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From: Dawson
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Date: 7/30/2011 4:39:06 PM
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Are they going to be reset/pushed back because of the recent downtime (last ~40 mins).

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192606.2 in reply to 192606.1
Date: 7/30/2011 5:42:30 PM
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I had a SG tabbed, 13/13 JS/OD with good other guard skills. His auction ended during the downtime and he sold for 150k. Had the site not crashed he'd have sold for at least 300k more than that.

Very unfair to the seller. If the auctions aren't pushed back, teams that make complaints should be compensated by the BBs.

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192606.3 in reply to 192606.2
Date: 7/30/2011 6:41:25 PM
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Maybe the BBs have been listening to those who want more realism. That guy you bought is probably on a bus en route to your team's training facility.

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192606.4 in reply to 192606.2
Date: 7/31/2011 4:41:43 AM
Visionaries
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Yeah my $60k SG sold for only $475k on account of the server failures, I wish there were someone to complain to and get some compensation Really disappointing, it's a big impact on my entire season (ie MONTHS! of real time).

From: BB-Marin

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192606.5 in reply to 192606.4
Date: 8/1/2011 9:01:20 AM
TrenseRI
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Sorry about the downtime but our policy states that if you didn't want to sell him for a low price, you should have set a bigger starting price. Setting a lower price may encourage others to go into a bid war but, as you have now experienced, it carries some risk. No compensation.

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192606.6 in reply to 192606.5
Date: 8/1/2011 2:59:46 PM
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Wow, that's... shockingly unfair.

Should we not safely assume that our player's auctions won't end when BB is down? Because that changes my entire outlook, and willingness to spend money on Supporter.

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192606.7 in reply to 192606.6
Date: 8/2/2011 9:21:53 AM
TrenseRI
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I really really really don't want to turn this thread into an argument. We cannot predict downtime and we are constantly working on preventing it. Also, policy is policy, so I rest my case.

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192606.8 in reply to 192606.7
Date: 8/2/2011 3:42:30 PM
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Policy is policy, but policy can also be changed should sufficient cause arise. Losing customers, for one.

The policy could easily be: in the event of downtime, any transfers ending while the site is down would be rolled back.

From: AZ

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192606.9 in reply to 192606.8
Date: 8/2/2011 4:05:53 PM
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That sounds easy, simple, and much fairer than the current system.

If I'm not mistaken, a few seasons ago there actually was a big downtime and a universal rollback of every transfer by a few hours? So the precedent has been set.

From: GM-hrudey

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192606.11 in reply to 192606.10
Date: 8/2/2011 8:57:23 PM
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Please make the policy more obvious. Like a warning window EVERY TIME someone lists a player~

" Our servers are not guaranteed to work at all times and we do not guarantee to predict or even be aware of server failures. In this case your auction may expire at a time when no one can log in to bid. Only set a starting price you are willing to accept as a final price."


Or better yet, during the login process, a required checkbox and button that says: "By logging into Buzzerbeater, I acknowledge that life is a b**** and S*** happens. Occasionally, unfair though it may be, s*** may happen to me. I confirm that I have been notified of this."