November 2–14: Historic All-Access, Basically No Bans!
Yes please :P I can't wait for this again. I didn't play as much of it as I wanted so I'm glad it's coming back so soon.
It looks like they updated some form of SQL/Database servers and saw a huge increase in delayed writes, specifically for premier draft picks (oddly).
Last week, a sudden and unexpected database performance issue sprang up. Our services suffered from severe delays during database writes, where actions taken by players are recorded for future reference. Behind the scenes, engineers were scrambling to investigate and diagnose the issue. Most of the system continued to work as normal, with slightly noticeable wait times. However, the impact on Premier Draft was catastrophic.
They apparently did a big database update rollout going on since March but it must have really crapped out in production. I feel bad for these people, that is definitely a frustrating and anxiety inducing situation to be in.
This is nice to hear at least. Does anyone know what the actual issues are that are causing them problems? The game appears fine for me but I only play a few formats.
Edit - I didn't scroll down lol I see The How explained in the article now
Yea I agree, I love deals like this
Get em while they're hot!
I guess too many people were getting free draft tokens lol
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This sounds cool
Oh it would have been a mull to 5 otherwise. That's definitely less clear.
Lorenzo Terlizzi kept a 1 land hand O_O Playing Esper Midrange. I don't know if that's nerves or what but that cannot ever be the right play.
lol this is getting crazy
Yea I think they did. Some people are reporting getting 4 of these!!
Also very excited about this. Hopefully the coverage of this event is good because I think it's two pretty decent format choices.