1.18b patch notes are up..

[HappyHimitsu]

*Snicker Snicker!
Are you serious that there are STILL some people who just hang around and whine about things that aren't perfect yet?! LOL!!!
Yoshi P has done an amaaaazing job in fixing up a completely screwed and busted game. This game now kicks total ass. If you can't see that go back to WoW, lmao!

*Happy Dance!

[Yumi_Hibiki]

you guys whined like the "oh so high" death penalty was a big deal, so it got fixed like its a big deal and now you complain about the devs tweaking it asap. i have no words

[Felis]

The thing is, it was 2hr downtime for 1.18a, which had more bug fixes and more added to it. This patch has 1 death penalty alteration and 1 bug fix. Some don't believe it requires 2 hours of downtime. Maybe 30 mins, but not 2 hours, especially not for a 1 minute download (it was 1 minute for me)

No, it has 1 death penalty alteration and 2 bug fixes

Die Markierungen auf der Minikarte wurden für bestimmte Freibriefe nicht angezeigt.
Texte bestimmter NPCs in Limsa Lominsa wurden nicht korrekt angezeigt und es konnte unter Umständen passieren, dass das Spiel an dieser Stelle nicht fortgesetzt werden konnte. (Nur deutsche Version)

Google translation:

The markings on the mini map for specific charters were not displayed.
Texts of certain NPCs in Limsa Lominsa were not displayed properly and it could happen under circumstances that the game does not at this point could be continued. (Only German version)

[Tempestmoon]

So is this the rank of armor they are talking about, or rank of the Class?

Can I wear rank 25 Armor on a level 5 Class without damage?
Can I wear rank 5 armor on a level 25 class without damage?

[Fensfield]

lol.. so i'm confused it takes them 2 hours to do this?

The thing is, it was 2hr downtime for 1.18a, which had more bug fixes and more added to it. This patch has 1 death penalty alteration and 1 bug fix. Some don't believe it requires 2 hours of downtime. Maybe 30 mins, but not 2 hours, especially not for a 1 minute download (it was 1 minute for me)

• Close login and lobby servers and disconnect everyone.
• Back-up database.
• Shut down servers.
• Install updated server version.
• Deploy client patch.
• Reboot servers.
• Check database integrity.
• Check servers are working properly.
• Fix whatever inevitably went wrong.
• Reopen login and lobby servers.

Yes, it takes them two hours to do this. The size of the deployed patch influences the amount of time required by installation and the likelihood and scale of integrity issues, sure, but the other tasks take just as long whether the patch is small or huge. Turning server clusters off and on again is a bigger undertaking than just flipping a switch.

[Sagagemini]

I'm just glad they got 1.18b out of the way, so we can finally have some info on 1.19

[Greed]

I'm just glad they got 1.18b out of the way, so we can finally have some info on 1.19

... 1.18c.

[TheVedis]

... 1.18c.

and 1.18d e and g

[Perrin_Aybarra]

and 1.18d e and g

where did 1.18f go?

[FrozenIce]

<3 this patch. Plus for anyone who is complaining about 2 hours of downtime. Think about this, other MMOs like EVE Online have daily downtime or weekly. Not to also mention the game is currently FREE. You aren't paying a monthly fee to play this game at all. If they wish to take the servers down every day for 5 hours to speed up the changes/fixes/updates that are desperately needed to make this a successful MMO then by all means. They could have been like APB and just closed up shop but instead they kept it open and F2P while they work on it.

So if you don't like 2 hours of downtime for a patch for your free MMO you are one spoiled little brat. Next time SE can compensate you your subscription costs for this month for not being able to play 2 hours out of the 744 total hours in August.