

For me personally It doesn't really matter since I don't like to look at GAF and watch E3 at the same time.

Especially this year since we will have 1 new console announcement, full PS4 show off, and Nintendo Megatons.

 

[Oersted]

No matter what will happen, servers will be down.

 

[Salsa]

where's the fun of E3 without GAF blowing up

 

[hateradio]

I thought it handled it fine last year, but I can't remember, since I was just watching E3 and not really coming here that often.

 

[ambientmystic]

Shut down OT/Community, disable all avatars and gifs (text only reactions) in the E3 Megaton threads during the period of the conference

Members only access.

Problem solved.

 

[Salsa]

gotta love refreshing a page of an announcement thread for an hour only to post something like "FUCK YESSS!!"

my excitement must be heard

 

[DaBoss]

You get what you pay for

I pay good money for GAF Gold.

 

[Sorian]

As a forum? Nah

 

[Madridy]

Shut down OT/Community, disable all avatars and gifs (text only reactions) in the E3 Megaton threads during the period of the conference

Members only access.

Problem solved.

IIRC around ~90% of GAF's hits comes from guests, so no way it'll be members only.

 

[Pachinko]

It might have a few hiccups at first but Evilore has ways of making things work- disabling the search function, turning off avatars, locking all boards down except for gaming and finally, if things still aren't working making it members only for the week.

 

[grosvenor_92]

No they can't

 

[legacyzero]

We should all start a GAF Mumble for E3.

GAF going down is inevitable. ESPECIALLY this year.

Shut down OT/Community, disable all avatars and gifs (text only reactions) in the E3 Megaton threads during the period of the conference

Members only access.

Problem solved.

It sounds harsh, but a cool solution. But the GAF ould miss A LOT of site clicks.

 

[-Horizon-]

Nope, GAF almost always goes down when big news hits.

 

[Ty4on]

I've been stress testing them as much as possible lately!

 

[Madridy]

Can any city's streets handle its highest rush hour?

While GAF have been handling high traffic time much better than several years ago, I still think it'll go down during MS's and Sony's conferences.

 

[zroid]

You don't handle E3.

E3 handles you.

 

[Strife91]

Where is that funny pic with Evilore claiming that the servers will be able to handle E3, and in the background there is a pic of GAF with an error message.

 

[Sethos]

But the GAF ould miss A LOT of site clicks.

And it wouldn't if the entire site was down ?

 

[Chet Rippo]

The Off-Topic and such will have to be shut down and avatars disabled I think, and then it might work out.

 

[Yawnier]

I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest to see them go down at least few times come E3 time, if that is what you are asking.

Hell, the servers were down 2 or 3 times that one night when they captured the second suspect in the Boston Marathon Bombing.

 

[Sorian]

I also remember the servers hitching when we were all trying to post at once in OT to win $100.

 

[KAL2006]

I think a way to get rid of traffic is to have members only access during E3. So you are required to login to view GAF. Of course do this only until traffic dies down.

 

[LowParry]

And it will be a glooooorious day. But servers staying up? Ehhhhhh, I hope so. But I have my doubts.

 

[Frolow]

Eh, I think GAF will be alright if we shut down the OT and turn off avatars. The last few E3s have been relatively smooth if I recall correctly.

 

[toddhunter]

Not being able to refresh and see a thousand variations a second of "omg wow" or "lol" isn't a big loss.

 

[SmithnCo]

GAF going down is part of the hype machine.

 

[fi3rypho3nix]

What has been the work around in the past to stay in communication?

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

Not being able to refresh and see a thousand variations a second of "omg wow" or "lol" isn't a big loss.

Seriously, you can't have a conversation in the forums when shit is going down anyways.

 

[Gorillaz]

2 console reveals and Smash Bros?
LOL

exactly. We couldn't survive the Boston thing no way we will live E3. Smash Bros 4 reveal by itself will fuck up the servers

 

[Entropia]

Never have, never will.

 

[THE:MILKMAN]

Inevitable. This years E3 is like a perfect storm with 2 new console blowouts and Nintendo on the back foot.

But I think E3 is the least of GAF's problems.....most likely from mid-May or earlier, and beyond E3, we'll be getting some bombs dropped with game leaks/announcements. Just too much stuff to be announced to fit in 2-3 days of E3.

The last 3 E3's have been pretty poor so hopefully this years one makes up for that.

 

[Little Old Man]

Shut down OT/Community, disable all avatars and gifs (text only reactions) in the E3 Megaton threads during the period of the conference

Members only access.

Problem solved.

You'd be better off with a quota of non members at any one time during conference streams. Even then that's potential ad revenue lost for EL.

I just hope the websites streaming the conferences do I better job than during the Sony meeting. I had to go through five sites to find a stable stream.

 

[FyreWulff]

Not enough power. They should stop running them and then relaunch new, more powerful servers to compete with the upcoming EC2 and Akamai hardware.

 

[TriGen]

Outlook not so good.

Luckily I have another gaming community I enjoy that doesn't go down during big events.

GAF, there is no substitute.

 

[HardRojo]

Nope and considering this will most likely be one of the biggest E3s, well, the servers won't stand a chance.

 

[Big-ass Ramp]

absolutely not. as soon as a press conference starts everyone will post "it's starting!!!" at once and nuke the servers from orbit.

 

[Desty]

Can they handle it?

 

[zerokoolpsx]

It can't. Avatars will be disabled.

 

[B.K.]

No.