Do our subscription time freeze during Maintenance? I know that Maintenance is nice for a game, but doing an EM for two consecutive days? And it takes like 3 hours to complete?
It feels like I'm just wasting my subscription and don't get to fully enjoy the payments I made due to the maintenance here and there.
Maintenance Query
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10-30-2013, 03:22 PMThoraukuMaintenance Query
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10-30-2013, 03:24 PMjoshdavis271
No, unfortunately it does not, maintenance happens en every MMO out there, even emergency ones. at least they are attempting to fix problems as they go along.
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10-30-2013, 03:25 PMSabaku_Usagi
To answer you question shortly: No.
The reason behind it is because 90% of the time you can play normally. Unlike certain MMOs that do a weekly mait where it's down for a whole day, SE likes to do mini-mait whenever possible. I don't agree with the timing because 11-2am PST is my prime play time as well, but it's not something you'll get compensation for. -
10-30-2013, 03:27 PMThoraukuI know Maintenance are bound to happen, but doing it like it's a daily routine? It's not funny anymore especially if it's a Paid service.Quote:
Originally Posted by joshdavis271
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10-30-2013, 03:28 PMAkuhaAt least you can almost plan ahead to some degree. They usually only perform maint during that timeframe, rather than random ass times all throughout the day, like some other less-than-adequate MMO's I've played on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sabaku_Usagi
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10-30-2013, 03:28 PMC-croftExaggerating much? Also it is typically 1.5 hours of downtime.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorauku
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10-30-2013, 03:29 PMMikedizzyI am in the same boat...that is my main play time also and it sucks that I always lose days because of this. Instead of two days back to back they should have just bit the bullet and got it all done in one day since most of had to lose a day anyway....now I have to either stay up really late to get some game time in or not play for two days straight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sabaku_Usagi
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10-30-2013, 03:30 PMCathzMheowYou realise the game has just been launched? Expect maintenance like this for another month or two from now, and a week following the major patches.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorauku
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10-30-2013, 03:31 PMKiriA500
No. Just like you don't get a freeze for when you log out.
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10-30-2013, 03:34 PMThoraukuYou do realize that they had a beta that's been there for quite a long time before they even launched it?Quote:
Originally Posted by CathzMheow
@C-Croft
Nope, not exaggerating at all. If you actually check their Maintenance section or whatever it is, you'll see how many times they did a Maintenance just for this month, do the math and you'll notice that it's quite alot.
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I won't bother posting here if they actually freeze the subscription time, heck they can maintenance the whole day if they did. But sadly, it's not, and that's why I'm here.
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I seriously went back to the Maintenance section to check again just to found out that they did a Maintenance for almost like 3 pages of that section. See for yourself, and enjoy doing the math. http://i.imgur.com/UL9rGCx.gif
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10-30-2013, 03:34 PMAldehidoAnd if they move the time it will be in another person's prime time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikedizzy
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10-30-2013, 03:40 PMMikedizzy
We all know the game is new and we just want to play it that is all. We will get over it...just sucks!!
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10-30-2013, 03:43 PMLurkios
It's fairly standard that maintenance times not be refunded unless they're extremely extended (24+ hours) for some reason.
What I do find a bit off-putting is the amount of maintenance, especially for problems that don't affect the VAST majority of players. I'd much rather those things be pushed into a regular, weekly or bi-weekly maintenance schedule than last minute "emergency maintenance". One instance is bugged so everything gets shut down for hours multiple times over... Why? -
10-30-2013, 03:43 PMThoraukuExactly, for others, it seems just a small amout of time, but for others who actually have a limited playtime (due to work schedule or w/e reason), they're losing like a day or two in their subscription.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikedizzy
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10-30-2013, 03:48 PMVelthiceNo, you're losing the same few hours as everyone else. Square is not responsible how you spend the rest of your day, that's your own responsibility. The servers are up for the same amount of time for everyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorauku
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10-30-2013, 03:54 PMThoraukuYes it is up for the same amount of time for everyone, but hey, do we have a same timezone? If I'm an AI that can actually play without sleep, then I'd agree with you 100%. But it's not, so nope, we're not losing the same few hours like everyone else as you've mentioned.Quote:
Originally Posted by Velthice
A few hours maintenance can actually affect one player's DAY schedule, just saying.
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As I have said, they can maintenance all they want, if they actually freeze the subscription time DURING the maintenance period. -
10-30-2013, 03:55 PMaxemtitanium
If you wanted to get a refund for the amount of time that the servers are down, it works out to about 8 cents per hour of server downtime. Make your own decision if you feel like that's worth your time and money to get litigious over.
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10-30-2013, 04:03 PMVelthiceOh I don't disagree, but that's still ultimately by your own doing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorauku
I think the post above mine is really the best response to thisQuote:
As I have said, they can maintenance all they want, if they actually freeze the subscription time DURING the maintenance period.
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10-30-2013, 04:51 PMGhammer
you should be happy that this game is getting regular maintenance. it shows that the money for the subs are not just being pissed away and they are being used to make the servers better in any ways they can.
Making a thread about how account should be put on hold because you cant play is ridiculous. are you having some major financial issues where you really need the 15 cents of game time back? If thats the case, you shouldn't even subscribe and fix yourself. -
10-30-2013, 05:16 PMAlhanelemNo. If the game was unavailable for days at a time, there might be a possibility of compensation. This happened in the case of a catastrophic event (the big Japan earthquake) where SE chose to shutdown its games due to the scarcity of electricity in the wake of the event. Players were not charged for the month in which the event occured.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorauku
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10-30-2013, 05:38 PMCrystallus
OP please take this logic and apply it to your lease agreement.
Let us know how that works.
You also clicked "I Agree" before you started this game. Take this down time to read what you agreed too. -
10-30-2013, 05:54 PMReviiLagoon
SE Doesn't do updates enough to fix bugs, people complain.
SE Needs to bring down servers to fix bugs said players have complained about, players complain.
SE fix bugs, people complain.
Seriously people, will it kill you to read the forums or go do something else for 3 hours? -
10-30-2013, 05:57 PMFelisThey were also not charged for the whole year, because the event occured in the extended free time period.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alhanelem
But I don't know how it was with FF XI during this time. -
10-30-2013, 06:06 PMSlaxxI believe he's referring to FFXI where they indeed gave everyone a free month.Quote:
Originally Posted by Felis
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10-31-2013, 08:53 PMThoraukuI bet 99% of the community didn't bother to read it, so why would I? What about you? Have you read it? http://i.imgur.com/InQ5Sla.pngQuote:
Originally Posted by Crystallus
And............. Here comes another maintenance, seriously? 3 days in a row? Here's some clap for them. http://i.imgur.com/2vm5Vl8.gif