Hmm. I wonder why during the leaking of the Applause snippets, I failed to receive a single OC message and while the site was still slow, I was able to post without a single interruption for about half an hour. Some' smells fishy here.



I looked over at the amount of members and guests online then (which were over 500 members and over 1300 guests respectively - which is above the average peak and enough to provide us with OC messages every 3 seconds) - I just couldn't believe it. Moments later, the server went back to how it has been for the past couple of months. This leaves me wondering, are the admins playing games? Are they deliberately making the site unbearable for a couple of weeks to make enough racks from ATRL + purchases since they're currently marketing it as something to make the site faster for the individual who purchases +. I mean, I don't get how a site would function the way it's supposed to for selected members only. Not only that, but the fact that you'd have to pay for a site to function properly at all is just... I don't mean to be unappreciative of ATRL, I really don't but c'mon.... It's very, mysterious. Leave your thoughts, ATRL.

DISCLAIMER: Nothing claimed in this thread may be 100% accurate since it's based on assumptions. Also, I don't mean to be one of those members who make threads complaining about the server 24/7 etc etc, I'm just curious. Love me the mods and admins for giving us ATRL in the first place but I just want to get a couple of things straight.

Originally posted by Athens Hello World, I want to clarify a few things; specifically on the OC bypass. We quietly added this feature as a way of helping our mods and existing ATRL+ members. This capability wasn't announced because it's not official, nor was it intended to boost ATRL+ sales. No one should have to pay for a functional site and we don't recommend anyone subscribe for that purpose alone. Of course, every subscription does help and we will continue to use the funds to cover upcoming upgrades. I also want to restate that all current and former ATRL+ subscribers will be eligible for a special giveaway in the next iteration of ATRL and will be invited to the beta version. We have been working to make sure that this will be the last month of the unbearable lag that has plagued the forum for several months now. We currently have 2 solutions in progress to ensure relief - the first is a hired technician and the second will be announced next week on the 17th. I will be back to take some questions later today. Thanks

I mean, I don't get how a site would function the way it's supposed to for selected members only

I hadn't seen that before due to my unfair HQ ban but thanks for posting it, Brando.
It makes more sense. So was the "bypass" thing activated during the leaking of Applause? Still a tad confused.

The site crashed for me a few times during peak excitement, but other than that I was pleasantly surprised.