Site has become intolerably slowFollow

The admins can't look into your computer. I'm not, nor do I believe many others are, having this issue at all.

Possible culprits could be spyware, your own connection, or possibly you are running too many online processes at once. At any rate this seems client based, not server based.

Same issue. Sometimes the page just remains brown and blank, even when I spam Refresh in my desperate attempt to actually get something on my screen.

*cry*

I just wanna check the forums! :/

Well, I am getting no lag other than the stupid ads (which load before the main page, which gets very annoying).

I am wondering though, is it possible to make the ads load after the whole page has?

thats soooo blizzard answer :D


but on topic, i get lot of slow loading times here too. specially when looking for items from database.

I have... somewhat of the same problem. The side and banners show up, but the actual content usually takes a click of the refresh key. But it varies; sometimes it is near instantaneous, other times it is near impossible.

I can almost always access it, though. Not affecting me too much, but yes, it is an issue.

These days when I use Alla, I'm surprised when a page does load right away.


If a page takes more than 5 seconds, I go to thottbot instead, unless it's info that only Alla has. :/

I also have the same problem at work or at home. I think there are just too many people using the Allakhazam websites for the server power thye currently have. Maybe if/when they upgrade the servers it will improve performance.

Same problem here.

I hate spamming refresh.

same here.

It's been very slow here, sometimes intolerably so. Often having to hit refresh a couple or three time to get quest, item or bestiary info to show up.

I wasn't even able to login from work at all today. It constantly failed with an error I didn't save but can try again if the techie types need to see it.

Screen stays brown whenever I'm loooking for some items for my druid. Will someone please help the animals!

Yep I have 4 comps on different network/internet and physical location T1, DSL, T3 all having problem esp when I do an Item search, I have to refresh anywhere from 1-5 times, I kid you not.

-Mbout

I wonder if all the sites don't share a common database? Immagine trying to process requests from all the sites put together? I notice in the links for items and such (at least for ffxi, wow, and eq2) none of the items share the same item code.

Just using random items pulled:

WoW item:

/db/item.html?witem=#

EQ2 item:

/db/item.html?eq2item=#

FFXI item:

/db/item.html?fitem=#

Notice all the items use the extension of /db/item.html? (I removed the first part of the http since they are different games and it doesn't matter what stylesheet you use technically... which also supports this theory)

So it seems that there is just a central DB server and every time you want to look up a quest/item/spell/whatever you have to send a query to it. With so many games and users on at any time, it isn't surprising that something like this has come up. If I am assuming right that is.

Maybe looking into a way to split the DB to seperate games, or say like 2 or 3 games? Would probably help loading times and reduce the strain. Again, assuming i'm right and your just running one main DB for all the games.

From what I know of data bases, something like that should work, as a properly programed/orgainized database is something to see in terms of what it can do.

Edited, Tue Oct 25 16:03:57 2005 by Tomec