I understand that you need to perform maintenance - I even like that you stay on your toes, but please. Please, please either use the 24 clock, or put am or pm. Not a big thing. Actually really, really simple, but I think you'll find it'll make a great deal of difference to those of us wondering what the hell you're talking about, when you inform us days in advance, that maintenance will be performed on a certain date, between 7-9. 7-9 what? AM? PM?
Is using the 24 hour clock really beyond you?
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09-30-2013, 10:41 PMReinholderIs using the 24 hour clock really beyond you?
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09-30-2013, 11:02 PMZohnoReecho
Sorry but, what do you think they are using there? 24h system has no prefix or suffix like 12h. 7 - 9 is 7 - 9, period.
Like http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...42fb210c1cb218 shows 21:00 - 22:15. -
09-30-2013, 11:16 PMKorinth
They've used the twenty four hour clock since the first beta.
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10-01-2013, 12:03 AMReinholder
I've not seen one example of 24 hour clock usage on notices.
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10-01-2013, 12:04 AMZohnoReechoWhich notices? Lodestone's?Quote:
Originally Posted by Reinholder
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10-01-2013, 12:07 AMAvedis1134
SE has used the 24h clock as long as I remember from ffxi and continuing to ffxiv.
Edit:
Actually, here is the schedule for the 10/1 maintenance, from the lodestone:
[Date & Time]
Oct. 1, 2013 from 12:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. (PDT)
* The completion time may be subject to change.
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10-01-2013, 12:13 AMZohnoReecho
Ya it changes based on which site you read the news. "na." has the 12h while "eu." has the 24h.
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10-01-2013, 02:07 AMReinholder
http://i.imgur.com/m22UiKb.jpg
Oh! What's that? no a.m., p.m., or 24 hour indicator? funny that. -
10-01-2013, 02:36 AMrigormortis
It says GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) right there on your screen shot. It doesn't get any clearer than that. Also, no AM or PM indicator means it's on 24 hr clock, on GMT.
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10-01-2013, 02:58 AMnecrosis
If there is no a.m./p.m. it is to be taken as 24 hour.
All "EU" maintenance posts are in 24 hour. All "NA" posts are in 12 hour.
I do not want to sound trollish or anything but damn. I know public schools suck but the amount of people who do not know how to read clocks and calculate time zone differences (EVEN IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY) is just sad. It makes my head hurt when people can't calculate what time something is in ET when the time is given in PT. -
10-01-2013, 03:11 AMbowzI'm guessing you don't know how the whole 24 hour thing works...Quote:
Originally Posted by Reinholder
In the 12 hour(am/pm) version you have AM(before midday) and PM(after midday) as indicator after the given hour. In the 24 hour version you have no such indicators, as the time is displayed between 0:00 and 23:59.
Here is how it works if you wanted to convert:
12:00am to 11:59am = 00:00 to 11:59
12:00pm to 11:59pm = 12:00 to 23:59
For example:
07:45 is the same as 7:45am
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10-01-2013, 05:29 AMReinholder
I know how to tell the time - don't be so fucking condescending. My point is that there IS (in that picture) no a.m. or p.m. - there is NO 0700 to 0900. There is merely 7.00 to 9.00.
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10-01-2013, 06:27 AMCyrusBlazeClearly you dont. No AM or PM means its 24hr, plain and simple.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reinholder
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10-01-2013, 07:24 AMReinholder
which would be fine, if I'd ever seen it IN 24 hour! Are you really this dense?
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10-01-2013, 07:25 AMAstralen
24 hour format does not work ingame. You should be ashamed! :o
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10-01-2013, 07:31 AMReinholderwhy doesn't it work? And why should I be ashamed, exactly?Quote:
Originally Posted by Astralen
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10-01-2013, 09:51 AMCyrusBlazeHaving a 0 in front of 7.00 doesn't make it 24 hourQuote:
Originally Posted by Reinholder
Not having AM or PM makes it 24 hours.
It is common practice to have a 0 in front but it is NOT a requirement. But one universal thing is the LACK of AM or PM.
It truly is as simple as if there is no AM or PM it is 24hour.
Are you really that dense? (I'll give you a hint.. the answer is yes, you really are that dense) -
10-04-2013, 04:35 AMAstralenHaha sorry, what I meant was that SE has an option to show the ingame clock in 24h format but it does not work and only shows the 12h format. So SE should be ashamed :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Reinholder
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10-17-2013, 10:37 PMBoretalith
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