1 More Day till SERVER "Restart"

[Ayerc]

I doubt "applying that information in a critical way" means assuming that a whole supply chain could be even slightly comparable to a server farm.

Not saying they will decide to restart the servers, but you're comparing apples to oranges, and applying to SE a situation that simply doesn't apply to their business type.

The portion of the article I was referring to is this:

A sixth plant in Chiba, north of Tokyo, was set to resume production on Tuesday, but it could be interrupted by the rolling blackouts that are affecting some areas supplied by Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) , the operator of the stricken nuclear plant.

Here I'm inferring that the grid isn't fully stabilized, and rolling blackouts are continuing.

True, they are different industries, but they still both run on power. I compared them in the sense of pecking order and that they both need electricity to operate. I'd assume the supply chain would have a higher priority than an MMO service for reasons mentioned above.

Yes, S-E houses the servers outside of the blackout zone. In order to not be an unnecessary burden, there is a chance that they will extend their shutdown.

What's the problem here?

[Abriael]

Here I'm inferring that the grid isn't fully stabilized, and rolling blackouts are continuing.

Chiba is not Shibuya. Shibuya has never been part of the rolling blackout plan. That's a confirmed fact.

The fact that there's a chance that they will take a corporate decision to save energy (which is very possible, but not assured considering that other companies already reopened their services), has nothing to do with an article that describes other industries (that consume a whole lot more energy by the way) that are in a completely different situation at the end of a supply chain and in different locations.

[NoMX]

Doubt it, Ayerc... SE has been more than courteous so far in their endeavors. As investors become more and more uneasy about the state of the game they will be much more inclined to turn the servers back on. The only thing stopping them right now is their own good will. At one point, they're eventually gonna say screw it, and flip the switch back to the on position.

Key difference between SE and a manufacturing company... Every single thing in a manufacturing plant will have to be checked and rechecked, repaired, greased up, and checked some more before they can begin production. It's no short process, and rolling black outs will affect them. A server farm, on the other hand, just needs reliable power... Which in SE's case, they have had from the get-go.

We probably won't see the servers back up today because im certain they're going to want to check for data corruption and the general well being of their hardware first just to be safe, but we'll probably be back in the game soon. Though, they've probably already been doing this.

[Ayerc]

Chiba is not Shibuya. Shibuya has never been part of the rolling blackout plan. That's a confirmed fact.

And yet, here we are, with no servers on. I'm not trying to say that article has a direct relationship to the server farm. All I'm saying is that from that article, it's at least hinted that there is still a need for power conservation. S-E has shown a huge concern for the well being of the country, so they may continue their shutdown.

This is really getting us no where. We can agree to disagree, or just walk away. Neither of us is wrong, we're all making assumptions here.

[Abriael]

And yet, here we are, with no servers on. I'm not trying to say that article has a direct relationship to the server farm. All I'm saying is that from that article, it's at least hinted that there is still a need for power conservation.

... Which we all already knew (and it's been said through this thread several times already). It doesn't change the fact that it all depends on a corporate decision. Either way would be plenty justified, so that article adds nothing.

[Ayerc]

Doubt it, Ayerc... SE has been more than courteous so far in their endeavors. As investors become more and more uneasy about the state of the game they will be much more inclined to turn the servers back on. The only thing stopping them right now is their own good will. At one point, they're eventually gonna say screw it, and flip the switch back to the on position.

Of this I have no doubt.

[tragic]

We will re-evaluate the situation on Mar. 22, 2011 (JST) and provide everyone with another update regarding this matter.

I really just want the update.

[Zhou]

Found on the Japanese FF11 Forum

Click Here

Hello! Today morning, a meeting was held to consider the resumption by the people concerned.
Aggregate data is in earnest or how much power savings were now a group company.
The result, we have continued to discuss what further support the possibility that in consideration of the current power situation.
Please give us more time to determine the official measures. Thank you.

Link is a google translate link.

[Flower]

I really just want the update.

Yeah you and me both I really want to know whats going on.

[tragic]

So servers come back online on the 25th. Nice!

Here is a repost from the lodestone.

東北地方太平洋沖地震による電力需給の逼迫に伴い、当社は、節電への協力のため、2011年3月13日(日)19:00よりゲームサーバーを一時的に停止し、これにより、ファイナルファンタジーXIV、ファイナルファンタジーXI及びプレイオンラインのサービス(「本サービス」)を一時中断してまいりましたが、本サービス再開の目処が立ちましたので、お知らせいたします。

本サービスを担うサーバーの電力消費量は、東京都内における当社の総電力消費量の11.6%(2011年2月実績値)を占めております。従って、オフィス空調の全面停止(8.8%)、及び照明その他の節電努力により、総電力量の10%相当以上を節約することとし、本日から実施しております。

この節電施策により、これまで一時的に停止していたサーバーを再稼働させることとし、ファイナルファンタジーXIV、ファイナルファンタジーXI及びプレイオンラインのサービスを2011年3月25日(金)20:00(日本時間)から再開いたします。

本サービスとともに一時中断していたプレイオンライン公式ウェブサイト上のサービスおよび一部サポート業務につきましても、同時に再開いたします。

なお、今後、電力需給がさらに悪化する事態が生じた場合、再度、サーバーの一時停止及び本サービスの一時中断を行う可能性がありますので、予めご承知おきください。

本サービスの一時中断により、お客様にご迷惑をおかけしましたことを深くお詫び申し上げます。本サービスを一時中断する際にご案内しました通り、ファイナルファンタジーXIにつきましては、今回の一時中断に伴い、2011年4月分の月額利用料金を無料とさせていただきます。

当社グループは、今回の未曾有の激甚災害に対し、被災者救済・被災地復興を積極的に支援するとともに、安定的な製品・サービスの提供に努めてまいりますので、引き続きよろしくお願い申し上げます。

So it would seem they are making other electrical cutbacks to bring the servers back online?