Minimise the downtime please.

[Kavik]

All of which Japan has in place. But my mom works at wal-mart and when the police had a gunfight in their parking lot they DID lose all their revenue, at that same walmart when the power in our entire town went down for 2 weeks they shut the walmart down 6 hrs in because vital systems such as the fire department needed that energy. You obviously don't have a lot of real world experience points >.>

[arlais]

SE irrisponsibilty to plan correctly is not a direct reflection on Japans tragety..... were talking about SE, not Japan. U think if the power went out at walmart they would just lose all there revenue??????? no... thats why they have generators... and backup plans...

Why are you wasting time here complaining about it if you're going to warcraft? Go. Have fun. Adios, byebye, ciao.

[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!

[Kindra]

SE irrisponsibilty to plan correctly is not a direct reflection on Japans tragety..... were talking about SE, not Japan. U think if the power went out at walmart they would just lose all there revenue??????? no... thats why they have generators... and backup plans...

So they have a responibilty to you to make sure that, in case their people have to shut off power to save lives and so forth, you can still play a video game? I am trying to be understanding here but its getting harder and harder with these types of statements. Either way when the severs do come back up, 1-2 weeks or 2 months I don't care which, I will be there. Its your choice if you wanna be there or not.

Hmm... I wonder who owns SE?

[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

[Kavik]

So they have a responibilty to you to make sure that, in case their people have to shut off power to save lives and so forth, you can still play a video game? I am trying to be understanding here but its getting harder and harder with these types of statements. Either way when the severs do come back up, 1-2 weeks or 2 months I don't care which, I will be there. Its your choice if you wanna be there or not.

Hmm... I wonder who owns SE?

Totally agree and anyone who has heretofore not seen my signature my feelings about this game should be quite clear regarding my thoughts on when the servers should come back up. And to merill, I do not and have never lived in the 'ghetto' that stuff happens everywhere, if you weren't at home (i'm imagining your parents basement, either that or at college paid for by those parents whom you never lived in a ghetto or 'small town' with) playing video games which you're complaining about quitting on a forum designed for those games, maybe you would see some of it.

[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.

[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.

[Lurea]

You do realize that the death toll is well over 10,000 and counting right? "A tide of up to 2,000 bodies washes up along the coast as millions struggle with quake's aftermath." is the current front page of most news pages. As important as the game being up may be the SE, I'm fairly certain that aside from saving power, these people need time to find and support their families, as well as grieve over the loss of their loved ones. You do not understand the situation clearly, so please stop offending the others that do.

"On the coastline of Miyagi prefecture, which took the full force of the tsunami, a Japanese police official said 1,000 bodies were found scattered across the coastline. Kyodo, the Japanese news agency, reported that 2,000 bodies washed up on two shorelines in Miyagi."


SO let me ask you, if you and your family had 2,000 bodies washing up into your back yard, would you have ANY mindset to play a game? Stop worrying about SE's finances, LET THEM do that. Have some heart and just wait it out like all of us are. It's much easier to wait for a game to come back up, than it is to find that your family and friends have died.
This is one of the worst natural disasters we have ever seen.