Checked with Raz about this.
He thinks it's most likely an issue with cloudflare and not our server nor site due to it being the message it is.
Cloudflare takes care of our traffic, mostly to protect us from some naughties out there trying to take down the game and site by ddosing. They have data centers around the globe and depending on where you live that's where it goes through. Since some of us can connect just fine to the game without any issues, but also how you don't even get anywhere, not even an error page from cloudflare, the message you see there is directly from the browser, not cloudflare, not our server, it seems reasonable it's Cloudflare having issues with their services right now.
All we can say is to hang in there until it hopefully sorts itself out.
It's either that we have a login page or we take down the game completely. We don't have many direct solutions to the problem since the "hackening" that took place appears to be directly linked to an issue in the game client itself and not the server, we cannot fix it in a proper way so it works as before. You must understand that we cannot really keep the game running as before either when people could pretty much go on any account if they know how to get by this, we already had this happen once and it caused confusion and abuse of staff accounts and this is just after it taking place for an hour or two.
The login page is to keep peoples accounts used by only those who know what the login information for them are, and avoid abuse that would surely happen. If anyone has a better idea we gladly hear it, but that must be an idea that doesn't ignore the fact that we must have a system close to the login page we have now, we will not leave the game up and online and let any derp go on any account the want in the game.
Users must also understand that we can modify the server side part of the game since that's what we need to run the game so you actually play it online with others people, and of course we can edit the game like any of you guys with mods and fancy sparkles, but as far as actual game updates goes we cannot do anything that requires tinkering with how it works. General was a server sided edit, and if you haven't taken note the function still exists in the actual game, but has been disabled to yet again, lower abuse and problems game wise.
It all makes sense if you give some time to think about it, but it's easy and tempting for some to think the worse. Hopefully this will get thoughts like these a bit out of the picture.
Well as I said in the post before yours, I realize that we need the log in. But. The log in needs to be fixed so people don't go on a rage about it. Because people are legitimately worried about getting banned from the game if they confront staff on it. I'm talking to people right now over skype about it. But one day people will get over it and begin raging at the staff on it if it is not addressed. And once again, my point still stands with no one else addressing it: The log-in has issues and needs to be fixed. I never once said it should be removed.People have no reason to be worried about getting banned for bringing up issues. Nobody is going to attack them for making a point, and certainly not volunteer staff who've dedicated a lot of time out of their lives to see this game succeed thus far.