PlayOnline Server Maintenance (Oct. 18)

At the following time, we will be performing an update on the PlayOnline servers. During this time, PlayOnline, Tetra Master and FINAL FANTASY XI will be offline. Further, the Friend List Plus, Q&A Database Search, and "Registering a Community Site" features of the official PlayOnline website (http://www.playonline.com) will be unavailable. We realize that this is a particularly long maintenance period, and we apologize for the inconvenience. [Date & Time] Oct. 18, 2004 9:00 (PDT) [Affected Period] >From Oct. 18, 2004 9:00 to 17:00 (PDT) *This update's completion time may be subject to change. [Affected Services] PlayOnline

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i got a life
# Oct 18 2004 at 5:47 PM Rating: Decent
dude i play counter strike and talk here so im not crying
i got a life
# Oct 18 2004 at 5:46 PM Rating: Decent
dude i play counter strike and talk here so im not crying
rocdude
# Oct 18 2004 at 5:43 PM Rating: Decent
dude sup
this is gandalv of ifrit,
# Oct 18 2004 at 5:37 PM Rating: Decent
this is gandalvofifrit, come is gay and i cant use my name??? its 6:35 so i got like 1:25 mins left of waiting, y dont u ppl watch like the yankee game or eat or ger friends? stop whining, after every update the game is better, so just wait for a better game Bos is beatin yanks 2-1

/cry
this is gandalv of ifrit,
# Oct 18 2004 at 5:36 PM Rating: Decent
this is gandalvofifrit, come is gay and i cant use my name??? its 6:35 so i got like 1:25 mins leftof waiting, y dont u ppl watch like the yankee game or eat or ger friends? stop whining, after every update the game is better, so just wait for a better game Bos is beatin yanks 2-1

/cry

sry for double post dont know why comp is gay? comp* not come

Edited, Mon Oct 18 18:39:02 2004
poo
# Oct 18 2004 at 5:34 PM Rating: Decent
afk gotta **** rocdude see u in a sec
So long!!!
# Oct 18 2004 at 5:32 PM Rating: Excellent
The dang mantnince is so long i have just stared at the computer for 6 1\2 hours now waiting
RE: So long!!!
# Oct 18 2004 at 5:58 PM Rating: Decent
wow...... that is all i got to say wow 6½ hours jeez coem on man i am a ff freak too but i watched some tv and started a new file replaying ff7 jeez §
maintanace
# Oct 18 2004 at 5:31 PM Rating: Decent
yeah no one will buy it everyone is off didnt really matter
/sigh
# Oct 18 2004 at 5:25 PM Rating: Decent
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245 posts
Lol i just made a new char too, my cute lil Taru blm :P i cant wait to get back on and train him up XD lol
RE: /sigh
# Oct 18 2004 at 5:42 PM Rating: Decent
/wave long time reader, first time poster. The "scheduled" time of the update is nearing. Have you logged out in argus's hang??
utsusemi
# Oct 18 2004 at 5:14 PM Rating: Default
[quote][/quote]I had just enough time to finish Utsusemi and put it in AH before the game kicked me.
Does it really matter if you put it on auction before or after maintenance? No one's online to purchase it. :p
maintance
# Oct 18 2004 at 4:53 PM Rating: Decent
wow i walked for the first time after sitting in my chair for 5 days being complete fat *** so maintance does get some life into u and u plp who keep writing about plp complaining dont need to put ur 2 cents into what they think about maintanace.!
Deeedleededeeee
# Oct 18 2004 at 4:37 PM Rating: Decent
Eh, wah wah wah. It's a game. I got other things to do anyway. So I'm going to go get on that.

People who are ******** about the game being down just sh.
Timezones for America
# Oct 18 2004 at 4:35 PM Rating: Decent
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209 posts
PACIFIC CENTRAL EASTERN
9:00 - 5:00 11:00-7:00 12:00-8:00

Edited, Mon Oct 18 17:37:04 2004
obviously
# Oct 18 2004 at 4:33 PM Rating: Default
if you post here about doing other things with your life than complaining here, you are a hypocrit, as per you are complaining here about people complaining here.

If you keep your mouth shut you wont let everyone know how ignorant you may be.
update
# Oct 18 2004 at 4:27 PM Rating: Decent
wow, lotsa people waiting. never really thought about everyone else when it came to this. i thought i was the only 1 mad, really mad.
Waiting
# Oct 18 2004 at 4:25 PM Rating: Excellent
Having.....withdrawls.....MUST.....KILL.....JAGGEDY.....ARGH!!! (Grabs his dagger and starts looking for his cat)

Edited, Mon Oct 18 17:29:25 2004
UK time
# Oct 18 2004 at 4:19 PM Rating: Decent
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1,204 posts
ok guys as for u all complaining about the fact it is during the day for players in the US, think about us poor brits! the game goes down at about 6pm usually and by the time its back up im ZZzzzzzZZZZ <sleepga> zzzZZZZzzzzzzzz
=p
Time
# Oct 18 2004 at 4:19 PM Rating: Decent
20 posts
Yep yep yep, still just a sitting here... waiting to get on... lol....

So, how is everyone today =P ^_^
Eastern
# Oct 18 2004 at 4:02 PM Rating: Decent
44 posts
2000 hrs on east coast, or 8pm
lol
# Oct 18 2004 at 3:57 PM Rating: Decent
Last time i did this i got a reply in 5 mins, What time will this mantanence end EST time?

-Thanks
Just in time^^
# Oct 18 2004 at 3:57 PM Rating: Decent
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539 posts
I had just enough time to finish Utsusemi and put it in AH before the game kicked me. ^^

Utsusemi: 150K (Titan)
(/cheer)
lolol
# Oct 18 2004 at 3:52 PM Rating: Decent
Le /sigh, maintenence is maintenence, the poor Euro's ; ; but seriously, if anyone here thinks we complain... you should see when there is an emergency maintenence that takes place during JP primetime.... Nuff said.
Help
# Oct 18 2004 at 3:50 PM Rating: Decent
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78 posts
If anyone is good with time zones, anyone know when this will be over? I live in Illinois and its 3:50 atm, thanks in advance. ^_^




<~~~~~~~ Sucks with Time Zones
RE: Help
# Oct 18 2004 at 5:42 PM Rating: Decent
Well.. for future reference and current you are in the Central Timezone and therefore 2 hours ahead of PST so when it is 900-1700 it is 1100-1900, translation 7:00 pm
.........
# Oct 18 2004 at 3:50 PM Rating: Default
Geez...a lot of whiners on this forum. Just listen to yourselves. Do you ever stop and think about just what the maintenance is for? Apperantly not. To thoes of you who dont know, the world of FFXI is an enourmous network of servers. As I have stated b4 in these forums, these things eventually have glitches, and they need to be repaired. Now...I don't know exactly how many servers there are...but each world is more than one...that I know. Either way...it's a lot of work. And it takes time. If they rushed the maintenance, just to appease you whining cry babys, more crap will go wrong, and there would be even more maintenance. So quit your whining and ******** and go find something else to do with your time. Go outside or something.

Oh, and to comment on this:
Quote:
There is another thing about the real world. We pay for a certain level of service. When we buy a game we expect to be able to play it. The monthly service rate should cover anytime I want to play. If there is a need for maintenance, then a good compromise is credit the customer something on the monthly bill for unavailable time. No maintenance, full bill, otherwise some ratio. Seems fair to me.


You really think that all that money SE & POL collects from you each month goes into their pockets? True...some of it does... but a lot of it goes into maintaining the hardware, software, paying employees, paying ppl to keep the damn game working proporly.

Get a friggin life. No matter how much you ***** and complain...it's not going to change anything. Server maintenance is never going to end...as someone already stated. Server maintenance will always be there until this game dies out.
Prove you wrong
# Oct 18 2004 at 3:46 PM Rating: Decent
44 posts
What do you mean prove you wrong? You offer proof for neither position. More Nippon players than NA players is known only by Square Enix. You're argument is ludicrous. Nonetheless, maintenance occurs in prime NA time, Pacific Time.

If there was parity in mind at Square Enix, they should spread the pain; let maintenance time revolve. If I were marketing manager I would inconvenience the least number of customers. Humm. NA it is.

In North America our objective must be parity.
RE: Prove you wrong
# Oct 18 2004 at 4:55 PM Rating: Decent
Define "Prime" for me then.

Prime time for gaming, for me, is not in the middle of the day when *most* people are working. I'm glad that I can go to work, and when I get home, the update will be done, or almost done, and I can play during "prime" time, i.e. night.

Of course, if you don't go to school/work/other during the day, then this doesn't apply. But the fact remains that NA is not a minority in SE views. The only minority right now would be EU players, and that's b/c they just got their hands on it. The only people I see being majorly inconvienenced by using PST for maintainence is the EU players, since this happens during thier "prime" time, i.e. at night, when work and school are done. For other areas, it's just an annoyance.
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