Quote Originally Posted by Candlestar View Post
Wow, OP. Just wow. It figures that with what appears to be a great patch all you can focus on is the maintenance window and how it screwed up your day off. I'm sure that Yoshi-P and the devs, who have been working very hard to get this patch out before Golden Week so many players wouldn't bitch and moan about a delay, will appreciate that all their hard work has been thrown out the window in your mind because of 5 hours out of your day off have been "stolen" for maintenance.

And don't try to blame the patch time on them. That's between you and your ISP baby.
You have missed the point of the post. Today is just one example of many occurrences that have become a trend for FFXIV. I stated that I appreciate the work that is being done, if I didn't, I would not continue to play the game. My concern is the constant unscheduled down time with the game. Players pay the play the game and we all know maintenance is necessary. We all schedule our free time around the maintenance when it is scheduled to occur. Recently however, it is FFXIV has seen more unscheduled "Emergency Maintenance" than scheduled maintenance, effectively disrupting the playtime of players who arrange their play time accordingly.

As far as getting the patch out before "Golden Week," who cares? I would have gladly waited a week for a great patch with no unscheduled down time. Everyone deserves a vacation, why double the work load before you leave? If the patch was no ready for release, it should have been delayed and released at the appropriate time.