Age of Empires: Definitive Edition News

WHAT: Server Maintenance (Matchmaking Servers)
WHEN: Wednesday, May 20 @ 1:00p PT / 4:00p ET / 20:00 UTC (Countdown)
EST. DOWNTIME: 1-2 HOURS

[h3]GAMES & PLATFORMS IMPACTED[/h3]

• Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  
• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  

[h3]OBJECTIVES[/h3]

• Routine Server Maintenance

[h3]DETAILS[/h3]Good day, battle historians! This coming Wednesday, May 20th, the multiplayer servers will be coming down for routine maintenance.

:alertalert: During this time, you will still be able to launch the game but will not be able to matchmake or access any online features.

The downtime is expected to last between 1 and 2 hours. We will update this thread with any changes to the schedule as they arise, as well as the all-clear when the maintenance is complete.

Thank you for your patience!

WHAT: Server Maintenance (Matchmaking Servers)
WHEN: Wednesday, May 13 @ 1:00p PT / 4:00p ET / 20:00 UTC (Countdown)
EST. DOWNTIME: 1-2 HOURS

[h3]GAMES & PLATFORMS IMPACTED[/h3]

• Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  
• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  

[h3]OBJECTIVES[/h3]

• Migrate the Definitive Edition databases to higher-capacity servers.

[h3]DETAILS[/h3]Hello Dark Age strategists! This coming Wednesday, May 13, we will be taking the multiplayer servers down for maintenance.

:alertalert: During this time, you will still be able to launch the game but will not be able to matchmake or access any online features.

The downtime is expected to last two hours while we make the migration. We will update this thread with updates to the schedule as they arise, as well as the all-clear when the maintenance is complete.

Thank you for your patience!

WHAT: Server Maintenance (Matchmaking Servers)
WHEN: Tuesday, April 22 @ 1:00p PT / 4:00p ET / 20:00 UTC (Countdown)
EST. DOWNTIME: 2 HOURS

[h3]GAMES & PLATFORMS IMPACTED[/h3]

• Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  
• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  

[h3]OBJECTIVES[/h3]

• Age of Empires: DE: Implementing fixes for missing game lobbies.
  
• Age of Empires II: DE: Implementing improvements for ELO balancing in ranked matchmaking.
  
• Age of Empires II: DE: Updating multiplayer lobby list to display more lobbies.
  
• Updates to mitigate the brief server outages during these times of increased load.

[h3]DETAILS[/h3]Good day, everyone! This coming Wednesday, April 22nd, we will be taking the multiplayer servers down for maintenance.

:alertalert: During this time, you will still be able to launch the game but will not be able to matchmake or access any other online features.

The downtime is expected to last two hours while we implement and test the fixes. We’ll update this thread with any new information or updates to the schedule as they arise. This is also where we’ll announce the all clear when the maintenance is complete.

Thank you for your patience!

Hello brave warriors of history! Today’s update comes with fixes for several crashes reported by players over the past month. Though our team was unable to reproduce the crashes themselves, the information you provided paired with internal crash logs provided enough information to pull together several potential fixes.

If you continue to experience stability issues after the update, please let us know; we will be collecting additional information to pass along to the team, so be sure to visit our discussion forum!

💬 DISCUSS: Age of Empires: Definitive Edition - Update 36211 Discussion

We hope you enjoy our latest update; keep those Wonders building!

—The Age of Empires Team

• Implemented numerous adjustments to mitigate a varity of crashes. Please continue to bring stability issues to our attention over in the troubleshooting forum!
  

WHAT: Server Maintenance (Matchmaking Servers)
WHEN: Tuesday, April 07 @ NOON PT / 3:00p ET / 19:00 UTC (Countdown)
EST. DOWNTIME: No Anticipated Downtime
SERVER TESTING: ~60-90 Minutes

GAMES & PLATFORMS IMPACTED:

• Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  
• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  

SERVERS AFFECTED:

• WestUS2

DETAILS:
This coming Tuesday, April 7, we will be updating the matchmaking servers. This should have no impact on your game or matchmaking experience, though we will be running additional testing and monitoring the results immediately following the update. If you do experience any unusual lag or loss of connectivity to the game around this time, please let us know in a comment below.

The total maintenance window should only last about one hour, though we will be closely monitoring the situation in case we need to make additional changes. We’ll update this thread with any new information or updates to the schedule. This is also where we’ll announce the all clear when the maintenance is complete.

Thank you for your patience!