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06-16-11 05:31 PM

Maintenance extended by 24 hours

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

I'm extending the site Maintenance by another 24 hours. Refer to previous announcement for more info.

06-15-11 07:20 PM

Site Maintenance ... again

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

The site has been under serious security maintenance for the past 24 hours and will probably be under maintenance for the next 24 hours. The site may be down at various times and certain features and pages may be unavailable during this time.

I apologize for this inconvenience and sorry that vizzed has been down a lot lately. There's been a new group of attackers on the site and I've been working day and night to fix things that they've been damaging and to also prevent them from doing further damage. I appreciate everyone's support and understanding during all of this and I'm very grateful that I've got such a loyal and understanding community, the support of the vizzed community is what motivates me to dedicate hours upon hours taking care of these issues and because of that, I wont let you all down

06-13-11 07:51 PM

Site Maintenance Complete

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

The maintenance I was working on for the past few hours is complete. You all should be able to save and load in your games now and also be able to upload stuff. If something stopped working because of this update, be sure to send a Private Message to the RGR Staff:
https://www.vizzed.com/vizzedboard/sendprivate.php?userid=35245

06-09-11 01:09 AM

Vizzed is on Youtube - Earn 1000 Viz!

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

Vizzed is on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/user/vizzed

Earn 1000 Viz! Follow these 3 steps and than reply to this thread with your youtube username
1. Subscribe to the vizzed youtube channel and also add it as a friend
2. Leave a positive comment to the channel
3. Like at least 5 videos uploaded by the vizzed account

Once you've done those 3 steps, be sure to respond to the below thread with your youtube username and you'll be sent the 1000 Viz:
https://www.vizzed.com/vizzedboard/thread.php?id=27758

Right now I'm focusing on getting classic commercials uploaded to the vizzed youtube page but in the future I plan to add video reviews, walkthroughs, tips and cheats, gameplay, speed runs, etc. I also plan to eventually add some of the videos to the RGR game pages. With everyones help, we can make the Vizzed Youtube page a success!

06-01-11 09:00 PM

Monthly Competitions - Earn Viz and Microsoft Points!

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

Besides the RGR Competitions, I'll be hosting 3 other competitions this month!

Xbox 360 Video Game Review Competition - Earn 1600 Microsoft Points!
Review Xbox 360 games and earn 1600 Microsoft Points ($20 value)

Youtube Video Competition - Earn up to 20,000 Viz
Post Youtube Videos to Vizzed and earn up to 20,000 Viz

Wish List Competition - Earn 10,000 Viz
Preview stuff you wish you owned and earn up to 10,000 Viz

And here are the RGR Competitions that you can earn up to 10,000 Viz in:

Screenshot Competition: Super Mario Frustration
See who can get the furthest in one of the hardest Mario hacks ever made
https://www.vizzed.com/vizzedboard/thread.php?id=27426

High Score Competition: Snake Rattle N Roll
See who can get the highest score in Snake Rattle N Roll
https://www.vizzed.com/vizzedboard/thread.php?id=27422

06-01-11 08:52 PM

RGR Competitions: Super Mario Frustration & Snake Rattle N Roll

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

This months RGR Competitions:

Screenshot Competition: Super Mario Frustration
See who can get the furthest in one of the hardest Mario hacks ever made
https://www.vizzed.com/vizzedboard/thread.php?id=27426

High Score Competition: Snake Rattle N Roll
See who can get the highest score in Snake Rattle N Roll
https://www.vizzed.com/vizzedboard/thread.php?id=27422

You can earn up to 10,000 Viz for each of the above competitions, so be sure to compete!

Last months 'Hardest Game Completion' Screenshot competition is in voting so please vote here:
https://www.vizzed.com/vizzedboard/thread.php?id=27427

Last months 'Mega Man' High Score competition results can be found here:
https://www.vizzed.com/vizzedboard/thread.php?id=27395

05-29-11 05:19 PM

RGR Staff Application

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

I'm looking for members who will have a lot of free time this summer (aka June, July and August) that are willing to help out with the Retro Game Room (and who also want to earn lots of Viz). I'm looking to hire about 10 people and each person can apply for 2 positions. I will be appointing the new staff on June 6th and that's around the time you will begin working.

Requirements
-Must be a trusted member or have at least 50 posts
-Must have been a member for at least 30 days
(or have at been here for at least 6 months and have at least 10 posts)
-Have at least 10 hours a week that you can set aside to helping out
-Be willing to help out users when they have problems or questions with the RGR

Available Positions
-Game Testing: You'd test out games in each of the available emulators to see if there are any problems
-Game Reviewing: You'd thoroughly review games in the RGR that you think are good
-Hacked Game Reviewing: You'd review hacks and compare them to their original game
-Hacked Screenshot Taking: You'd take screenshots of Hacked games
-Screenshot Adder: You'd add screenshots to games missing them
-Box Art Adder: You'd add box art graphics to games missing them
-Screenshot Rater: You'd rate screenshots that users have submitted
-Review Rater: You'd rate reviews that users have submitted (and also comment on them)
-File Adder: For a future feature, you'd find and add files to games such as manuals, walkthroughs, music, maps, etc (this is equivalent to 2 positions)
-Video Recorder: For a future feature, you'd record yourself playing games, add it to youtube and than link it to the game page (this is equivalent to 2 positions)

Additional Positions for a future 'Flash Game Room':
-Flash Game Screenshot Taking: Take screenshots of the flash games
-Flash Game Reviewing: You'd review the flash games
-Flash Game Submitter: Go around gathering flash games and than adding them (this is equivalent to 2 positions)

Please respond to this thread telling me which 2 positions you're interested in and also why you think you deserve those positions:
https://www.vizzed.com/vizzedboard/thread.php?id=27256

05-26-11 07:33 PM

Lost your Save File? Get Compensated with Viz!

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

If you lost your save file over the past few weeks, PM me letting me know which games you lost save files on and I'll compensate you 5000+ Viz for your loss.

Btw, you can try recovering your save files from the save file manager:
https://www.vizzed.com/vizzedboard/retro/savefiles.php
Every day the save file manager use to backup all your save files, I disabled the auto-backup earlier this month but if you lost a save file that was created before than, you might be able to recover it. NOTE: That page only works with Firefox.

05-24-11 04:52 PM

Site back up

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

Site back up. We had to implement more security because of some recent attacks. Sorry about that

05-24-11 05:27 AM

Vizzed Speed back to Normal

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

The site speed should be back to normal as to how it was weeks ago (maybe even faster). Also the site maintenance that took place a few hours ago took a little longer than I expected, I apologize for that but that maintenance is finished.

Still some other things I need to sort out but once I feel everything is functioning the way they were weeks ago, I'll make a separate announcement. Thanks for all your patience

05-23-11 01:46 AM

50+ Accounts Deleted, Most Recovered

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

Earlier on Sunday, the Database crashed due to overwhelming strain on the server which resulted into 50+ user accounts being dropped from the database. I was able to recover most of the accounts but for those whose accounts weren't recovered, I'll compensate you 10,000 Viz and also help you recover your old save files.

I'm very sorry for this, as stated in the previous Announcement, the server strain will be an issue of the past within a few days.

05-22-11 04:28 PM

Site slowness may continue for a few more days

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

The site should be back to normal speed sometime tomorrow but at the very latest, 2 or 3 days. Until than, the site will be very slow and you may need to refresh a few pages a few times. Thanks for your patience.

05-18-11 04:15 PM

Site may be Slow for the next 24 Hours

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

For security reasons, everything is on 1 server at the moment. We've purchased a more secure 2nd server using the $250 that Geeogree donated to the site (thanks again geo

) and that'll be set up soon and once it is, we'll be expanding vizzed to 2 servers again. I'll make another announcement once the transfer is complete.

05-16-11 04:06 AM

Website Update

deanna07dd

Level: 1

POSTS: /0
POST EXP: 0
LVL EXP: 0
CP: 382.3
VIZ: 41921

We implemented security to the website and have more to implement so we ask for your patience and understanding. The website shouldn't have to be taken down for it but we never know for sure especially with the attacks. Some things are trial and error so hopefully by the end of the month (at most) everything will be back to normal. We have been brainstorming a ton of ideas to add to the website but will have to wait on those ideas until we get back on our feet. So don't give up on us!

And thank you for being supportive, encouraging, and understanding during this time as the attacker has been relentless attacking on and off since May 5 so it has been a difficult time. We will keep everyone updated with any news here and on our Facebook wall.

05-14-11 12:01 PM

Vizzed Maintenance in 2 hours for 2 hours

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

Unfortunately the attacks just keep on coming so Vizzed will be down in around 2 hours for about 2 hours for security maintenance. So be sure to prepare for that, maybe find a good game in the RGR that you can load up ahead of time and play for 2 hours (just be sure to save after the site goes back up). Sorry for the inconvenience

05-12-11 08:36 PM

Vizzed Up for Good + Earn more Viz

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

It's been a terrible week, $500+ worth of damage, a lot of my time invested (14+ hours a day for the past week) but it's safe to say vizzed is finally done with the attacks and security updates.

I just want to say thanks for everyone's patience and support. Also want to say that I'm terribly sorry for all of this inconvenience, so to make up for it, all games are 75% off Viz and you now get tripled the Viz for referring members to the site until summer (june 21st).

How can you help Vizzed recover from these attacks? There's no doubt that this has hurt vizzed financially, but it also hurt our search engine ranking and traffic. If everyone could pitch in to help out, that'd be great. You can help out by advertising the site by either telling your friends about it or posting links to it on other sites. Remember, you'll get 3 times the Viz for doing it which is: 300 Viz for each person you direct to the site, 1500 Viz if they sign up and 3000 Viz if they make at least 1 post.

If you have any questions or comments, please reply to this thread:
https://www.vizzed.com/vizzedboard/thread.php?id=26698

05-11-11 01:33 AM

Site Maintenance - Save Files Made within next few hours will be lost

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

Doing the last of the site maintenance (for a while anyway). For the next 12 or so hours, any save files will probably be lost. So I suggest for the time being, you guys either spend your time on the forums or play games that you don't need to save on.

05-09-11 10:03 PM

Any Save Files Made in the next few hours will be lost

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

Any Save Files Made in the next few hours will be lost. The reason is because I'm backing up the current save files so any save file made after this announcement will be lost. This basically means either spend your time on the forums or play games that you don't need to save on (the same thing applies for taking screenshots).

05-09-11 04:55 PM

Closing down the RGR for about 15 minutes for maintenance

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

Closing down the RGR for about 15 minutes for maintenance.

05-08-11 03:03 PM

Site Transfer Still in Progress - Should be done by Monday

Davideo7

Level: 359

POSTS: /45945
POST EXP: 3571437
LVL EXP: 881064893
CP: 201683.8
VIZ: 129607460

There are still some things on the site that still need to be fixed or transferred, everything should be back to normal by Monday. It's basically anything relating to the RGR which may have problems so for those who can't play the games they want, feel free to post on the forum until everything is back to normal.