Emergency maintenance for...

[Sadana]

"Last edited by Pheetdra; 02-21-2014 at 11:26 AM." Really people, give it up, your dreams of raging pitchforks about a maintenance happening about dyeing items is misplaced.

That's just how that thread works; it was posted in 2013 (2.0's first hotfix) and just keeps getting editted.

/facepalm.

[Eye_Gore]

If you're still not getting it idk what else to tell you.

That time stamp is from when the thread was first posted.

They update it every hotfix so the first post is the most relevant.

Clear enough?

Ok last try. If it were, why does it not say anything about the gear being able to dye?

[Espritduo]

/doublefaceplam

[SQBoard]

Just looks like the NA thread wasn't updated as much as the EU one. Calm down folks, there were some relatively significant things fixed.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Feb.-6-2015%29

Alistaire, compare the CONTENT of the patch notes you linked with this patch notes from 8/28/13 and notice they're the same fixes.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post1097559

The others are correct, they just edit the date for the thread but the patch notes for that new date is the very last entry of the thread.

[karaageteba]

Read first post of this
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Feb.-6-2015%29

Read second post of this
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Feb.-5-2015%29

Now please stop.

[Alistaire]

Alistaire, compare the CONTENT of the patch notes you linked with this patch notes from 8/28/13 and notice they're the same fixes.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post1097559

The others are correct, they just edit the date for the thread but the patch notes for that new date is the very last entry of the thread.

Yup, you're right. It seems I've just underestimated how badly SE is upkeeping that thread as what I said is exactly how it's supposed to work. That thread started in 2013, and just stopped getting updated properly a year ago. So yes, I take it back but certainly not based on what anyone else has said.

[Raist]

Notice there is no entry there showing what was done during the maintenance done on 01/19/2015:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post2695682

There is a notice for 01/08/2015, then the next posting was for the maintenance on 01/21/2015. But there was clearly a maintenance conducted on 01/19/2015.

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...5653e1eb6655fb

01/14/2015 12:41 AM
[Maintenance] All Worlds Maintenance (Jan. 19)
At the following time, in order to accompany patch 2.5, we will be performing maintenance on all Worlds. During this period, FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will be unavailable.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

*The World Transfer Service will be suspended 15 minutes before maintenance begins, and will be unavailable until maintenance has ended.

*Please be advised that you will be unable to make reservations for Ceremonies of Eternal Bonding from the time maintenance ends until Jan. 23, 2015 1:00 a.m. (PST) / 9:00 (GMT).

[Date & Time]
Jan. 19, 2015 3:00 p.m. to Jan. 20, 2015 3:00 a.m. (PST)

* The completion time may be subject to change.

[Affected Service]
- FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...03adc36aaba02b

01/20/2015 4:15 AM
[Follow-up] All Worlds Maintenance (Jan. 19): Completed
The maintenance that was underway on all Worlds has completed at approximately 1:00 a.m. (PST) on Jan. 20, 2015.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

[Date & Time]
Jan. 19, 2015 3:00 p.m. to Jan. 20, 2015 1:00 a.m. (PST)

[Affected Service]
- FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn

Note also there were back-to-back maintenances done... one was scheduled in advance, then a day later there was an emergency maintenance performed:

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...ebf3a2543f422e

01/20/2015 11:50 PM
[Maintenance] All Worlds Emergency Maintenance (Jan. 21)
At the following time, to accompany patch 2.5 hotfixes, we will be performing emergency maintenance on all Worlds. During this period, FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will be unavailable.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

*The World Transfer Service will be suspended 15 minutes before maintenance begins, and will be unavailable until maintenance has ended.

*Please be advised that you will be unable to make reservations for Ceremonies of Eternal Bonding from the time maintenance ends until Jan. 23, 2015 1:00 a.m. (PST).

[Date & Time]
Jan. 21, 2015 12:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. (PST)

* The completion time may be subject to change.

[Affected Service]
- FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn

But there is only ONE entry logged where they stated changes were made to the game itself.

It was because in one of those, they didn't change anything as far as the game's current features...but they could have been fixing operational issues with the equipment, or laying the foundation for an upcoming patch. If you look in the Lodestone's Status page, you will see there was a rash of issues with specific worlds leading up to when that announcement went out, and then the emergency update occurred (Jan 13-Jan 19). Now look at what was going on around the time frame this maintenance was announced and took place...more world server issues were happening.

So, it's not too unreasonable to expect they were addressing some configuration issues with their equipment this time as well, or pre-loading some patched code for a pending update that they needed to tweak after they conducted testing of that pending content. These kinds of things don't get routinely announced. You can spot them if you reconcile the Lodestone notices with the forum announcements for completed updates. IDK how may times I've clicked the link in the Lodestone notices after maintenance, only to see NO notes given on what was done. It's because it wasn't related to current in-game changes, but perhaps there were operational issues or they were prepping files for a pending patch.

[dice137]

...Are people seriously complaining about not being able to play for THREE hours? For some cosmetic stuff? Really?

If anything, the break is good for everyone. The servers get a rest and can always do well from a refresh, and players can go find something else to do or call it a early night. Geez people, lmao.

[Deviant1]

Is valentines gear a zone? Yeah.

Depends on how big your butt is?

seriously, if that was the reason for the update, its pathetic. Actually its beyond pathetic.... to the level that makes me wonder why i bother subscribing to a company that thinks so little of their customers.

For all of us on the west coast, the game went off at 9pm. I hate that the NA servers get maintenance in the middle of their prime time, and for that garbage? seriously?

PS before all the players on a continent other then NA get pissy, yes i think that the eu servers should be in europe, and maintenance should not be within the playtime for the majority of that targeted player base.

[Kerwin]