The only game to patch during prime time

[Voqar]

Not only does the timing suck but how can they need 10 hours to do "maintenance" in this day and age? WTF are they using for hardware, pentiums?

I find GW2 boring as hell but ANet as a company has its tech shit together. Their game just doesn't have much down time and THAT is how it should be for ALL MMORPGs these days.

[Shannelle]

I find GW2 boring as hell but ANet as a company has its tech shit together. Their game just doesn't have much down time and THAT is how it should be for ALL MMORPGs these days.

Only tried GW1 but I've been a fan of their update mechanism since it was launched so I understand what you're saying when ANet has their tech shit together. But, iirc, that implementation is proprietary (and was highlighted as a game feature).

Btw, you need to take into consideration system design of various MMORPGs. Let us be reminded various game features can also be anchored to incorporated protocols/infrastructure they use for implementation/rollout. What is perfect for one game is not necessarily perfect for another.

Honestly, it sounded like you were saying any mmorpg producers should copy this game and underlying structure (by who has their tech shit together) and just change the look+feel so it becomes a new game package