Temporary Suspension of the Services Due to an Earthquake

[larrymc]

Condolences to all those affected by the earthquake in Japan. I think sometimes we FF addicts use the game to escape from the news and other negative events of real life, so this hits "home" for us. To SE: Please focus on making sure your families are safe, and consoling those who lost loved ones. It sounds like from the news that the 3 towers of the affected nuclear power plant have been damaged to the point that they will not be brought back online again, ever, one tower has already undergone a meltdown and they are struggling to prevent the other two from doing the same, so there is the short term problem of prevent meltdowns, and then the more serious long term problem of the loss of power those plants provided to the country - which cant be replaced overnight. When / if servers are brought back online, you will have a loyal fan base ready to play again - but please focus on the important things first.

[Enitrev]

ok i think that what happen was very bad but this is just dumb this is why i think there should be seaver in the usa for stuff like this we all pay lots of money every month and we get craped on by the way this game favors the JP players and when 9/11 happen i bet this game would not have done a thing so way to go SE way to GO

[Renesmay]

My heart and feelings go out to everyone in Japan going through this rough time. May God be with you all.

[Gravionblack]

Gravionblack, Odin server, i want to say SE that this was the right thing to do i believe. I have friends that got to hear from yesterday so i know they are safe, but i did not get to hear from that all live in Japan. So i would just like to say i hope all goes well and please stay safe. Gives my best wish's to each and everyone's family.

[Krystal]

No2.
A taker needs the warmth most in the stricken area of present Japan.
But it seems that I do not mind a contribution.

All people looking at here, nice to meet you.
I am a Japanese. 　I am in the stricken area of the big earthquake now.
People learn me in great regret for the cooperation to stopping of the
server by Japanese electricity shortage now.

With all a sole feeling, please watch an original animation of FFXI which I made.
And I ask for mercy to the victim.

EP1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUroyx1ezuc

EP2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KjSj0TCzCc

EP3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxvHZOhWNaE

Final EP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arODrDNcmbQ

I want to have an adventure from now on in all of you and the Vana'diel.
Thank you

wow....this is...amazing! so a wonderful story! here i'll even translate it complement for you to make it easier to read^^

この物語をどうもありがとうございます！ 私は大変それを楽しみました！ それは素晴らしい物語でした。!

[Gropitou]

My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Japan and all those worldwide affected by the earthquake and it's tsunami.

That said, what a crock to shut down the game!!! Calamities happen every day somewhere, some more devastating to the local population than others. However, we are told over and over in their own publicity that SE is a global enterprise with major centers to serve their 3 main areas of gameplay: Japan, North America and Europe. So how about proving it and transfering game control to your servers either in the US or Europe and allowing your paying customers to continue on with their gaming lives. I seriously doubt the game would grind to a halt had this calamity occured in the west coast of the the US (earthquake or volcano). No, they would have put out some cute sympathy article and everyone not in the affected areas would continue on without interruption. Ever hear of mirror servers so backup sites can take over the workload should the main site be affected?

Will our monthly bill be reduced by 25% to compensate for this voluntary worldwide interruption of service, I doubt it as Final Fantasy customers outside Japan usually seem to be second class citizens. (ok didnt totally read SE notice b4 writing that part, my bad)

[Naturebeckles]

I think that's a great idea. Get some servers set up elsewhere for backup. I'm sure there's plenty of buildings on the west coast here in the US for sale they can use to set up some copy server computers and then copy all the server info into them.

[Lithera]

Sorry to say but what happened during 9/11 did not cripple most if not all of the US, unlike the NE sea board power outtage that happened a few years back. Japan has POWER plants malfunctioning, and have had powerful after shocks that have done only the gods know what to the power cables ect. on top of w/e the tsunami and initial quakes did. Please use some freaking common sense. Instead of being a selfish uninformed oaf.

[Heady]

I offer my sincere condolences to SE employees and their families and the Japanese people as a whole. I 100% agree with your decision to suspend services. I was actually slightly surprised to have service the day of/after the quake. My brother works with the Red Cross in NYC and will be leaving for Japan on Monday so its kinda personal for me. My thoughts are to all involved. I am disgusted at the people who feel this was a bad move and SE's fault.

P.S. Good chance I will get flagged,ban,w/e for this but I don't really care, I hate heartless, self-centered individuals: Umbrion, Guardian, Gropitou and to a lesser extent a few others, your nothing but trash to me no explanation needed. If you individuals or anyone else who shares your opinion on this matter feels this is too much to deal with, feel free to contact me and ill gladly send ya nooses or let ya sit in my garage with the car running free of charge. FFXI and the real world don't need ya!

[sasaya]

Ezekieal

Thank you
I want to ask for the help to the slightly embarrassing one with this story.