60002.1006.999 - My City is Gone!

@debfer Thanks— just want to be clear for those experiencing the same or similar issue that may come across this thread (hence why I posted the specific error code) that this thread is not about cheating or cities banned due to cheating. Rather, it is specifically about mayors like myself who experienced a loss of our cities due to an EA acknowledged server failure. 

From my original posts one of the initial signs that this was a server issue was in the minutes leading to the lockout, the market was moving very slowly to display items for sale. The war that I was in, moves had a very long lag time. Then, once the error message appeared, according to my teammates my city was still visible on the war map through the end of the war. That’s not typically what happens when cities are banned for cheating (they’re completely removed from the war map and look like a crater). 

Thanks for sharing your experience and perspective on cheating — like I said, I certainly agree with you and share your frustration on those who aren’t playing fair and square. However, let’s please keep this thread focused on the specific server failure several of us are still suffering from (now on day 7). 

cheers and thanks.