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EA's response to serial email problem [message #62911] Wed, 21 January 2004 05:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
zunnie is currently offline  zunnie
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Its EA's tactic of finally getting rid of WOL in a somewhat longer period.

Since they dont email FDS-Serials anymore. The servers will slowly disappear because eventually no one will have a serial to host with, and then - yes, start crying - WOL is shutdown forever.

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EA's response to serial email problem [message #62913] Wed, 21 January 2004 05:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
snipesimo is currently offline  snipesimo
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I replied asking him what the exact reason no one has access to the box is. My next question will be to find who does. But I agree, I am talking to some EA rep about a game he knows nothing about, someone with better contacts would fair better. I would also like to point out that it IS true that in the serial email they state it is unsupported. My final note is it would be very hard to create a "keygen" because of the way it all works. (someone correct me if this is wrong). Since the serial isn't tied to a nickname I am led to believe that the server just generates a random string of numbers, registers it with WOL and calls it a serial. The only thing I can think of is if someone found out how it registers it with WOL.
EA's response to serial email problem [message #62919] Wed, 21 January 2004 08:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I thought serials jsut working with the corresponding WOL name??? Confused

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EA's response to serial email problem [message #62936] Wed, 21 January 2004 10:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Well, if someone can find out for me, i have a serial for CollXtrmX.. i'm willing to give that to 1-3 people if i'm allowed [if you can use a different serial number that was allocated to a different nick]..

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EA's response to serial email problem [message #62944] Wed, 21 January 2004 11:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yes, FDS serials work with any nick.

I'm the bawss.
EA's response to serial email problem [message #62947] Wed, 21 January 2004 11:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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pardon my french, but thats fucking bullshit. "don't have means to check the system"???? What the hell. There has to be SOMEONE who maintains the servers, whover the guy is who reboots it when WOL goes down etc...FIND THAT GUY...FFS...damn red tape.




Janitor = guy who reboots, when he trips over teh wire whilest mopping, he then plugs it back in, wala... WOL reboots.


Must have been spring cleaning last week?


oh that is great..... Laughing Laughing Laughing
EA's response to serial email problem [message #62959] Wed, 21 January 2004 13:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I requested my serial with one username, but I use a different one to log on with.

As a result I don't think the serial has anything to do with the username/password. I think the username just has to be a valid WOL name.

Gib
EA's response to serial email problem [message #62960] Wed, 21 January 2004 13:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
snipesimo is currently offline  snipesimo
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The serials for the FDS are not nick specific, and neither are the Renegade keys. I know you can have 4 peeps online with a ren key, but I am not sure if an FDS serial has a limit or not.
EA's response to serial email problem [message #62983] Wed, 21 January 2004 15:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
K9Trooper is currently offline  K9Trooper
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FDS serials are only good for one instance + slaves. You can not have two seperate servers using the same serial number. You get the error telling you the "serial is already in use".

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EA's response to serial email problem [message #63007] Wed, 21 January 2004 16:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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But they CAN pass your problems on to the higher-ups, and they don't always do that. Either that or the higher-ups give them a bunch of shit to shovel at you, and they simply pass it along no matter how little sense it makes.


After some talking...
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Response (Box Richard A.) 01/21/2004 11:18 AM
Hello

Thank you for contacting me. I am running a test again. I will forward my findings to the network engineers and hopefully get down to the bottom this. With the closure of the Westwood Las Vegas studios the server access is limited to our Pacific studios. I am currently trying to track down who has access.

Are you using only Yahoo or hotmail accounts? Do you have an ISP account or perhaps a work account? I have seen this problem with a hand full of other people with the free email services. The only thing I can think of is SPAM filtering. Make sure you do not have any filtering going on.

Thank you for contacting Electronic Arts Online Support and please feel free to respond if any of the suggestions I made do not work,

Richard A.
EA Technical Support


Hopefully I get a good response, or I'm just gonna keep politely nagging.
EA's response to serial email problem [message #63016] Wed, 21 January 2004 17:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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zunnie

Its EA's tactic of finally getting rid of WOL in a somewhat longer period.

Since they dont email FDS-Serials anymore. The servers will slowly disappear because eventually no one will have a serial to host with, and then - yes, start crying - WOL is shutdown forever.

[zunnie]


If WOL ever shuts down "for good" fear not for REOL will take its place (REOL is a WOL-equivalent coded by some members of RenEvo).
EA's response to serial email problem [message #63036] Wed, 21 January 2004 18:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Oh yea, i forgot about REOL. I'd prefer WOL of course, but at least we all got a backup.
EA's response to serial email problem [message #63044] Wed, 21 January 2004 18:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
snipesimo is currently offline  snipesimo
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Looks like being nice and patient has paid off. I am making progress. After I read this response from him, I replied thanking him and asked him one last question, I asked him if it would be possible for him to put me in contact with someone from the Networks Operation Center. Not only to talk to someone who has access to the box directly, but to see if I can discuss other WOL issues with him ( outages, chatroom chaos etc).

Response (Box Frank L.) 01/21/2004 06:47 PM
Hello,

The situation is just that we don't maintain those servers here in tech support- we just handle issues with the game itself, as it installs off the CD. In order to check if the servers are up and functional, I just send a message to our network operations center, and as best as they can tell the server is working properly.

Since there seems to be some other error going on other than the server being up or down, let me send them a new message and hope that they look into the systems more thoroughly. I don't have any idea as to the timeframe for this, at the time I'm sending this to you. Unfortunately, if the system is fixed to be more consistent with sending emails, you may have to create a new Westwood online account to generate new serial numbers from.

Thank you for contacting Electronic Arts Online Support,

Frank L.
EA Technical Support
EA's response to serial email problem [message #63057] Wed, 21 January 2004 19:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
cowmisfit is currently offline  cowmisfit
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I just dont get why they cant fix the chat room problems, outages, all the things going wrong for while now. Or at least let someone get in contact in a chat or live talk or email at the least. It really wouldnt take much time or money for them seeing as they are such a large, commited, caring company....cough cough bullshit cough cough Razz . They are lazy, plain and simple.

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EA's response to serial email problem [message #63076] Wed, 21 January 2004 20:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The nice person who was answering my questions gave me a working serial Smile

Also he ran a test on the systems, and as I said before, asked that someone with access to the server get to the bottom of it.

Hopefully this should come to an end.
EA's response to serial email problem [message #63118] Thu, 22 January 2004 04:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
NHJ BV is currently offline  NHJ BV
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Wow, EA tech support is actually helping Shocked

Should the FDS serial generator ever start working again, I'll probably register 10 WOL nicks just to get a nice supply of FDS serials for whoever wants them should EA decide to shut down Renegade support totally Smile
EA's response to serial email problem [message #63132] Thu, 22 January 2004 08:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Creed3020 is currently offline  Creed3020
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Finally some progress. I am sure hoping to see a whole bunch of emails in my inbox some time in the near future from all the nicks I have registered for serials. Very Happy
EA's response to serial email problem [message #63137] Thu, 22 January 2004 09:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thanks for following up on this, and keeping us posted. :bigups:
EA's response to serial email problem [message #63152] Thu, 22 January 2004 13:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
snipesimo is currently offline  snipesimo
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There is good news and bad news. First the bad news, #1 the tech is unallowed to put me in direct contact with the tech's who have access to the box and #2 he said that should it be fixed, it is likely that all outstanding emails will never be sent. He told me we will have to make new nicks and re-request serials, but that isn't FOR SURE. The good news is he contacted the tech's and said to try making a new name and requesting a serial in a few days. He also said be sure to wait at least one day after asking for one before assuming it is still broken. If it still doesn't work, I can re-open the trouble ticket with the same tech and move on to the next step in fixing this.

Response (Box Frank L.) - 01/22/2004 01:14 PM
Hello,

Unfortunately, the contact I have with the networking group is
internal-only. The only thing I could suggest would be to reply to this message
in a few days if it still doesn't work. Even after the system sets the
case to 'solved', replying to it will re-activate it.

Thank you for contacting Electronic Arts Online Support,

Frank L.
EA Technical Support
EA's response to serial email problem [message #63155] Thu, 22 January 2004 13:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
cowmisfit is currently offline  cowmisfit
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I understand that there not allowed and its a rule for them. but i gotta say that is one stupid rule. If you have a problem anywere else and you cant get an answer what do you do? ask for there boss. Something seems funny about that Confused

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EA's response to serial email problem [message #63197] Thu, 22 January 2004 16:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
kopaka649 is currently offline  kopaka649
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i dont think it has anyhitng to to with your username and password
EA's response to serial email problem [message #63439] Sat, 24 January 2004 16:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
egg098 is currently offline  egg098
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I don't think so, no, because of the fact that the serial has to be registered with EA - doesn't matter what nickname you use, as the serials are universal. When you request one (when it worked!), I think EA gave you a number and recorded that in their database.
EA's response to serial email problem [message #63446] Sat, 24 January 2004 16:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Good work Simo. Almost a complete success now. Very Happy
EA's response to serial email problem [message #63473] Sat, 24 January 2004 19:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I requested 4 serials about 4 hours ago... nothing.

I'm the bawss.
EA's response to serial email problem [message #63483] Sat, 24 January 2004 21:19 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
snipesimo is currently offline  snipesimo
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Crimson, if there is still no response a day from when you requested them let me know so I can re-open the trouble ticket.
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