We're being deceived, Yun. One moment is "We're taking this day by day, we don't know when we'll be back up other than very soon. It's not today." Then last friday: "We're working diligently around the clock. But we won't be up this weekend." So, SOE, which one is it? If you don't know when, but it won't be this weekend, then you know when it's NOT, just be straight about it. If it's going to be 31 May, then just say it. Wish they'd give we users some credit and not assume we need to be spoon fed whatever they're feeding. It's better than "Nope, not today" near the end of the day.

-Bae

You don't need to sign up to facebook to get facebook updates go to the EQ2 facebook page, and then on the left is a link to their wall posts where they have their update.

http://www.facebook.com/EverQuest2?sk=wall

When you have a serious breach in security like Sony had, there are far too many issues to resolve. It's not like your rebuilding a crashed HDD array. Throw into the mix the FBI and the Justice Department, and we aren't talking about a walk in the park...oh, and being subpoenaed by the New York Attorney General.
With that being said, you have to take any report with a grain of salt, because the reporters and/or those giving their 'understanding' of the current situation are also not the de facto on accuracy. Think of it as the cashier or salesman trying to explain in fine detail what the repairman is doing to fix your car. But unlike a car, there are so many variables and a massive amount of testing before going live. The reason we aren’t getting the explicit detail of the progress or situation is primarily due to sensitivity of the situation and that 99.5% of the game playing population wouldn’t know what the **** they were talking about anyways. They just hear blah blah blah servers won’t be up blah blah blah. And they can’t give an accurate timeframe because when they miss it (which is common in situations like this), it will send the feeble minded junkies soaring over the edge.

http://blog.games.com/2011/05/09/sony-psn-soe-games-third-attack/

Update: Sony spokesman Patrick Seybold told VentureBeat that the news circulating that PSN and SOE might not return until May 31 is falsely informed. He said that such reports stem from an inaccurate Bloomberg report posted over the weekend. "There is no accuracy to that report," Seybold told VentureBeat. "We're focused on ensuring the security of the network before bringing the services back online." Etc. etc. etc...

Could it honestly get worse? According to a 10-year-old Sony-affiliated sweepstakes website found and exploited by hackers on May 7, yes, it just might, Reuters reports.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/07/sony-idUSL3E7G701T20110507

UPDATE 2-Sony removes data posted by hackers,
TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - Sony said on Saturday it had removed from the Internet the names and partial addresses of 2,500 sweepstakes contestants that had been stolen by hackers and posted on a website, and said it did not know when it could restart its PlayStation video games network.
Third time is a charm???

There are also reports they will be hacked again this weekend.

Hackers have the upper hand because they already compromised sony's systems they have a laundry list of weaknesses throughout Sony’s kingdom and will use the exploits, either inherent or created, to just roll down that list of targets. In addition to Sony and crew fixing the current existing security flaws in order to get things up and running with PS and SOE for its player base, they have to scour and I do mean scour everything under their kingdom and that is going to suck.

This isn’t going to be pretty.

You almost made me feel better for different reasons.

Wait just a damn minute... aren't you the kid that's demanding 1000s of free AAs because all of your friends are dying in nursing homes?

ROFL

You can't just make up dates and information and then ask everyone else to do your field work. Do you have any clue what you're talking about (EVER) or is all this nonsense you spew forth from your decrepid pie-hole just so you can get people to respond to your posts?

I guess it's working... I just can't seem to ignore you =\

I don't consider it a daily update when they tell us at 4pm that the servers will be down for the day that has already passed. That's more of a point after the fact. Telling us NOW (Monday evening) that the servers will be down again tomorrow (or for fugs sake UP)... now THAT would be a damn update.

What SOE is doing now, is more like this:

UPDATE ON NATIONAL SECURITY... "Osama Bin Laden will NOT be hosting American Idol this past season."

It's just useless information about the obvious =\

Server Security for Dummies.

Short version:
Don't believe everything you read on the internet, no matter how much you want to believe it.


Not so short version:
Some experts are saying Sony was using an older version for some of it's software. Other experts are saying Sony was using the latests non-beta versions.

One of these experts, submitted a written testimony to Congress and testified in person. His written testimony stated that various news organizations reported that Sony was using outdated software. His oral statement said that Sony was using outdated software. These different versions from the same individual, while similar in content, are different in one essential way. The written testimony implied (did not specifically state) that the information was second hand knowledge. The oral testimony implied (again, did not specifically state) that the information was first hand knowledge. The difference between the two versions of testimony was the inclusion of 'various news organizations reported that...'


We are getting conflicting information.

Now, you can decide for yourself whom you want to believe. I personally and going to treat this like global warming and not believe anyone is telling the truth. Not SOE, not Anonymous and certainly not those lying weasles in Congress.