Errr....probably already been said but I've had too much rum to care....launcher says 19th June, not 26th.

Dude you read it...if the powers that be read it too then mission successful.

Please note...I'm not just talking about the current scheduled maintenance. I can recall at least 3 weeks in the last couple of months where Australia has had 2 shutdowns per week during our prime time and so far ALL shutdowns occur during this period. With current timezone differences this is at 5pm AEST. I'm also not asking for miracles here....I know one post won't change anything, but if enough people voice a rational opinion, the right people start to listen.

I know that this topic has been hammered to death here but I feel the need to make my own post regarding the server down times we have been seeing of late. I will try to make this as quick and painless as possible. 1. I and many other patient fans of SWTOR understand that this is a new game and as such teething problems occur. 2. I and many other patient fans have been putting up with things the way they are for several weeks now, hoping that the frequency and length of server downtimes would improve. Some improvements have been seen in general length of the shutdowns. 3. I, for one, understand that staggering downtimes across the servers may create more problems than it solves as far as subscribers inundating the 'UP' servers when theirs goes down. BUT and this is a big 'but': 1. There has to be a more efficient way to do things. I am not going to second guess Bioware's methods but I work in I.T. and I'm telling you now, if my company had anywhere near this much down time we would lose all of our clients not to mention, our jobs. 2. Bioware need to review their scheduling for server downtimes. I am sure that many Australian players, like myself, are getting more than frustrated with the servers going down for 4 hours, twice a week during our prime time. Please consider this like you did the last European holiday and show us that you are thinking of your WHOLE player base. Is the Australia player base going to be compensated with 20% discount on subscriptions for the loss of the same percentage of prime time play? Doubtful, but at least give us a show of good faith here. 3. Please take steps to ensure that patch releases aren't just bug releases. I am sure that the Bioware staff are working as hard as they can and cudos go out for the great stuff you have done so far, but taking that extra day to test could make the difference between another shutdown and a happy player base. Please just listen Bioware. We love the game you have come out with and I for one am sticking by it. I hope that the guys and girls on staff can help that to not just be a short term answer. Good Luck and please justify the faith of your (so far) steadfast fans.