Minimise the downtime please.

[Runespider]

I knew you would try to play that card. Fortunately the development staff of 14 had nothing to do with the server shut down. Their thinking was ass backward and have since been replaced by competent people.

Im saying that a huge company like Square can sometimes have no idea wtf they are doing and make a horrible mistake that could have long standing effects on the entire company. They put out an important game in such a state that it has become a laughing stock. Which negates your argument.

I really don't care how long they take to come back up.

I wonder if the staff at SE or the families of those staff that are directly linked to these 2 games and that could lose their jobs due to a bad decision share your feelings on this.

As a bad example, lets say mcdonalds closed all there stores down nationwide as an act of sympathy for 9/11 for a month, (yes i know it's different but it's gives an idea). In that time the customers that frequent there had to goto burger king instead and gained a taste for that, to the point of prefering it. Then when Mcdonalds opened again the amount of customers dropped by 10-20% leading to widespread staff cuts, you think everyone including the mcdonalds staff would be so appreciative of the thought behind the store closures now?

Square have offices across the world, it's not some small fry games company. I don't think it's that far fetched to think something this important that makes as much money as it does could probably be run from one of them for a short while till things settle down again in Japan.

[Lexin]

Im saying that a huge company like Square can sometimes have no idea wtf they are doing sometimes and make a horrible mistake that could have long standing effects on the entire company. They put out an important game in such a state that it has become a laughing stock. Which negates your argument.


I wonder if the staff at SE or the families of those staff that are directly linked to these 2 games and that could lose their jobs due to a bad decision share your feelings on this.

As a bad example, lets say mcdonalds closed all there stores down nationwide as an act of sympathy for 9/11 for a month, (yes i know it's different but it's gives an idea). In that time the customers that frequent there had to goto burger king instead and gained a taste for that, to the point of prefering it. Then when Mcdonalds opened again the amount of customers dropped by 10-20% leading to widespread staff cuts, you think everyone including the mcdonalds staff would be so appreciative of the thought behind the store closures now?

Square have offices across the world, it's not some small fry games company. I don't think it's that far fetched to think something this important that makes as much money as it does could probably be run from one of them for a short while till things settle down again in Japan.

Only one problem here in no way is McDonalds tied to 9/11... However SE is tied to what is going on in Japan.

Honestly I have 1 suggestion for you please just quit the game!

[Runespider]

Honestly I have 1 suggestion for you please just quit the game!

What does me quitting a game I enjoy have to do with what i'm talking about? If you can't understand the argument don't reply.

I don't even play FFXI right now and haven't for weeks, I still pay my sub and have never let it drop for the last 8 years though. This is about long term damage to a game I value, if this downtime is a lot longer than a week.

[Meril]

correct, ty runespider

[Lexin]

What does me quitting a game I enjoy have to do with what i'm talking about? If you can't understand the argument don't reply.

I don't even play FFXI right now and haven't for weeks, I still pay my sub and have never let it drop for the last 8 years though. This is about long term damage to a game I value, if this downtime is a lot longer than a week.

If it's down for more then a week then so be it and when the servers do come back online guess what the game will still be there your characters will still be there.

[Kindra]

Im saying that a huge company like Square can sometimes have no idea wtf they are doing sometimes and make a horrible mistake that could have long standing effects on the entire company. They put out an important game in such a state that it has become a laughing stock. Which negates your argument.


I wonder if the staff at SE or the families of those staff that are directly linked to these 2 games and that could lose their jobs due to a bad decision share your feelings on this.

As a bad example, lets say mcdonalds closed all there stores down nationwide as an act of sympathy for 9/11 for a month, (yes i know it's different but it's gives an idea). In that time the customers that frequent there had to goto burger king instead and gained a taste for that, to the point of prefering it. Then when Mcdonalds opened again the amount of customers dropped by 10-20% leading to widespread staff cuts, you think everyone including the mcdonalds staff would be so appreciative of the thought behind the store closures now?

Square have offices across the world, it's not some small fry games company. I don't think it's that far fetched to think something this important that makes as much money as it does could probably be run from one of them for a short while till things settle down again in Japan.

You forgot where i said SE isn't broke....I am pretty sure they are taking care of the companies family's and such.
And they are linked to the Income of 1 game. XIV isn't being charged to play.

And your right Mcdonalds was a bad example lol. I don't eat out much so i really don't care. And also 9/11 was a tragedy and if McDonalds decided to do that that then i would have supported that choice.

I also don't think this is as important as you do. I'm sorry but that's how i feel.