ok its been more than a month now..
goes like this:
start 7 player bot team
login
join
run without problem
end game
R/D for about 2 mins
repeat..

i tried every way of to not get realm downs.. different IP, use less chars, make longer runs, delete some folders (according a to guide here on forum), make individual join time and exit game time for each char, etc.
still the same.. login, join, run, rd.

meanwhile on other realm
same thing but no rd i can have bots run 24/7..

i noticed that if i join with only one char and dont exit too fast or switch characters too fast i can sometimes join a game and stay for more than 8 (was the shortest) minutes at least with just one char and do some dueling stuff or look at equip and sometimes even join with another to transfer items and then dont get rd but as soon as i try mf runs i get r/d again.. fucking sucks..
and if i do like 20 runs (with waiting 2 or 3 minutes between them because of r/d which takes FOR EVER then i get stuck at checking versions for some hours so basically no farming with my highest lvl, best eq chars anymore which really sucks because i want to reach lvl 98 (not 99 i think 98 looks better kek) and ofc im like a gambling addict when it comes getting that sweet loot..

btw R/Ds are on East - no problems are on West

anyone got an idea?

This post was edited by TheCimmerian on Jun 23 2025 09:24pm

your cd key is mark that server means one of them is bad and you have to let it rest for 24 hours.
try having them swap cd key every 8-9 games with 3-4 keys each.
when i used to run it i have 36 cd keys i dont even use anymore.

This post was edited by StardustBurst on Jun 23 2025 09:31pm

Do people still bot on a 25 year old game? J/k I think that the servers have been the issue during the last ladder and during this ladder, too. Everything is wonky.
I am not running bots. Just a BO barb on a VM and my main sorc who sadly just died due to watching a movie while leveling. Hah! I deserve that death.
So, with two legit characters and on EHCL, I get those annoying temp realm down msgs which sends the characters to the character selection screen. It's a delay more than a ban for me.
So, I think this is the new norm with these wonky old servers.

With that sorc death, I can get back to focusing on the movie.