What's with all the maintenance

[Syamic]

SE why are we getting 2 maintenance a week lately?

Would be great if you told us WTF is going on.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-%28Nov.-15%29

[Randalthor]

Maintenance is a part of any MMO. I am ok with it happening. But when you are doing maintenance this often and during peak times (at least in PST/PDT), you are going to raise questions. At the minimum, SE should provide a little information on customer-affecting tasks being addressed such as performance improvements, fixing exploits, fixing security holes, etc.

[Firefly]

Maybe gearing up/optimizing for release of 2.1.

[Pseudopsia]

At least it doesn't start early this time.

[Zevara]

It's to add the Lightning Event, which starts tomorrow. Gotta be. So I ain't even mad.

[Babydoll]

Okay I haven't complained about maintenance in a long time...but seriously, this many without any explanations? They could at least tell us in more detail what they are doing. I am not about to drop off my car to the mechanic without him explaining in full detail what exactly they are doing to my car...this should be no different especially with this many.

It doesn't effect my play time..and even if it did oh well it doesn't bother me, they are going to do it anyway lol I am just saying...can we get more then a "maintenance on network server" or whatever short sentences they put? o.O Would it kill SE To explain a little bit more?...Just..a little!? lol might make people less mad and we'd have less of these threads XD

Edit: Also want to ask, how is this for the Lightning Event? That comes out on the 14th. This is on the 15th.

[FinagleABagel]

They announce that the Lightning quest chain begins this Thurs/Fri.

Maintenance appears on Thurs.

BUT WHY!? Cmon guys...

[Pellegri]

It's to add the Lightning Event, which starts tomorrow. Gotta be. So I ain't even mad.

The event actually starts a full day before maintenance even begins, all the data for the event was added to the game in 2.05.

[Parasoth]

Lightning Returns starts 11/14.
Maintenance is 11/15.

They clearly realize the servers are going to implode and have reserved "emergency maintenance" time.

[FinagleABagel]

The event actually starts a full day before maintenance even begins, all the data for the event was added to the game in 2.05.

Well, it's nice to have some people that actually mine the game files...

Seriously though, we are coming up to a major patch not to mention new things being implemented. Does it not stand to reason that maintenance will be increased a bit?

Its a couple of hours...can you imagine that kind of disaster that would happen if they just let things go and cascade into an actual problem?