Infinate "Waiting for the Server" After a Draft Error Message
I did a Strixhaven draft that ended around 11:30 PDT on 4/15/21. After my last pick, I got an error message saying, "Drafts can't be completed at this time. Please try again later." I force closed Arena because I couldn't do anything while stuck in a draft, and now when I try to log back in, I get stuck in the "waiting for the server" screen. The noise for when the game loads plays, but it's stuck on that screen. I've restarted my computer and opened my account on several different devices.
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jifz#32205 commented
same here
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skiptown#09523 commented
Same problem here. Can't get in at all.
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jarofbees#48951 commented
That's interesting, same problem for me but I didn't get the message about draft being unavailable. Also ended my draft around the same time as I recall. I don't have any other devices or accounts to try on, and since the other possible fixes didn't work for anyone else I didn't want to waste time until we get more info.
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Daedrin#00415 commented
Same thing here. It appears that it's trying to put me back into a draft pod that no longer exists and the UI locks up.
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BrokenBats#65250 commented
Exact same here.
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Les_Whinen#74367 commented
The exact thing happened to me today.
Note, I cannot get past the waiting for server screen with this account on pc or iphone, but when I use a different account, I can get in fine. It seems to be an account or server issue, because my devices work fine with other accounts.
Update: I got a reconnect prompt after letting the game run on the background of my iphone. When I hit reconnect, I was brought to the menu. When I tried to resume my draft, it went back to waiting for server and I cannot log in again.
Update 2: I managed to get to the menu again. The store was missing almost everything, my avatar was changed to jaya, I had no pets, and the cards I drafted weren’t in my collection. When I tried to reenter the draft, it went back to waiting for server.
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AVPfanJoe#82817 commented
I've been trouble shooting the same issue all day to no avail.
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Flameberger#66027 commented
Same issue since around the same time.
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Walrus#77143 commented
Same Issue, I tried restarting computer, reinstalling, flushing DNS and WInsock Reset, changing to a public DNS, and even downloaded a VPN. Nothing worked
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Nihil#03614 commented
+1 Same thing happen to me. I tried everything, reinstall, the dns flush thing, nothing worked.
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Ratepe#96171 commented
Same issue, same draft end time. Many people in the same boat: https://www.reddit.com/r/MagicArena/comments/mrkvst/lost_connection_to_server_after_drafting_i_did_a/
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Dubjack#00383 commented
Same issue here!
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Trigger#83234 commented
Yup I'm having the same issue
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ZarathustraHS#11333 commented
I'm having the same issue. If I open it on mobile, and hit the back button a message pops up asking me if I'm okay to leave the draft queue, but no matter which message I select it still just brings me back to the "waiting for server" screen.
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PocketTaco#18484 commented
Yep me too. I was super psyched to play stx draft