Feed up with maintenance

[Cherie]

Shhhhh.... if you don't go to sleep, Santa won't come. He is on the rooftop of the data center, of course they have to shut off the servers and turn off all the lights. How else will they get their presents?

People are so mean. Data center employees need presents too.

[Conando]

And what way is that shattering any delicate sensibilities? All you did was state the obvious about how IT works, not any example of companies that actually do choose to do maintenance on major holidays. You could have, you know, brought up how Microsoft and Sony did it a few times at least but, that doesn't really work since the servers were already crashed by an influx of activity (so they weren't up anyway). Aside from that, this isn't server maintenance it's GAME maintenance. You do realize they have a different indication known as hardware maintenance when they're actually working out those kinds of kinks, right? What are they even fixing in the game this time? What'd they screw up again?

[seraphuslol]

Here's the process of server maintenance (from someone who does it for a living)

1: Shut servers down IAW procedures.

2: Replace any identified components that have failed or are damaged.

3: Complete any scheduled maintenance that requires the servers to be off.

4: Re-energize servers IAW procedures.

5: Do maintenance that requires servers to be on, but on standby

6: While 5 is happening, script changes and software updates are loaded and updated

7: Servers get reinitialized so changes take effect, maintenance is complete.

I'm just amazed that they manage to knock out the processes so fast. Every time my work has to do even minor shit the servers are down for several hours, but then again our software ITs suck a big one. I'm a hardware guy myself.

[Laurima]

Here's the process of server maintenance (from someone who does it for a living)

1: Shut servers down IAW procedures.

2: Replace any identified components that have failed or are damaged.

3: Complete any scheduled maintenance that requires the servers to be off.

4: Re-energize servers IAW procedures.

5: Do maintenance that requires servers to be on, but on standby

6: While 5 is happening, script changes and software updates are loaded and updated

7: Servers get reinitialized so changes take effect, maintenance is complete.

I'm just amazed that they manage to knock out the processes so fast. Every time my work has to do even minor shit the servers are down for several hours, but then again our software ITs suck a big one. I'm a hardware guy myself.

Plus this!

game maintenance could also include Hardware maintenance to be fair, if you think computer hardware systems can run 24/7 for years on end with no tweaking or nursing then you really are silly ><

[Jim_Berry]

These maintenances helps me with getting a breather. Otherwise, I'd be sad or annoyed that I'm online all day and not making progress. Gives me a bit of time to meddle with my backlog. Bought a ton of PS4 games from the weekly PS Store sales that I can meddle with for the next few hours.

[Felmyst]

Yo I be super tipsy and I am here to complain because its freaking christmas i am off for once and i wanna freaking game with other no life pals because my family is on this game not all nerds got the chance to have or being with a family so stop being anti nerd and this maintenance is nothing but a full horse of junk

[Whiteprincess]

It wasn't bad for wow since its u.s. based. So wow tend to pick off peak times. For a jpn mmo its something we have to live with. They try to do maintenance before jpn prime time.

[xXRaineXx]

5. INTERRUPTION TO THE SERVICE

From time to time, in order to provide our customers with the optimal gaming experience, it is necessary for Square Enix to conduct routine maintenance on the computers and/or servers that support the Game. During these times, access to the Game or support services may be interrupted. Access may also be temporarily suspended in whole or in part, without notice, due to emergency repairs, fire, flood, explosion, war, strike, embargo, governmental action or failure to act, the act of any civil or military authority, act of God, or by any other causes beyond Square Enix's control, or any other reasons for which Square Enix, in its sole discretion, deems that temporary suspension is necessary. You acknowledge that disruptions of service may occur and waive any causes of action against Square Enix in any way arising from or related to any such disruptions of service.

[Selli]

Honestly, I just spent 12 hours with my friends and family. I came home, hoping to at least squeeze in my daily hunts/beast tribes before reset and then head off to bed.

Nope. Maintenance.

So much for getting any items today for my relic.

[EDIT] Not saying like "omg squeenix how culd u do dis 2 me" or whatever. It's just mildly frustrating that maintenance on Christmas Eve/Day is more inconvenient than other days because of the fact that it's such a huge holiday, especially in North America. For myself, and many others, this late evening/early morning is the only time we get to ourselves for these two days.

[Hakuro89]

I don't mind that there's maintenance, I mean it's the oil that keeps the gears turning.
The only thing that bothers me is when I look at the hotfix notes after 5-6 hours of maintenence and the only thing I see is some stupidly rare glitch that only happens under very specific circumstances (ruffles in this skirt don't look right when it's raining or w/e).