The only game to patch during prime time

[Devilair]

It should be, you're a customer, you paid for this shit. You can complain if their services are not as your expectation.

And this is very unprofessional for a game company this big. Just saying.

I don't have any problem but it's also funny that people who don't agree make it like a big deal for them too, even though in the end it's their own benefit if SQEX listen to this complaining.
If you don't really care when they're going to do a maintenance then you don't have any reason to disagree with the OP, do you?

So you will listen to USA and make EU and JP and AUS all raged. *slowclap* You cannot make everybody happy, the game uses one client only so it's only normal that the update it's worldwide. This time it's in usa primetime. Oh gosh, god save us all.
Edit: and as Shibi said, the world usually deals with it but you americans. Life goes on if you can't play your sodding game for ONE day. And knowing that that time not playing will be spent improvintg the game should be more than enough for making you say "oh well i'll deal with it".

[Anapingofness]

It should be, you're a customer, you paid for this shit. You can complain if their services are not as your expectation.

And this is very unprofessional for a game company this big. Just saying.

I don't have any problem but it's also funny that people who don't agree make it like a big deal for them too, even though in the end it's their own benefit if SQEX listen to this complaining.
If you don't really care when they're going to do a maintenance then you don't have any reason to disagree with the OP, do you?

The only way that this stuff will get fixed or their services improve is if they maintain the game and fix what is broken.
There is no magical hammer space where they can patch the game w/o inconveniencing anyone.
All regions will feel the effect of the long maintenance, some more some less depending on their time zone/peak hours for that region.


I don't see how this is unprofessional in the least. Unprofessional would be to allow the current problems go unresolved.

The reason I disagree w/ the OP and those who share his views is because they're behaving like nabs. They're behaving as if this maintenance schedule was made up specifically to spite them and their game time. Well, ya know, guess what- they're not that special and they need to stop spewing vitriol and discontent throughout these forums for things that don't require such a volatile reaction.

[madolyn]

I live in Japan and my primary play time is during the day time hours as I am busy after 6PM.

and I have maintenance ALL DAY. get over it. do something else or go to bed early.

[Dorin]

Meanwhile, japanese players just deal with it and don't say a word, acting like the respectful users they are, while here it's all crying and complaining.

Learn something from them.

[Ronyx]

Those who had played FFXI are use to this kind of stuffs because OF COURSE Japan is 11 hrs diference between EST. So for Japan people is not prime so they arent affected like us. So get use to it because japan controls/own this game.

[OrganizationXIll]

Yo OP. I'm in NA too and it isn't prime time here. Its 8pm - 5am get over it being in your time zones IDEAL playtime. Also, NA isn't actually the majority of the players. There's a reason the NA and EU are in one data center. Its because the 2 countries together have similar numbers as Japan, Australia and all the Oceanic countries.

Grow up.

[Fer]

Yo OP. I'm in NA too and it isn't prime time here. Its 8pm - 5am get over it being in your time zones IDEAL playtime. Also, NA isn't actually the majority of the players. There's a reason the NA and EU are in one data center. Its because the 2 countries together have similar numbers as Japan, Australia and all the Oceanic countries.

Grow up.

NA and EU, 2 countries?

[Alhanelem]

The only game to patch during prime time

The thing is, it's also the only game that is in sync worldwide. It goes down at the same time worldwide. it's inevitably going to be in some people's primetimes no matter when they do it.

[KoshikiMurasaki]

This is the stupidest thread that I have read ever.

OP should learn about Japan. At least, you should learn about time zone.

[Felis]

8pm - 6am Eastern time? ?!

?!?!?!

!??!?!?

It's not SE problem that you live in the wrong timezone.
The time is perfect for european players (in the middle of the night).

It is possible to run maintenance at different times for Japan and NA and EU. The NA/EU is in one data center and the Japan servers are in another, so it is very easy for them to schedule 2 different times.

How would you do it if both data centers share the same launcher and a patch is coming with the maintenance?