The bug seems to be session related. During the day, I can't download maps as a user (MySQL error) or as a guest (captcha is never accepted). But at night, captcha starts working when I'm a guest. And if I log in from a private window, I can download maps, too. But using the window I was already logged it still leads to that error.
The site isn't abandoned, it's a passion project from a very small group, I'm sure. You just have to be patient and I'm sure it'll get resolved when the owners have time.
@Dr. Y. J. Shazbot: The problem exists for many weeks now ... it's not new. I would say you can call this website as abandoned even if you can upload new maps
Yesterday I managed to do some downloads, after creating the account and skipping the captcha that always fail, today this MySQL error started to appear. Very good website! Don't abandon it, you can fill it with adds, we'll click on them all to help you hahahaha
@kRoko: That is just coïncidence. The site ( downloading that is ) works on rare occasions. You just happened to catch the right moment. I tried your stategy buut to no avail.
17Buddies's website offers at this time 107 669 total uniques and verified maps including 58 811 HL1 maps, 45 555 HL2 maps and 3 303 CS:GO maps, representing 371,27 GB disk space.
There were today 288 maps downloads (440 yesterday) representing 1,18 GB transfered (1,30 GB yesterday).
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