Boy kaya is taking a long time to get going

[Kaya.gs]

http://kayags.blogspot.com/2012/07/kayags-announces-beta-launch-date.html

Whether they're doing this to scale slowly, or control people's first impressions, I don't know.

Mainly to scale accordingly. If the server is stable after the initial rush of users, we will allow more users within the weekend.

[cdybeijing]

http://kayags.blogspot.com/2012/07/kayags-announces-beta-launch-date.html

Whether they're doing this to scale slowly, or control people's first impressions, I don't know.

Blogspot is blocked from China. Can someone tell me what that page says?

[Boidhre]

Kaya.gs announces Beta Launch date!
Finally the Beta is coming!

Kaya.gs will open up its doors with version 1.0.0 Beta on the 3rd of August.

After 32 weekly and steady releases, we are ready to intake new users that want to start experiencing a new way to play Go online.

With the new design, bots, a big board, and many new and novel features like malkovich, variation sharing, video broadcasting and more, Kaya has a lot to offer both to new players and to experienced online go enthusiasts.

When we release, we will start allowing only 200 new registrants. So stay tuned to get your account quickly!

[RBerenguel]

http://kayags.blogspot.com/2012/07/kayags-announces-beta-launch-date.html

Whether they're doing this to scale slowly, or control people's first impressions, I don't know.

Mainly to scale accordingly. If the server is stable after the initial rush of users, we will allow more users within the weekend.

Just in time for my "saint day" (4th August.) Un regalo, Gabriel?

[speedchase]

Anyone know how the 200 will be chosen?

[Bonobo]

Anyone know how the 200 will be chosen?

I guess it’s just first come, first serve … and IIRC a few minutes ago there were only 35 slots left, probably filled by now.

[speedchase]

I figured that out right after posting. I just got a spot there were 24 left.
Ps: looking for a game right now, but I am not sure how to start one.

[sefo]

en, I was waiting from morning to evening (China time).
It got released in the morning of aug 4th, so I guess the server is filled with Americas (north, south) users, and a couple Europeans.

Anyway, there are 4 slots left at this time. I tried to register my account but whatever email/nickname I input I get the error message: Nickname or Email invalid or already in use

All the nicknames I inserted are valid and I'm sure they are not already in use (same for email)
I tried public and private emails.

I tried with 3 different browsers (and before the usual suspects leave a comment: My internet connection is working fine, I have js enabled, security, proxy, whatever you guys can come up with, my computer is working.)

When the admins see this message and fix whatever problem they're having it will be night here in China, so I guess no beta account for me.

Ok, that was fun while it lasted. (10 seconds)
I guess I'm stuck with old bugged kgs and I'll wait for the html client.

Well done kaya.

[speedchase]

Perhaps you were trying to create the account twice. Try checking your email

[Kaya.gs]

en, I was waiting from morning to evening (China time).
It got released in the morning of aug 4th, so I guess the server is filled with Americas (north, south) users, and a couple Europeans.

Anyway, there are 4 slots left at this time. I tried to register my account but whatever email/nickname I input I get the error message: Nickname or Email invalid or already in use

All the nicknames I inserted are valid and I'm sure they are not already in use (same for email)
I tried public and private emails.

I tried with 3 different browsers (and before the usual suspects leave a comment: My internet connection is working fine, I have js enabled, security, proxy, whatever you guys can come up with, my computer is working.)

Ok, that was fun while it lasted. (10 seconds)
I guess I'm stuck with old bugged kgs...

We run out of accounts a while ago. Thanks for noticing this! It was a small arithmetic issue . We are now processing all we learnt from the feedback of the new 200 users (in under 6 hours).
When we are ready to take in new users and not suffer lag, we will be opening up more and more.

Until the next account opening!

Edit: now

[sefo]

Oh, if you have problems counting until 200 it's going to be difficult running a go server.

Anyway, I'm not into login races, so I will not check everyday to see if a couple accounts have been released during US time.

Hope you solve the lag problem, it's the worst thing that can happen to a game server.

Good luck.

[Bonobo]

[..]
We are not processing all we learnt from the feedback of the new 200 users (in under 6 hours).
[..]

I’m sure it’s “now”, not “not”

[Fizyx]

Oh, if you have problems counting until 200 it's going to be difficult running a go server.

Anyway, I'm not into login races, so I will not check everyday to see if a couple accounts have been released during US time.

Hope you solve the lag problem, it's the worst thing that can happen to a game server.

Good luck.

Please remember that this is not a final release, this is a beta. One of the main purposes of a beta is to find problems like this and stress test the servers. Considering the fact that yesterday there were several times more registrations and people logged on than there ever had been in the past, it went pretty well. While it does suck that you didn't get an account, like I said, this is a BETA release, and it should be expected that it will be buggy and not running perfectly yet.

[MarkSteere]

I’m sure it’s “now”, not “not”

I'm not

When I contacted Gabriel about adding Go variants such as Redstone, his response was something like "When you get 20,000 Redstone players, I'll think it over."

Oh the irony...

[daal]

I’m sure it’s “now”, not “not”

I'm not

When I contacted Gabriel about adding Go variants such as Redstone, his response was something like "When you get 20,000 Redstone players, I'll think it over."

Oh the irony...

Do you know that there is a feedback page? If you make your suggestion there, other users can vote on whether they want the feature too. It doesn't seem though like something that would be way high up on the priority list of a developing server, but apparently some go variants are already planned.