maintenance

[Alhanelem]

No, they're not ruining the game, they're fixing things in the game. Seriously, if you can't handle a couple hours of downtime here and there...

Also, midnight is generally considered the end of prime time. Besides that, it's midnight pacific, which means the majority of the US is already well past prime time.

Anyway, as others have noted, FFXI often went weeks or even months with no downtime (though there was usually lots of downtime in the short term after new version updates). Such will likely be the case here once the game has matured more.

[Licus]

No, they're not ruining the game, they're fixing things in the game. Seriously, if you can't handle a couple hours of downtime here and there...

Also, midnight is generally considered the end of prime time. Besides that, it's midnight pacific, which means the majority of the US is already well past prime time.

Anyway, as others have noted, FFXI often went weeks or even months with no downtime (though there was usually lots of downtime in the short term after new version updates). Such will likely be the case here once the game has matured more.

I don't think any reasonable person minds a weekly maintenance, what people mind, myself included is the 2-3 times a week maintenance. Some of us have day/swing shift jobs or live in different time zones where it is prime time: it's more difficult to be understanding when there is emergency maintenance so frequently.

[ispano]

Welcome to an MMO launch? And yes, WoW had similar maintenances for several months after launch, so did other games.

[Shizato]

these every two day maintenance are ruining the game. You can't take the game down every other day in prime time and expect people to pay 15 dollars a month for it. It's like every other night now. Really disgusting, I just log on to play and there's a maintenance for two hours in an hour. Disgusting, there was a maintenance two days ago, and one two days before that, and one two days before that. Seriously, what's the deal? Why am I paying 15 dollars a month for a game I can only play half the week?

how are you paying for the game if you are playing it 24/7 and not working? i am asking because i would like to do this as well.

[Thagyr]

Don't fix stuff: People complain about time wasted.
Do fix stuff: People complain about time wasted.
Fix stuff during <Insert X> Not-Primetime: <Insert Y-Z> Primetimers complain.

Really is no winning for them is there.

[AunaYuuki]

80% of their emergency maintenances are character transfers recently that doesn't really fix anything besides for a handful of people.

[Blarp]

The game has gone down six times in seven days. It's annoying.

[darthkyron]

I agree i get home at 10pm an want to play and every time i think. i hope there's no MT.
i would prefer 1 full day a week maint, instead of micro maint.

[Josco]

Like Xod said, once per week in WoW is normal. In fact, every major MMO I have played as long as I can remember limits maintenances to once per week with the occasional emergency outage. Emergency outages are way, way, way too frequent. It's cutting into my play time, too, and I am not going to keep paying $15 a month for a game I can only play half of the days I want to. I've had 5 chances to play this week, and maintenance days have fallen on 3 of them.

[Aaron_T]

these every two day maintenance are ruining the game. You can't take the game down every other day in prime time and expect people to pay 15 dollars a month for it. It's like every other night now. Really disgusting, I just log on to play and there's a maintenance for two hours in an hour. Disgusting, there was a maintenance two days ago, and one two days before that, and one two days before that. Seriously, what's the deal? Why am I paying 15 dollars a month for a game I can only play half the week?

Yeah its annoying, and I am one of this games biggest fans, I play at night.
I'm also slightly annoyed by it, but its needed, its not "ruining" the game,
and you don't hear me complaining.

Get over it guys. Or go start your own MMO... with blackjack and....