I think you complainers all suck!!! This game is just a game!! Do something in real life that you might accuatially benfit from!! Do some exercise or something and quit getting fat from sitting in front of a computer or PS2 all day!! Just STFU!!

FF11, at least on my server, has been giving many people connection problems very frequently lately. I think the last maintenance was intended to be a "quick fix", but since it didn't work, I think they're trying to just end the problem solidly. Even with 8 hours, they'll have to move fast if they want to iron everything out by their self-imposed deadline. Given what this game is, I'm surprised they can accomplish ANY real fixing with only a 4-hour downtime.

Maintenance Rocks!

I love how SE actually takes time on their games and tells us when there will be maintnance, it shows that they care about us, the customer. We shouldn't argue about missing game time 'cause if SE dint do this we would probably lose even more game time with crashing servers etc., It would also be pretty unfair because of bugs and people abusing them

Just my luck they have maintenece on my week off of school

Haha, I don't know whether to be highly amused or irritated! WHY is it *I* appreciate the early warning of maintenance? WHY is it *I* am perfectly OKAY with it being a long maintenance time this time? WHY do I really look forward to logging back into FFXI after the maintenance is over?

Because, I understand the needs of their business, because I CAN find other things to do, and because I am looking forward to improved gameplay to an already great game. The improvement can either be less bugs that I may or may have been aware of previously, or because there's new content -- doesn't matter, either way is an improvement.

For those that complain about the secrecy as to the details, I HIGHLY doubt they are "hiding" mistakes, but rather they are PROTECTING YOUR GAMEPLAY. How? Because if they are fixing bugs, I would very much rather they fix the bug and then tell us there was a bug to avoid people trying to EXPLOIT those bugs to their advantage (and my disadvantage). If not fixing bugs and adding new content, then I would very much rather they kept that secret so that -- GUESS WHAT -- someone somewhere can stumble across new surprises in this fantasy role-playing game where you EXPLORE and do new things. When they added at least 3 new HNM's in the last update (among other things), what did they say they did? They said they adjusted monsters in the following areas, etc etc. Would you rather they say: "WE INTRODUCED NEW HNMS CALLED TIAMAT, JORMUNGAND, ETC ETC IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS". NO!

Those that complain, please THINK before you talk and amuse me further. :P

Ask for a refund on your brain, while you're at it.
Can you sorry sobs find NOTHING else to do for 8 hours on a Monday? How about go to work? Walk your dog? Go to school? Watch some Tv? Read a book? Play Monopoly? Talk to your parents? Go out to eat with your friends? Go get your car washed?

I'm sure asking for a refund will accomplish zilch. Do you realize how much money they'd be out if they gave every single person a refund? Besides, as someone already stated, I think, it's in the agreement that "so sorry Charlie, deal with the maintenence."

Step back from your computers and your PS2. It's going to be ok. FFXI will have to go bye-bye for a little bit. Here's a tissue. Now go out and do something.

~Lumina
TaruTaru ~ Odin ~ Rank 5 ~ /anon

Do you know the reasons for this maintenance?
Usually, SE warn us that if there is a maintenance, they will check/fix this and this and said bug will be checkek and etc...
But for this one, its only going to be shut for some time, and I don't think it will be to defrag the HDD, they have done it lately.

srry for extra post *kicks computer*

Edited, Fri Oct 15 14:14:02 2004

This update is needed... I've been having problems logging in to PlayOnline lately... even since the thing they did yesterday! Hopefully this one will fix the problems. Although I am a little upset they are doing it from noon-8pm where I live..

And has anyone heard any new on the Halloween in-game events yet?

Does it continue to shock anybody else that whenever there's maintenance, people make the same complaint about it? Frankly, I'm quite bothered that some of these constant complainers are still playing if they are so very put out by a little bit of time they can't spend killing rabbits. Anyway, before this post gets ridiculous, I'll leave it be.

The point is, just bloody deal with it, it's not going to stop.

Why, why, why, why, WHY does EVERY SINGLE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE happen during NA primetime? This is taking place from 11 to 7 for me, and on my day off!! Why can't the schedule a maintenace starting at about 4 PDT until 12 PDT for a change, and fix things while I'm asleep?

What is with all the maintenance lately? It seems that ever since the patch just before CoP's release, there's been a ton of maintenance and downtime. It's getting kinda ridiculous here.

Im going to call Playonline today and complain and get a free month.