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Another down time with no consideration for EU

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Another down time with no consideration for EU

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HelinCarnate
12.31.2011 , 01:12 AM | #11
Acutally, if they didn't bother to consider EU, then the servers would go down around 6am central time, not 2am.
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Cerec
12.31.2011 , 01:12 AM | #12
Quote: Originally Posted by NemoSD View Post
If you think you are an expert of all IT systems, and know how to schedule updates of huge amounts of data across multiple databases in 2011 and 2012 and can do it faster, then I am sure they would love to offer you a job... after all it is not like it is in the best interest of their business to keep down times minimum and at times that inconvenience as few people as possible.
I think people wouldn't mind the downtime as much if they would not do all of the servers at the same time. Do the US servers during US "late night" and the EU servers during the EU "late night". (Same for Oceanic, once they add those servers.)

No one expects them to update and Q&A a patch fast across that many servers. However, I think it's reasonable for them to come up with another solution if they're going to do this EVERY WEEK.

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Acutally, if they didn't bother to consider EU, then the servers would go down around 6am central time, not 2am.
This is VERY true. 2am central is not at all good for west coast USA folks either. How many of you go to bed (quit playing) at midnight? ..lol.

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MatTripp
12.31.2011 , 01:13 AM | #13
This is the same complaint on every single mmo. Either the US or EU gets kind of shafted in the maintenance thing. It happens deal with it.
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Kharik
12.31.2011 , 01:13 AM | #14
Quote: Originally Posted by Trevalon View Post
This is why the rest of the world hates Americans...were all a bunch of freaking losers that care for nothing but ourselves..

I wonder how pissed the Americans would be if they started doing downtime from 3pm EST to 11pm EST every Tuesday?

God - we self-entitled Americans would flip our lids...

I feel bad for the EU's they pay just like we do...They should be refunded this time...
For the last ten years I've worked 3rd shift on the USEast coast.

Every MMO I've played in those ten years had their downtimes during my uptime. While off work, in the middle of the night, when I am wide awake and ready to play.

I didn't cry like a baby.

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Cerec
12.31.2011 , 01:15 AM | #15
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Every MMO I've played in those ten years had their downtimes during my uptime. While off work, in the middle of the night, when I am wide awake and ready to play.
EQ2 always updated their US and EU servers at different times to avoid all of this mess. So, with that model, you would still have a server to play on when you come home from work. Therefore, you should be on this bandwagon as well

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Jhulae
12.31.2011 , 01:15 AM | #16
They could do it like Blizzard does and take the servers down for 24 hours. Then *everybody* would be equally pissed off.

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Catchmeifucan
12.31.2011 , 01:16 AM | #17
Quote: Originally Posted by aznthecapn View Post
If they did server maintenance during US peak times, I'd make plans to do something else that day instead of playing. This is what adults do, regardless of nationality. They adjust. Its has nothing to do with self entitlement. Its about growing up and realizing that sometimes, stuff happens and we need to get over it instead of throwing a temper tantrum.
lmao


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HelinCarnate
12.31.2011 , 01:16 AM | #18
So down time is what, 8am to 4pm London time on a weekday? Yes I can see how that is the busiest time of the day over there.
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aznthecapn
12.31.2011 , 01:17 AM | #19
Quote: Originally Posted by Catchmeifucan View Post
lmao


Looks like you are throwing the tantrum
You don't read very well. Sad for you.

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Kharik
12.31.2011 , 01:17 AM | #20
Quote: Originally Posted by HelinCarnate View Post
So down time is what, 8am to 4pm London time on a weekday? Yes I can see how that is the busiest time of the day over there.
Duh. How dare you question a european - they are superior to the rest of us.