Maintenance on Halloween?

[RobynDaBank]

You just answered your own question. Square Enix is a JAPANESE company. Almost 1/3 of the players are Japanese. Yoshida is Japanese. They have no reason to cater to us whatsoever. If you don’t appreciate their culture, don’t play their game. It’s that simple. Plenty of American games have Halloween events. You don’t go to Japan to promote gaijin no gomi and FFXIV is no different.



You hit the nail on the head. They don’t owe us ANYTHING. The sub for this game is cheaper than Netflix. Yoshida pours his blood, sweat and tears into this game and we pay pennies in exchange. I think we should be grateful that we’re getting anything at all. This isn’t Blizzard that we’re talking about here, this is Square Enix. They’re doing what they can with the small amount of resources that they have.

"Gaijin no gomi", meaning "the trash of foreigners"? Bit of an exaggeration, no?

[Duskane]

oOoOoO maintenance on halloweeeen
true horror story for some people

[weebtext]

Maintenance on the 1st of November? I, like, totally can't cope with thissssss.

[Deveryn]

It starts in the evening, when you should be outside anyway.

[LaylaTsarra]

I'm thinking of moving an alt from Gilga to Dynamis. And yes world transfer will be possible given it's part of the NA Data Center.

[caffe_macchiato]

World of Warcraft has events all day on Halloween including fighting the Headless Horseman, and the free trial should be enough to get access. Team Fortress 2 also has great Halloween stuff including maps, outfits and special game modes. Both can be played with other people. Just some suggestions for you and/or your friends in case you aren’t outside partying.

I feel sorry for the Square Enix staff in America who have to work that evening and oversee the maintenance.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

World of Warcraft has events all day on Halloween including fighting the Headless Horseman, and the free trial should be enough to get access. Team Fortress 2 also has great Halloween stuff including maps, outfits and special game modes. Both can be played with other people. Just some suggestions for you and/or your friends in case you aren’t outside partying.

I feel sorry for the Square Enix staff in America who have to work that evening and oversee the maintenance.

It might surprise you, but infrastructure support staff get 0 holidays off generally, and are on-call/working. I worked either Thanksgiving or Christmas, and 1 year both, when I was in the field supporting clients.

Halloween is a nothing holiday for most adults, except for parents of children interested in the holiday. But then, my dad had to work every Halloween when I was growing up so....

[Shibi]

I feel sorry for the Square Enix staff in America who have to work that evening and oversee the maintenance.

Speaking as someone from a country who doesn't celebrate this, is this night actually an important event for adults? (And I say that as someone who gets rostered on to work Good Fiday, Christmas Day and New Years Eve)

I know a lot of countries in EU celebrate the following day for religious reasons, some having a public holiday, and Germany I believe having a quiet day too. But is the night actually significant for adult American shift-workers that they feel they would be missing out?

[Jojoya]

Speaking as someone from a country who doesn't celebrate this, is this night actually an important event for adults? (And I say that as someone who gets rostered on to work Good Fiday, Christmas Day and New Years Eve)

I know a lot of countries in EU celebrate the following day for religious reasons, some having a public holiday, and Germany I believe having a quiet day too. But is the night actually significant for adult American shift-workers that they feel they would be missing out?

For those with children, yes. It's one of those standout occasions where you're building memories of your children as they grow up at the same time sharing your memories of your own childhood and the things you used to do on Halloween.

For those without children, not really, though there are those that turn it into another occasion to throw a party. For the most part, it's a very child-centric holiday in the US.