Off Topic Forum

[KaiKatzchen]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ght=earthquake How is this relevant to FFXIV? Name a specific way beyond "it is in Japan" please. Otherwise it should have been deleted for being nonrelevant.

Well considering even SE made a thread about the earthquake... people have explained this before. The earthquake effected Japan and caused power problems seeing that one of the power plants that powers Tokyo was effected. SE is in Tokyo, and therefore was effected. Seeing that this is only a few hours from Japan, it could have, and did, effect game service with FFXIV and with SE causing shut downs and delays in the updates in the game and the ability to play the game.

Remember the almost two week shut down of the servers, happened due to the earthquakes. So yeah I can see how that could be related to the stability of the servers and therefore the game seeing that the Earthquake and Tsunami were close to Tokyo and Toyko got earthquakes as well, where SE is based.

[Xzen]

Well considering even SE made a thread about the earthquake... people have explained this before. The earthquake effected Japan and caused power problems seeing that one of the power plants that powers Tokyo was effected. SE is in Tokyo, and therefore was effected. Seeing that this is only a few hours from Japan, it could have, and did, effect game service with FFXIV and with SE causing shut downs and delays in the updates in the game and the ability to play the game.

Remember the almost two week shut down of the servers, happened due to the earthquakes. So yeah I can see how that could be related to the stability of the servers and therefore the game seeing that the Earthquake and Tsunami were close to Tokyo and Toyko got earthquakes as well, where SE is based.

1) This topic isn't about earthquakes or anything else other than the need for an Off topic forums.

2) Yes an earthquake and resulting damage to power plants took down the servers however I don't see anything in that thread that ties it to FFXIV at all what so ever and would best be placed in an off topic forum or held to the forums own policies.

3) No more about anything to do with recent news and events please. Lets keep this on topic.

[ApplePie]

That thread wasn't about the initial earthquake.... You should read it before assuming it was about the servers getting shut down.

[AdvancedWind]

That thread wasn't about the initial earthquake.... You should read it before assuming it was about the servers getting shut down.

It wasn't about the initial earthquake..but was about a new one that, guess what? Could affect FFXIV and SE even more.

Can everyone now please try to stop finding a little hole so you can 'demand' an off topic forum? It WILL give needless work to the moderation staff (which is probably the inital reason why they didn't create one anyways) and, as you can see from this very thread, has minimal community support (IE: two people). Have a nice day, night or whatever time it is currently in your timezone.

[Xzen]

It wasn't about the initial earthquake..but was about a new one that, guess what? Could affect FFXIV and SE even more.

Can everyone now please try to stop finding a little hole so you can 'demand' an off topic forum? It WILL give needless work to the moderation staff (which is probably the inital reason why they didn't create one anyways) and, as you can see from this very thread, has minimal community support (IE: two people). Have a nice day, night or whatever time it is currently in your timezone.

You're wrong the way it is now there is needless work. Again the devs will only have to worry about harassment and not off topic posting.

[DeadRiser]

It wasn't about the initial earthquake..but was about a new one that, guess what? Could affect FFXIV and SE even more.

Can everyone now please try to stop finding a little hole so you can 'demand' an off topic forum? It WILL give needless work to the moderation staff (which is probably the inital reason why they didn't create one anyways) and, as you can see from this very thread, has minimal community support (IE: two people). Have a nice day, night or whatever time it is currently in your timezone.

And I'm pretty sure you find little holes in someone else's ideas/views... What's the difference

[ApplePie]

How is a server forum for "feedback"? These forums ARE for socializing.

[BrusselSprout]

How is a server forum for "feedback"? These forums ARE for socializing.

right, and they're just HOPPING with activity...

[Shai]

I'm surprised how many people are against "Off Topic." I'm laughing about it, really.

It's like you don't want there to be Off Topic discussions you have to deal with, but there will be anyway, but you want Mods to just delete them rather than move them to a place you don't have to see them, as if not going to "Off Topic" forum was any different than deleting them - aside from the fact that one thing you consciously do and the other the Mods do for you.

It's really quaint.

[Kallera]

I don't see the point of an off topic forum when they've already provided an outlet. There's a Blog page you can do post all the off topic chatter you'd like people to see, its even on the Lodestone, with a big fat "Log in" button.