Quote Originally Posted by GunksFoy View Post
I think they either work very inefficiently or aren't tasking enough people. As I've said multiple times, they should be doing stability checks on a test server long before deployment, that's how good network engineers do it. This should be a simple process of pushing the data to servers, running a quick error check, and getting them back up. Based on the size of each patch, an 8-hour maintenance isn't unreasonable. And giving the day back is a day of play, not a refund, if you'd bothered to read the OP or any one of my posts.
WoW (unless they changed it) has a routine maintenance every Tuesday to make sure the game is kept in check of stability. This is something required of developers to make sure their game won't randomly crash and receive damage that can't be undone. SE does this every 4 months, which is very surprising for an MMO as big as this one. Is having only one day every 4 months, one right before a major patch with new content mind you, to check if everything is in quality control? One that is scheduled over a week ahead of time to prepare people. I don't think so.