I know we will hear it on SUN so I am going to say it now.......

[Yarly]

I doubt anyone here expects the game to be back that soon.

Then you're in for a surprise when the week is up.

[Dale]

I'm going to be greatly disappointed if people complain about the game not being up after a week.

Forums might be the place to voice discontent but this is not the time to voice discontent.

Well prepare to be greatly disappointed, because you will be. However - remember just because you feel their opinions are ill-timed doesn't make it appropriate or justified to insult and attack them on a personal level.

[Zaknafein]

If they're moronic enough to complain that a video game has been been offline for 8 days after a serious ongoing natural disaster they deserve what ever they get.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

With no billing for April, they've allotted for a lot longer than just a week. They deserve as much time as possible though.

No, it's because they're not going to refund march for everyone. It's just an easier stop gap measure.

[Dale]

If they're moronic enough to complain that a video game has been been offline for 8 days after a serious ongoing natural disaster they deserve what ever they get.

No they don't.

A lot of people are going to be upest if the servers are not back up soon, and they got every right to let Square Enix know how they feel. They are paying customers, and it's not up to people on forums to play God with other member's posts and decide what is a "good" post and what is an "evil" post deserving of their righteous internet judgement lol

That is the moderator's job. Leave it at that. No need to turn every thread that voices anger or discontent about the server's going down into a flame war with a lot of chidish namecalling and over-the-top internet melodrama.

[RAIST]

please... for the love of all that is good.. enough with these threads about how long things will be down. How about taking some time and looking into what all is going on over there and show a little common sense. I've even compiled a list of sources where you can get some real-time information on the subject (link in my sig). But here's a short list:

over 10,000 people dead, over 500,000 people have been evacuated from areas causing a housing problem, almost 7000 buildings destroyed, 1/3 of one reactor is verified to be gone, over 2/3 of another (in other words, they've lost a lot of electricity), something like 16,000 people still unaccounted for, and 1/3 of Tokyo is without power throughout half the day due to the rolling blackout schedule. There is a gas shortage, and they are having to ration sales...just a matter of time until this may spills over into other resources as well. Nearly every manufacturing facility has halted production or shut down operations completely. Their stockmarket has taken serious hits the past couple days and that's probly going to cause a long term backlash in the world market.

In short... Japan is more or less FUBAR atm, and getting an online game back up and running is NOT that high a priority atm, even for a company like SE that relies heavily on it's games...it has to protect all of it's core assets first. FFXI and FFXIV are not what keep SE afloat--they may be a part of it, but only a small portion.

Give it time people.

Raist

Edit (@ Dale) and yes, we do pay for a service when it is up... but SE has already declared we will not be charged for one month of service already. If the outage extends further, they mayextend that credit longer as well.

[Zaknafein]

No they don't.

A lot of people are going to be upest if the servers are not back up soon, and they got every right to let Square Enix know how they feel. They are paying customers, and it's not up to people on forums to play God with other member's posts and decide what is a "good" post and what is an "evil" post deserving of their righteous internet judgement lol

That is the moderator's job. Leave it at that. No need to turn every thread that voices anger or discontent about the server's going down into a flame war with a lot of chidish namecalling and over-the-top internet melodrama.

If you can't understand the difference between normal whining, and complaining.
Vs.
Doing it when a country has been thrown into turmoil, and many of the employee's have lost loved ones, and family members. When the country is continuing to face a nuclear crisis.

Then there is no point to even attempt an intelligent debate. Congratulations on your tastelessness.

[Dale]

please... for the love of all that is good.. enough with these threads about how long things will be down. How about taking some time and looking into what all is going on over there and show a little common sense. I've even compiled a list of sources where you can get some real-time information on the subject (link in my sig). But here's a short list:

over 10,000 people dead, over 500,000 people have been evacuated from areas causing a housing problem, almost 7000 buildings destroyed, 1/3 of one reactor is verified to be gone, over 2/3 of another (in other words, they've lost a lot of electricity), something like 16,000 people still unaccounted for, and 1/3 of Tokyo is without power throughout half the day due to the rolling blackout schedule. There is a gas shortage, and they are having to ration sales...just a matter of time until this may spills over into other resources as well. Nearly every manufacturing facility has halted production or shut down operations completely. Their stockmarket has taken serious hits the past couple days and that's probly going to cause a long term backlash in the world market.

In short... Japan is more or less FUBAR atm, and getting an online game back up and running is NOT that high a priority atm, even for a company like SE that relies heavily on it's games...it has to protect all of it's core assets first. FFXI and FFXIV are not what keep SE afloat--they may be a part of it, but only a small portion.

Give it time people.

Raist

Raist, this is a forum about FINAL FANTASY 11 THE ONLINE GAME. Therefore - I think if common sense is going to dictate anything, it's going to be that threads about this online game and how long it's going to be shut down and not playable will continue to be something players discuss and are interested in. Why players talking about this always turns into such a issue is what truly defies common sense lol

Yes - there was a MAJOR Earthquake in Japan. Yes it is "estimated" 10,000 people could be dead. It is a horrific terrible tragedy. But that doens't change the fact this is a forum about Final Fantasy 11, an online video game. This is an online video game forum. So naturally the video game is going to be discussed, and the fact the servers have been suspended is of course going to be a popular topic of discussion.

If it bothers people that a video game is being discussed at a time like this, then really the last place you should be is on a video game forum. That is common sense lol

[Kailea_Nagisa]

besides I am not being negative, I am looking at this in a more realist view, as many here do, but sadly many more do not.

When I read what SE posted "at least a week" and continued to watch the news and such, I knew right away that there was no way in hell this game was going to come back in a week, so I planned ahead and started to play some of my back stock of games from my collection, and what ever months SE does not bill me for, I will donate to the Red Cross.

Honestly wish I could go over there and help myself, but I dont think they could do anything with a Dell tech over there ;p or the fact that I could not pay my bills if I left -.-

[Kailea_Nagisa]

Raist, this is a forum about FINAL FANTASY 11 THE ONLINE GAME. Therefore - I think if common sense is going to dictate anything, it's going to be that threads about this online game and how long it's going to be shut down and not playable will continue to be something players discuss and are interested in. Why players talking about this always turns into such a issue is what truly defies common sense lol

Yes - there was a MAJOR Earthquake in Japan. Yes it is "estimated" 10,000 people could be dead. It is a horrific terrible tragedy. But that doens't change the fact this is a forum about Final Fantasy 11, an online video game. This is an online video game forum. So naturally the video game is going to be discussed, and the fact the servers have been suspended is of course going to be a popular topic of discussion.

If it bothers people that a video game is being discussed at a time like this, then really the last place you should be is on a video game forum. That is common sense lol

that is not the problem........ the problem is people expecting SE to make FFXI/FFXIV a priority, when in all really I am sure SE at the current moment does not care if the servers floated away some where, they are more worried about their employees and their community.