Since we've got your attention, a couple brief notices regarding THE RIFT:
These were mentioned in scattered staff posts / news comments, and I thought I'd compile them here so they are more visible and show up in Admin Posts!
And lastly, a quick update about our lag situation:
You may have noticed, while not perfect, it's improved significantly! There are still a few known issues we are trying to pinpoint, but right now the site is mostly stable.
Our servers are configured to automatically respond to latency issues (lag / cloudflare errors): We have been monitoring and tweaking this, and it seems to be identifying and responding properly on its own, though maybe a little slower than we would like. This is why you may notice a couple minutes of lag/504s, then it may get better on its own without requiring staff to manually do something.
If you encounter issues, you may report it on this topic: Timeouts, Error Codes (5xx), Lag | FIRST POST UPDATED 7/22 Please read the first post which describes what information to include, and please let us know if it clears up on its own. That way we can see a pattern of when/where it happens. It's important to include URLs if possible because we have a massive codebase, and if there is something causing inefficiency, this helps point us in the right direction. Thank you for helping us out with your reports!
Happy dancing, and see you next week!! (hopefully actually on Saturday next time SORRY AGAIN)
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Thank you so much for all the new things for Masquerade and all your other hard work, as well as keeping us all well informed. Hope you are getting some time to enjoy the dancing and other holiday festivities yourself.
Love the items for Masq and really nice to know the pets don't lose stats and won't be gone forever, as well as the Rift will be open all year! The lag thing is great to know too. Thank you for all your hard work! :) How long will the Forum Gifts last?
Thanks for the update!
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Thank you for this! Glad to hear our pets didn't disappear into oblivion the rift Also glad to see the site running better, makes participating in Masquerade much easier.
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Thank you so much for clearing up so many of my questions about the rift! I am still curious to find out what happens to the pets we throw into the rift! I might just have to wait until an answer is reached before attempting such a feat myself!
Anyway, thank you for all you do to keep the site running so smoothly! I immensely appreciate all the updates to keep the lag at bay!
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I knew our pets wouldn't be gone for good, but wheeeeeen are they coming back? I'm so curious to see what happens!
But anyway, thanks for all that you guys do. I know it's not an easy job.
thank you for everything! <3
Oh, thanks for adding the rift to the dailies page!!!
Thanks for all the cool updates.

Thanks! I hope you're all managing to enjoy Masquerade as well, even though you're all probably super busy fixing site stuff ❤
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Thanks for the updates. I appreciate your focus on the Masq event and letting us know about the Rift. I am also curious about what happens to the pet we submit to the Rift. I don't want to lose my main battle pet and not have it available for battling. Nor do I want to lose other pets which I could be increasing stats on.
Ohh didn't know the rift was something to stay, remember it from the first time it appeard... nostalgic feelings Yay
Thank you all for your hard work and what you do!
Thanks for letting us know.?
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Thanks for the updates.
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