How about some

[Ryuko]

If you play a game that originates in Japan, you've gotta deal with the hours they choose and the location of their servers. It makes the most sense for their workers to update the servers at this time. This also means that by the time the people in JP are up and active, the patch is ready to go for them. This is the way it's always been for all SE's MMO's.

Despite this, I definitely feel your pain. I'm in the EST and every time there is a maintenance, I am more or less prevented from playing for that night... but, I repeat...


If you play a game that originates in Japan, you've gotta deal with the hours they choose.

[Vonleo]

If you play a game that originates in Japan, you've gotta deal with the hours they choose and the location of their servers. It makes the most sense for their workers to update the servers at this time. This also means that by the time the people in JP are up and active, the patch is ready to go for them. This is the way it's always been for all SE's MMO's.

Despite this, I definitely feel your pain. I'm in the EST and every time there is a maintenance, I am more or less prevented from playing for that night... but, I repeat...


If you play a game that originates in Japan, you've gotta deal with the hours they choose.

True but if they are TRYING to make this game a international game they should try to make the maint hours appeal to world wide players not just japanese players is all im saying.

[Ryuko]

True but if they are TRYING to make this game a international game they should try to make the maint hours appeal to world wide players not just japanese players is all im saying.

If this was a game where there were different servers for different time zones (for instance, JP servers, NA servers, EU servers), I could see your point. It would be a nice convenience if they did 'rolling restarts' to implement the patch... but, that's not the case here. Every single server is international, and although it sucks during patch day, we'll soon forget about this when we are enjoying all of the new content.

As someone else mentioned, when the patch is finally over... it is early midday for the Japanese. Many of them are still at work or school when the patch is ready to play. Most of the European players are asleep when the patch is 'ready to go'. In an interesting turn of events, the NA are probably the most likely to play the patch FIRST (barring the hardcore fans that don't work, or will skip work to play... or just won't sleep that night...)

We will only have a few hours to play before we go to bed (if we choose to go to bed) and then the rest of the world is a 'day' ahead of us... but this is the way it works. NA are technically at the 'end' of the day (if you look at the international dateline). It's just where we live.

[Vonleo]

If this was a game where there were different servers for different time zones (for instance, JP servers, NA servers, EU servers), I could see your point. It would be a nice convenience if they did 'rolling restarts' to implement the patch... but, that's not the case here. Every single server is international, and although it sucks during patch day, we'll soon forget about this when we are enjoying all of the new content.

As someone else mentioned, when the patch is finally over... it is early midday for the Japanese. Many of them are still at work or school when the patch is ready to play. Most of the European players are asleep when the patch is 'ready to go'. In an interesting turn of events, the NA are probably the most likely to play the patch FIRST (barring the hardcore fans that don't work, or will skip work to play... or just won't sleep that night...)

We will only have a few hours to play before we go to bed (if we choose to go to bed) and then the rest of the world is a 'day' ahead of us... but this is the way it works. NA are technically at the 'end' of the day (if you look at the international dateline). It's just where we live.

I see a rational post thank you. Now i am not so mad about the maint being at the time it is. No not because of "we are likely to play it first" but now i know whats going on. I just thought we NA were just being screwed over just to to be screwed over. thank you

[Ryuko]

I see a rational post thank you. Now i am not so mad about the maint being at the time it is. No not because of "we are likely to play it first" but now i know whats going on. I just thought we NA were just being screwed over just to to be screwed over. thank you

No problem. I understand your frustration, but it all makes sense when you really know all of the facts. I'll basically get 2 hours to play before I need to sleep, and then I work all day. I'm not a little kid anymore or I would happily 'skip school' and play. When Diabolos came out in FFXI, I definitely faked sick the next day just to get him... but I can't do that anymore. Way too old. =/

[Answa]

Not everyone in the US is EST, either. I live in MST and I'm fine with 3-8 PM maintenance.

[indira]

its the middle of the night in japan when they update you know

[CocidiusEratos]

its the middle of the night in japan when they update you know

LMAO! Misinformed! Its work hours for them "You Know"

[Shinun]

World isnt fair get used to it. This isn't the only MMO that has maint times that screw over a certain portion of the world.

[Lacy]

There is a good reason why they put maintenance times during the main American time zones. If they didn't Garuda would only last 5 hours maybe 6 tops. Now since most of the American LS's are asleep Garuda will last close to a day.
If I wanted to make content last this is what I would do.