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NS Slowdown around Midnight EST?

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Mr.Bishop
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It could have just been my internet, but I'm curious to see if any of you notice regular sluggishness of the site around Midnight EST?

I thought I detected something last night, but want to verify.

Oct 14 2011 9:36AM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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isn't it karma update?
Oct 14 2011 9:59AM
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Mr.Bishop
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Among many other calculations that are performed. I just haven't been posting on NS at midnight in a while, so hadn't experienced it.

Are you saying that you do notice a slowdown?

Oct 14 2011 10:03AM
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[evan]
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Yea it happens for everybody in the US as far as I know, like he said above I thought it was just the site updating.
Oct 14 2011 10:27AM
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Mr.Bishop
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YEah it is the site updating... but it was slower than I thought it would be. How annoying do you find it?

Oct 14 2011 10:51AM
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.Hugo.
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very very very very very very annoying
Oct 14 2011 11:28AM
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1337
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if i'm up, usually it tells me that I have to go to bed
Oct 14 2011 12:07PM
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Mr.Bishop
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I noticed that site activity dropped off significantly when it happened.

You west coasters must be even more frustrated, because that is like 9pm.

Oct 14 2011 12:26PM
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Milksteak
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Yeah I noticed it. I thought it was just my computer but I guess not. Very annoying.
Oct 14 2011 1:45PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Gimmie like a 1-10 on the annoying scale.
Oct 14 2011 1:48PM
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Milksteak
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~6.86
Oct 14 2011 1:57PM
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[evan]
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For me it's not as bad, it was probably like a 8+ during the summer, but now that im waking up at 6 for school, I usually am not awake for the slowdown. Its like a 6-7 on weekends though.

So if I averaged it I'd say 7.4925
Oct 14 2011 2:08PM
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Mr.Bishop
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I wonder if we should just run all those updates at like 3 or 4 am.
Oct 14 2011 2:23PM
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Balto
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so midnight west coast time

no thanks

also, hasn't this always happened? not at midnight, but for quite a while NS would just not work for 10 min around 1 am PST every single day
Oct 14 2011 2:39PM
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skijunkiedtm
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How about like 6-7 in the morning?
Oct 14 2011 2:45PM
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skiingute
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I find it annoying as can be if I'm actively interested in something and it happens.

I do think the updates/maintenence whatever should be done ~4-8am

Oct 14 2011 3:28PM
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fujarome
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my mind was blown when I was in england and discovered the daily 5am outage when I tried going on at 9am london time. Had absolutely no idea it updated like that daily. I think 4am est would be a reasonable compromise for everyone.
Oct 15 2011 2:39AM
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B.Aussie
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No please don't!
Oct 15 2011 7:38AM
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Dwarftosser1
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It happens around 10:30(MST) for me, I'd rate about 6 on the annoying scale from September to May, and then a 9 throughout the summer.
Oct 15 2011 2:23PM
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Ben.
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This. Its around 10ish? Mountain Time.
Oct 15 2011 5:34PM
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Broseph_Stalin
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this
Oct 16 2011 12:24AM
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LeadThug420
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Is that what's happening when I click on My Threads, and it takes forever?  I thought that was just my computer.  If it isn't, that's super annoying.
Oct 16 2011 1:58AM
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JHendrix
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no don't do that! im still awake at 6 am :(
Oct 16 2011 6:43AM
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Jpurd
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yah this happened to me last night
Oct 16 2011 9:37AM
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Mama.
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Wow, finally. Hahaha. This is super annoying. Eaaaaaaarly am would be really rad....
Oct 16 2011 11:40AM
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ORDEAL
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Have it at like 3am standard time. solid compromise for everyone
Oct 16 2011 2:19PM
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.spaghetticat.
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haha east coast time or get the fuck out
ops sorry joe
Oct 16 2011 11:15PM
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LeadThug420
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Noticing it right now.  It sucks...

Oct 17 2011 12:15AM
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PeterWojnar
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It's better than the whole site being down for anywhere between 10-30 minutes like it used to be, but it's still pretty annoying... move it to like 5 or 6am EST and that'll be perfect (at least, for north America)
Oct 17 2011 3:47AM
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Kangbang
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This. When the update was at 4am, NS always went down for about 15 mins on the west coast at 1am every night. But now I never get caught in the downtime.
Oct 18 2011 3:40AM
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Ben.
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Its doing it right now.
Oct 19 2011 12:20AM
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.Hugo.
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normal for me
Oct 19 2011 12:32AM
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paige.
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I used to really appreciate that downtime during the school year. It was my cue to go to bed.
Oct 19 2011 2:31AM
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I.B
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happends at 9-9:30 every night for me.

Karma update. How does Mr.Bishop not know this o_0
Oct 19 2011 12:16PM
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NJurkiewicz
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Yah I am noticing this right between 10-10:30 and it is super annoying haha not as bad as in the summer but still pretty bad.
Oct 19 2011 1:44PM
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eheath
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i think lik 6am est would work best. i remember it used to be 4am and like jamie said, it was a sign i needed to go to bed haha i haven't noticed at 10pm any slowness but im usually a little more occupied around 10 than i was at 1am.
Oct 19 2011 4:52PM
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I.B
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Just throwing this in here, It's a complete bitch at 9 o clock here.

Run stystem updates at different times so at different regions it's all at like 4 in the morning.
Oct 19 2011 9:12PM
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Mr.Bishop
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I think that somewhere between like 4 and 6 EST is the right area. We'll look at the logs and figure out the most dead time of the day.

Oct 19 2011 9:36PM
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Elmo.
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so that was what that was.... that made me go to bed at 12 like half the summer lol when i was tired and fed up with NS around 12:10 every night since it was slow
Oct 19 2011 10:06PM
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pelle_munch
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ITS HAPPENING
Oct 20 2011 12:17AM
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Mr.Bishop
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Yeah but its not as bad as the last time I was on here at this time. So its inconsistent..... interesting.

Anyways, we'll probably move the time anyways rendering this discussion irrelevant... well except for those of you in other parts of the world.

What would like 4am EST be for the australians and NZ people out there?

Oct 20 2011 12:23AM
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NJurkiewicz
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I am not from NZ but i think it is around 11
Oct 20 2011 12:28AM
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B.Aussie
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I believe it is 8pm in Australia so 10pm in NZ.
Oct 20 2011 12:43AM
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*KLULESS*
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It does seem to be much slower now that the site has been changed up a bit. not sure if that has anything to do with the speed or not but yes i have noticed this.
Oct 20 2011 12:50AM
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soulskier
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any way to spread the lag out?
Oct 20 2011 5:04AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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it's happening!
Oct 21 2011 12:06AM
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1337
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i remember those times, oh those were the days...
Oct 21 2011 12:16AM
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1337
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by the way it's slow as aids right now, so must mean it's time for bed
Oct 21 2011 12:17AM
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I.B
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Happend to me at 9:16 today i checked.
Oct 21 2011 2:13AM
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