server maintenence ruins the "predict the fall of garuda" event?

[Azurymber]

How will the event work now? It might have been beat in under 7 hours but now that's impossible (unless its already been defeated) due to maintenance. And it's kind of unfair even if they don't count maintenance because a lot of the guesses were based on the assumption that the best ls's would plan to try it right away after maint, and those groups probably won't be able to reform in 5 hours.

So how are the winners going to be chosen now?

[Lux_Rayna]

How will the event work now? It might have been beat in under 7 hours but now that's impossible (unless its already been defeated) due to maintenance. And it's kind of unfair even if they don't count maintenance because a lot of the guesses were based on the assumption that the best ls's would plan to try it right away after maint, and those groups probably won't be able to reform in 5 hours.

So how are the winners going to be chosen now?

The same as before. They obviously wont start counting until after this maintenance, which ends at 2am PST

[Frisque]

I accounted for snags in my guess

[Affliction]

They should give us all a choice of a wep now >.>;

[Riku_Toiiku]

I feel my Garuda lance slipping away... not that I have the luck to have won the contest in the first place...

[NefarioCall]

Just because 9 out of 10 people voted small numbers, doesn't change the rules of the game.
You were all free to guess some much higher number of hours. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
..... xD

[Starlord]

Where is this Server Maint Message.. I don't see it >.<

[Azurymber]

The same as before. They obviously wont start counting until after this maintenance, which ends at 2am PST

If they start from 0min at time of maintenance then its like everyone has a 2-hour advantage

if they counted 2 hours, and start from 2 hours, the time will end up taking longer as a lot of the parties formed at the end of maintenance will have to-reform and prob wont have all the members on anymore (especially ppl in est timezone)

So no matter what happens the contest ends up kinda unfair turning from a "prediction" to a random lottery.. Just seems kind of lame.

[Lux_Rayna]

If they start from 0min at time of maintenance then its like everyone has a 2-hour advantage

if they counted 2 hours, and start from 2 hours, the time will end up taking longer as a lot of the parties formed at the end of maintenance will have to-reform and prob wont have all the members on anymore (especially ppl in est timezone)

So no matter what happens the contest ends up kinda unfair turning from a "prediction" to a random lottery.. Just seems kind of lame.

Count the two hours before maintenance, dont count the 5 hour maintenance, continue counting after maintenance. It ruins nothing.

[Filtiarne]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ur-Maintenance.
Suggested extending everyone's guess by X hours depending on how long each server was down for. Although interrupting parties currently working on the fight is rather shitty.