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	This huge piece of history can be counted as one of [[Legacy|Legacy's]] worst downtime experiences.  It started when [[Legacy]] started to have lag then crashed.		This huge piece of history can be counted as one of [[Legacy|Legacy's]] worst downtime experiences.  It started when [[Legacy]] started to have lag then crashed.
	[[Zorg]] tried to contact HostDime to have Paultech to fix the problem. This failed as all the calls he had were ignored. [[Online Chat]] was still accessible but due to there being no [[Moderators|moderators]] he granted powers to [[User:Scott|maddoctor/Scott]] and Chipmoney to help moderate the chat. The choice was wait with HostDime or rent a server. Zorg went searching for the best deal he could whilst the game was still down.  A small quote:		[[Zorg]] tried to contact HostDime to have Paultech to fix the problem. This failed as all the calls he had were ignored. [[Online Chat]] was still accessible but due to there being no [[Moderators|moderators]] he granted powers to [[User:Scott|maddoctor/Scott]] and Chipmoney to help moderate the chat. The choice was wait with HostDime or rent a server. Zorg went searching for the best deal he could whilst the game was still down.  A small quote:
−	<b>Posted by Zorg</b>	+	<b>Posted by Zorg on 31st July 2008</b>
−	"I just got off the phone with a host and I swear I was talking to a blonde woman. Everything	+	"Ok, so new update on the situation. I've spoken to Paul and Dan about our current hosting and they could get me a server back up tonight or tomorrow but we've decided against it. The website is now much more of a business than it is a hobby and if we continue to host it in such a way it means whenever we have hardware problems if coult be down for a few days while we wait for someone to get a chance to fix it.
−	I asked she had to ask tech support so she spent more time trying to find out what an Ethernet cord is	+	As grateful as I am to the people who hosted my website while it took off, it's about time we changed the situation of a friend hosting it in his private stash of servers and went for a more professional option. So I'm going to contact some data centres and arrange to rent a dedicated server to host the game from, it will mean an increase in running costs but should be fine. This means the game is going to be down for longer, but once it is all setup on a new server it will never be down again EVER! Why will not be down again ever? ...because when it goes down in the future I'll be able to call some companies 24/7 tech support line and bitch at them until they fix it."
−	instead of getting me quotes. She asked what a GB was and said "Hang on I need to ask tech" so I hung up."	+
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This huge piece of history can be counted as one of Legacy's worst downtime experiences. It started when Legacy started to have lag then crashed. Zorg tried to contact HostDime to have Paultech to fix the problem. This failed as all the calls he had were ignored. Online Chat was still accessible but due to there being no moderators he granted powers to maddoctor/Scott and Chipmoney to help moderate the chat. The choice was wait with HostDime or rent a server. Zorg went searching for the best deal he could whilst the game was still down. A small quote:

Posted by Zorg on 31st July 2008
"Ok, so new update on the situation. I've spoken to Paul and Dan about our current hosting and they could get me a server back up tonight or tomorrow but we've decided against it. The website is now much more of a business than it is a hobby and if we continue to host it in such a way it means whenever we have hardware problems if coult be down for a few days while we wait for someone to get a chance to fix it.

As grateful as I am to the people who hosted my website while it took off, it's about time we changed the situation of a friend hosting it in his private stash of servers and went for a more professional option. So I'm going to contact some data centres and arrange to rent a dedicated server to host the game from, it will mean an increase in running costs but should be fine. This means the game is going to be down for longer, but once it is all setup on a new server it will never be down again EVER! Why will not be down again ever? ...because when it goes down in the future I'll be able to call some companies 24/7 tech support line and bitch at them until they fix it."

Image of Zorgs redirect blog (click to enlarge)
When: Jul 22nd 2008 to Aug 7th 2008

After getting a good quote from Fasthosts he then had the torturing job of updating all the Scripts to stop any security flaws. This took near enough 5 days to complete. However another hit for legacy arrived when Zorg found out he needed a backup from PaulTech that he needed. This backup contained all clan forums, flags, recently uploaded character designs and all of the Staff logs. Zorg tried to get the backups but it was a losing battle. All of the backups needed were lost. This means all history in clans, logs and profiles where deleted. He had to revert the server to 3 days previous also, anything gained after the 3 days where lost (Hunting drops, exp... everything). When he turned Login on he sent a flash of lightning throughout the hive injuring everyone. This stops people getting too much exp all at once. On a brighter note after all the updates Zorg re-opened Legacy and he gave the following benefits:

Double speed game for 7 days (400 turns instead of 200, 200 Warfare turns instead of 100)
Flag competition with prizes of +4 Staff Favor and a banner
Construction Site open for 7 days (See below)
Subscription Time Sale (+10% free)

However, more bad news came flooding back into Legacy. He had to raise subscription prices to cover the costs for the new server. So to get the ball rolling he set up a place in Sector 1 called "Construction Site". The name given after what mess PaulTech left Zorg! so here you would trade one week of subtime and you would receive a banner:

Impossible to get now

Survived the near apocalyptic server move in our 4th year.

And also you would receive a clothing item for your dedication to stick with the game:

Male	Female

As said before, Legacy would be nothing without its subscribers and its huge efforts of its Staff Team. Not forgetting its creator Mr. Zorg. This is proof that Legacy will always stand strong, the community will be there to help and there is never a dull moment on this game! Thank you for reading this huge piece of history and good luck on your quest to find more knowledge within the Wiki!