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I havent updated my FFXI/POL yet, havent logged in since the 10th. Perhaps i should wait a few days
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Well, I didn't have chance to ask the Tech Support guy anything else, and this is off topic, but has anyone else encountered this problem:
When doing an Escort quest or if you click on someone else's NPC, the game will crash out to the Desktop with a Windows error. It usually occurs when trying to Cure them or in the case of Escort, clicking to make them stop. I've tried reporting this to a GM via GM Call in PoL, but she refused to acknowledge it was a problem with the game and that it was my PC at fault.
I know 4 or 5 people who have had this exact same problem and each of our PCs can't be identical, yet SE refuse to see it as an error on their behalf. Last Escort quest I did in Eldieme Necropolis, 3 different people all dc-ed due to this problem. I was told to turn my effects filters off by the GM, and when I replied they were already off, I got: "I can assure you it's not a problem with the game code. I suspect it is an error with your graphics card, that it cannot handle the effects. If you have any further problems, please contact Tech Support about PC compatibility issues."
When doing an Escort quest or if you click on someone else's NPC, the game will crash out to the Desktop with a Windows error. It usually occurs when trying to Cure them or in the case of Escort, clicking to make them stop. I've tried reporting this to a GM via GM Call in PoL, but she refused to acknowledge it was a problem with the game and that it was my PC at fault.
I know 4 or 5 people who have had this exact same problem and each of our PCs can't be identical, yet SE refuse to see it as an error on their behalf. Last Escort quest I did in Eldieme Necropolis, 3 different people all dc-ed due to this problem. I was told to turn my effects filters off by the GM, and when I replied they were already off, I got: "I can assure you it's not a problem with the game code. I suspect it is an error with your graphics card, that it cannot handle the effects. If you have any further problems, please contact Tech Support about PC compatibility issues."
foryth wrote:
possible, but look at the implications of that. Without fail, someone WOULD find out eventually, and that would lead to major lawsuit from M$. while it would be interesting to see two corporate superpowers go up against each other, i think the laws would side with M$ on that one.
Sony already did this:
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,69601,00.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/01/sony_rootkit_drm/
No lawsuit from MS either.
Edited, Tue Dec 13 08:05:12 2005 by Lobivopis
Final Fantasy XI 12-14-11 Update wrote:
Adjust the resolution of menus.
The main screen resolution for "FINAL FANTASY XI" is dependent on the "Overlay Graphics Resolution" setting.
If the Overlay Graphics Resolution is set higher than the Menu Resolution, menus will be automatically resized.
The main screen resolution for "FINAL FANTASY XI" is dependent on the "Overlay Graphics Resolution" setting.
If the Overlay Graphics Resolution is set higher than the Menu Resolution, menus will be automatically resized.
I thought of it first:
http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=10&mid=130073657654872218#20
Wish I had read this thread earlier. Re-installing FFXI results in the loss of several .dll files which results in problem running Windows. >.<
I had backup my system a while back, but all those programs install between then had problem running because of missing files. ARG!
I had backup my system a while back, but all those programs install between then had problem running because of missing files. ARG!
THAT SUX BADLY
i was about to enter diabolos fight , dced get a random pol error , push ok.....and pol freeze , ok try to log , and hell POL CRASH , retry..... no work, reboot , no work , send a mail ....
bleh at least my party manage to get another but hell 3 hours looking to get a decent party to kill diabolos and POF!
i was about to enter diabolos fight , dced get a random pol error , push ok.....and pol freeze , ok try to log , and hell POL CRASH , retry..... no work, reboot , no work , send a mail ....
bleh at least my party manage to get another but hell 3 hours looking to get a decent party to kill diabolos and POF!
My guess?
After the windurst waters update, someone at SE tried to update the news feed that is automatically downloaded to POL viewer when we log in.
That person at SE goofed, and the news feed is causing a buffer overflow in the POL viewer. It'll probably take them a while, to find that the employee used an illegal escape or control code in the news update (likely inadvertantly) and the POL news veiwer can't render it, crashes.
Of course, we have the alarmists already claimed that SE is messing around with the "dll's and security of our windows" and "installing software to check for third party programs"
Long story short, when they find the error in the news feed, and remove it/fix it.. Our POL clients will work normally again without the need for a reinstall.
After the windurst waters update, someone at SE tried to update the news feed that is automatically downloaded to POL viewer when we log in.
That person at SE goofed, and the news feed is causing a buffer overflow in the POL viewer. It'll probably take them a while, to find that the employee used an illegal escape or control code in the news update (likely inadvertantly) and the POL news veiwer can't render it, crashes.
Of course, we have the alarmists already claimed that SE is messing around with the "dll's and security of our windows" and "installing software to check for third party programs"
Long story short, when they find the error in the news feed, and remove it/fix it.. Our POL clients will work normally again without the need for a reinstall.
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GeliOfValefor the Silent wrote:
My guess?
After the windurst waters update, someone at SE tried to update the news feed that is automatically downloaded to POL viewer when we log in.
That person at SE goofed, and the news feed is causing a buffer overflow in the POL viewer. It'll probably take them a while, to find that the employee used an illegal escape or control code in the news update (likely inadvertantly) and the POL news veiwer can't render it, crashes.
Of course, we have the alarmists already claimed that SE is messing around with the "dll's and security of our windows" and "installing software to check for third party programs"
Long story short, when they find the error in the news feed, and remove it/fix it.. Our POL clients will work normally again without the need for a reinstall.
After the windurst waters update, someone at SE tried to update the news feed that is automatically downloaded to POL viewer when we log in.
That person at SE goofed, and the news feed is causing a buffer overflow in the POL viewer. It'll probably take them a while, to find that the employee used an illegal escape or control code in the news update (likely inadvertantly) and the POL news veiwer can't render it, crashes.
Of course, we have the alarmists already claimed that SE is messing around with the "dll's and security of our windows" and "installing software to check for third party programs"
Long story short, when they find the error in the news feed, and remove it/fix it.. Our POL clients will work normally again without the need for a reinstall.
That couldn't be causing the DLL corruption we're seeing. My guess is that SE is attemtping some sort of rootkit like Sony tried and it's farking up windows (just as Sony's did)
Final Fantasy XI 12-14-11 Update wrote:
Adjust the resolution of menus.
The main screen resolution for "FINAL FANTASY XI" is dependent on the "Overlay Graphics Resolution" setting.
If the Overlay Graphics Resolution is set higher than the Menu Resolution, menus will be automatically resized.
The main screen resolution for "FINAL FANTASY XI" is dependent on the "Overlay Graphics Resolution" setting.
If the Overlay Graphics Resolution is set higher than the Menu Resolution, menus will be automatically resized.
I thought of it first:
http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=10&mid=130073657654872218#20
Just for the hell of it, it got me too
Darnit.
Darnit.
GM friend just rang me. Who wants to know whats going on? Ill tell you.
The servers were hit by a hacker last night and the security of everyone is now compromised so they shut down the log in server out of panic. They are now updating the issues reported from the new Update (awesome update by the way). Do not reinstall, do not panic, go buy a blow up doll and while away the hours with **** and baby oil.
Also stop spammin PoL, its really REALLY slowing them down.
Hope this helps :D
The servers were hit by a hacker last night and the security of everyone is now compromised so they shut down the log in server out of panic. They are now updating the issues reported from the new Update (awesome update by the way). Do not reinstall, do not panic, go buy a blow up doll and while away the hours with **** and baby oil.
Also stop spammin PoL, its really REALLY slowing them down.
Hope this helps :D
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My guess?
After the windurst waters update, someone at SE tried to update the news feed that is automatically downloaded to POL viewer when we log in.
That person at SE goofed, and the news feed is causing a buffer overflow in the POL viewer. It'll probably take them a while, to find that the employee used an illegal escape or control code in the news update (likely inadvertantly) and the POL news veiwer can't render it, crashes.
Of course, we have the alarmists already claimed that SE is messing around with the "dll's and security of our windows" and "installing software to check for third party programs"
Long story short, when they find the error in the news feed, and remove it/fix it.. Our POL clients will work normally again without the need for a reinstall.
After the windurst waters update, someone at SE tried to update the news feed that is automatically downloaded to POL viewer when we log in.
That person at SE goofed, and the news feed is causing a buffer overflow in the POL viewer. It'll probably take them a while, to find that the employee used an illegal escape or control code in the news update (likely inadvertantly) and the POL news veiwer can't render it, crashes.
Of course, we have the alarmists already claimed that SE is messing around with the "dll's and security of our windows" and "installing software to check for third party programs"
Long story short, when they find the error in the news feed, and remove it/fix it.. Our POL clients will work normally again without the need for a reinstall.
At last a voice of reason. ^^
To the poster above the links between FFXI and windows DLLs are not new, they've been there are long time, as I posted near the beginning of the thread i've had 2 Friends whose kernel dlls were corrupted after a FFXI uninstall and this was weeks and months ago.
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That couldn't be causing the DLL corruption we're seeing. My guess is that SE is attemtping some sort of rootkit like Sony tried and it's farking up windows (just as Sony's did)
2 People are posting DLL corruption problems. Based on the number of posts to the thread, I'd assume that *if* a "rootkit" scheme was the culprit, the problem would be more widespread among the userbase than just 2 posts out of 3 pages.
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Sony already did this:
http://www.wired.com/news/priva...601,00.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/01...ootkit_drm/
No lawsuit from MS either.
Edited, Tue Dec 13 08:05:12 2005 by Lobivopis
http://www.wired.com/news/priva...601,00.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/01...ootkit_drm/
No lawsuit from MS either.
Edited, Tue Dec 13 08:05:12 2005 by Lobivopis
grrr, you edited in another link i gotta read >.>
but after the first one, id say that it would be feasible that pol or se or both would do such a thing, probably due to wanting to know what third party stuff is being run while ffxi is... just a hunch.
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OMG!
I'm not english , plz use simple and not hurting words ^^
do I have to low-format or SE is gonna fix this?
I wish all the worst luck to SE engineers...
If I do something bad at work I get fired....
if SE fails almost everyupdate something must be wrong. Or the engineers themself or the one who hires them...
13$ for what? format my pc?
[that's F****** bad!]
I'm not english , plz use simple and not hurting words ^^
do I have to low-format or SE is gonna fix this?
I wish all the worst luck to SE engineers...
If I do something bad at work I get fired....
if SE fails almost everyupdate something must be wrong. Or the engineers themself or the one who hires them...
13$ for what? format my pc?
[that's F****** bad!]
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If they know what is going on then why don't they post something on the playonline site to let us know. This would also help stop people from trying to contact support and spamming POL.
People are entitled to be stupid, but you're abusing the privilege!
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Three cheers for POL. hip hip ahhhh ***** it
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Just alittle side note to all the hundreds of posts i just read about this problem lol.. it doesnt have to do with the actual download of the new update because i logged off last night before the update and havent been back on to download it and im having the same problem as everyone else lol. my guess is that when the programmers where putting up the info on the POL viewer one of them must of got some dust in there eyes and mistypes in a scrpit or sumthing ^^. Well this is gunna be awhile to fix. Hopefully i can actually download the update and return to the world of Vana'diel and out of this cruel world called earth. but for know PSP it will be to pass some time.
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OMG!
I'm not english , plz use simple and not hurting words ^^
do I have to low-format or SE is gonna fix this?
I wish all the worst luck to SE engineers...
If I do something bad at work I get fired....
if SE fails almost everyupdate something must be wrong. Or the engineers themself or the one who hires them...
13$ for what? format my pc?
[that's F****** bad!]
I'm not english , plz use simple and not hurting words ^^
do I have to low-format or SE is gonna fix this?
I wish all the worst luck to SE engineers...
If I do something bad at work I get fired....
if SE fails almost everyupdate something must be wrong. Or the engineers themself or the one who hires them...
13$ for what? format my pc?
[that's F****** bad!]
Simple Words:
Format: No
Wait: Yes
SE will fix it
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Zilart: Complete CoP: Complete TOAU: Complete
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Zilart: Complete CoP: Complete TOAU: Complete
Mercenary Rank: First Leiutenant
4 peeps i know have this prob including me -_- NOT impressed.
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or if you click on someone else's NPC, the game will crash out to the Desktop with a Windows error.
Had this very problem several times. If I click an npc then try and heal it, I crash to desktop.
Seems ok as long as I dont click it first.
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Quote:
They are saying Go Away because 50,000 people are asking them what is going on. They are trying to let people know as quick as possible that they are working on it and they know about the problem.
From their website:
"Status
No issues reported"
Yup, they're certainly trying to let people know as quickly as possible.
Edited, Tue Dec 13 08:24:20 2005 by Kragorn
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I reinstalled but it did not work, so I`ll wait. Maybe it is up 6-9 pm (in norway :()
yeah....right
BTW, is it just me... -.-
playonline.com keeps giving me an iexplore.exe error when I scroll up/down.
Rest of the internet works fine...
Somebody call President Bush, cause this is war now.
playonline.com keeps giving me an iexplore.exe error when I scroll up/down.
Rest of the internet works fine...
Somebody call President Bush, cause this is war now.
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Goldsmithing @ 33
Gentatsu
Server >> Diabolos
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thank jebus for forums like these, i almost tried to reisntall the whole software >.<, anyways it got me too ; ;
I did a system restore... i thought i would help but i didnt.
From:PlayOnline
Dec. 13, 2005 05:20 [PST]
PlayOnline Viewer Technical Difficulties (Dec. 13)
Currently we are experiencing technical difficulties with PlayOnline Viewer (Windows version only). The issue is currently being addressed, and new updates will follow as additional information becomes available.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
[Date & Time]
From Dec. 13, 2005 03:30(PST)
[Details]
-PlayOnline Viewer would shut down upon login.
[Affected Services]
PlayOnline (Windows version)
Dec. 13, 2005 05:20 [PST]
PlayOnline Viewer Technical Difficulties (Dec. 13)
Currently we are experiencing technical difficulties with PlayOnline Viewer (Windows version only). The issue is currently being addressed, and new updates will follow as additional information becomes available.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
[Date & Time]
From Dec. 13, 2005 03:30(PST)
[Details]
-PlayOnline Viewer would shut down upon login.
[Affected Services]
PlayOnline (Windows version)
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