Temporary Suspension of the Services Due to an Earthquake

[Anadosia]

My heart goes out to all who were affected by the earthquake and tsunami. I can't imagine how devastating and horrific it has been and still is.
To those who are disgruntled about the servers being down need to consider this: Everyone who works at SE has family and their homes potentially destroyed. That is more important than anything on earth! I think that it is very compassionate of SE to allow their employees to take care of what is most important....their families.

[Starcade]

I really hate to say this again, but id really like SE to tell us their long term stratergy, although they havnt actually said it, it seems they are just waiting for the power grid to return to normality

They don't have a long-term strategy, because there's a real chance the power grid will NEVER return to normality.

Has anyone with the damn May Wong Syndrome ("We need the servers up NOW! NOW NOW NOW!!!") even figured this out yet?

[RAIST]

Power is being restored to cooling systems of the reactors

From Tokyo Post Twitter feed:

NISA Press Conference: Power to 1-2 reactors today, 3-4 tomorrow, 5-6 today - pump at #5 functional and 1 diesel generator working

Hopefully a sign of good things to come!

Raist

[sasaya]

Please forgive translation by the site.

It is after a long absence. 　I am safe somehow.
At last the Internet restored today.

Water service is not yet recovered in my house,
but there is a more terrible place a lot in the other areas.

A blanket and kerosene and gasoline are short in a district of the
Pacific Coast side in particular.

I ask for contribution if I have it to spare by all means.
Thank you.

http://www.youtube.com/user/sasayaneko

[Silvermane]

article on BBC News Site about energy crisis in Japan

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12793925

[RAIST]

Please forgive translation by the site.

It is after a long absence. 　I am safe somehow.
At last the Internet restored today.

Water service is not yet recovered in my house,
but there is a more terrible place a lot in the other areas.

A blanket and kerosene and gasoline are short in a district of the
Pacific Coast side in particular.

I ask for contribution if I have it to spare by all means.
Thank you.

http://www.youtube.com/user/sasayaneko

Welcome back Sasaya. Glad to hear your are still with us. Hang in there. Last night I saw reports of relief efforts getting further into more troubled areas, and efforts to contain the reactors were progressing and more plans for more power should be coming soon. Hopefully things will get better soon.

Best wishes from the US to you and everyone struggling in this time of great crisis.

Raist

Google Translated:

ささやおかえりなさい。聞いて喜んでお使い続けてくれています。頑張れ。昨夜、私は問題を抱えた地域にさらになって救援活動の報告、およびより多くの電力の詳細計画と進められてすぐに来る必要があります原子炉を含むように努力を見た。うまくいけば、物事はすぐにもっと上手に取得します。

あなたとみんなに米国からベストの願いは、大きな危機のこの時期に苦しんで。

Raist

[Zeitzone]

@ Sasaya: We are glad that you found your way back to us. ^^

@ Complainers about that FF isnt runing:

Im sure alot japanese who were hit by the Tsunami/Earthquake will not return to the game. ; ;

So before anyone here complains about that FFXI/FFXIV isnt runing, think about those ppl, players who lived in the suffering areas and will maybe not return. Becouse they are dead or lost them homes.
So if you ever had meet a japanese or have japanese friends into the game be aware of this.
Im very woried about a friend im not sure if shes safe.
I can only hope.

So stop complains about FF isnt runing. Noone cares about FF right now.
Mabye only the obsesed ones.

[Eisensword]

I'm from Florida we have our fair share of disasters too. None even remotely as severe as the one in Japan you have all our thoughts and prayers. And i hope you are able to make it through these tough and trying times.

[Sanjuu-Satsui]

I love how people act like thousands of people don't die everyday. YES what is happening in Japan is horrible. I guess when it isn't a lot of people all at once then it is easy to ignore and act like it isn't happening.

Yeah Zeitzone how did you know that everyone who wants to play FFXI right now is fat? You don't sound ignorant at all.

[RAIST]

Yeah Zeitzone how did you know that everyone who wants to play FFXI right now is fat? You don't sound ignorant at all.

WHAT??! I think you misread the misspelling of obsessed (obsesed).

LOL