Please don't do maintenance on the 4th! America is off work!

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Originally Posted by ThaCa

Maintenance starting in few hours, I wonder if the PvP rankings update before or after it.

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Afterwards is probably the safest bet.

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Originally Posted by xxmiamorecadenza

I have to work tomorrow anyways. People still get their dogs groomed on the 4th of July. For some reason. :V

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And it's summer, a lot of people are also free around the world from work or school but they're not here complaining about it on the forum.
Making this about 4th of July is just weird lol, it in effect affects such a tiny fraction directly.
Like you have the tiny fraction that play FFXIV to begin with and then an even tinier fraction that are actually free to begin with and have no other plans for the holiday.

Many are in your situation too and have to work too.

I don’t see the point in this complain at all. Many people around the world have other national holidays or vacation and never complain about developer performing maintenance. If you have free day just spend it with your family, read book, take a walk – there is real life you can enjoy while your favorite game is “taking a break”.

Me I will be enjoying my family/friends during the day and playing co op 7 Days to Die tomorrow night. The game being down on a holiday is only a problem if you make it one.

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Originally Posted by Gothicshark

I'm more than aware of the short comings, but to abuse people for where they were born and live is Elitist, you are acting like you are better because you were fortunate to not be born in a Nation Ruled by Fear, Bigots, Sexism, and Racism. Although unless you are in ... some made up fantasy nation, I am sure Women have fewer rights than men, the LGBT are still struggling for rights, and colored minorities and religions are being persecuted on a government level, even New Zealand and Canada have failings in these things.

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Not an American saying "elitist" when talking about where people live. Do you understand you're privileged by living in America?

play another game that isn't doing maintenance? idk.

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Originally Posted by Myrany

Me I will be enjoying my family/friends during the day and playing co op 7 Days to Die tomorrow night. The game being down on a holiday is only a problem if you make it one.

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People without friends or family are in shambles right now.

A good friend of mine is coming over this evening to watch the second part of "Stranger Things". Much fun will be had! May the maintenance be a good one!

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Originally Posted by Gothicshark

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GDP has limitations and is extremely bias to make America look good compared to everyone else in the world. Source: https://www.khanacademy.org/economic...tations-of-gdp

Reminder that other video games exist, and they are pretty fun.

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Originally Posted by AziraSyuren

Reminder that other video games exist, and they are pretty fun.

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Really which ones? I haven't found any game that is as good as this one. I tried a few and quit soon after FFXIV has tempered me and i'm in love.

Look for something completely different like Dorfromantik. Easy to while hours away.

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Originally Posted by ErryK

play another game that isn't doing maintenance? idk.

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What if the OP'ed doesn't want to play any other games? It is so easy to say, "go play another game." I will not play another game I will be in the forums complaining like all of you. Will you play another game? no you won't ...

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Originally Posted by sagacious

What if the OP'ed doesn't want to play any other games? It is so easy to say, "go play another game." I will not play another game I will be in the forums complaining like all of you. Will you play another game? no you won't ...

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Well I hate to break it to ya.

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Originally Posted by VelKallor

The devs have their own timetables and staffing issues, and dont take any of that into account.

Go outside for a while, you will manage.

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Originally Posted by MilkieTea

An "American" Holiday
not a "North American Continent and also Central America and Brazil since a lot of them play on the NA servers, oh and EU/UK players playing with friends - and don't forget OCE players who don't want to move to OCE servers for whatever reason" holiday.

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Just leaving this here.

Power Wash Simulator is plenty of content for a whole day. It's nice and satisfying!

Not gonna happen but you do have all my sympathy Op.

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Originally Posted by Gothicshark

Snip for sanity

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Imagine unironically posting your countries GDP to prove a point regarding an MMORPG doing planned server maintenance, on the day they'd usually do it anyway, that happens to be a national holiday in your country. Pretty cringe bro.

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Originally Posted by Kolsykol

Like you have the tiny fraction that play FFXIV to begin with and then an even tinier fraction that are actually free to begin with and have no other plans for the holiday.

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Those that do not play ffxiv do not have to be considered anyway. Its not your target audience.

And while i think that the US should be ignored, it is still a day that could be predicted well ahead in time. It was perfectly well possible for them to adjust the schedule by a week. There is nothing in this patch to which i can realy say that it couldnt wait. Even if it involved the change towards housing ward distribution, delaying would still have been fine on that (its still anoying ofcourse, but thats the current housing situation anyway).

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It was perfectly well possible for them to adjust the schedule by a week.

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No, it wasnt, and if you have any idea on how networks and systems this complex operate, you wouldnt think so.

A project this size isnt adaptable to suit one nationality or one persons holiday. Projects like this have a schedule, a plan date, a prep stage, a resource stage, and then execution which can take months to prepare for. id say the launch / implement date for this was determined long in advance..

They always are.

The planning for this update may very well have started in JANUARY of this year, as the DC travel has been discussed for a very long time, and has been "on the boards" for probably a year or more.

Im also curious....had you given any thought as to how this would impact the rest of the playerbase?

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There is nothing in this patch to which i can realy say that it couldnt wait.

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..and youd be wrong.

A week from now they have OTHER matters to work on. Remember that roadmap? Thats the kind of thing they use to plan out and prep updates and changes.

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Imagine unironically posting your countries GDP to prove a point regarding an MMORPG doing planned server maintenance, on the day they'd usually do it anyway, that happens to be a national holiday in your country. Pretty cringe bro.

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Agreed.

Really which ones? I haven't found any game that is as good as this one. I tried a few and quit soon after FFXIV has tempered me and i'm in love.

7 Days to Die
Planet Crafter ( addictive as hell and loads of fun )
F.E.A.R series
Metro series
Skyrim

..and thats just a few.

Playing Aninal Crossing: New Horizon and Metroid: Dread while waiting. Thinking of trying out Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, too.

The whole day kind of sucks, I have been starting to play everyday again. Mostly just AFK or messing around with glamours though. 4th of July makes no difference to me since I don't really celebrate any holidays. Allergies have me pretty much bedridden lately as well. Not really much that will be going on for me today.

dont you generally have holidays off to spend time with loved ones?

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Originally Posted by Thaciscokidd

Well I hate to break it to ya.

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Originally Posted by Canadane

Remember to tip your baristas, folks.

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All that does is supporting companies not paying enough. I'm not rewarding that.

calate gringo

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Originally Posted by Gothicshark

Xablau...

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It's so painful to see Brazil as the 12th...
We were the 6th for almost a decade :'(

About your point, yep, I agree US have a really strong power of influence over companies around the world, no doubt.

But, the point is: they are planning this change based on a schedule made some time ago. They won't change it at the last minute now. No matter the influence US can make. The priority taken is not to lose time, money and resources postponing the maintenance. :)

This thread is bringing out the worst in me but what the heck.

What I'm seeing is "I'm a proud American! How dare your foreign company choose to have maintenance on the day we celebrate our national independence so I can't play your foreign-made game?!"

If you don't have to work this day like so many of our fellow Americans do...

If you don't have friends or family to celebrate our independence with...

How about buying and playing a game made by American game developers to help contribute to our national economy?

I'm obviously not a "buy only American" radical but seems like this is the one day of the year where it would make the most sense to do it. Celebrate our national day of independence by supporting our fellow Americans.

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Originally Posted by Nephon

Please reconsider doing your maintenance until after Independence Day. Lots of us have the day off and would love to be able to play.

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I have to say that, on a day that seems to stay for independence, you and some other people show odd dependence on some foreign game. Quite poetic.

But it suits the land of the free and home of the depraved.

look at like this , take some time and play other games

I always like how they don't give a care about NA when it makes up half their player base. Bet they sure feel the hurt if everyone on NA quit subbing for a month. Why should maintenance take 24 hours on NA servers when there adding new servers to JP and EU.

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Originally Posted by hynaku

I always like how they don't give a care about NA when it makes up half their player base. Bet they sure feel the hurt if everyone on NA quit subbing for a month. Why should maintenance take 24 hours on NA servers when there adding new servers to JP and EU.

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Bold of you to assume that everyone playing on NA is actually from the US. But hey, you couldn't give a better example showcasing the desperation of people from the US to be superior to others. I tip my non existing hat to you.

Coming in with a novel idea here: arent US citizens off work today because of celebrations? Like, outdoors? With people? ...and more important stuff to do?
Makes sense to have downtime on a day like that doesn't it?

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Originally Posted by Ranaku

Bold of you to assume that everyone playing on NA is actually from the US.

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This.

I'm from the UK, but I play on the NA server as pretty much all my friends are on it. Though liable to move to the Europe server in the near future anyway.

This is a Japanese game.

They don't care about 4th of July.

Im still working today, so no fucks given to a holiday that celebrates a nation that really hates itself... :D

A day off work and there's maintenance?

… Sounds like a good time to play or do something else.

Maintenance today doesn't bother me. I am going to play Monster Hunter Rise that I got a few days ago instead during the time I usually play FFXIV.
I myself, don't care for July 4th anymore. Fireworks are loud and dangerous and going outside in hot, muggy weather... No thanks. Also my dogs do not like fireworks.

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Originally Posted by Kaurhz

A day off work and there's maintenance?

… Sounds like a good time to play or do something else.

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What do you mean "a day off work"? Explain yourself or prepare for combat.

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