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    Shara_Darkwillow's Avatar
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    Shara Darkwillow
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    Ok so, I understand that there are problems with the data center and routing and things not knowing where they're going, and being nuked like a burrito, but what I haven't seen anyone explain yet is why we can log in with an alt on our regular server, or create an alt on a different server and be able to log in and out repeatedly with that, and yet not be able to log in with our main?

    I'm not sure exactly how that can be caused by a routing issue?
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    Chaotic Cody
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    Astrologian Lv 80
    Quote Originally Posted by Shara_Darkwillow View Post
    Ok so, I understand that there are problems with the data center and routing and things not knowing where they're going, and being nuked like a burrito, but what I haven't seen anyone explain yet is why we can log in with an alt on our regular server, or create an alt on a different server and be able to log in and out repeatedly with that, and yet not be able to log in with our main?

    I'm not sure exactly how that can be caused by a routing issue?
    Is it possible at all that your connection get routed differently for a different character?
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    Hyomin Park
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shara_Darkwillow View Post
    Ok so, I understand that there are problems with the data center and routing and things not knowing where they're going, and being nuked like a burrito, but what I haven't seen anyone explain yet is why we can log in with an alt on our regular server, or create an alt on a different server and be able to log in and out repeatedly with that, and yet not be able to log in with our main?

    I'm not sure exactly how that can be caused by a routing issue?
    If your ISP is trying to route to SE's NA servers, and is using Level 3 (which most major ISPs in the US use Level 3 when trying to connect to SE's servers), there will be connectivity issues regardless on if you try to log in on your main or an alt. Because your ISP is still trying to route through Level 3, which has been noted to be currently having issues, and the connection will more than likely suffer packet loss (causing disconnects), or just time out completely (as it did when Kosmos did their trace).

    If your ISP uses a different route, and bypasses Level 3, then there is a good chance that you can manage to get into the game.

    Level 3 is the issue here. Bypass it, and you can get in. This is easier to do on PCs than it is consoles, however. So while the PC users can us WTFast or whatever to bypass Level 3 completely, console users cannot.

    With regards to the alt/main login issues, someone else mentioned that unless you have alts at end-game or on par with your main, your lvl 60 completely maxed out main will have far more data that needs to be loaded than, for example, a level 15 alt. There's a higher chance for packet loss when trying to connect with a character with that much data, resulting in the disconnects.
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    Last edited by HyoMinPark; 10-28-2016 at 06:16 AM.

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    Jaden Starr
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    Rogue Lv 60
    Just got off the phone posing as a comcast rep asking about the issues with routing and connection. Gentleman on phone said there are currently no issues remaining and that georgia was the only one to have an issue and it was resolved in one minute. Seems like these guys know their stuff and resolve things fast. Definetly not level 3 issue
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    Player Kosmos992k's Avatar
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    Kosmos Meishou
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    Behemoth
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    Paladin Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by JadenStarr View Post
    Just got off the phone posing as a comcast rep asking about the issues with routing and connection. Gentleman on phone said there are currently no issues remaining and that georgia was the only one to have an issue and it was resolved in one minute. Seems like these guys know their stuff and resolve things fast. Definetly not level 3 issue
    They may sound like they know their stuff, but that is not the sane as actually knowing their stuff.
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