Launch Day Madness

Hamma · 2012-11-21, 09:42 AM

So yesterday was an insane day for PSU as well as PlanetSide 2. We saw a massive increase in traffic to the tune of over 400% over our typical load. Our wiki saw a very similar increase as well.

On this graph you can see the spike exactly at noon time, which was when PlanetSide 2 launched CST.

This is why it was so hard to access PSU yesterday, there wasn't much else we could do besides ride it out. It's the largest spike in traffic we have ever seen as people feverishly attempted to find out information on launch. Followed up by a massive influx of people searching for G37 errors

Thanks for sticking with us through the rough patch - traffic is still very high today but not near where it was yesterday so we should be pretty stable.

Happy fights on Auraxis!

We hope those of you who found us yesterday and turned to us for information stick around. Thanks for supporting us.

Jaybonaut · 2012-11-21, 01:21 PM

Slightly off topic:

Congrats to the Vanu Sovereignty for being the first faction on the Genudine server to lock a continent on Planetside 2's launch day. Amerish was all purple.

VaderShake · 2012-11-21, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by Hamma

So yesterday was an insane day for PSU as well as PlanetSide 2. We saw a massive increase in traffic to the tune of over 400% over our typical load. Our wiki saw a very similar increase as well.

On this graph you can see the spike exactly at noon time, which was when PlanetSide 2 launched CST.

This is why it was so hard to access PSU yesterday, there wasn't much else we could do besides ride it out. It's the largest spike in traffic we have ever seen as people feverishly attempted to find out information on launch. Followed up by a massive influx of people searching for G37 errors

Thanks for sticking with us through the rough patch - traffic is still very high today but not near where it was yesterday so we should be pretty stable.

Happy fights on Auraxis!

We hope those of you who found us yesterday and turned to us for information stick around. Thanks for supporting us.

This makes me want to start dozens of threads about how PSU was not prepared for launch and nit pick every little issue on the website, like the whiney threads about PS2 launch.....

I will keep saying it, thanks again Hamma & JennyBoo for your commitment and PSU!

Raymac · 2012-11-21, 01:35 PM

Hamma doing the ultimate sacrifice...foregoing logging into Planetside in order to keep PSU up for all of us. Blessed is he who nutures the community, for the power, the glory, and the honor is yours now and forever. Amen.

Hamma · 2012-11-21, 01:40 PM

This makes me want to start dozens of threads about how PSU was not prepared for launch and nit pick every little issue on the website

SeanNewBoy · 2012-11-21, 02:06 PM

That will teach you the consequences of good page design and putting actual information on your site.

Next time try just putting lots of glitz and glamour and nothing really useful or informative.

Wiifi · 2012-11-21, 02:07 PM

Spike again? Haha login servers are down D:

Fear The Amish · 2012-11-21, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by Jaybonaut

Slightly off topic:

Congrats to the Vanu Sovereignty for being the first faction on the Genudine server to lock a continent on Planetside 2's launch day. Amerish was all purple.

VS also locked Esamir on Waterson last night... WOOT WOOT PURPLE MACHINE!

Hamma · 2012-11-21, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by Wiifi

Spike again? Haha login servers are down D:

yep servers went down and people came here to find out why

Wiifi · 2012-11-21, 03:16 PM

You're going to get hit again... four servers are down

WarbirdTD · 2012-11-21, 04:42 PM

Seeing as the game doesn't do an expert job at explaining what's going on, or how to get where it's happening, new people have been getting on our ts and asking if there's a PS2 wiki that does a better job of explaining things. I send them here. Thanks for all the hard work PSU!

Hamma · 2012-11-21, 10:12 PM

Awesome!

Rivenshield · 2012-11-21, 11:42 PM

Rock on, Hamma. Thanks again for keeping the torch aloft.

PoisonTaco · 2012-11-22, 02:59 AM

Looking at the Steam stats. Planetside 2 is the 3rd most played game on Steam, right behind Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2.

Hamma · 2012-11-24, 05:55 PM

Yep it's been hanging out in the top 10 since launch - pretty badass!

Our traffic is settling out now but is still higher than pre-launch.