Google be like that

Man, Idk what to do.

Talon's solution could take a while yet, it doesn't sound like it's anytime soon, and it isn't a guarantee to work.

The backup solution is a dud, there are no viable backups from the sounds of it so its Talon's solution working or nothing.

Do we just create a new thread now or carry on with this thread and pray that Talon's solution works, whenever that may be.

Create a poll and see what people think? 

You just reminded me that I've lost all my previous polls so now I don't know what polls I've done and have nowhere to store the Crash vs Spyro one which is why I haven't taken it down yet

But yeah, maybe.

Scorn is currently the best-selling game on Steam!

Is the issue only in regards to lost post? cause many of them might be recuperated using google cache and writing a simple crawler.

webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:fPaHCjKEOccJ:https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/241603/xbox-empire/1/

(not scrollable for me don't know why but view source expose all the content)

Every time I've seen someone use Bethesda as an example of "not keeping their promise", it's a complete eye roll. 

I'll pass that on. I'm just going to be upfront and share what I know right now.

• As Talon understands it, backups haven't been running properly for two years, but we'd have to ask Jlauro for more detail on that.
• Talon's potential solution "may (or may not) work" and will likely require a ton of start/stop/qa/repeat to ensure massive amounts of bad posts or incorrect posts aren't pulled in or get corrupted or whatever else.
• He just started a new job, so doesn't have the time to devote to it atm.
• He's willing to explain the idea to Bandorr or Trucks if one of them is interested in taking the idea and running with it.

Talon's solution is...

Despite the posts being deleted from database, we are partially replicating forum posts in a secondary table but the information isn't 100% complete. We have the original "Message ID" and the post but Talon (or someone else) will have to find a way to link that back to the user and connect a timestamp to it. Talon (or someone else) has to write a shit load of code that looks back at the user profile and somehow connects the posting history with the message.

So, the solution is basically as Talon put it to me: Run through every user, build a new table of user = post id = timestamp and then link that to the secondary table.

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I barely understand any of that, but I know it's going to take a while, Lol.

It's only 4 hours? I'm shocked, the game took 9 years to make. Pre-production began immediately after the studio opened in 2013, with a failed Kickstarter in December 2014, then some private funding in January 2015 which allowed full production to begin in February 2015. A 2nd, this time successful Kickstarter was launched for additional funding in 2017. How in the world did it take from February 2015 to October 2022, more than 7.5 years of full development, to make a 4 hour game? How small is the studio, 5 people? 

At least it reviewed fairly well, 72 meta.

I rarely go back to read any old posts in this thread.  I do in prediction threads and some of the threads where some really farfetched things are said.  I'm usually just in my unread posts sections for Xbox Empire.  Once in while I'll look at the polls/bets but there was only one active bet regarding the finalization of the Activision deal.  

I'm for whatever, but I wouldn't dwell too much on what might be lost, like you stated it could take a while to regain and may not be regained.