Can we have an update on the situation.

[RAIST]

Actually, they suffered a few brownouts prior to shutting down, they were just minor blips and no big fuss was made. I stumbled on some threads in the JP threads on it a few nights ago. It was back around the time Sylph went AWOL on us...may have been related, who knows.

Raist

[Mattis]

Wait a min, SE just lost the main source of power they could use, you make it sound like is worse then that.... There no fire inside SE building, no disaster inside they company. Yes they have to deal with side effect of crisis, today or later they have to do something. I am shocked if SE have no plan in case of 'long time power interruption'. Because trust me not only quake/tsunami can cause this.

Im all fairness to SE they do and this proved it. They never lost power, the have redundant lines from multiple power sources. Even tho this crises did in fact hit all of them they still never lost power. They were asked to not use that power
so it could be used in more critical areas like hospitals, shelters, and rescue crews.

They also no doubt have backup servers just not as far away from the real one to avoid and continental crises like this.

[Ter]

Actually Ilax you could count the amount of power cuts in developed countries to the main grid (which most server houses are on) which lasted more than an hour in the last 50 years on one hand. Server houses will universally have generators to cover anywhere up to 24 hours. In pretty much all grid outages the telecoms and connectivity are also lost so having power really doesnt do you much good as you are isolated anyway. Really this situation is rarer than people realise.

[Crocker]

Originally, we announced that the services will be temporarily suspended for about a week starting on Mar. 13, 2011 3:00 (PDT). However, due to ongoing issues with the lack of energy, we have decided to extend the suspension until Mar. 22, 2011 (JST). We will re-evaluate the situation on Mar. 22, 2011 (JST) and provide everyone with another update regarding this matter.

/translate The 1 week estimate was not very accurate and since we truly do not know how much longer, we will try to give a better estimated guess on Tuesday March 22nd so we can enjoy our holiday weekend.

[Vlaid]

/translate The 1 week estimate was not very accurate and since we truly do not know how much longer, we will try to give a better estimated guess on Tuesday March 22nd so we can enjoy our holiday weekend.

It's so logical, that it's probably true.

[DukeDudeston]

First of all I just wanted to say from myself and on behalf of the rest of the Community Team, thank you so much for being patient and understanding in these tragic times. We’re really impressed and moved by how strongly you all support Japan and your efforts to donate.

With the servers being down, many of you are wondering what’s going on with Vana’diel time and your plants, traverser stones, besieged, etc. Pretty much, just think of this as really long server maintenance, which means that unfortunately your plants will be withered, but the number of traverser stones Joachim sets aside for you will have increased, and besiege will pick up where it was left off.

Oh well, stuff happens.
I am still gunna log in when the servers come back on. And play the game as I did before.. I am just gunna see this as a great big holiday, away from FFXI. And hope others do the same...

yeah it is gunna suck that stuff in the AH will go, and it will take a while for it to get back to normal, however I just hope some people take this as a way to make extra Gil, and charge extra for the items.

[hideka]

my plants are dead? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ALL MY WEEED! HOW DAREEEEEE U!

[windrider]

A gazillion stones for everybody!! And they thought Abyssea was crammed before.

Think: If this thing goes six weeks, even for those who had zero stones at the time of the suspension, those people could, with all applicable abyssites, have 126 stones.

It's not like maintence where the servers are still running allowing stones etc to accumilate, you need running time on the game to allow that, the servers are off, so plants stones etc wont have moved everything will be frozen where it was last left off,

[Ryland]

Radiation level 5.

[Camate]

It's not like maintence where the servers are still running allowing stones etc to accumilate, you need running time on the game to allow that, the servers are off, so plants stones etc wont have moved everything will be frozen where it was last left off,

Hey Windrider,

Please see my earlier response:

Hey everyone,

Most of you may have read the follow-up on PlayOnline news regarding the servers. (for those of you that haven’t here is a link: http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/pol...ews20547.shtml)

First of all I just wanted to say from myself and on behalf of the rest of the Community Team, thank you so much for being patient and understanding in these tragic times. We’re really impressed and moved by how strongly you all support Japan and your efforts to donate.

With the servers being down, many of you are wondering what’s going on with Vana’diel time and your plants, traverser stones, besieged, etc. Pretty much, just think of this as really long server maintenance, which means that unfortunately your plants will be withered, but the number of traverser stones Joachim sets aside for you will have increased, and besiege will pick up where it was left off.

We will give you updates on the situation and again thank you very much for your kind words and compassion.