FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Oct. 20)

At the following time we will perform a version update of FINAL FANTASY XI. *The client software will be updated at this time. The client update will begin once you connect to FINAL FANTASY XI. Please follow the instructions that appear on your screen. [Date & Time] Oct. 20, 2005 2:00 (PDT) [Affected Services] FINAL FANTASY XI [Important Update Details] - An issue where players were forced to equip the "Safety Mantle" on the "waist" instead of the "back" has been fixed. - An issue where reward details were not being displayed after a Fellowship Quest was completed was fixed. - An issue where targeting a pet or fellow would result in an erroneous name being displayed was fixed.

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problems
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:37 PM Rating: Decent
if they say that the problems are fixed why cant we acces play online i mean im to a point were i might cancle all out going payments to the SE corperation for a while to pay for WoW

Edited, Fri Oct 21 18:56:22 2005
give me proof
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:37 PM Rating: Decent
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I am aware of the notice of the 3 day maintance on the "Join Playonline" screen, but if i assume that they were talking about the "Joining" part of there operation being down til monday. Then we still should be able to get on soon. But if there is some where else that says the game is down til monday, plZ tell me where it says it.
RE: give me proof
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:54 PM Rating: Decent
From what I have heard, the registration/payment server will be down until monday. Whether they are doing this to give them time to fix the main server too I don't know.

SE NEEDS to pro rate this or give us something. I'm glad I didn't make my plant... ><
RE: give me proof
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:58 PM Rating: Decent
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Yeah, every time an update is coming, I stop planting and stop listing expensive items for sale in Jeuno (stupid tax grrr.....) Tired of losing AH fees and crops to updates! lol
RE: give me proof
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:47 PM Rating: Decent
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ATM that is all we have to go by. The facts are the update and the emergency update should be over and done, but POL is still down AND the official website is also now down. The "Join PlayOnline" button says the servers are down until Monday, so I assumed that meant everything. I could be wrong...I'd liketo be wrong! lol
Looks like more problems...
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:35 PM Rating: Decent
I think there is a bigger issue. Their offical website is down too. What the hell is going on? I managed to get in after their 8hr update about 1hr of gaming yesterday before they shut down the servers again... at that point i was the only one on the Selbina - Mahura boat with about 15 pirates...

Edit
Site came back up... the icons say the servers are up??? What the hell? They need to sort this out NOW! :mad:

Edited, Fri Oct 21 18:56:49 2005
RE: Looks like more problems...
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:53 PM Rating: Decent
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The site is back? I'm still getting this:

ERROR
The requested URL could not be retrieved

While trying to retrieve the URL: http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/index.shtml

The following error was encountered:

* Connection Failed

The system returned:

(111) Connection refused

The remote host or network may be down. Please try the request again.
RE: Looks like more problems...
# Oct 21 2005 at 6:02 PM Rating: Decent
I can get into it now.
Oh this is Great
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:32 PM Rating: Decent
Well, i did get on last night but signed off cause they put that "BLUE" warning systems message into the game... WE are shutting down please log out safely blah blah blah. i do agree that SE should do prorating for the days lost or better yet... compensate us with GIL. i could use a few hundred thousand to help with the outragous prices >.< Sigh i guess i will go read.
RE: Oh this is Great
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:42 PM Rating: Decent
i think 1 million gil will help me more in this ponit of the game but if that doesnt happen they should at leaset give us some kind of compinsation
RE: Oh this is Great
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:35 PM Rating: Decent
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I, since I'm kinda mooching off me dad's credit card, would rather get gil compensation.
Dreaded new Hobbies
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:28 PM Rating: Decent
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O man I need the game to come up again. I think I have hit refresh too many times. I would hate to waste my time learning a hobby. *sigh*
RE: Dreaded new Hobbies
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:31 PM Rating: Decent
lol
Lovin' it
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:27 PM Rating: Decent
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SE is gonna need to start Pro-Rating the Money we are spending versus all this maintenance, (down one min.. up the next) and start refunding us players. WE DO PAY to play this game and getting smacked around by all this server issue stuff is annoying. I understand that SE needs to do Maintenance and such to keep the game running smooth.. and i am glad they do that so we all can have a "better game experience" <.< (hehe)
However... just like my Phone company, or Cable company experiences problems and i can't use my phone.. or watch cable for so many Hours/Days i Expect to be refunded a portion of my money. GRANTED it might not be much money.. but BLASTED i want every penny that belongs to me! It's only fair... the moment a player stops paying to play... that player would be "Kicked" so fast.. it'll make your head spin.

LET'S GET CRACKIN' SE!
just keeps going, and going, and going...
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:24 PM Rating: Decent
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Well if the new notice on POL is correct this is going to turn into a 5 day update (now scheduled to end on freaking MONDAY) I think that pretty much covers EVERYONES play time! So we can all drop the US/EU/JP "stop updating during my playing time!" argument. :D

Edit: Oh and we can all kiss our harvests goodbye. Think of the poor PLANTS! Dying as we speak. /cry

Edited, Fri Oct 21 18:34:35 2005
RE: just keeps going, and going, and going...
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:29 PM Rating: Decent
the americans and europeans have had it the worst because they started the maintnence at prim time in eroupe and it was a day i had off and was planing to use to my advantage in ffxi and i feel like i wasted a day of my life waiting for some releif from my stress
RE: just keeps going, and going, and going...
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:29 PM Rating: Decent
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Yes, but think of all those *** gil sellers who have 15 tree saplings intended on growing into elemental ores to sell for gil so they can sell the gil. My sapling just finished growing before the update yesterday lol. What a waist of that goobbue... 5 bird eggs.
mrgalak
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:24 PM Rating: Good
while sueing isnt the answer, this down time is completely unnecesary and shows SE's lack of their ability to hold down their servers. we are currently in a 5 day maintenance, yes i said day. that is a lot of downtime, esp for those including me, who get most of their game time in the weekend because they have a life. so even if people want to sue they arent going to pursue it. although americans are known for stupid things for going to court for. even myself is rather pissed about the whole ordeal, after 3+ years of experience in handling their servers, all of a sudden, they have to take almost a week to gather together just the pol. rather sad if you ask me.
Crap
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:20 PM Rating: Decent
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RE: Crap
# Oct 21 2005 at 6:15 PM Rating: Decent
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Lol I agree too.
RE: Crap
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:24 PM Rating: Decent
i agree
RE: Maintenance
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:17 PM Rating: Decent
real intelligent, your going to sue, a multinational company over a lost day of play time that cost you $0.42..
please tell me that there are some mature people who play FFXI and can stand a little down time when actual maintinence is required.. would you rather them allow you to play on unstable servers and risk loosing your character which you put 100+ days into cultivating? i think you'd be a little bit upset if that were the case.. some people do nothing but complain no matter what is done to apease them..
RE: Maintenance
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:44 PM Rating: Decent
While suing is probably not likely, I think we're missing the point. I am a software developer and I work with many, many servers across the country...somehow we're able to keep ours up 365 days a year. If our clients weren't provided 365 day access, they'd probably go elsewhere..unfortunately, we don't have that option as players.. to play this game, we have only 1 way to get in. I think SE might want to look into whats call a "project plan", and maybe a test environment to thouroughly test their changes before they move them to production? Yea, that may help.. just my 2 cents. Then again me posting here does actually no good..so, "we suck again!"

Edited, Fri Oct 21 19:02:30 2005
RE: Maintenance
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:32 PM Rating: Decent
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Yeah, we are now looking at a possible FIVE DAY period of downtime. Over a WEEKEND no less. If they refunded my money for these 5 days, (assuming it actually lasts that long,) it would actually pay for all of my mules for a whole month! We are now leaving the "It's only 20 cents stfu n00b!" area and moving into a $dollar$ figure that actually matters to some people like me. lol /em sighs dejectedly.
RE: Maintenance
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:24 PM Rating: Decent
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I think it is closer to a dollar than that for almost 4 days...
RE: Maintenance
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:22 PM Rating: Decent
I'd be happy if the maintenence actually worked, its just when we get to the maintenence to fix the maintenence which fixed the maintenence before that ^^
RE: Maintenance
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:21 PM Rating: Decent
actualy its costing me more i have 5 mules on five different servers and im sick and tired of this **** i waited all yesterday and i dont get to play today this can suck me off
WOWOWO
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:17 PM Rating: Decent
- An issue where players were forced to equip the "Safety Mantle" on the "waist" instead of the "back" has been fixed.

- An issue where reward details were not being displayed after a Fellowship Quest was completed was fixed.

- An issue where targeting a pet or fellow would result in an erroneous name being displayed was fixed.

--WOW lol... >< this is soooooo worth a 3 day maitainence
RE: WOWOWO
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:18 PM Rating: Decent
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lol yessiree bob it is. so what do normal peole do?
waa
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:14 PM Rating: Decent
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My post got too long and involved and, honestly, I don't think many people would even acknowledge the logic of it, so I'm going to just sum up my point:

We, as players, pay for a service (being able to play). If you don't like the service, why are you paying for it? No one is forcing you to do so.
RE: waa
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:19 PM Rating: Decent
Let me put it this way; I keep to my end of the agreement by paying my fee every month, why can't SE keep to their end of the agreement by providing a game I can actually play when I am at home?

I have to say, nearly all of the maintenence is performed during peak UK time (and peak times for other countries, I am aware, its just that I am from the UK) and it is starting to tick me off.... just slightly ^^
RE: waa
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:25 PM Rating: Decent
As far as I can see, the servers aren't very stable, hence all this downtime...
RE: waa
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:24 PM Rating: Decent
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Where is this agreement you speak of? I don't recall seeing anything that said SE had to have the servers up during certain times or for specific amounts of time.

A few posts above mine, another player posted an excellent point. Would you prefer to play on an unstable server, or one one that has been properly maintainenced? Those are our choices. I prefer the stable server.

Edited, Fri Oct 21 18:34:28 2005
so....
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:13 PM Rating: Decent
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Has anybody checked this recently?
this bolws
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:10 PM Rating: Decent
i got on this moring everything was good i come home from school today and find out they are doing more mantnence this blows a fatty wad /em kicks SE in the balls and laughs as it roles around on the ground
RE: this bolws
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:13 PM Rating: Decent
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I would do anything for you to do that...
No Love
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:03 PM Rating: Decent
3 day maintainece >< I just got back on to the dam game after a month of nothun and now i have to spend a weekend doing somthing other than rotting my brain in game >< I just wanted to stair at a computer screen for 48 hours and SE wont even give me that >< dammit ><
RE: No Love
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:09 PM Rating: Decent
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Thats registration maintainace. I deals with payment and stuff, so it'll only affect you if you havent paid. Still, this is really getting annying that it only happens durring our time.
THIS IS WAY TOO MUCH SE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# Oct 21 2005 at 4:57 PM Rating: Decent
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Ok... this totally !@#$ed up... I can tolerate 14 hour maintainences... but this is just WAY TOO MUCH!!! Yesterday couldnt get, so im like thats cool. I try to log in today again and cant thats cool... then i check the Server Maintainence Notice... oh boy... not gonna be finish until Oct. 24 Monday 0:00 PDT... Ok that's just way toooo much I didn't pay for having a 5-day maintainence!!!! I BETTER GET A DAMN REFUND!!!! and oh SE... please do try stop making these major updates and maintainence on American time... Try doing sometime in other time zones it can get frustrating... (i still think this is too much... I think I might just play WoW with my brother... at least they dont have 5 day maintainences...) I'm a very patient person... but this is just way too much...
RE: THIS IS WAY TOO MUCH SE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:02 PM Rating: Decent
anyone know if this is the longest downtime ever for this game?
basic problem
# Oct 21 2005 at 4:54 PM Rating: Decent
The basic problem is that Square Enix is a bunch of hacks that have programed themselves into a corner time after time. Now i'm suprised if the game can run for more than 24 hours without catostrophic problems. They never take blame, but everyone knows where the blame should go. Certainly they can blame hackers or boogiemen, but when it comes down to it they are not even secondrate. They are working their way towards the basement when it comes to inconsistancy and costumer satisfaction. Goood luck getting ahold of them cuz they could careless to reply to emails. And at 5:50 est i've not been able to log on for a hour now. So i've played a total of 2 hours in the last 2 days. But of course they send some wicked gay SORRY FOR THE INCONVIENCE. Well Square Enix YOUR NOT WELCOME FOR THE INCONVIENCE!
RE: basic problem
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:00 PM Rating: Decent
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It was down at 4ish, so only one more hour of making us wait. -.- {/sigh} I've been off so long I can't remember the color order. ; ; lol
and I mispelled green... -.-

Edited, Fri Oct 21 18:26:30 2005
hey guys the game down again
# Oct 21 2005 at 4:46 PM Rating: Decent
lol i went to mule and the server crashed lol here we go again oh well i guess no more playing again
?!?!?
# Oct 21 2005 at 4:37 PM Rating: Decent
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Is this for real? When I click on the "Join Play online" button on POL to check on the update status it says, and I quote:
"Servers are currently down for maintenance. Please try again later. Estimated time of completion: Oct. 24, 2005, (MONDAY) 00:00 (PDT)

This is as of Friday at 4:34 pm, (Central US timezone)

Is that freakin CORRECT? It's gonna be down til midnight, Pacific daylight Time, on MONDAY? I know I can't log in now, and POL's website is even down atm, but please someone tell me i'm wrong about this! Did their servers explode or something? lol
RE: ?!?!?
# Oct 21 2005 at 4:41 PM Rating: Decent
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WHAT!? 00:00 on MONDAY? Evil little bastards have a conspiracy against me! Now where did I put those launch codes... *hunts for the nuclear launch codes* I hope you're right about being wrong.
RE: ?!?!?
# Oct 21 2005 at 4:52 PM Rating: Decent
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Yeah I hope I'm wrong too, but I just checked POL again and thats what it says right now. :\
Just wow...
# Oct 21 2005 at 4:20 PM Rating: Decent
Alright, so I can't help but notice all the flaming going on. And of course, in America, if a white guys hits a black guy it's automatically a race issue and a hate crime. So, in retrospect, people are complaining about server maintenance and it gets turned into a country issue. And I love seeing people claim they "know" everything. Also, America has, I don't know, 4 or 5 time zones (lets not forget alaska and Hawaii.) By the way, I'm not the best speller, so bare with me and don't be so ignorant to point out something I'm already pointing out. Alright! Truth: America consists of people all over the world, including Europe and Japan (OMG!) So congratulations on bashing yourselves. Truth: Everyone complains, including Europe and Japan (OMG!) Truth (maybe): This website is in English... maybe a higher English speaking/reading member base? Maybe this explains more "Americans" complaining? Truth: THIS FORUM ISN'T ABOUT COUNTRY/RACE (OMG!)
RE: Just wow...
# Oct 21 2005 at 4:33 PM Rating: Decent
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OMG! I agree with you. I'm also willing to bet that a few of the people complaining are aged 12-15 years old. And you can't flame me for that, since it includes me (14) to any people looking for a fight, so to speak.
RE: Just wow...
# Oct 21 2005 at 4:36 PM Rating: Default
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On an irrelevant side note, I just noticed that I am now a scholar. w00t
Could anyone let me know timeframe EST please?
# Oct 21 2005 at 4:18 PM Rating: Decent
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If there is a three hour emergency maintenance, could someone please tell me the time it will be back on board for Eastern Standard Time?

Many thanks,
Tinybird
What now?
# Oct 21 2005 at 3:58 PM Rating: Decent
So whats the deal today? No notice of a maintenance or update, but i can't log onto POL, gettin the same error code as yesterday (0206). Also, Alla says the servers are up. Is this an issue with POL only?
RE: What now?
# Oct 21 2005 at 4:00 PM Rating: Decent
yess it is a pol issue .. some can on other are ... let us say ... they got bad luck ..
RE: What now?
# Oct 21 2005 at 4:17 PM Rating: Decent
hmm just checked play online ... again maint for 40 min ...till 0.00 so till then waiting i guess .. and hoping it works ...
RE: What now?
# Oct 21 2005 at 4:12 PM Rating: Decent
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Well then I have the bad luck I guess. What to do...? I could do school work, but its a Friday, so... I'm gonna retry.
logiedie log ...
# Oct 21 2005 at 3:47 PM Rating: Decent
one; update .. this morning 16 hours after start maint at least i can play ... i get some xp in nice pt ... then i have to work so i set my mule i came back quess what .. logged out ... try to get back inn ... why bother .. nothing .... so i try like 50 TIMES AND STILL NOTHING ... and i can't complain ?Smiley: banghead o yess it is pol-0206 ... but i wass online today and now i am ****** ... everytime that they work on it i am completely screwed ...

Edited, Fri Oct 21 17:05:40 2005
wtf
# Oct 21 2005 at 3:45 PM Rating: Decent
dude can you just listen for one second all of us "Americans" as you like to say have a legit reason for complaining what if SE started doing Emergancy maintances during the European time of play? then would it be u "Europeans" F*** NO we aren't racist like that but it seems like every god damn idoit in the world needs to be racist towards us and i'm ******* sick of it... IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH AMERICA THEN COME SAY IT IN A Marine Corps OFFICER'S FACE... i'm ******* kick your *** if you say it in Captian Yamerick's face!

sorry for cussing but you guys keep getting on my nerves sending me America hate mail in the game and if it continues i will personaly make sure that SE bans you from FFXI

Edited, Fri Oct 21 16:54:16 2005
RE: wtf
# Oct 21 2005 at 5:27 PM Rating: Decent
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first of all... blow it out your *ss... ban me ooooooo... im scared.... second of all i dont hate americans ... the reason people hate americans(wich is wrong) is because of your *ucked up political system... they dont hate the people they hate the systems... destroying nature, forcing other countries to hand people over to the Haag, while forcing those same countries not to hand over american citizens to the same court... wtf... people in this country are the most open minded (large majority) people in the world and i love them for that... but people in this country are not as free as they think... dosent most of the rest of the world have the same rights?.... and your right its unfair to generalize... it is all how you are raised... there are lots of a-holes in europe too... belive me... unfortunaly some of my best freinds are the most narrow minded people i know... sad... anyway... the hate is not directed towards individuals in america, even though it might seem that way.. it's the government... i love all people on this planet... so relax...
RE: wtf
# Oct 21 2005 at 7:56 PM Rating: Decent
then i'm not talking to you... i'm talking to the jerks that give me hate mail because i want to be a United States Marine... who tell me to go shoot myself because i'm an American... i'm talking to the jerks and they know who they are
RE: wtf
# Oct 21 2005 at 3:53 PM Rating: Decent
Yo i know some of y'all sent me hate mail and every last one of you ANTI-AMERICAN jerks can just get in line to kill me we Americans are NOT *****... so please dont treat us like one
Rant-o-rama again -.-
# Oct 21 2005 at 3:34 PM Rating: Decent
WHAT THE F'ING h311 IS YOUR PROBLEM YOU RACEST (various inapproate swars) why the heck is it always
During NA prime time do you have your huge maitances
anyone else noticed that only time its during jp time is when its a serious server issue or something that needs immeadate attention then its only maybe 2 hours (only seen it once is the year ive been playing) and OMFG now im angry 10 hours to fix 3 little issues ...omg... i know tolerating this is part of the TOS but its getting to the point where the abuseing that as of this matiance im gunna track hours during NA prime time when i reach a month in total hours im gunna raise heck for a month credit on my account...VIVA LA RESITANCE
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