Why is Maintenance so long?

[AdamuKun322]

Yep! All major patches are usually 24 hr maintenance's. I think when HW released it was a 48-72 hr maintenance.

[Hyouretsuzan]

Ah yes. The obligatory "why is maint so long" before a major patch. I was actually waiting for this but we got two threads this time. Keep up the good work.

[dementiondrive]

can't forget the upgrade to infrastructure. that also takes awhile longer than normal maintenance.

"In order to accompany Patch 3.1 as well as infrastructure maintenance"

so this is still reasonable. though with the ToS and EULA. we do not need to know when the maintenance would be. they are not required to tell us. just that the servers could be shut down without word if they really wanted to.

[Naliee]

I don't get why it takes that long to update. I've seen major content patches for other games that only had 10 hours of Downtime.

This isn't "other game" though, this is Final Fantasy we're talking about.

[Moonleg]

I don't get why it takes that long to update. I've seen major content patches for other games that only had 10 hours of Downtime.

Kirk: How much refit time before we can take her out again?
Scotty: Eight weeks, sir. But ye don't have eight weeks, so I'll do it for ye in two.
Kirk: Mr. Scott. Have you always multiplied your repair estimates by a factor of four?
Scotty: Certainly, sir. How else can I keep my reputation as a miracle worker?

[Blazer]

And if you have trouble thinking what to do while maint, I suggest you go outside.

Every maint someone asks this very thing on the forums. There's always "that guy" who tells them to go outside. Isn't it fair to say that the guy who only glimpsed at the patch notes, having no idea that the "usual" down-time is 24 hours, already goes outside?

[Ketsuyame]

I don't get why it takes that long to update. I've seen major content patches for other games that only had 10 hours of Downtime.

Well SE doesn't operate like those "other major content from other games". They go at their own pace. Stop whining. It just shows immaturity and impatience. Its a day. Bitching isn't going to make the timeframe any shorter. Go play something else, hit the gym, take your significant other out, etc. Its not the end of the world.

[Kit-Kat]

I don't get why it takes that long to update. I've seen major content patches for other games that only had 10 hours of Downtime.

A maintenance isn't just an update. They have to make sure what they added works fine on servers and didn't conflict with other important main tasks in the game, bugging them.

[Jacosta]

Well, they are changing and adding several elements of the game. I would hope they allow themselves enough time to get everything right, rather than just shoving it all in there at once and hope for the best. =T

[UnstablePersonality]

What to do during maint? I just bought grand theft auto 5 so....