FFXIV Server Suspension Day 2: The Return of Day 1

[Winry_Rockbell]

buttt in the meantime im playin Dragon Age 2 and GTA 4: EFLC with my friends

[TonyMontana]

dang, Final Fantasy 14 is failing. I love the game with all my heart, but honestly the devs need to do something to keep gamers interested. Tons of new MMO's are coming out and i hate them all cept FF. So unless SE can do something cool, i fear the worst that the game will surely come to an end.

This is why I feel they need to go ahead and move the servers, the population is already very very low. People have been leaving the game while it was available to play(servers up) and free to play. I am scared to see what 1-8 weeks of down time would do to the population.

[Ouka_Ranbu]

This is why I feel they need to go ahead and move the servers, the population is already very very low. People have been leaving the game while it was available to play(servers up) and free to play. I am scared to see what 1-8 weeks of down time would do to the population.

I don't know about moving servers will change anything but 1-8 weeks of down time would hurt SE and the game.

[BadJoeRed]

buttt in the meantime im playin Dragon Age 2 and GTA 4: EFLC with my friends

heh, I'm also playing GTA4 and trying to beat single player mode. I bought this game on it's release day, and never really played it other than doing freeplay mode online with a few friends. The funnest mode in the game is freeplay online. There is no point, just roll around the city with friends doing drive-bys on other people.

[PepperMint]

heh, I'm also playing GTA4 and trying to beat single player mode. I bought this game on it's release day, and never really played it other than doing freeplay mode online with a few friends. The funnest mode in the game is freeplay online. There is no point, just roll around the city with friends doing drive-bys on other people.

It's fun to find ramps and jumps with friends, or race... somin

[Arcell]

This is why I feel they need to go ahead and move the servers, the population is already very very low. People have been leaving the game while it was available to play(servers up) and free to play. I am scared to see what 1-8 weeks of down time would do to the population.

Because doing that's totally as easy as that, just tell them to do it and bam it's done. Moving the servers or even creating new ones would be a monumental project that would take a great deal of time. It's not like they can wave a magic wand and it's done. Even if they decided to at this point, they probably wouldn't be operational before the current servers are back up. It's not like this is a common occurrence, it's a rare natural disaster of unprecedented magnitude.

[TonyMontana]

Because doing that's totally as easy as that, just tell them to do it and bam it's done. Moving the servers or even creating new ones would be a monumental project that would take a great deal of time. It's not like they can wave a magic wand and it's done. Even if they decided to at this point, they probably wouldn't be operational before the current servers are back up. It's not like this is a common occurrence, it's a rare natural disaster of unprecedented magnitude.

From what I have read it would take roughly 1-2 weeks.

[Arcell]

And from what I've read, the game may be back up in 1-2 weeks.

[TonyMontana]

And from what I've read, the game may be back up in 1-2 weeks.

I hope so, but with the situation in Japan getting worse everyday instead of better i doubt it.

[Ayerc]

Given the worsening situation in Japan, moving the servers (even if only temporarily) is the right decision for S-E as a company. Not to downplay the crisis, but S-E is losing money and customers right now, not just from XIV but from XI as well. It may take some time to prepare the servers for relocation, but it would most likely be less time than waiting for Japan to get the infrastructure repaired.

Let's not forget that besides the nuclear reactors failing, there are miles of power lines that need to be repaired. Getting industries back online will be a priority, as Japan is taking a major financial blow right now, but the humanitarian relief will still top it for awhile. This may be a rare event, but let's not kid ourselves: the reconstruction of the country will be a long process.

With that said, if they do move the servers, I can't imagine it being any less than a permanent move. Taking them down to relocate them back to Japan once the country is on it's feet would be just as detrimental as leaving them offline right now (assuming it takes a couple weeks to prep and ship the hardware and data). People are more forgiving in the wake of natural disaster, but once recovery takes hold they won't be. I'm sure there are other logistical issues that go with moving as well, like: where does the dev team reside if the servers are moved?

In any event, I expect them to be down for at least a month as S-E weighs the options and takes action, or the unlikely event that the energy conservation act is lifted.