Clarification on Free Shop + Lag

Tired Angry Red Rreign Costumed Blob Kitty Beanbag

Just some clarification on the lag and free shop:

We fixed the original problem of the Free Shop yesterday, where the database wasn’t clearing out items that had already been grabbed so there were thousands of rows of phantom items clogging up the DB.

This early morning, however, was a different issue! There weren’t enough users to grab items out of the shop so the shop just kept adding more without eventually clearing like other restocking shops. I cleared out well over 6,000 items when I was able to get on today! We’re working on a solution for this today so it doesn’t happen again tonight.

I know how frustrating this is for y’all, and we’re working as quickly as possible to fix these issues so everyone can enjoy grabbing a cool item or two.

Posted by Amber

01/27/20 10:29 am Leave Comment

Dana @ 02/3/20 9:32 am

Ow bummer I missed the free shop event -.- will it open again later?

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Serena922003 @ 02/2/20 7:18 pm

OML

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Chef @ 01/31/20 6:24 pm

Looks like the pool might be empty again.

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EndoKazuki @ 01/31/20 2:53 am

Purchased

Whoa thank you :heart:

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just2b @ 01/30/20 7:11 pm

thanks for the update, still having "already purchased" comment any time I try. just trying to grin and bear it.

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Cassandra @ 01/30/20 7:55 am

Purchased

I'm so happy that happened. Free stuff is good sometimes. :joy:

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indica @ 01/30/20 12:40 am

Half an hour since the last restock. Did it break again? :(

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StarShadow @ 01/29/20 9:56 pm

Gotten a few valuable items but so far ones I already had. Still looking for the swimming rat. ;)

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Amber @ 01/29/20 8:36 pm STAFF

:) That's beceause items ran out of the pool. That will happen now and again throughout the week, but we'll get the pool filled up again asap.

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Linoko @ 01/29/20 8:31 pm

Same here, witnessed 4 or 5 "Restocked now!" but haven't seen a single item yet.

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Sorcerer @ 01/29/20 8:31 pm

Let's see if it resets at midnight :3

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ennui @ 01/29/20 8:28 pm

Empty with a "restocked now!" message for me as well! :^(

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Chef @ 01/29/20 8:18 pm

@Amber it doesn't seem to be restocking. It says "restocked now" but nothing has been going into the shop. I don't think it's a matter of missing the stock either.

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-HyperBlossom- @ 01/29/20 8:12 pm

I think the free shop is broke again, but no new items are there even when they have restock

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Saturnine @ 01/29/20 8:09 pm

Shop might be empty. Restocking Now but no items

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the_beast @ 01/29/20 2:21 am

still hppening

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Diana_Marie @ 01/29/20 1:50 am

Can I please get some non-main shop items? As much as I love the free shop it's so frustrating to wait for it to restock to just get a normal shop item.

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Beren @ 01/28/20 3:54 am

looks like yesterday, there are bunches of items in and buying out does not work fast enough (Just throwing in)
I love it, since I can get a item every time my CD is away...

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Damon @ 01/28/20 2:09 am

Thank you! :)

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Mabon @ 01/27/20 10:49 pm

I hereby do solemnly swear to do my best to help clear as many items as possible tonight :D I know I know what a hero

(Seriously though, thank you for all you do)

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Absinthe @ 01/27/20 9:07 pm

Bless your heart, Amber. That's a LOT of items. I appreciate your effort <3

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Sincere @ 01/27/20 8:06 pm

@Amber Awesome, thanks haha.

Yikes about weapons! Glad that was solved!

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Amber @ 01/27/20 7:59 pm STAFF

@Sincere I don't add any 170 (battle loot) or 200 (CWs). I also make sure to clear out any possible weapons, after previous years where things like god weapons went out when they shouldn't :x

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Sincere @ 01/27/20 7:23 pm

@Amber

What are the rarities of items the Free Shop? Is there anything that isn't included?

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FCoD @ 01/27/20 7:19 pm

Thanks for this staff. I've gotten some WL items out of it and everything else is just a bonus! :)

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Twisted_Pretzel @ 01/27/20 7:08 pm

I can only grab items at night when nobody is around, works for me!

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SongSparra @ 01/27/20 5:20 pm

As I said in the other Free Shop topic, it's all good and a little disruption is OK (PITA for you I realise) I mean hell this is FREE! Grateful for what ever and when ever I get something and again I say... BEST.FREE.SHOP.EVER!!!

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TheCryptKeeper @ 01/27/20 5:00 pm

Muchly appreciated, and thanks Amber. ????????

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Muerte @ 01/27/20 4:39 pm

I cannot believe you cleared all those items and didn't think to just give them all to me.
This is, frankly, reverse sexist.

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Duane @ 01/27/20 4:39 pm

Thanks @Amber have staff take as long as needs to completely fix it we'll all still will be here when it is ready to go back online ... But hurry just kidding

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Cerelin @ 01/27/20 4:30 pm

Free shop told me I have too many items in my inventory when I only have two items.

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BoaConstrictor @ 01/27/20 4:17 pm

... and the Free Shop killed the whole site?

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BoaConstrictor @ 01/27/20 4:15 pm

"There are no items stocked :("
Just like I said: empty or slow restocks in the afternoon/evening, not accessible in the morning.

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Straywillow @ 01/27/20 3:51 pm

Thank you!

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Galadriel @ 01/27/20 3:06 pm

Thank you so much! Ngl, the lag can reeeeally frustrating, but having you communicate what’s going on makes it much more understandable on our end. I think everyone would be a lot more understanding about site issues if you kept up this communication about everything!

Thanks for the Free Shop, even with the lag. I haven’t nabbed a ton of nice items, but I’m super grateful for the ones I have gotten.

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Nanny @ 01/27/20 3:01 pm

@Stiles thankie so much ... ater i posted i saw it loaded i they drop tge time rom 5 to 3 mintue wait it wouldnt back up ...so thankie again huggles

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LilyValentine @ 01/27/20 2:54 pm

I should've known something was wrong when I was actually able to grab stuff from the Free Shop! Can't remember the last time that happened.

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Stiles @ 01/27/20 2:27 pm

@Nanny 2nd** sorry.

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Stiles @ 01/27/20 2:26 pm

@Nanny don't want to speak for the mods but sometimes it can be empty for a bit but things will restock. It doesn't stay stocked 24/7. And they'll announce prob when it's closing & there's a date on the front page that tells you it ends Feb 4th.

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Nanny @ 01/27/20 1:16 pm

so since nothing is restocking i assume the free shop is closed thankie it was fun

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Georgie @ 01/27/20 12:37 pm

@Amber
I don't want you to think I don't appreciate the information as well as the effort put in to this. Just, my first reaction is always a smart mouthed reply :x
Thanks for keeping us informed.

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lull @ 01/27/20 12:20 pm

When there are problems I definitely feel less stressed if I know what is going on so thank you very much @Amber for keeping us in the loop ^_^

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Reaper @ 01/27/20 12:06 pm

Not nearly as frustrating or irritating as *still* not having the csc + GA membership renewal cleared up 4 days after y'all took my money and also *still* not having the "supervisor" staff member it was reassigned to not even reply.

I just love giving y'all $20 for 0 CSC. But it's all good because the free shop got hand cleared again -_0_-

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Lisrax @ 01/27/20 11:29 am

Thank you for all the hard work :)

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PiinkSparkles @ 01/27/20 11:27 am

if it wasn't taking out the items that were taken why did it say no items in the shop most of the time?

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whale @ 01/27/20 11:25 am

thank you for taking the time to fix this for us ♥

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chookie @ 01/27/20 11:15 am

thanks for the info, good luck fixing the issues :heart:
and lag and errors aside, thank you for opening the shop!

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Amber @ 01/27/20 11:04 am STAFF

As of right now, I don't determine how many items restock at once @Chocolate! It randomyl chooses, like any other restocking shop. Sometimes I see like 50~ items restock, sometimes I see like 300. Right now looking at the database there are 235 from this past restock.

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Hamda @ 01/27/20 11:02 am

Sounds frustrating. You can dump all 6000 items into my inventory if you like. I don't mind >:-)

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dbkate @ 01/27/20 10:57 am

Thanks! I was starting to twitch without being able to feed my Subeta addiction. :D

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Ran @ 01/27/20 10:55 am

Thank you for your hard work!

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Ran @ 01/27/20 10:55 am

Thank you for your hard work!

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Stiles @ 01/27/20 10:54 am

There's a chance to grab great items you might not otherwise get a chance to own (including collection & cash) so some lag imo and having to refresh a while, is worth it, it's FREE.

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Johnny_673 @ 01/27/20 10:52 am

orz I hope this isn't causing massive levels of stress to you guys
-shakes fist at database-

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Cheshire @ 01/27/20 10:49 am

Thank you for your continuous and tireless maintenance ♥

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Stakely @ 01/27/20 10:49 am

you can send those cleared 6k item to my inventory and vault. that should help

(:<

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Chocolate @ 01/27/20 10:48 am

Thanks for the update.

That being said, I just watched a restock sell out within 30 seconds. Just seems like there should be a happy medium between having items in stock, and crashing the site completely.

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HallowsEve @ 01/27/20 10:48 am

I have no idea how people are getting multiple cash shop/collection etc of items. I just keep getting 10k and under stuff xD My luck is horrid apparently!

Thank you for the updates and for all the staff does to at least make an attempt to fix the broken parts of the site! I'm sure it's more frustrating on your guys' part.

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ibook @ 01/27/20 10:45 am

You all do such a good job, there are glitches that are bound to happen - as with anything. c: Thank you for the opportunity for some free items and for continuing to put up with the glitches (and negative people) so that we can enjoy this site.

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Immortelle @ 01/27/20 10:44 am

With all due respect... I've been a long time member and I simply don't understand how it's possible that in all these years these things keep happening over and over and over again. It's like a hellish cycle which keeps repeating. I know you're doing your best, but since there are still such big issues with things like that, maybe something else should be done? :( It sucks immensely to see the same or similar issues over and over again.

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Targaryen @ 01/27/20 10:43 am

Amber Thank you!

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mollykmooney @ 01/27/20 10:41 am

Thanks! :heart:

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Foolkillersfancy @ 01/27/20 10:41 am

@Amber
Thanks, love. <3

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Mayumi @ 01/27/20 10:39 am

thank you so much for your hard work and free items

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pumpkins @ 01/27/20 10:39 am

Appreciate the transparency ♥️

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Synth @ 01/27/20 10:38 am

Thanks for the free stuff, hard work and communication! :)

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ChatLunatique @ 01/27/20 10:37 am

Always grateful for a few freebies, regardless! :)

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Rick @ 01/27/20 10:36 am

Thanks for uptade Amber!! Really appreciate :3 <3

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Amber @ 01/27/20 10:36 am STAFF

@Andrea Oh, the night before there were a good 10,000 rows of phantom items (ones that had already been grabbed) + actual items in there. So many things to delete!

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Thespian @ 01/27/20 10:35 am

thank you for the update and all the hard work! ' v '

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Andrea @ 01/27/20 10:34 am

I'm a little sad there wasn't over 9,000 items overnight |D!!

Glad to hear the problem & y'all working on it. Also A+ for communication, much appreciated!

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Amber @ 01/27/20 10:34 am STAFF

It restocks like any other restocking shop, @MerlinPendragon. There will be more items soon! :)

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turbid @ 01/27/20 10:34 am

Appreciate the updates :)

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MerlinPendragon @ 01/27/20 10:33 am

6k cleared and now there's nothing. sighs. Hope you have it all fixed soon.

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Alkuna @ 01/27/20 10:33 am

Thank you for ALL your hard work. I remember hiccups and headaches in the past years, including a week long broken site. You've all worked so hard to fix the site and keep everyone updated on your progress.Keep up the amazing work, but don't burn yourselves out or stress yourselves so much that your health suffers! We can wait. :)

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bocephous @ 01/27/20 10:33 am

Thank you!

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Colorful @ 01/27/20 10:32 am

Thank you, Amber!!
<3

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Idiot @ 01/27/20 10:32 am

Thanks for letting us know what happened!

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Emma @ 01/27/20 10:32 am

Thanks so much for the update! :heart: :heart:

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Georgie @ 01/27/20 10:32 am

You could always cut the wait time during the night :D

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Cerberus @ 01/27/20 10:31 am

Thank you for your hard work and keeping us updated!
♥♪

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Morgenstern @ 01/27/20 10:31 am

I keep getting application errors when i go to the shop most of the time. I have a feeling that's why there was a huge supply in the shop

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MsBehavin @ 01/27/20 10:31 am

Thanks Amber for the update

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Marcus @ 01/27/20 10:31 am

Thank you for the update!

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Disasters @ 01/27/20 10:31 am

Thank you for the update <3

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Senti @ 01/27/20 10:30 am

Thank you!!!

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