🛠 Server Maintenance - Wednesday, November 23 - I, II, III DE, and IV

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WHAT: Server Maintenance (Multiplayer Servers)

WHEN: 2022-11-23T22:00:00Z→2022-11-24T00:00:00Z

EST. DOWNTIME: 1-2 HOURS

GAMES & PLATFORMS:

  • Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store )
  • Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store )
  • Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store )
  • Age of Empires IV (Steam / Microsoft Store )

OBJECTIVES:

*Routine server maintenance; no player-facing changes.

DETAILS:

This coming Wednesday, November 23 , the platform team will be taking the multiplayer servers down for regular maintenance. Please note:

*Online matchmaking will be disabled exactly one hour before the maintenance window to prevent disruption to newly-formed matches.

*Any matches still in progress at the start of the maintenance window will be disrupted when the servers are taken offline.`

*DURING THE MAINTENANCE WINDOW, YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO LAUNCH THE GAME, BUT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MATCHMAKE OR ACCESS ANY ONLINE FEATURES.

To prevent any interruptions, we recommend wrapping up any games at least 10 minutes before the maintenance window. The downtime is expected to last between 1 and 2 hours . You can watch this thread for any changes to the schedule as they arise, as well as the all-clear when the maintenance is complete.

Thank you for your patience!

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Maintenance starts in one hour!

Multiplayer services will be unavailable for around 1-2 hours starting in 1 hour (2pm PT/ 22:00 UTC) as the servers undergo routine maintenance. Please check the schedule in the original post and plan ahead to prevent the the scheduled downtime from disrupting your matches.

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:loudspeaker: Server maintenance is kicking off now!

Apologies for the disruption, updates will be posted here!

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Server Maintenance is now COMPLETE! :crown:

If you experience any NEW issues as a result of the maintenance, please post them here or send us a support ticket. :writing_hand:

If you can’t connect, please reach out to our Support team so they can work with you to investigate. https://support.ageofempires.com

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any update on a possible fix towards player in-game recordings?

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It is past the maintenance window but I still have an error about server maintenance, even after rebooting. Any ETA on services being back online?