Temporary Suspension of the Services Due to an Earthquake

[Volkai]

Well, not all of them are taking time off. They're keeping the forums going and their website at least and the GMs I'm sure are still moderating this.

WHat is still running and what is not should tell you something about which servers are either 1) hosted or backed up at SE-EU or SE-NA, or 2) are hosted by a non-SE server farm.


Anyways, my thoughts and prayers go to those in Japan picking up the pieces.

SE, do what you need to. The sooner FFXI goes back up the better - because FFXI going back up means at least the troubles related to electricity have been alleviated.

[Gravionblack]

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.

Thank you very much fro posting this, i sent my april fee to the redcross.

[Darklon]

This will upset a lot of people and i am one of them, hope your feed back center is ready to work double over time.. and i hope when a quake hits North America you shut down the game again just to see the response from are friends over the ocean

You shame North America with your selfish ignorance. RL > FF. There is no discussion. Japan is facing a rough road to recovery. Shutting down a game is the least of their nations concerns. They are trying to prevent nuclear meltdown for the safety of the entire world. An entire nation is mourning the loss of their country men & women. I don't care if they shutdown for a year. Their recovery is essential to world stability & prosperity. May god lift their heavy hearts & help them rise like the phoenix.

[JaiJai]

After reading some of the posts in this thread, it's surprising that some people even care about the game and when the servers will be up again. A whole country has been devastated. They lost everything that was inside of their home, and to the even more unfortunate, family members and friends have been lost. This is definitely not the time to worry about when you'll be able to leech your next job to 90 or when you will be getting the next piece of equipment. Who cares when you're knee deep in water and debris in your living room? Who cares when the people you care most in the world are missing or dead? Who cares when the country you live in and love has no electrical power for lonely, cold nights, no shelter for those who lost their safe haven called home, no food for the weary survivors, no heat for the cold and abandoned, no love for the ones who's lost everything? This is not the time to complain about a game, but a time to complain about what is not being done to help.

However, there are many posts in here that have touched me and made me want to post something here myself. It's nice to see some humanity left in this world. I would also like to send my condolences to everyone in Japan. I hope that everyone can be reunited with loved ones. I hope that your lives can be rebuilt and everything will one day go back to normal, where you would wake up and worry about the work you left at the office the night before, or how your children did in their last sporting event, and not the thoughts of what I will do for money now that the office is destroyed, or where your children are. I wish for your well-being and hope that you can find your children, or parents, or siblings, or anyone you hold dear to your heart. God Bless you all.

For those who are still ignorant to the whole situation, should look at these videos to get a sense of what has happened.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/wor....aftermath.cnn
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/wor...e.reaction.cnn

[SheKicksHigh]

they probly cant get diesel fuel to deal with the rolling blackouts.....
lets face it a server farm doesnt consume that much power
doubt they are doing it for humanitarian reasons

[Nauthima]

I totally understand why they shut down FFXI/FFXIV. I am willing to wait for it to come back. My heart goes to Japan and all of the people, I really wish I could go over there and help.

[Mara]

When disaster like this strikes, recovering is always long and difficult, affecting the lives of so many innocent people. I'm honestly surprised that you guys kept the servers up as long as you did after the disaster, that takes devotion. I wish you all the best in your efforts to recover from this horrible ordeal. My family and friends are praying for your swift recovery, and for those who were hurt and lost their lives.

For those who would like to donate money to help in the recovery you can text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation, of visit www.redcross.org

[Necrose99]

I Am Aware of the Non Billing Issue , However What About a Memrial Plaque and some Goddies , As a Donation Content ID
Get some In Game Show of Support items , and be able to Donate to releif Efforts.

Tornados are more common than Devistating earthquakes but the Midwest gets them 100-250 years or so , To the Jappanese Enginners , I give them Credit , as if an 7.8 Like at New Madrid ( Late 1800's) hit our region , the Devistation could be far worse. hear in the midwest everything would be utterly flattened.

However the Devistation is Still great and with power and other Sytems being Knocked out , thier are far more important fish to fry , than Linkshell Dynamis runs or Abysia runs.
Some of the Bilingual Players in my Friends List From Jappan I havent seen on of late Either. , a few in My Linkshell have Family In Jappan. , I have Service Members I have Served in the Army with Stationed oversees thier.

Many of Us have Firnds thier , or people in game we see , and we all should be concerned and empathetic.

At any Case our hope is with you , Godspeed.

PS Umbrion : I work In IT security , I too , would be forced to shut down a Data Center given shuch conditions , APC and runing on NICD Batteries and emrgancy power can only go on for so many hours.

Siren.Taminye

[PerditionOfFenrir]

My thoughts are with all our Japanese friends in this time of great chaos. Having an interuption in our gameplay is a small matter, compared with what you are going through. I understand that electricity is a concern and it must be used to provide for basic human services, before it can be used for entertainment. I am sure that Japan will pull together (As it ALWAYS does!) to recover from this terrible misfortune. Take care, my friends!

[Asthesis]

I would like to start out by saying THANK YOU SE for your considerate actions to help preserve power in Japan in this time of emergency and THANK YOU for preserving all we have worked so hard for. Like many I will miss playing the game for a week or three, but is this is the very least I can do to help others in this time of need I will gladly bear this onus.

Now for all you crying little babies here is 1 more point that I have yet to see mentioned.
From a computer technical viewpoint (and yes I went to college for Computer Engineering).
What you are also not seeing is that Vana Diel is not just a "World" it IS a network of computer servers tied together to facilitate the playing of a single game across the planet. If SE had not taken the servers offline when they did look at the other ramifications involved.
SE not only inconvenienced you for a week or two of your life they also preserved your prescious "World". Rolling black outs and power surges due to the loss of Japan's nuclear reactors could have (and most likely would have) destroyed the servers (seen it many times repairing other systems after elecrical storms). So now when you get done crying over your selfish loss, turn around and say thank you to SE for preserving YEARS of your advancments and achievements. All of which could have been lost forever.
Which would you rather lose? 1 week, maybe a month of game play OR everything you have worked for over the years, andeveryone starting back at lvl 1 with nothing?

Just my 2-cents worth maybe it will help throw another perspective on this situation.
May all our japanese friends be safe and remember that some of us are there for them.