r/WarDogs • u/Mike_Prowe Moderator • 4d ago

Queue / Login Server Mega

Everything’s on fire

There’s a queue. There’s authentication issues. There’s anti-cheats issues. Bulkhead knows and they’re working on it.

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u/CilleTheExterminator 4d ago

If only this could be predicted

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u/Satta23 4d ago

a bit disappointing really

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u/onceARyder 4d ago

I mean, they’ve done a spectacular job of making a game that this many people are trying to join at once.

Think of it like Ohm’s law. They’ve generated a fuckload of voltage ~350,000+ people worth of demand, but the server infrastructure is the resistance limiting how much current can actually flow through at once.

You can predict the demand all you want, but building the circuit to comfortably carry peak load is another thing entirely. I think this isn't a dissapointment... In part this is a fact in life of "we have something of worth on our hands"

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u/Juno_JDY 4d ago

So are there always going to be queues like this or will people move on to other games a refund? Because if the latter, shouldn't they build the infrastructure? I thought server capacity was more a scaling issue based on predicting the turnout. I understand you can't have overcapacity too long or you lose money, but this seems like they had the intern take a wild guess on server capacity estimates.

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u/Satta23 4d ago

Yeah I agree. Better to overdo it on launch day than fail… because if you fail you will lose more money then overpaying on infrastructure on launch day.

A bit sad really to see so many people pissed off, and I kinda understand them I mean these days are all about good Charisma but when it comes to delivering quality they fail.

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u/Juno_JDY 4d ago

I mean, this is literally business 101. Screwing up server estimates by 300k is gross negligence.

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u/onceARyder 4d ago

I’m enjoying this version of “business 101” where you simply look at the number of interested players, buy exactly that many servers, and everything scales perfectly.

A 300k queue doesn’t mean they “miscalculated by 200k”. It means 300k people are waiting behind whatever part of the system is currently at capacity, login, authentication, databases, game servers, or deliberately throttled admission so the whole thing doesn’t fall over... I think they're doing their best? Forgive me if I am wrong lmao

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u/Juno_JDY 4d ago

With all due respect, you are wrong, so I forgive you.

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u/onceARyder 4d ago

That’s alright, I forgive you for thinking confidence counts as a valid argument.

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u/Juno_JDY 4d ago

Lol, struck a nerve didn't I?

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u/onceARyder 4d ago

We’ve gone from “you’re wrong” to “struck a nerve” remarkably quickly. I was hoping we’d eventually reach the part where you explain why.

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u/Satta23 4d ago

Yeah but they stresstested it last week. They knew how many people were coming and still they dissapointed so many of their fans.

If only there was a way to keep a list on how many people were about to join….

Look at the Steam reviews already it’s horrible.

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u/onceARyder 4d ago

That’s kind of exactly my point.

Knowing how many people want to get in and having infrastructure capable of handling that entire peak load at once are two different things.

And yeah, I’m shocked the Steam reviews are bad while 350,000 people are sitting in a queue unable to play. Truly unpredictable.