# 3 March 2020 - Unplanned extended downtime **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [March 3, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479 "2020-03-03T11:47:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FC\_Convict](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/fc_convict/32/451520_2.png) [@FC\_Convict](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/FC_Convict)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/1 "2020-03-03T11:47:05Z")
UDPDATE: Tranquility is now back online and accepting connections. Thank you for your patience! Please enjoy your internet spaceships. We have had to make an unplanned extension to daily downtime while we roll out today’s deployment. Apologies for the inconvenience but we hope to have Tranquility back online and accepting connections soon! ---
**Author:** ![Cypr3ss\_Deteis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/cypr3ss_deteis/32/392947_2.png) [@Cypr3ss\_Deteis](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Cypr3ss_Deteis)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/2 "2020-03-03T11:51:07Z")
Thanks for this, I was just about to ask how much isk/$s so I can get the VIP treatment! 😃 ![VIP](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/d/4dd7af4bd3b11bc3021c135ad146cd3619db4a73.png) Regards, Cypr3ss. ---
**Author:** ![Zhalyd\_Lyehin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zhalyd_lyehin/32/358574_2.png) [@Zhalyd\_Lyehin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zhalyd_Lyehin)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/3 "2020-03-03T11:52:46Z")
![grafik](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/e/c/ec10ba44ce928a4f72d3dc338a122a159418d996.png) 🔴 13.2k now. With all these VIPs you wonder why the client is still in such a bad shape. 13k VIP testers should eradicate all bugs in a few weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Rose-Li\_Parqs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/rose-li_parqs/32/187093_2.png) [@Rose-Li\_Parqs](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Rose-Li_Parqs)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/4 "2020-03-03T11:55:26Z")
Reeeee I hate being in AUTZ some days. Time to go play Kingdom of Loathing while I wait. ---
**Author:** ![Beppy\_B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/beppy_b/32/167986_2.png) [@Beppy\_B](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Beppy_B)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/5 "2020-03-03T11:56:09Z")
can someone explain the VIP concept ? ---
**Author:** ![Zhalyd\_Lyehin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zhalyd_lyehin/32/358574_2.png) [@Zhalyd\_Lyehin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zhalyd_Lyehin)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/6 "2020-03-03T11:56:28Z")
🔴 What does it have to do with AUTZ? I am not on your toxic island nation and I cannot use the client either. ---
**Author:** ![Hedgehog\_Mangeiri](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/hedgehog_mangeiri/32/440447_2.png) [@Hedgehog\_Mangeiri](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Hedgehog_Mangeiri)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/7 "2020-03-03T11:57:00Z")
Hmm I suppose u have to go to bed with someone… to obtain VIP status ---
**Author:** ![Scipio\_Artelius](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/scipio_artelius/32/408264_2.png) [@Scipio\_Artelius](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Scipio_Artelius)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/8 "2020-03-03T11:58:03Z")
CCP = VIP So VIP mode allows devs to connect, but not regular players. So the numers being shown in VIP mode look strange as it is normally less than 10. ---
**Author:** ![elitatwo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/elitatwo/32/373473_2.png) [@elitatwo](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/elitatwo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/9 "2020-03-03T11:58:16Z")
No silly, it mean the server is in VIP mode but hasn’t updated the current player count yet. Probably because it has other things to do. ---
**Author:** ![Dreaded\_Knight](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/dreaded_knight/32/190168_2.png) [@Dreaded\_Knight](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Dreaded_Knight)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/10 "2020-03-03T11:59:51Z")
You mean to say that over 14,000 VIP’s do not exists? ☹ lol ---
**Author:** ![Zhalyd\_Lyehin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zhalyd_lyehin/32/358574_2.png) [@Zhalyd\_Lyehin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zhalyd_Lyehin)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/11 "2020-03-03T12:00:24Z")
🔴 It has updated the player count at least 4 times. It started after the normal DT with 13k, went down to 4k, back up to 7k, then 12k, then 13k and now 14k. ---
**Author:** ![Bachet\_Tsuruomo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/bachet_tsuruomo/32/354997_2.png) [@Bachet\_Tsuruomo](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Bachet_Tsuruomo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/12 "2020-03-03T12:01:47Z")
Might be some of the botters bought VIP status and are testing their new trader bots right now ---
**Author:** ![BamBamz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/bambamz/32/187931_2.png) [@BamBamz](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/BamBamz)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/13 "2020-03-03T12:01:48Z")
Actually, given the numbers have changed on the launcher multiple times since downtime, I suspect they may be using some kind of connection multiplying software to test server stability under load. ---
**Author:** ![SeerinDarkness](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/seerindarkness/32/181638_2.png) [@SeerinDarkness](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/SeerinDarkness)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/14 "2020-03-03T12:01:57Z")
the red dot flayer virus has attacked eve . ---
**Author:** ![elitatwo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/elitatwo/32/373473_2.png) [@elitatwo](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/elitatwo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/15 "2020-03-03T12:03:39Z")
Aww not at all, I think it is the last value the launcher got before it stopped getting an updated current count. So the value may differ a lot for any of us. The launcher has to wait for a correct current value or player count but hasn’t received any yet. > [@Zhalyd\_Lyehin](#): > > It has updated the player count at least 4 times. Yes but it the server is still stuck in a non-live mode. We can only assume the current player count to be accurate when the green light goes on. ---
**Author:** ![Scorp\_November](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/scorp_november/32/181846_2.png) [@Scorp\_November](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Scorp_November)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/16 "2020-03-03T12:04:31Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/5/6/5604ddf4d1bf8bb2b5f0ca6832c9cda85036042b.png) ---
**Author:** ![Feronanthus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/feronanthus/32/245823_2.png) [@Feronanthus](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Feronanthus)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/18 "2020-03-03T12:30:19Z")
Patch notes before the patch? What do you think this is? 2016? ---
**Author:** ![FC\_Convict](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/fc_convict/32/451520_2.png) [@FC\_Convict](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/FC_Convict)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/19 "2020-03-03T12:47:02Z")
Sorry - to clarify, the only things that were deployed today were internal and nothing that would affect player experience. ---
**Author:** ![Theron\_Larkis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/theron_larkis/32/170573_2.png) [@Theron\_Larkis](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Theron_Larkis)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/20 "2020-03-03T12:49:16Z")
It’s not like it was a massive delay, frankly you could just have gone “yup, it’s update Tuesday. Deal with it”. ---
**Author:** ![Creepy\_Emaciated\_Creature](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/creepy_emaciated_creature/32/189600_2.png) [@Creepy\_Emaciated\_Creature](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Creepy_Emaciated_Creature)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479/21 "2020-03-03T12:55:58Z")
What does today’s deployment include? Any dev-blog, any post? Anything on it? [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/3-march-2020-unplanned-extended-downtime/223479.md?page=2)