Servers are Down

[Aeru]

I'm at a loss for words really - a country is facing multiple disasters within a short time in addition to thousands of citizens either missing or dead and people here are leaving comments about how SE fails because they don't have backup servers to keep the game running.

Is a game all you can think about at a time like this? I even don't want to imagine how someone could be able to enjoy playing FFXIV during a time like this.
Maybe as soon as you fall victim due to a natural disaster like this, I want to see your face when you hear from people how they give a damn about you losing family members or your home and they rather want their game to be running...

I'm wondering myself that SE did keep their game servers on for this long and I'm happy to see that they are supporting the idea of conserving energy for those, who need it most right now. I could care less how long that will last as long as Japan will manage somehow to avert a much bigger crisis.

Agreed with this. You people are heartless, and I hope you leave.

[Leknaat]

SE did the right thing.

Considering the earthquakes were upgraded to a 9.0 (making it one of the top 5 quakes in recorded history)
Then they were hit by a massive tsunami that have obliterated god knows how many small costal towns.
Followed by a still unfolding nuclear emergency....

I can only hope America would be half as effective with a triple-hitter like that.

[Becken]

I to is at a loss for words why people are getting mad about the servers going down, there is other things to do, in short, to the people of Japan, Hopes and wishes to you guys

[Eisah]

I think whining about a game being down for a little while when their country is going through a major catastrophe with permanent changes to their landscape is extremely selfish. Entire towns have been wiped out; they've lost a lot of land, we have no idea how many thousands of people have died, and they're continuing to deal with more disasters and trying to avoid horrible things like several meltdowns.

SE has always made Japanese games in Japan. It's not stupid for them to base their servers in Japan, and it's not their fault their country has been hit by something so disastrous. If your priority is that they keep a video game running when they need to conserve energy for important things like using the facilities, then I don't think I'll miss seeing you in game.

And to everyone in Japan, best wishes and take care, and know that you're not alone (last I've heard dozens of countries are already sending help).

[BOOMstick]

You have to prepare for the worst if you make money with the internet. ISPs shut down for unknown reasons, maybe the data center loses power and now everything is down. This isn't only a plan against earthquakes, its a plan against unknown failures.

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This will be my last post about this. Have fun with your week plus off, I hope all of you find another game you enjoy more than XIV during this downtime.

My question to you is, in a thread that was started off with the intention of wishing the Japanese people well and a speedy & safe recovery . . . why exactly do you feel that you need to even start a discussion about SE's bad business model? While you may have a valid point, this is possibly the most inappropriate place and time to bring it up. Right now, the majority of the player base doesn't give a rat's ass about the game. They are concerned about their fellow human beings.

[Ouka_Ranbu]

Again, I hope that Japan will make quick recovery asap including economy/psychic shock. What SE did is right. There is one good thing that's coming out of SE shutting down the server other than obvious reason (to conserve power to those who need it most), is that by shutting down server and all these ignorant idiots complaining when the server will be out for more than week they'll quit the game saying "This is BS, @#$@ this game" and what not and I won't have to deal with the idiots in game when serve is back on. (not to mention my anima and guardian's favor will be charged back to full).

[LadyMage]

Best wishes of a speedy recovery to Japan, its people, economy, and anything else affected by the earthquake. Even if XIV had nothing to do with their recovery natural disasters are very horrific things to survive through. I do hope XIV will manage to get something worked out till Japan is able to recover properly however I'm glad they are doing what they can to help with energy.

[Ryodi]

I think donating monthly fee's to help with things like search and rescue would be an amazing idea. I hope alot of people would go for this idea as well and I think the forum admins should suggest this idea to the relevant people.

[Zkieve]

I think donating monthly fee's to help with things like search and rescue would be an amazing idea. I hope alot of people would go for this idea as well and I think the forum admins should suggest this idea to the relevant people.

While i know you say this with good intentions...
A game forum is not the place to be asking money or to donate money etc, thins of the kind >.>.

Is really scary right now with the nuclear plants elemental going "chaotic" .I really hope they have counter measures for it.

[Eolrid]

At the very least, I now know who to avoid on these forums.

That said, if the only thing you have to worry about right now is SE's business plans or posts you don't like on a MMORPG forum, consider yourself lucky. I just hope things work out okay (or as well as they can, given the situation).