Square Enix - PLEASE READ

[Dale]

Why not just move your servers temporarily over to one of your U.S. companies and run them from there where power is not an issue?

I think that be a much better solution then shutting down your game for like 2 months - because if you do that a lot of us are going to go find new games to play - and after bombing on FF14 I don't think you can afford to lose another wave of new players.

[CaelThunderwing]

Why not just move your servers temporarily over to one of your U.S. companies and run them from there where power is not an issue?

I think that be a much better solution then shutting down your game for like 2 months - because if you do that a lot of us are going to go find new games to play - and after bombing on FF14 I don't think you can afford to lose another wave of new players.

the Problem is getting there to move them Let alone, and its a major one. Bandwith. Japan has among the Fastest and "Broadest" forms of T1/T3 Internet. if they move the servers anywhere they haveto have an Net connection w/ alot of bandwith. Granted the XI servers are Still to this day rated for 56k, thats still alot of bandwith they need to serve everyone on every server around the world.

[Obivion]

I dont think they are worried too much about XI, XIV or other services at the moment.

There are slightly larger issues they need to worry about, and I think most people here will agree that whats happening over there currently takes priority than shifting servers anywhere. (And there are closer places than the US)

[Topdogg]

Why not just move your servers temporarily over to one of your U.S. companies and run them from there where power is not an issue?

I think that be a much better solution then shutting down your game for like 2 months - because if you do that a lot of us are going to go find new games to play - and after bombing on FF14 I don't think you can afford to lose another wave of new players.

How would you move them? airport is destroyed, and the last time I looked boats were upside down. The last thing they're worried about is moving servers. lol

[Lushipur]

for sure, after everything is quiet, they will start to think what to do to start making money again (1 month stop = 4m dollars loss only of ff11).

now is not really the time to start thinking about a silly game...

[annewandering]

I dont know if its the last thing they would be worried about or not. If it could be done without a lot of serious hassle it seems logical to move them for a bit. Hows the internet in Australia? Thats not all that far away.

[Rocman]

Its a great idea, not really realistic though. I would love to be playing ffxi right now but cant, it sucks but we have to deal with it. I am sure they wont keep the servers down for too long, no big Corp. wants to lose out on money, so just try and be patient.

[viion]

Be such a hassle, move them there then back. I doubt they'd be able to sail or doubt they'd want to risk it, probably dont have time/space/power to backup.

[Megatron]

first off i doubt anyone is reading this from SE at the moment they ere to buzy. second i think they problly thought about that. but once again. since the place is destroied they jsut cant up and call peopel to work to do so. then you haveto put it under the idea. whos to say they arnt doing so aany ways it does take time to get the hardware and software from place to place. you know like maybe a week


i undertand your going thro final fantasy withdraw we all are. but SE is and has done all it can do. if they had the choice they would choose to make money and keep their product online. at this time they are doing the best they can be pashent and relax Square -enix is on the job around the globe working on sulutions to this problem. you know SE tehy dont alway give us al lteh information. incase things dont work out.

[Sama]

I'm sure SE can turn the servers back on now if they want to. Tokyo lives on as usual: Monday work, commute, shoppings, and so does many others outside Fukushima prefecture.

It's just that SE figures someone may need these electricity prior to our entertainment demand, that's reasonable.

I think relocating the servers are a possibility but may take even longer than just shutting it down until things got settled.