The Garnut Nutter 15,352 Posted January 11 The Garnut Share Posted January 11 Dear Garnet Gamers, As part of my ongoing development on the server, trying to make everybody's experience a fun one, I will unfortunately be having to make an important change to our database. Specifically, I'll be removing all outdated virtual packages purchased prior to 2018. Effectively removing all packages that are now older than 8 years (specifically, 2250+ day old packages) Why this change is needed?*should only affect very few active individuals* Our store's database has been growing substantially over the past decade, and dare I say we are the single largest use-case for our store - and without migrating to another monetization platform (IE: Tebex) where players would essentially have their purchases wiped clean, I have no other option. While this happening to us in the first place is an incredible story/history for our community, it sadly started impacting server performance, most recently, I am attributing the DarkRP overflows at 3-5AM on our donation portal's daily database refresh, causing mass disconnects ad outages. Despite rigorous testing for months and having it isolated to this one issue, in the event that I am wrong, I will be keeping a backup of all purchases prior to 2018! tldr; What This Means for You Packages purchased before 2018 will no longer be stored in our store's database. This change absolutely will not impact recent purchases or packages activated in 2019 and forward. Refunds are not applicable or reasonable for a package that is 7 years old, as noted in our Terms of Service - I feel as though you had a full 7 years to use a package that was an average of $8 a purchase, paying a fraction of a fraction of a cent on it each day you played. Legitimacy of this Action This decision was most definitely not made lightly, as some of you may have seen as I've been troubleshooting our issues on the DarkRP server over the past year - but i'm coming to a conclusion that it is ABSOLUTELY necessary for our continued success. I no longer want to see us bleeding out old and new players to overflows. In adherance to our Terms of Service, and beyond it I let you know of the following: The proper explanation behind this change. (which again, will virtually affect almost no recent players). It is necessary to ensure stability, smooth gameplay, and avoid further disruptions. In terms of compliance (since everybody loves being an internet lawyer: Our Terms of Service allow for the adjustment and removal to virtual items as part of maintaining our services, I have never had to do an action like this in the past. I hope you guys, the regular players, are happy that ALMOST 10 years later i'm still taking stupid tedious actions to improve the stability of our servers and provide you the best experience. Removing all this outdated data will hopefully be the key to prevent further disruptions during peak and off-peak hours, ensuring that our servers continue thriving. If you have any questions or concerns, I've been extremely active as of late, feel free to PM me - and if i'm not, our support team is always here to help on the forums. Thank you for your understanding and reading Nutter 8 1 Quote Link to comment
IAreGunner 297 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) I wonder how much this affect me tbhs, Idk how old or when i got my perma weapons lol but dc tbh, if it makes life easier for you then go ahead update - rip 2 custom classes , maybe 1-2 permas?, Edited January 11 by IAreGunner Quote Link to comment
MilitaryRP Management Team Texas 187 Posted January 11 MilitaryRP Management Team Share Posted January 11 glad this doesn't affect me on MRP! all my shit would probably be gone! Quote Link to comment
Community Director AlexConway 1,241 Posted January 12 Community Director Share Posted January 12 Not my $0.01 AK-47 on DarkRP, from 2016 - I purchased to help you and Evity test the Donation Portal.... this is unfair, how will I cope? 1 Quote Link to comment
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