Open Letter to the development Team.

[CelestiCer]

As far as I can tell Square hasn't done a proper hotfix since Patch 6.1. This is because every hotfix is missing something specific, something special... something very obvious... (obviously...)








































Cause I still don't have my " Kaiten!! " Where is it though!? Waddayamean Hotfix!?
Game hasn't been hotfixed -its its its it-s-its-- its not fixed though!!! Listen !!

[TheMightyMollusk]

[Jeeqbit]

If you take down the servers to apply a patch it is NOT a HOT fix. A hot fix is done on the run with no down time (other then a quick reset usually around 15 minutes)

Hotfix has always been used to describe an urgent fix in online games even though it involves fully resetting the servers a lot of the time. The point of the term is that it's an emergency fix that they don't want to leave until the next major patch, not that it only lasts 15 minutes.

Even by the definition you provided, a "quick" restart of the realms could take a few hours because it's an MMORPG, not pacman.

[Shinkuno]

Hotfix has always been used to describe an urgent fix in online games even though it involves fully resetting the servers a lot of the time. The point of the term is that it's an emergency fix that they don't want to leave until the next major patch, not that it only lasts 15 minutes.

Even by the definition you provided, a "quick" restart of the realms could take a few hours because it's an MMORPG, not pacman.

Name a current year MMO that takes "hours" for a server restart. WoW server restart takes like 10-15 minutes. Warframe (if you wanna count it) takes a couple minute and you can even stay online if you are in a mission. GW2 doesnt even restart their servers for updates.

[Renalt]

Okay then. Hope you stay mad and salty forever.

Oh they will. I now fully believe that group of people will never change. It's a pity really for them to be so sad. However that's the life they choose. At this point I don't really interact with them. I just let them shout at the wall.

[NanaWiloh]

Another example of arm chair dev'n without out knowing a thing about the server infrastructure. God loves ignorance...

[vanaii]

Why does it matter what it's called? Server's down for a patch; time's listed in the announcement.

[Atelier-Bagur]

I just dont understand why are we now getting people somehow warrant to complain for the game taking a few hours to do their fixes when there's little retention content to warrant having to log in for the day.

Where are you finding this content that you feel like complaining about SE intruding on your "precious gaming time"?
Why does this ultimately matter when there's legit reasons why they do it? Are you so childish to think they do maintenance/hot fixes or what have you, just to spite you personally? Are you this tone deaf and childish to arrive to this conclusion?

Yeah Im sure FFXIV and WoW run in the same engine btw, I'm sure the coding and engineering all works the same. I'm sure OP and Stormpeaks know more of technical maintenance than the development team themselves.

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[TaleraRistain]

This thread is a good proof how people will defend literally anything regarding to this game. Funny how NO OTHER DEVELOPER makes 3 hour downtimes for a supposedly "hotfix"

Almost like it has a very distinct meaning.

What it's really proof of is that people who have never worked in software shouldn't think they're the ones who get to decide what the words mean.

[hagare]

Oh they will. I now fully believe that group of people will never change. It's a pity really for them to be so sad. However that's the life they choose. At this point I don't really interact with them. I just let them shout at the wall.

I mean, it took you this long? :P