PSA: Scanners Down Till Monday [UPDATE]

PSA: Scanners Down Till Monday [UPDATE]

Currently back on line

Written by Matrarch on 21 June 12 at 17:18 , updated on 21 June 12 at 17:18

Update
It would seem that Xbox LIVE deployed a code update yesterday that, for whatever reason, has now rolled back to its previous state. This means the scanners are now merrily scanning away again and churning through the backlog we accrued yesterday.

Of course we don't know if this rollback will last hours, days or weeks so there's a small disclaimer here as we don't know if they'll go down again at some point over the weeked. For now we can say though that the scanners are online and banking achievements successfully.

Excellent news! If you notice any more hiccups or issues, please let us know in this article, or via our social feeds (linked at the bottom of the original post).

Thanks guys! (DavieMarshall)

Original article
Those of you who have hung around TA for a while know we've had our share of moments where we just can't control what takes our scanners offline. Usually, these moments are due to Microsoft making changes and the scanners needing a re-write to account for those changes. Seems like such a time is upon us once again, but unfortunately, we'll need a few days to rectify the situation. We just want to let you know the site is totally safe - no attacks or hacking - just a spat of bad timing and other elements out of our control.

It may seem like a long weekend without scanning, but don't forget that everything else TA offers is unaffected, from news, to gaming sessions, to achievement solutions and walkthroughs, so feel free take advantage of that as normal. You can also jump into chat to discuss how many spaces you'll be moving up the site leaderboards when you next get scanned. By Monday, June 25th, all will be righted again and you'll get all your points scanned as usual.

Just think, for those of you with over-take goals set against your friends, this is a perfect opportunity to sneak up and snatch a victory! Also, for those of you who are TA Pro Account holders, we'll be extending your Pro benefits for a week as a thank you for your patience during this time. To help ease the pain of a scanner-less weekend, we have an awesome competition coming up tomorrow where you have a chance to bag some swag that is absolutely fresh off the presses, so to speak!

To keep up-to date with the latest on the scanners, be sure to check us out on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.

Have a great weekend and happy gaming, everyone!
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DeceptiveTen
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DeceptiveTen - Here we go!!! Time to bring my % back up
155,908 TrueAchievements points219 posts
Last post: 19 May at 04:06
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:18
Thank you for the extra week. Shit happens, but I'm sure a lot of people will complain it's in there nature..You guys and gals do one hell of a good job keeping the site up and running.And you fix problems when they come up unlike other sites.Good job to all.
deceptiveten
RoxasBeatz
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RoxasBeatz - ToDo List: Complete CoD: BO 2 WITH ALL DLCS - 13 Achievements to Goal!
44,237 TrueAchievements points18 posts
Last post: 14 May at 19:05
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:19
Oh, No !
TerreDactyl
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TerreDactyl - Well my method for Samurai Vs Zombies failed.
10,410 commentsTA Pro user1,201 posts
Last post: Today at 02:23
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:20
TRIPPLE NEWS POST ACROSS THE FORUMS! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAHHHH SOOOOO INTENSE!!!!!!!! laugh

Also free pro account time smile
Hi i'm Terre. I break things.
EaglesFan520
185,864
EaglesFan520 - 1.6585 ratio, 170,667 score before the stat increase.... I have a bunch of dlc, should be interesting
185,864 TrueAchievements pointsAchievement Completion Percentage: 95.02% (Includes owned DLC) - 50 more achievements required to reach 96%119 posts
Last post: 05 Apr at 04:47
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:20
lol can you imagine unlocking seriously 3.0 and having to wait until Monday to see it scanned? hahahahahahaha
If it's not fun, why play it?
Stifler4Life
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Stifler4Life - Summer Girls by LFO has been stuck in my head all day. o_O
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Last post: 22 Apr at 22:39
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:20
Keep up the fantastic work! You guys are always on top of these situations whenever they arise like no other website I've seen!
Matrarch
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Last post: Today at 01:25
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:21
TerreDactyl said:TRIPPLE NEWS POST ACROSS THE FORUMS! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAHHHH SOOOOO INTENSE!!!!!!!! laugh

Also free pro account time smileWe just want to make sure no one's in the dark! :)
NayDM
84,990
NayDM - Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.
84,990 TrueAchievements pointsAchievement Completion Percentage: 63.19% (Includes owned DLC) - 39 more achievements required to reach 64%45 posts
Last post: 04 Jan at 20:48
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:21
Thanks for notifying us about this :) Id scanned about 3 hours ago and was wondering what was goin on haha
JamP0und
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JamP0und
127 completed games(Includes owned DLC)Achievement Completion Percentage: 88.87% (Includes owned DLC) - 9 more achievements required to reach 89%893 posts
Last post: 17 Jan at 19:42
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:22
Oh well some things you just can't help but another week of pro scans makes me a happy panda. :D
Callum x360a
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Callum x360a - If anybody has any Club Nintendo inserts in their DS and Wii games, if you don't need them, I'll take them. :)
361,546 TrueAchievements pointsTrueAchievement Ratio: 1.6586362 posts
Last post: 11 May at 17:10
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:22
That's unfortunate. I can just imagine the tumbleweed rolling across the Friend Feed over the weekend. :P
xPut Name Herex
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xPut Name Herex - Today (and possibly tomorrow) just seem like a good day(s) to avoid the internet. See you all later!
TrueAchievements ModeratorTrueAchievements Game Info Editor4,878 posts
Last post: Today at 00:45
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:23
Sweet! MS's failure ended up saving me $0.30!

Seriously, the free week is so unneeded, but much appreciated! We know it's not on your end that this is happening, but I'm glad to see you still want the members of the site to not feel like they're being taken advantage of.
I miss the good old days of WW2 Call of Duty
Pyro1099
76,239
Pyro1099 - Hmm looks like I'll be waiting for the unannounced Walking Dead Collectors edition here in the UK.
Achievement Completion Percentage: 84.46% (Includes owned DLC) - 16 more achievements required to reach 85%Donated to TrueAchievements.com223 posts
Last post: 17 May at 09:55
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:23
Thanks for the update guys, I did mention to you the problem through Twitter when it started. Trust the problem to arise when I start playing a new game. Completion percentage will jump though on Monday :).
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TerreDactyl
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TerreDactyl - Well my method for Samurai Vs Zombies failed.
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Last post: Today at 02:23
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:23
Matrarch said:TerreDactyl said:TRIPPLE NEWS POST ACROSS THE FORUMS! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAHHHH SOOOOO INTENSE!!!!!!!! laugh

Also free pro account time smileWe just want to make sure no one's in the dark! :)Why does it publish 3 threads though? Can you not just edit the original?
Hi i'm Terre. I break things.
lXl Will lXl
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lXl Will lXl - http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCABRE94700Z20130508
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Last post: 14 Apr at 19:23
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:27
NayDM said:Thanks for notifying us about this :) Id scanned about 3 hours ago and was wondering what was goin on hahaI had scanned about 12 hours ago now, and I am still waiting lol. Guess I won't see that jump in DoW2 or Magic till Monday. :/
No, demo is shut down already.
youhas ahoy
132,044
youhas ahoy - After an eight month "vacation" from "real" gaming, I might get my damn self back online. Please stay tuned.
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Last post: 21 Jun 12 at 17:28
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:28
Thanks for the heads up. I wasn't mired in any sort of mondo cheevo-mining session or anything, so I hadn't really noticed the downtime, but I appreciate y'all keeping us in the loop all the same. I'll keep my fingers crossed and think good thoughts for the recent Microsoft update being a relative breeze to code one's way around. :)
JStryker416
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Last post: 19 May at 17:10
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:29
I feel this could be a great chance to work on my wii backlog. Since I'm sure if I'm on the 360, I'll still want to be updating the very second after unlocking an achievement. :P

In all seriousness, while it does suck, at the same time, thanks for the notification. And hey, a free week to the pro account is always nice.
Brasshande
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Brasshande - M Khan is still bent
157,507 TrueAchievements pointsAchievement Completion Percentage: 72.86% (Includes owned DLC) - 11 more achievements required to reach 73%56 posts
Last post: 12 May at 15:26
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:32
Unfortunate stuff, but thanks for the extra week of pro
JamP0und
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JamP0und
127 completed games(Includes owned DLC)Achievement Completion Percentage: 88.87% (Includes owned DLC) - 9 more achievements required to reach 89%893 posts
Last post: 17 Jan at 19:42
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:32
Just thought this will fuck up the GTASC for a weekend. :D
alklein92201
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alklein92201
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Last post: Yesterday at 14:06
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:34, Edited on 21 June 12 at 17:34 by alklein92201
Just think, for those of you with over-take goals set against your friends, this is a perfect opportunity to sneak up and snatch a victory!You trying to tell me something? laugh

JamP0und32 said:Just thought this will fuck up the GTASC for a weekend. :DThey'll think of something. Probably do another 2-week period with 4 eliminations.
KillerBEA107
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KillerBEA107 - Not doing great, oh boy
121 completed games(Includes owned DLC)TrueAchievement Ratio: 1.4581150 posts
Last post: 21 May at 06:24
 Posted on 21 June 12 at 17:34
Thanks for telling us whats going. Maybe a good time to get some extra gaming done