the story with the servers from the japanese forums

地震でもサービスを続けてほしいと思います。
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お客様各位

3月11日に発生した東北地方太平洋沖地震により、東日本における電力供給が逼迫しております。この事態に対処するため、弊社が提供しております「ファイナルファンタジーXI」「ファイナルファンタジーXIV」「プレイオンライン」等のオンライン・ゲームの運営を一時的に停止することを検討しております。

現状を精査し、お客様に対するご迷惑を最小限に留める努力を行う所存ですが、現時点では、かかる一時的な運営停止に踏み切らざるを得ないと判断しております。運営の一時停止を最終決定した場合、直ちにご案内をいたしますので、予めご承知おき下さいますようお願い申し上げます。
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ファイナルファンタジーのサービス停止によって、電力供給にどれだけの貢献ができるのかわかりません。こういう事態のときにゲームは不謹慎と言われるかもしれません。

しかし、ここ数日、被災地から遠く影響のない私が、一番、密接に感じ、心配したのは、どこからアクセスしているかもわからない仲間たちの安否でした。

インしてきた人に安心し、顔を見せない人の無事を祈る。

日本語のフォーラムによしPとスタッフの無事を祈る英語のコメントが多数寄せられる。

本当にささやかではありますが、そうした場、ソサエティが育っている。

そういうときこそ、多少の顰蹙を買いながらも続けていく価値があるのではないでしょうか。

被災をした仲間が、まだ身辺が大変ながらも戻れてほっとする場として残す価値があるのではないでしょうか。

こういうときだからこそ、ふんばってほしいと思います。

Transulated

I would continue to service even the earthquake.
Rhodes tone had notice of the following:


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Dear customer,


By the Northeast Regional Pacific earthquake that occurred on March 11, we are stringent power supply in East Japan. We are considering temporarily disrupting the operation of online games such as "Final Fantasy XI" "final fantasy XIV'" play online offers we have to deal with this situation,".


We decided to launch out into a temporary steering stop is willing to minimize the inconvenience for your scrutiny and present efforts at this time, takes. Note If the conduct of temporary stop finally decided to immediately assist you, so that us should we ask.
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I don't know's contributions would be able to power end-service of final fantasy. Might say that such a situation when game is silly.


But my past few days, far from the stricken without effect is the best way the safety of our colleagues feel closely concerned have access from anywhere, no idea what it was.


People who came in at ease, and shown his face to pray.


Many English P and staff to pray good Japan language forum comments that asked.


Are really small in such place, society is growing.


It's worth also continue for such time is somewhat frowned is not it.


It's worth leaving as the double disappointment for Renault colleagues affected by the earthquake are still hard to personal life while also field is not it.


I'd quite because of such time.


So from YOSHI and Square enix server might be shut down for a wile. People are stressed out , energy problems , loss of life with lead members families. Lets just pray for them. Go on the japanese fourms and pray for them. ill start a post in japanese and english that will say we stand with you. feal free to post there also

there's something i'm missing...the servers ARE being shutted down, as stated in the notice section of forum.

Indeed.. there's two announcements about this in the English section of the forums, and there is already a 15+ page thread in the Japanese forums for people to post their support.

he saying the jp side of stuff and most ppl here are too concerned about not playing ffxi then to help our fellow players in japan.

please post that I pray for them daily, and pray for the japanese friends i made in ffxi whom I lost will always be in my thoughts and so will others I may have lost. Much love and respect. from Kekkaishi of ffxi and Kilta_firelotus of the ffxiv forums.

yes if you read the tital of the post in the japanese forums it reads " to yoshi p and the ffxiv staff"

What im saying is to all the people of japan sorry if i put the people above a game. And that si what Yoshi was saying pray for the people not just the staff pray for japan.