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

Out here enjoying some burgers and ribs and playing games that aren’t XIV. Happy birthday, America!

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Originally Posted by EgilTheStressedMage

Out here enjoying some burgers and ribs and playing games that aren’t XIV. Happy birthday, America!

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I'm here at my computer reading the ffxiv online forums can't get more exciting than that.

I really don't see the difference between today or any other day for a 24hour Maintenance concerning this game; given that there is this whole other thing called the Internet.

Also there is this planet called Earth, it has more then just the United States on it.

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Sorry about the sarcasm, this topic is making me feel ill and this is my coping mechanism; i'll be happy once this whole cursed holiday is over with.

As a Murican' I'm passing time with the greatest sin known to man.







Gacha games.

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Originally Posted by Mesarthim

As a Murican' I'm passing time with the greatest sin known to man.







Gacha games.

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Pride (superbia) is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins on almost every list. How do you sit with pride?

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Originally Posted by Neoyoshi

I really don't see the difference between today or any other day for a 24hour Maintenance concerning this game; given that there is this whole other thing called the Internet.

Also there is this planet called Earth, it has more then just the United States on it.

https://i.imgur.com/1en3kyo.gif

Sorry about the sarcasm, this topic is making me feel ill and this is my coping mechanism; i'll be happy once this whole cursed holiday is over with.

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There's no need to apologize. I think we'll all be happier once this day has passed (not just because maintenance will be over).

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Originally Posted by Mesarthim

As a Murican' I'm passing time with the greatest sin known to man.







Gacha games.

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Animal Crossing? Tom Nook makes have to really grind to pay off all those loans. :0

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Originally Posted by Gothicshark

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Originally Posted by sagacious

I'm here at my computer reading the ffxiv online forums can't get more exciting than that.

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You have my sympathy.

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Originally Posted by EgilTheStressedMage

Out here enjoying some burgers and ribs and playing games that aren’t XIV. Happy birthday, America!

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Just saw TopGun: Maverick, had some Pizza and Burgers.
Great day away from FFXIV.

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Originally Posted by Akiudo

to add to that, it's also ignoring that the 4th of july is generally more of a "party" holiday. for every 1 person that totally wants to stay home playing videogames there are probably 2 who's day planning is listed as "blowing stuff up and partying with friends"

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I'd challenge that. I hated having to drive home from my Mom's house on the 4th because it's such a "hold mah beer an' watch this!" sorta holiday. Not only did I have to deal with the normal idiots on the road now I had to also deal with the drunks (or worse). At least the fam was fine with us holing up at home for New Year's Eve.

We live far enough away now that when we visit we're in a hotel that's only five minutes away so not so hair-raising.

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Originally Posted by Wombatmetal

I work in IT, and when I worked for a Fortune 500 with international sites, we absolutely took local holidays into account when planning maintenance. It's a common practice.

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The firms I worked for with scheduled deployments absolutely did them during holidays. Doing them during business hours would have a significantly negative impact on revenue. For Square the consequence is a brief hit to customer satisfaction, the effect on revenue is less well defined.

Admitly all I've done today is watch Ed EDD and eddy and roleplayed on discord lol

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Originally Posted by Wombatmetal

I work in IT, and when I worked for a Fortune 500 with international sites, we absolutely took local holidays into account when planning maintenance. It's a common practice.

That Square Enix doesn't is unusual. Not like the US isn't a major market.

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Not unusual to ignore minor holidays (by minor I mean localised and outside of Easter, Eid, and Christmas), more the norm, I think.

America's 4th of July isn't any more important or impactful on a global scale than Tonga's "Anniversary of the Coronation of King Tupou I", New Zealand's "Waitangi Day", Australia's "Invasion Day", or France's "La fête nationale".

And yeah, I've worked for fortune 500 in the 50-55 range ;) It means nothing.

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Originally Posted by RyuDragnier

The world does not revolve around the US. Stop acting like it does.

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When its one of the biggest contributions to the game, I think it does revolve around said country a bit. There's nothing wrong with people wanting to play this on their day off, and being upset about it. I think you just want to watch the world burn, and are acting heartless to the millions of hard workers who barely have time for their real lives, and to play this game. They should be able to play as long as they want today.

I will say it is disappointing that its down.. but *shrug* at least its given me an excuse to add to some story's I been writing and go grocery shopping

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Originally Posted by CaptainCoral

Admitly all I've done today is watch Ed EDD and eddy

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Ah man, if you had a watch party I would have been there all day with you

This is why owning more than 1 game is important. Touch grass

For those going off the census data. Those numbers are the number of characters present on that data center. The numbers for america do not represent only American players. Sorry to burst your bubble but, the NA data centers are home to players ranging from Canda to Brazil as well. They also do not take into account players who are not playing on their regions data center.

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Originally Posted by CaptainCoral

Admitly all I've done today is watch Ed EDD and eddy and roleplayed on discord lol

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Classic. :3

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They should be able to play as long as they want today.

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No they shouldnt and lets ask you this..for a major update like this, with HUGE changes to their systems, backend and a slew of other areas, when would YOU schedule it?

Take the free time to do some Independence Day activities!

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Originally Posted by gamerseb

Take the free time to do some Independence Day activities!

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Too late, it's over.

As big a bummer as it was to not be able to play, having the game down while I was off all day helped me get quite a few things done. My poor hobby desk and storage bookshelves had been in shambles since I picked XIV back up again. I finally got those all cleaned up and organized which made it a lot easier to figure out what models I need to work on next for my 40K army. There's nothing like having hundreds of dollars of half-built models sitting on a shelf doing nothing because you're overwhelmed by a mess.

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Originally Posted by rance-sama

I'm gonna celebrate tomorrow with pizza and Coca-Cola...
... and I am not even American.

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Just remember, your pizza wouldn't be around if it weren't for the Italians and the Coke wouldn't be there if it hadn't been for the Coca farmers in South America. ;)





On the topic of "American Hate". OP, I suggest you go live abroad and immerse yourself in that culture for at least a year. You'll find that the US really isn't The Best of All and consuming news media without the bias inherent in US-based outlets is eye-opening.

Imagine living in a country that experiences a wave of anti-American sentiment due to a string of rapes by US military personnel. Imagine living abroad while the sitting President makes horrible decisions that significantly harm the US' relations with the rest of the world.

You'll learn what it's like to love your native land and be ashamed of it at the same time.