Servers possibly being shut down temp.

[TonyMontana]

Yes because the very first thing people put into a back up plan is "how can we keep an online video game running". That should never even be in the top 500 on a back-up plan.

To a company that makes its money from video games it should be atleast in the top 25.

[alienbaby]

Yes because the very first thing people put into a back up plan is "how can we keep an online video game running". That should never even be in the top 500 on a back-up plan.

as a companies back up plan in general. you think Google has 1 location that supports the world?

[Kilta_Firelotus]

How does "They should of had a plan" "Bad things happen there all the time"
turn into Illiterate, inhumanely self-centered, and just in general seeming an uneducated, inconsiderate parasite that I highly doubt can even support itself.
You don't think its ridiculous in any whey there isn't back up in place for the Biggest projected game SE ever released?

dude really GET THE @@@@ OFF THIS FORUM.

mods ban this guys.

[alienbaby]

dude really GET THE @@@@ OFF THIS FORUM.

mods ban this guys.

mods ban this guy!

[Arturia]

How does "They should of had a plan" "Bad things happen there all the time"
turn into Illiterate, inhumanely self-centered, and just in general seeming an uneducated, inconsiderate parasite that I highly doubt can even support itself.
You don't think its ridiculous in any whey there isn't back up in place for the Biggest projected game SE ever released?

The fact you cannot recognize the problem in your comments, after having them quoted several times only furthers to support my view.

There is no 'backup plan' for a natural disaster for a video game server. Why? Because there are more important things in the world. Don't like it? Get a job in the industry, and change it.

Least some of us here follow through with our words, and do the little we can support what we believe in. (IE: Those who were able to make a donation to the Red Cross)

[Kurai]

How does "They should of had a plan" "Bad things happen there all the time"
turn into Illiterate, inhumanely self-centered, and just in general seeming an uneducated, inconsiderate parasite that I highly doubt can even support itself.
You don't think its ridiculous in any whey there isn't back up in place for the Biggest projected game SE ever released?

@ Alienbaby, having backup of the server would make no difference, they have planned nation wide blackouts in order to conserve power, 3 of there nuclear power plants could go into meltdown because of this Tsunami. watch the news instead of trolling on here pissing people off. I could not care less about a video game when the lives of over 12,000 people have already been lost, i would not want to think of what could happen if just one of those power stations goes pop.

(ヾ(´･ω･｀)いってらっちゃ

[Kilta_Firelotus]

tactless posting should invole a perma ban And ffxiv isn't the only one effected. ffxi also.

I know a few japanese in ffxi. And just don't have money to play. I hope my friends are not dead.

to per and all the tactless players
[Removed by Moderator according to the FINAL FANTASY XIV FORUM Guidelines.] YOU GUYS SHOULD BE ASHAMED. THIS GOES BEYOND FORUM POSTING OR THE INTERNET. YOU GUYS ARE INFACT BEING VERY, VERY IMATURE. I HOPE YOU GET PERMA BAN'ED AND YOUR ISP DISCONNECTED. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE THIS CRUDE. PEOPLE ARE DYING, DEAD, INJURED. THEY NEED ALL THE POWER TO HELP. AND WE DON;T EVEN KNOW IF A STAFF OF SE HAS FAMILY IN THE AREAS EFFECTED.
GROW UP, IF YOU THINK MOCKING SUCH A TRAGIDY IS COOL.

[alienbaby]

tactless posting should invole a perma ban And ffxiv isn't the only one effected. ffxi also.

I know a few japanese in ffxi. And just don't have money to play. I hope my friends are not dead.

to per and all the tactless players
[Removed by Moderator according to the FINAL FANTASY XIV FORUM Guidelines.] YOU GUYS SHOULD BE ASHAMED. THIS GOES BEYOND FORUM POSTING OR THE INTERNET. YOU GUYS ARE INFACT BEING VERY, VERY IMATURE. I HOPE YOU GET PERMA BAN'ED AND YOUR ISP DISCONNECTED. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE THIS CRUDE. PEOPLE ARE DYING, DEAD, INJURED. THEY NEED ALL THE POWER TO HELP. AND WE DON;T EVEN KNOW IF A STAFF OF SE HAS FAMILY IN THE AREAS EFFECTED.
GROW UP, IF YOU THINK MOCKING SUCH A TRAGIDY IS COOL.

no matter what you say, I will not get banned for my posts but you might.
no matter what you say on this topic, you just don't win and you never will. no one is mocking the "tragidy" but you seem to think you are one of the survivors that some how got to a computer with no power and are now defending what happened to you. who knows, some people there might see this as a blessing too. but we will never know because i don't see any one from there posting here, do you?

[Rockne]

[SIZE="7"]Okay so I must have to ask you bleeding hearts and soul-less monsters to cease and desist.[/SIZE]

The argument is that there [SIZE="6"]SHOULD[/SIZE] have been a backup server for FFXIV and FFXI. This is true. It does not matter how you look at it, but a company must have some types of safety nets they can use when their entire base of operations goes ZRK.

Don't believe me? Why, in wars, are there forts, and are not relying on the massive bases of operation? Because backups are needed.

However, what SHOULD have happened DID NOT happen, where SE has some sort of backup so the playerbase can play. That warrants a half sincere wag of my finger and a slight slap on the hand.

Because of this earthquake, they lose out on millions of dollars due to April not having the PlayOnline thing charged. Woopdeedo, they lost millions.

Now then, that's what SHOULD of happened, so we can all play unhindered, however, I fully support them closing down the servers.

If it was a choice between people playing games and the possibility of everyone dying because all the power went to hell against no games and that possibility being severely cut, the choice is obvious:

[SIZE="5"]Living is pretty much the most important thing you can do. Breathing is my favorite hobby.[/SIZE]

The bleeding hearts of this thread, yes, I feel your pain, I want as few people to die because of this catastrophe. However, wishing death on the people who disagree with you makes you completely retarded and throws your opinion out of the window. Stop being such whiny *** already.

The trolls have a point that SE should of had a backup incase of Japan sinking or something in another country where the servers are safe, and have a right to be frustrated, however: They should not be soulless *** who get a rise out of trolling the bleeding hearts who are by far the easiest *** targets of trolling since Rick Roll was first uploaded on youtube. Yes, the servers being down could have been prevented, but they weren't. Suck it up, ***.

I believe we can all agree onto this middle ground, and I even held your *** hand and made the important bits [SIZE="5"]REALLY REALLY BIG[/SIZE]. So, if you'd kindly please shut the *** up about how much of a disaster and pain in the *** this is, we can discuss the issue at hand: Servers down, discuss.

I wager it'll be down for two weeks.

[Reika]

I just had a great idea! Since there are those that think SE was sooo stupid for not having back up servers, how about you just... NOT PLAY THEIR GAMES AND LEAVE US ALL ALONE?!