5 hour emergency maintenance with 10 minutes notice...

[Rizon]

The problem is probably the same one that has been causing 3 hr maintenances every 3-4 days since open Beta. The servers are totally inadequate for the stresses placed on them. SE did not plan on this game being as successful as it has been. The system needs to be totally redesigned and implemented even if that requires adjustments to the client to accommodate it.

[Ryuko]

If 20 to 30 members are leaving your Free Company each week, there are most likely issues with your Free Company--not because they are tired with the frequency of maintenance, which is implied given the context of this post. I made my own Free Company a few weeks ago, having 7 members today, and people aren't leaving. =\

Anyway, the short notice of maintenance is pretty appalling. However, if it's to fix bugs or some kind of horrendous exploit discovered, I'm actually fine with that. I'm going to continue working on my promotional video for my Free Company, since I actually have other things to keep me productive, relating to FFXIV.

I'm pretty sure OP is exaggerating. While I have seen ENTIRE FCs fall apart due to people being unhappy with the game, it is usually more about the content of the game than the maintenances. A lot of my friends and their tiny FC quit shortly after 2.1 because they didn't like what was added.

[Quiz]

You buy the game then you play it free.... didnt think I needed to clarify when I said Free to play.... PLAY not install. Better?

No it isn't better because that business model is called "Buy To Play".

[Cons]

Take a breather, count to 10 and go do something else.
Don't tell me that you have nothing else to do.

Ohhhh muuuuuuuuummmmm I dont wannnaaaaaaaa

[AmandaHuggenkiss]

Meanwhile back at Squeenix HQ;

[snakey77]

What broke anyways? Kinda curious now what game-breaking stuff happened after last nights maintenance.

nothing they know ppl will come here to bitch and complain so they prob just want a laugh besides its a good way to get our post count up!!

[Saviorlito]

That 30 member math is nice. Where'd you get those numbers? Seems legit. Come on bro, stop over exaggerating. I hate maintenance as much as the next person, you know what else I hate? Having all my gil stolen because I was AFK while clicked on my retainer. That just sounds really shitty, and was actually a real problem. Would you rather they have given you a date/time for maintenance while some little gil seller was ripping you off? This game started off as complete shit, absolute garbage. It takes a lot to go from the bottom to the top. Not everyone is Drake. They've done an amazing job so far and have put together a game that has a lot in store for it's future. So it's not coming tomorrow? Calm down, shit. I bet if they released new content every month you'd bitch and complain that there's too much to do and you don't have time to do it and all the low level content is worthless and blah blah.Sheesh! Play GTA 5 for 5 hours and take your rage out on pixels. Boy oh boy!

[Berezo]

The real issue is the lack of long term character progression, no content, and a crap economy. The game is bad, its lucky a lot of people like final fantasy. If this game were any other title, nobody would be here still.

[Reinheart]

nothing they know ppl will come here to bitch and complain so they prob just want a laugh besides its a good way to get our post count up!!

I'm cool with that.

/cheer SE devs for trolling!

But guessing real reason has something to do with instanced content

[Xaosyn]

I'm sure they started this maintenance on such a short notice for a good reason.
However, there was a maintenance earlier and obviously they broke something instead of fixing it.
It's not the first time and it's getting annoying is all.
I Remember FFXI being the same way. After each update, there was an emergency maintenance to correct what they didn't bother to test beforehand.