Estimated time before we can patch? Will it be sooner then launch?

[Mysticales]

So I understand you all on Balmung. Is nice if you see custom stuff being done. I know last night I had a Bday party for someone irl within the game. Had about 30 ppl show up randomly from the server. ^^

So with the patch stuff... Will it auto change to "play" when the server comes online after a preload or will I need to restart XIV and log back in before that happens?

[MStowastiqVahlshdeh]

So I understand you all on Balmung. Is nice if you see custom stuff being done. I know last night I had a Bday party for someone irl within the game. Had about 30 ppl show up randomly from the server. ^^

So with the patch stuff... Will it auto change to "play" when the server comes online after a preload or will I need to restart XIV and log back in before that happens?

Mine never changes its state from maintenance to active play button so I restart it. There will usually be a short pre download that is smaller in size that is not the main download but usually the pre download doesn't require log in, just starting the client itself if I recall correctly.

[BorisDaBlade]

I think the launcher gets the update first, then you log in for the patch update. So you'll have to close the program and reopen to download when it's ready.

[Chessala]

https://twitter.com/FF_XIV_EN/status/780466829860798464

The servers never come online early for major patches for obvious reasons

This doesn't necessarily mean that we can't patch earlier. In the past, they sometimes had early completion time for the maintenance and the servers were available earlier. Obviously that won't happen because of the housing rush. However, the patch servers have always been up at least a bit before the live time if I remember right.

[luckystrikes]

This doesn't necessarily mean that we can't patch earlier. In the past, they sometimes had early completion time for the maintenance and the servers were available earlier. Obviously that won't happen because of the housing rush. However, the patch servers have always been up at least a bit before the live time if I remember right.

I agree. Especially if you have slower internet speed, you can log in and at least download the patch earlier. Right now its about 3 hours before live time and I find it odd with no patch download up.

[Alistaire]

https://twitter.com/FF_XIV_EN/status/780466829860798464

The servers never come online early for major patches for obvious reasons

They come up early more often than not. There's only 2 rules they follow:

1. servers never come up just before a weekly reset
2. if housing is being added they don't come up early at all so people aren't pressured into staring at the logon screen for hours

[Chessala]

I agree. Especially if you have slower internet speed, you can log in and at least download the patch earlier. Right now its about 3 hours before live time and I find it odd with no patch download up.

I think it was as close as 1h before server opening before. I don't have slower internet anymore but I did during last patch and it really sucks having to wait 2h for the patch because of your slow connection AND the download servers being flooded.

[Strains]

I'm pretty bad at timezones. How much longer from now to maintenance ends?

[FyrmurlFloerasksyn]

I'm pretty bad at timezones. How much longer from now to maintenance ends?

About 2 hours and 40 minutes from this post.

[Everdark]

I'm pretty bad at timezones. How much longer from now to maintenance ends?

A timer for you