Temporary Suspension of the Services Due to an Earthquake

[Helel]

What the hell makes you think the FFXI servers won't come back? All they have to do is flip a switch and they'll come back on. They were just up less than 24 hours ago... They're allowing for the energy that would be diverted to their company to be diverted elsewhere until this crisis is somewhat resolved. When they feel it's appropriate, they will turn them back on. Quit with the doomsday theories as they make absolutely no sense.

[Starcade]

And you guys better get used to this. It now appears that rolling blackouts in parts of Tokyo may last at least a month, according to information from Reuters that I've been reading in other sources.

[CaelThunderwing]

And you guys better get used to this. It now appears that rolling blackouts in parts of Tokyo may last at least a month, according to information from Reuters that I've been reading in other sources.

thats probbly a good indication why we're getting credited for April. as they are expecting it to last that long.

[Starcade]

What the hell makes you think the FFXI servers won't come back? All they have to do is flip a switch and they'll come back on. They were just up less than 24 hours ago... They're allowing for the energy that would be diverted to their company to be diverted elsewhere until this crisis is somewhat resolved. When they feel it's appropriate, they will turn them back on. Quit with the doomsday theories as they make absolutely no sense.

Oh, I don't know, maybe the fact that a significant part of the Japanese coast NE of Tokyo is... GONE????

Maybe the fact that the entire infrastructure over there may be permanently screwed up??

Get a clue, watch some freaking news...

[Silentlucidity]

I do hope Japan, and the rest of the world for that matter, doesn't get the wrong idea of Americans because of a vocal minority. We will collectively do what we can in support of Japan.

SE has already stated we won't be charged for April. So please consider making a donation instead. U.S. players like myself can donate $10 by texting REDCROSS to 90999. More info and other ways to donate at RedCross.org.

My prayers go out to everyone affected or know someone who was affected by this disaster. Even outsiders like myself know how strong Japan is as a nation, and we wish you all a fast recovery.

[Marivell]

Well now, time to pray for those of us who believe in God... after disasters always come hard times so I hope our Japanese friends will find courage and strengh to overcome this.
I'm all with them, I don't care about FFXI in this case, it's just a game after all... it was the best thing to do, they need power to supply hospitals first.

And for those who are looking for something to do... go play outside, take a walk, go to the movies! You know... the things we used to do before video games and MMORPG were invented? ^^

... and I'm from Canada, so North America as well... we're not all selfish please don't think we're all heartless

[myrla-elphaba]

thats probbly a good indication why we're getting credited for April. as they are expecting it to last that long.

My friend (who played FFXI very very very long ago, was working outside Sendai, and left earlier this week when the 7.+ went off - his company gave everyone the rest of the week paid off and told them to go down to Tokyo) has communicated to me that they have been told that rolling blackouts will be fairly normal measure from now for a "long while" (translated from French). that is - Indefinitely.

For those who might not understand this - it's not always a scheduled thing, or able to keep to the schedule - so even if servers were turned back on, there would be chances of the power being cut almost all the time. It's beneficial to EVERYONE to keep the servers down - no corruptions or loss of data, etc. I hope that makes sense.

as for the previous comment, I think I was misconstrued a bit, so I'm going to clear up:
I haven't had a job since Dec. 09. I've logged in maybe 2x a month in the last 3-4 months. I've been playing since 04. I fund my FFXI entirely on selling on half.com and other venues. I understand financial hardship on that realm.

And no, I'm not saying SE should go back on their word - I'm saying I'm wondering what the responses would have been had they decided to do a mass donation instead of taking the profit for a month.

I'm hoping many people (at least, in the US) will just do the easy thing, and donate $10 via their cell phone or whatnot - it's still less than you would have paid next month, go grab a soda with a friend this week with the rest.

PS: Muito obrigado, SGM Jhanaka for closing the other thread- it's nice to see you again as well, you have always been nice and fair.

[CaelThunderwing]

@myrla-elphaba if it come sto that SE may stil relocate the servers to a stable part of Japan as granted we wanna think they care and they do but they also have to think on a buissness end of matters, if they just poof like that decided to keep the servers and End XI and XIV they will take a gigantic hit.if things are down for 3 months likely, they will as a small joke <Jumping to new area> <server> <camp>

[Silentlucidity]

Not that I'm telling anyone what to do, but consider making the best use of your time and appreciate what you have. You never know how sudden it could end.

[Meyi]

Smart thinking, thank you for being considerate!

I can't think of a single person heartless enough to be enraged that the game is being shut down to conserve energy for survival purposes.

Take all the time you need! Only bring the servers up when you know for sure everything will be okay. Good luck Square Enix, thank you for giving us a courtesy warning and a free month! Be safe.