Quote Originally Posted by diverscott View Post
With the extended weekend July 4th holiday, in the US market, many of us had planned to do some extra play in game. This would be a great opportunity to introduce new friends to the game and to accomplish some goals that were long put off. I am just curious why the scheduled maintenance could not be performed on July 5th.

From personal experience, the holiday period has been a time when I and many other friends have gathered together to have a good time. Most MMOs take advantage of the holiday to promote the game to new audiences and hold events to build the community. It seems counter-intuitive to close the doors and ask those players to go find another game to enjoy, for the day.
I'll be playing Diablo 4 XD