Temporary Suspension of the Services Due to an Earthquake

My heart goes out to all who were affected by the earthquake and tsunami. I can't imagine how devastating and horrific it has been and still is.
To those who are disgruntled about the servers being down need to consider this: Everyone who works at SE has family and their homes potentially destroyed. That is more important than anything on earth! I think that it is very compassionate of SE to allow their employees to take care of what is most important....their families.

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Originally Posted by Silvermane

I really hate to say this again, but id really like SE to tell us their long term stratergy, although they havnt actually said it, it seems they are just waiting for the power grid to return to normality

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They don't have a long-term strategy, because there's a real chance the power grid will NEVER return to normality.

Has anyone with the damn May Wong Syndrome ("We need the servers up NOW! NOW NOW NOW!!!") even figured this out yet?

Power is being restored to cooling systems of the reactors

From Tokyo Post Twitter feed:

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NISA Press Conference: Power to 1-2 reactors today, 3-4 tomorrow, 5-6 today - pump at #5 functional and 1 diesel generator working

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Hopefully a sign of good things to come!

Raist

Please forgive translation by the site.

It is after a long absence. 　I am safe somehow.
At last the Internet restored today.

Water service is not yet recovered in my house,
but there is a more terrible place a lot in the other areas.

A blanket and kerosene and gasoline are short in a district of the
Pacific Coast side in particular.

I ask for contribution if I have it to spare by all means.
Thank you.

http://www.youtube.com/user/sasayaneko

article on BBC News Site about energy crisis in Japan

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12793925

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Originally Posted by sasaya

Please forgive translation by the site.

It is after a long absence. 　I am safe somehow.
At last the Internet restored today.

Water service is not yet recovered in my house,
but there is a more terrible place a lot in the other areas.

A blanket and kerosene and gasoline are short in a district of the
Pacific Coast side in particular.

I ask for contribution if I have it to spare by all means.
Thank you.

http://www.youtube.com/user/sasayaneko

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Welcome back Sasaya. Glad to hear your are still with us. Hang in there. Last night I saw reports of relief efforts getting further into more troubled areas, and efforts to contain the reactors were progressing and more plans for more power should be coming soon. Hopefully things will get better soon.

Best wishes from the US to you and everyone struggling in this time of great crisis.

Raist

Google Translated:

ささやおかえりなさい。聞いて喜んでお使い続けてくれています。頑張れ。昨夜、私は問題を抱えた地域にさらになって救援活動の報告、およびより多くの電力の詳細計画と進められてすぐに来る必要があります原子炉を含むように努力を見た。うまくいけば、物事はすぐにもっと上手に取得します。

あなたとみんなに米国からベストの願いは、大きな危機のこの時期に苦しんで。

Raist

@ Sasaya: We are glad that you found your way back to us. ^^

@ Complainers about that FF isnt runing:

Im sure alot japanese who were hit by the Tsunami/Earthquake will not return to the game. ; ;

So before anyone here complains about that FFXI/FFXIV isnt runing, think about those ppl, players who lived in the suffering areas and will maybe not return. Becouse they are dead or lost them homes.
So if you ever had meet a japanese or have japanese friends into the game be aware of this.
Im very woried about a friend im not sure if shes safe.
I can only hope.

So stop complains about FF isnt runing. Noone cares about FF right now.
Mabye only the obsesed ones.

I'm from Florida we have our fair share of disasters too. None even remotely as severe as the one in Japan you have all our thoughts and prayers. And i hope you are able to make it through these tough and trying times.

I love how people act like thousands of people don't die everyday. YES what is happening in Japan is horrible. I guess when it isn't a lot of people all at once then it is easy to ignore and act like it isn't happening.

Yeah Zeitzone how did you know that everyone who wants to play FFXI right now is fat? You don't sound ignorant at all.

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Originally Posted by Sanjuu-Satsui

Yeah Zeitzone how did you know that everyone who wants to play FFXI right now is fat? You don't sound ignorant at all.

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WHAT??! I think you misread the misspelling of obsessed (obsesed).

LOL

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Originally Posted by Zeitzone

@ Sasaya: We are glad that you found your way back to us. ^^

@ Complainers about that FF isnt runing:

Im sure alot japanese who were hit by the Tsunami/Earthquake will not return to the game. ; ;

So before anyone here complains about that FFXI/FFXIV isnt runing, think about those ppl, players who lived in the suffering areas and will maybe not return. Becouse they are dead or lost them homes.
So if you ever had meet a japanese or have japanese friends into the game be aware of this.
Im very woried about a friend im not sure if shes safe.
I can only hope.

So stop complains about FF isnt runing. Noone cares about FF right now.
Mabye only the obsesed ones.

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Don't think I've seen anyone complain that FFXIV isn't running.

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Originally Posted by RAIST

WHAT??! I think you misread the misspelling of obsessed (obsesed).

LOL

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You didn't end with...

Raist

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Originally Posted by Zyeriis

You didn't end with...

Raist

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hehe yeah yeah... pick on the old fart.. old habit I picked up long ago with boards that had minimum post requirements and such. Couldn't just post a lol or nod to a post, so got in the habit of signing posts to meet the minimum. Been trying to make myself stop but...

Raist

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Originally Posted by Sanjuu-Satsui

I love how people act like thousands of people don't die everyday. YES what is happening in Japan is horrible. I guess when it isn't a lot of people all at once then it is easy to ignore and act like it isn't happening.

Yeah Zeitzone how did you know that everyone who wants to play FFXI right now is fat? You don't sound ignorant at all.

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Its not that there isnt ppl dieing everyday, but if alot ppl die at one place its more tragic for those ppl there.
Thats the difference. Sure Million ppl die at a day, but if its 10per region it will not hurt the Region, but there die "tausand" ppl in 1 region, thats a very high number at one spot, that makes it horrible.

And i dont know where you seen a "Fat" in my Text Ö.ö
Obsessed http://www.dict.cc/deutsch-englisch/besessen.html
Looks like i forgott a "S".

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Originally Posted by Zyeriis

Don't think I've seen anyone complain that FFXIV isn't running.

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Well maybe becouse this is FFXI Forum.^^
Im sure if you check FFXIV Forum you will find them.

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Originally Posted by Zeitzone

Well maybe becouse this is FFXI Forum.^^
Im sure if you check FFXIV Forum you will find them.

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Actually, not so much....guess they just got used to it being down a lot. Drove me nuts during beta.

Is FFXIV any good? I was thinking about to try it but i heard its kinda as cheap as WoW and there is no AH.
I thought maybe its just that way becouse the game is new and they didnt put much into it yet.
Some ppl say it has nearly no cutscenes, that whould be really sad, i need a thick storyline to play a game or i never touch it.
And Mithras/Tarus look very ugly in FFXIV.

I'll give it another year before my final decision on it...FFXI had a buttload of things wrong with it at startup too.

But as it is, it just doesn't hold enough for me to pay for two services when they finally start billing it, even with the discount. If I ever finish all the crap on my to-do list in XI--might be a different story. For now, just sticking to the one I would be playing the most anyway.

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Originally Posted by RAIST

I'll give it another year before my final decision on it...FFXI had a buttload of things wrong with it at startup too.

But as it is, it just doesn't hold enough for me to pay for two services when they finally start billing it, even with the discount. If I ever finish all the crap on my to-do list in XI--might be a different story. For now, just sticking to the one I would be playing the most anyway.

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Forgot again :cool:

My condolences to all who are affected by the earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear accidents.
I found out, by now, that all my friends and their families in Japan are well and I can only begin to imagine what it must be like for those who hear different news about their loved ones.
As it is with disasters it brings out the best and the worst in people and I must say that the Japanese people have my admiration how resilient, disciplined and altruistic they are under these harsh circumstances. I can't imagine how those who put the issue of being unable to play for a week at the top priority see the world they live in but I wish that they will open their eyes and look around at some point. There is not only disaster that you miss with this point of view...

I will contribute as much as I can afford to help relief the suffering for a people and a culture with which I feel more connected than the one I was born in. I know that there are numerous issues, disasters, suffering people all over the world but you can't help everywhere and I just hope that there are people that choose to support those who need help in Libya, Africa, South America, Iraq... The list is way too long, isn't it.

I mourn for all the people and cultural heritage that was lost but I know we can rebuild it, as beautiful as it was before and, if nothing else, I welcome the renewed discussion about saving energy and the necessity (or unnecessity) of nucelar power!
That is an easy way to contribute, I'd say. Switch off the light if it isn't needed.

You will make it through, Japan! And you're not alone! :)


(If you want to use your monthly fee to help Japan, just donate that amount to the Red Cross directly, btw.)

ya know, its been a week sence the tragady in japan. and ive been rather bored,so i started looking into all theese posts. i am a FFXI adict of the first degree, ive scheduald my first daughters birth via C-section around dyna , and lookd to my friends comfort after my 2nd daughters death,so as you can see i play this game alot more than alot of ppl, and even i can deal with the servers being shut down for awile. THERE ARE PPL DYING AND STARVING OVER THERE PPL!!!!!!! get over yourselves and get on with your lifes. SE..... take all the time you need and for gods sake donate 50% of the next 6 months game billing to your relife efforts. im a poor man and even i can aford to donate to the redcross. so i implore everyone who has 10.00$ in there pocket, under the coutch in your car whereever DONATE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN thank you.

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Originally Posted by disturbed

ya know, its been a week sence the tragady in japan. and ive been rather bored,so i started looking into all theese posts. i am a FFXI adict of the first degree, ive scheduald my first daughters birth via C-section around dyna , and lookd to my friends comfort after my 2nd daughters death,so as you can see i play this game alot more than alot of ppl, and even i can deal with the servers being shut down for awile. THERE ARE PPL DYING AND STARVING OVER THERE PPL!!!!!!! get over yourselves and get on with your lifes. SE..... take all the time you need and for gods sake donate 50% of the next 6 months game billing to your relife efforts. im a poor man and even i can aford to donate to the redcross. so i implore everyone who has 10.00$ in there pocket, under the coutch in your car whereever DONATE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN thank you.

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So random strangers validate your downtime from FFXI more than the birth and death of your children? Wow.

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Originally Posted by sasaya

Please forgive translation by the site.

It is after a long absence. 　I am safe somehow.
At last the Internet restored today.

Water service is not yet recovered in my house,
but there is a more terrible place a lot in the other areas.

A blanket and kerosene and gasoline are short in a district of the
Pacific Coast side in particular.

I ask for contribution if I have it to spare by all means.
Thank you.

http://www.youtube.com/user/sasayaneko

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Peape is a good friend of mine and anyone that has a Japanese friend should be worrying over them and not over when the game will be back on. So remember that before being selfish.

Peapeはよい私の友人であり、ゲームがもどって来る時日本の友人があるだれでもそれらにないに心配し。 従って利己的があることの前にそれを覚えなさい。

What alot of people are forgetting is, the employees and owners of SE are people. People in Japan at the moment are banding together in this time of suffering and panic among the people, NOONE wants to think about buisness, everyone is trying to help eachother out. We had similar things here in NZ when it struck Christchurch 2 weeks before Japan got hit. We're STILL cleaning up, and we're STILL mourning the loss of loved ones. At the moment, anyone who had a branch of a company around the country is trying to do all the work of the branch in Christchurch as they try to pickup thier lives.

People in crisis band together, and try to help out one another. People were arrested for trying to dive into rubble and help out complete strangers because it was endangering thier lives aswell as others, but they didn't think, they just wanted to help.

Do you not think they deserve the time to try help others as much as possible? Sure they're employees of a multi national megacorp, but they have feelings, they have been affected by this as much as anyone else, they have families, some may have lost friends and family members. In the end, FFXI is nothing more than a game. Please remember this. Sure it may have become a norm in your life, but, it's not worth people dying over.

In my opinion, I'd rather have the hospitals working at as high an effciency as possible over having a game up for the selfish people in the rest of the world who want to sit around in Jeuno doing nothing all day long.

Take this anyway you read it, I've said my part, and frankly am sick of the complaints.

~Gakakroth~

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Originally Posted by Eligia

So random strangers validate your downtime from FFXI more than the birth and death of your children? Wow.

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The people you spend a lot of time with in FFXI are no more "random strangers" than the people you spend a lot of time with out in the real world.

I'm not referring to his friends online. I'm referring to him only being okay with not being in FFXI when it's other people in a serious situation. Don't try and white knight a dude that prioritized Dynamis over his daughter's birth.

The official announcement about the FFXI suspension says that they will re-evaluate the situation in Japan on March 22nd Japan Standard Time.... but they don't specify a time. It's been March 22nd JST for 3 hours.... any news? I'm banking that it'll be suspended for at least another week or two, but I'm just curious.

I doubt they are in work to post an update at 3am, I think you can probably expect to wait at least another 9 hours before an announcement (Midday in Japan)

Yesterday (Monday) in Japan it was a national holiday, so I doubt anyone was working anyway.

as it was said on CNN and My Local News, The people of Japan are Strong, and Pull together when things are hard, We should be so lucky to have them as a reason to be strong and help in any way we can, If you dont like it, change it.
"Do not worry about the things you can not change, Do not worry about the things you can. There is nothing to worry about"

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Originally Posted by Eligia

Yesterday (Monday) in Japan it was a national holiday, so I doubt anyone was working anyway.

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I'd like to think disaster relief trumps a national holiday :/

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Originally Posted by Eligia

So random strangers validate your downtime from FFXI more than the birth and death of your children? Wow.

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if you knew how to actually read he also states that he confided in the people he played online with about the death not that he ignored the death to hang out online, and in all honesty ur implying a "dude" schedualed kids birth around dyna, the wife could have said no... not entirely him you know.

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Originally Posted by Zyeriis

I'd like to think disaster relief trumps a national holiday :/

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did you ever think that maybe they wouldnt try to trump the holiday, but instead try to use it to ease the peoples minds and get them to think of something a bit more happy? even if it is for just one day

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Originally Posted by Gakaroth

What alot of people are forgetting is, the employees and owners of SE are people. People in Japan at the moment are banding together in this time of suffering and panic among the people, NOONE wants to think about buisness, everyone is trying to help eachother out. We had similar things here in NZ when it struck Christchurch 2 weeks before Japan got hit. We're STILL cleaning up, and we're STILL mourning the loss of loved ones. At the moment, anyone who had a branch of a company around the country is trying to do all the work of the branch in Christchurch as they try to pickup thier lives.

People in crisis band together, and try to help out one another. People were arrested for trying to dive into rubble and help out complete strangers because it was endangering thier lives aswell as others, but they didn't think, they just wanted to help.

Do you not think they deserve the time to try help others as much as possible? Sure they're employees of a multi national megacorp, but they have feelings, they have been affected by this as much as anyone else, they have families, some may have lost friends and family members. In the end, FFXI is nothing more than a game. Please remember this. Sure it may have become a norm in your life, but, it's not worth people dying over.

In my opinion, I'd rather have the hospitals working at as high an effciency as possible over having a game up for the selfish people in the rest of the world who want to sit around in Jeuno doing nothing all day long.

Take this anyway you read it, I've said my part, and frankly am sick of the complaints.

~Gakakroth~

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Bravo, well said

This is my first post in any forum. My prayers go out to everyone in Japan during this difficult time. I know I am a little late but, I felt I had to say something. I have lived in Japan and am a better person for having done so. Japan is one of the most beautiful places in the world, the people make it even more so. Words can not express the sorrow I fell for the lose lives and history that has taken places. FFXI is a wonderfully addictive game but, it is just that, just a game. We, I at least, can wait until you have everything in order with your lives before we start thinking about the game. God be with you all in your time of need.

Ok guess I'll toss my 2 cents in here.

Yea disaster in Japan sucks, I wish them all the best and a speedy recovery.

But I'm a FFXI ADDICT, seriously addicted, I've lost a girlfriend and a job over this game. I've skipped social events becouse Tiamat popped! I've done 8 hour long stretches of level grinding just becouse I thought, oh yea, having a 75 COR might be usefull someday (This obviously goes back awhile ^^) More recently, I would spend 5 hours farming up pops for Briareus, just so the next day after work I could spend another 5 hours to farm pops for it.

If there was a surgen generals warning saying this game has been shown to cause cancer, I would still play it. If this game could be boiled down and shot into my veins I'd be sharing needles to do so. If this game was illegal in all 50 states, I'd move to Canada. If there was a 12 step program for FFXI, I need it. Wheres my FFXI patch?

Some people smoke, some people drink, some people do far worse things. I think we all have addictions to one thing or another.

Anyway, let the flames begin... I just want my drug back.

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Originally Posted by Evilbob

Ok guess I'll toss my 2 cents in here.

Yea disaster in Japan sucks, I wish them all the best and a speedy recovery.

But I'm a FFXI ADDICT, seriously addicted, I've lost a girlfriend and a job over this game. I've skipped social events becouse Tiamat popped! I've done 8 hour long stretches of level grinding just becouse I thought, oh yea, having a 75 COR might be usefull someday (This obviously goes back awhile ^^) More recently, I would spend 5 hours farming up pops for Briareus, just so the next day after work I could spend another 5 hours to farm pops for it.

If there was a surgen generals warning saying this game has been shown to cause cancer, I would still play it. If this game could be boiled down and shot into my veins I'd be sharing needles to do so. If this game was illegal in all 50 states, I'd move to Canada. If there was a 12 step program for FFXI, I need it. Wheres my FFXI patch?

Some people smoke, some people drink, some people do far worse things. I think we all have addictions to one thing or another.

Anyway, let the flames begin... I just want my drug back.

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Look on the bright side. You get to spend more time with your boyfriend.

I would like to take a moment to direct the player base to the statement that PlayOnline will not be billing us for April due to the servers being down for this time and want to direct people to Paypal's website if you have an account.

Paypal is acting as a medium for several charitable organizations aiding Japan in this time of trouble. I felt it only right to take my payment that I won't be charged this month and put it toward one of them. If you have more, that is always great to, but I think it would be a rather wonderful thought if FFXI's players could send their April payments to one of those charities. It may seem small, but between all of us, it adds up quickly.

Thank you all. God Bless.

How r u guys！
I personally take very heavily on this disaster. I myself are not under the direct damage. However, donations donated to imagine the feelings of people in affected areas. As a Japanese, as a fan of FF11 and hope to resume service as soon as possible.

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Originally Posted by Evilbob

If there was a surgen generals warning saying this game has been shown to cause cancer, I would still play it. If this game could be boiled down and shot into my veins I'd be sharing needles to do so. If this game was illegal in all 50 states, I'd move to Canada. If there was a 12 step program for FFXI, I need it. Wheres my FFXI patch?
k.

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Shiny side up... chasin' the Fafnir