As far as I'm able to tell when you try and log into a zone that is under maintenance you will not be able to log in. This happened to a friend of mine. We were headed to Sauromugue Champaign and I was still in Meriphataud Mountains on a chocobo. When I reached the zone it wouldn't let me through. I called my friend and he said he had gotten dc'd and he couldn't log back in. Later I found out they had started maitenance on that area because of a problem.
If anyone knows any different feel free to comment.
/beginrant
And for all those who whine about maintenance... Think about what would happen if they didn't do it. There would probably be a bug that would send you to the middle of the crawler's nest without your gear everytime you entered your house. So quit your complaining and live with it. I applaud them for being on top of the problems and fixing them in a timely fashion.
/endrant
*Edit for spelling
Edited, Mon Sep 27 14:21:44 2004
All Worlds Partial Area Maintenance (Sep. 27)
At the following time, the following areas will be unavailable due to maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused.
[Date & Time]
Sep. 27, 2004 from 1:30 to 2:00 (PDT)
*Completion time may be subject to change
[Affected World]
All Worlds
[Affected Areas]
-Port San d'Oria
-Bastok Mine
-Port Bastok
-Windurst Waters
-Port Windurst
[Maintenance Details]
Fixed issue concerning the prices of certain items.
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