Accessing Silkroad: An Art or a Science?

ginny · Post by **ginny** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:09 pm

I have been trying to connect to Silkroad all day now. I get a message about server traffic being too high and then disconnected from server.

I just created a character last night on Olympus which said New by it (thinking this was a new server). Should I have made elsewhere?

Is this normal for Silkroad? I am pretty patient but I cannot imagine most people putting up with not even being able to access the game. So I am hoping it is not usual.

Also, does anyone else have their monitor click before going to desktop after pressing confirm on 'Disconnected from server'?

rangah · Post by **rangah** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:14 pm

ginny wrote:I have been trying to connect to Silkroad all day now. I get a message about server traffic being too high and then disconnected from server.

I just created a character last night on Olympus which said New by it (thinking this was a new server). Should I have made elsewhere?

Is this normal for Silkroad? I am pretty patient but I cannot imagine most people putting up with not even being able to access the game. So I am hoping it is not usual.

Also, does anyone else have their monitor click before going to desktop after pressing confirm on 'Disconnected from server'?

Red Sea is the newest server, but Olympus is.. the third, newest.
Yeah, silkroad is kind of a laggy and full atm, dunno why..

Quyxz · Post by **Quyxz** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:29 pm

Always, In weekends it's always even worse than on monday - friday.

Dakuan · Post by **Dakuan** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:33 pm

rangah wrote:Yeah, silkroad is kind of a laggy and full atm, dunno why..

Uhmm.... because it's free?

ginny, about the monitor... if your game resolution is different than your desktop resolution, your monitor may be reseting from game to desktop. The click sound is probably a relay, or some other gizmo, in the monitor doing it's thing to change back to desktop.

ginny · Post by **ginny** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:38 pm

Dakuan wrote:Uhmm.... because it's free?

This is very true! However, I plan on supporting the game through the shop thingy and it is a little disconcerting if I cannot even access the game

ginny, about the monitor... if your game resolution is different than your desktop resolution

It is the same. I always set my desktop to the game resolution. Both are 1024x768, 100 hertz, 32 bit color.

The click sound is probably a relay, or some other gizmo, in the monitor doing it's thing to change back to desktop.

Yes, it should not being doing this since they are the same. It ONLY happens when exiting the game. Either normally or due to the confirm on Disconnecting from server. Any exit, every time :O

Thank you for the replies.

cuchulainn · Post by **cuchulainn** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:43 pm

It's pretty much peak hours right now. Even more crowded since it's the weekend. In a few hours it should be easier to log in. We're getting near the end of the peak hours for today.

Criterion- · Post by **Criterion-** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:51 pm

Its neither an art or a science, if you access silkroad its a MIRACLE!

ginny · Post by **ginny** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:13 pm

cuchulainn wrote:It's pretty much peak hours right now.

My concern is that I will probably only be able to play during Peak Hours

Also, I still have not been able to access the game to have my first play session (just created last night). Kind of silly really, but what can you do ^^

Dakuan · Post by **Dakuan** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:52 pm

12:45 PM Pacific Coast time... finally got in after trying all morning. Peak hours must be pretty consistent. I typically can't login until after noon.

Caras · Post by **Caras** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:02 pm

Silkroad is ALWAYS laggy and most of the time full, nothing can change there shity servers.

cuchulainn · Post by **cuchulainn** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:08 pm

Caras wrote:Silkroad is ALWAYS laggy and most of the time full, nothing can change there shity servers.

I rarely lag and only have problems logging in at peak weekend times.

Try turning down your graphics settings or get a better ISP

hammer2k2 · Post by **hammer2k2** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:27 pm

I was able to login earlier. took me 20+ tries.

Smix · Post by **Smix** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:28 pm

i do get points of lag but nothing thats problematic
as for peak times i just get myself an auto logger and i found out if you space out the time that you press enter(instead of just jamming it down) you get alot more trys to log in before it closes the game

Dakuan · Post by **Dakuan** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:31 pm

Caras wrote:Silkroad is ALWAYS laggy and most of the time full, nothing can change there shity servers.

I'm pleasantly surprised how smooth and stable this game is. I get small hits of lag here and there, but overall... it's impressive. And, like I said, the only times I've had trouble getting on are the late AM hours.

There's a difference between frame rate and lag. If your getting jumpy motion, then do as cuchulainn suggested. I thought I was suffering from lag problems in town because of all the people. Then I changed 'Shadow Detail' to 'Circle,' turned 'Bloom effect' off and the difference was amazing.

Romber · Post by **Romber** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:38 pm

This is why SRO will never be a good MMORPG. If you can't even get on, you can't even enjoy the game.

ginny · Post by **ginny** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:47 pm

The irony is, I am almost out of time to play and I still cannot get on

It seems like a nice game though ... at least, I hear it is

jakeoth · Post by **jakeoth** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:08 pm

Its a good game, i usually get in some good low traffic time around 11pm EST, but that is a tad late..

Xanovaria · Post by **Xanovaria** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:09 am

My art to getting into SRO

INFO >
Select Server >
Connect >

Repeat As Needed

Caras · Post by **Caras** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:19 am

The log in screen wouldnt be as annoying if they didnt dc you from it every time its full..

ginny · Post by **ginny** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:32 am

Interestingly, I managed to get on and enjoy a play session. Then I got disconnected, then I could not get back on.

Later, I tried again and got back on... then ... I ... got ... disconnected ... and ... came ... back ... on ... dead ...

Which was not particularly fun.

I started playing again around the tombs and ... then ... I ... got ... disconnected ...

See a trend?

Now, before anyone says that it is my connection, I play several other MMOs and never, I repeat, never a. have trouble logging on and b. get disconnected once on.

Very solid cable modem.

So is this the norm for Silkroad, seriously? Or are the servers undergoing some kind of maintenance?

In conclusion, EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKK! <- cry of frustration ^^

Hesseth · Post by **Hesseth** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:46 am

It being free has alot to do with it. I think at one point unless they are making good money this way. After Euro and Greeks open up I could see them going to some kind of pay to play format. Having to buy so many silks a month or something.

Its ok to make a game free but for those who pay real money its kind of a slap in the face.

Yea im one of those A-Holes who never gets knocked off and stays logged on all weekend. I just windows out of it to do othere things.

FBIRem · Post by **FBIRem** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:41 am

It took me 15 attempts to get in, I grinded 200 SP, then got ????, and now I just had 20 failed logins in a row, f*** it, I'm going to go watch more bleach.

Troo · Post by **Troo** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:53 am

I never have probs connecting to sro and never have lag to ;o!

Key-J · Post by **Key-J** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:01 pm

O.o

Troo wrote:I never have probs connecting to sro and never have lag to ;o!

Why do u torment and make fun of us so?

Romber · Post by **Romber** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:31 pm

Hesseth wrote:It being free has alot to do with it.

I have played other client-based mmorpgs, and never have had the incredible amount of lag and failed connections as I have with this game.

Reason: Half-ass support from a company who only cares about money. I gurantee if Joymax didn't get 1 dollar the next month, they would patch lots of things on this game.

Hesseth wrote:Yea im one of those A-Holes who never gets knocked off and stays logged on all weekend

Honestly, why would you do that, and then even admit to it? Your no better than botters/scammers.

Key-J · Post by **Key-J** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 2:18 pm

O.o

Criterion- wrote:Its neither an art or a science, if you access silkroad its a MIRACLE!

Semi QFT lolz

rangah · Post by **rangah** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 2:32 pm

Romber wrote:
Hesseth wrote:Yea im one of those A-Holes who never gets knocked off and stays logged on all weekend

Honestly, why would you do that, and then even admit to it? Your no better than botters/scammers.

Hey, lets not go down that lain ok? He's just lucky not getting disconnected, if I stay afk stalling in town for an hour I'm dc:ed 9/10 times..

Romber · Post by **Romber** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:28 pm

Why not go down the lane? It's a problem that needs to be addressed, and it won't go away if we ignore it. Its such a pansy thing to do is AFK all day so that you can get on whenever, when some people can't even connect after 20 times. It's very unfair and needs to be stopped.

nightbloom · Post by **nightbloom** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:25 pm

Romber wrote:Why not go down the lane? It's a problem that needs to be addressed, and it won't go away if we ignore it. Its such a pansy thing to do is AFK all day so that you can get on whenever, when some people can't even connect after 20 times. It's very unfair and needs to be stopped.

I often leave my stall up and go to bed. WOuld you rather I set up a seoncd comp and do it while I train?

Romber · Post by **Romber** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:58 am

how about you just dont do it ^^

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