1 More Day till SERVER "Restart"

[SHJcules]

I'm curious to see the status of things in the SE office, but I don't think anyone will be playing XIV or XI tomorrow. I am often in the business of being wrong though it seems.

I am somewhat enjoying the break myself though. Doing all the stuff I would usually put off with final fantasy as an alternative time killer. Catching up on my glamefly Q, drawings, schoolwork, not so much the last one.

and I highly doubt anyone would leave this community permanently if they decided to stay in low power mode for a few more weeks

[Evangela]

will anyone want to put the ID on the line with me, will SE start the game tomorrow or not? I bet they will not

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

Like I said before, servers don't run on emotions. They run on electricity.

[darkstarpoet1]

guys i think we are over reacting.

if SE can get their servers back up soon it will be better for SE as the business and the employees and their families. thin in turn is better for the country. we have to realize that business is all about making money. it is not that SE does not care for the poeple suffering in japan and has actually given 10mil yen to help out with the repair. with that and the free to play games in xiv and xi(for april), the amount i am sure they are paying the server even though they are not running atm, and other fees they have to pay just to stay in business they are losing alot right now. the best thing for them is to get up as soon as they can. this may be tomorrow and soon as they can may be 3 months from now. this is the same for all companies trying to get back on their feet as soon as they possibly can. they have to get back to receiving revenue as soon as they possibly can.

i don't think anyone in here has said they better this or better that because it is heartless, but yes we do want the games back as soon as possible. we look at it that we may leave and find another game if they are down too long. honestly, i probably won't because i like none of the games out now, but alot are looking at new stuff thinking of leaving.

that being said whenever se gets the servers up and back to business it will be when it is the time they feel best to do so.

[NoMX]

True... Almost all the video games I played nowadays are made in the USA (AMERICA, F YEAH!). And I agree with anime being generally bad in the past few years... What happened to the awesome stuff. Then again, like you said, I'm starting to think it was never that great and I was just extra bored when I did like it. Though I do still love Black Lagoon and Last Exile. I own both, and I watch them as often as I watch my collection of Futurama DVD's (pretty often).

Though more on topic... I'm pretty sure the servers won't be back up tomorrow. I think they'd give us a bit of a heads up instead of waiting for the last moment, flipping them on, then posting a message saying "Surprise!" I'm sure tomorrow (today if you live in the states, since it'll probably be in 8 hours or so when we get the update status) we will get a message saying "Shit's too bad, we can't put the game online" or "the game will come back online at this date."

[Abriael]

True... Almost all the video games I played nowadays are made in the USA (AMERICA, F YEAH!).

I guess you aren't interested in games with a story more complex than "uh guh! kill em all!"

[Wooba]

I guess you aren't interested in games with a story more complex than "uh guh! kill em all!"

But killing everything is the American way. Shoot first, ask questions later!

[Eekiki]

I guess you aren't interested in games with a story more complex than "uh guh! kill em all!"

I take it you haven't seen the OVA for "CatShitOne: The Animated Series"? ^_^

[Maat]

I'm reading this thread and wondering why all the angry emotions. The OP only stated that "technically" the servers may be up tomorrow. If they are then that is wonderful for the people at SE and anyone that their revenue benefits. Which is a lot of people regardless if it is a sole driver of their economy or not.

No one was whining about SE's forthcoming decision. I believe most of us here hope they can get back on their feet quickly yet support any decisions they make in the mean time. I know I do. The best thing we can do for Japan, besides donating, to charity that benefits them is keep interest alive in their many products and businesses that drive their economy.

Shazaam, you seem to want to really defend the people of Japan and that is great but they will need us to stay interested in everything they have to offer. The more we have hope that the servers (and their economy as a whole) will be back up the better it will be for them. No one should feel bad for keeping interest in FFXIV because it's a game. To many families it's much more.

One more thing I would like to share. I have family in Okazaki, Japan and besides morning for friends and family from Northern Japan, they are relatively unaffected by this. What I mean by that is that they are going on about their day to day business. (Just some in site to how strong Japan is currently as a whole.)

Best Post I have read on the matter.. I agree 100 percent Critt..

[Chrees]

Some of Nissan's and Sony's factories are partially up and running again as of today, so I figure there's a good chance that SE will be as well, considering how much energy must be required for a car or electronics factory as opposed to a server farm. Especially given the fact that the Shibuya district (which is where SE's HQ are at) has apparently been exempt from the blackouts.

Just thought I'd throw that out there.