I think it would be very nice to have some kind of a post about when the shard goes down without notice.   Obviously I am not talking about a 5 minute downtime but more along the lines of anything that is 30+ minutes.  It would be nice to know that someone is working on getting the server back up and running rather than having to attempt a log in multiple times.

I realize the most important thing is to get the server back up but if it's going to take a while, it would be nice to know.

Just a thought!
Yes, I always give a warning if possible, we have been working on the shard non-stop for 30 days and have added 15 updates, so we are up and down more than normal.  It will go back to normal asap one we add all the updates and stabilize all the new content

Last and only time i can remember the shard being down for more then 30 min we reverted 18 months back so just to say that never happens, Dante is sleeping on the restart switch i think 

  @ Throgal, when you say that.

  I have an image of a sleeping dragon on a pile of donation money, with the circular top half of a lever sticking out from amidst the pile. Dante is the dragon of course, and he is having a dream about EVO being number one on every top 100 - 200 Free shard list. After that image fades, you see Dante talking to a hobbit, think he said his name was Kane, and they start to discuss the importance of each donators happiness level. The last image you see, before the room fills completely with an enormous gout of fire, is Kane saying he is uncertain if something, Dante asked about, can be done. This of course makes Dante angry and the fire ensues...

   Evolution for life!


  --Sturger--