Temporary Suspension of the Services Due to an Earthquake

First, nice avatar ruler.

Second, thanks for posting this. I was afraid this would happen, but that's how it goes.

All we can do is try to enjoy some time away from the game and send our wishes to Japan. It makes perfect sense that they are doing this. hopefully it clears up in the next few months

If anyone is interested in helping, there are a few topics on the official POL forums, but this seems to have the most info:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/1745-Petition-To-Have-S-E-Add-a-Donation-quot-Add-On-quot-to-PoL

Also a good number of people are taking the freebe that SE is offering and donating it the Red Cross instead. I might just do the same. ^^

tifaia wrote:

First, nice avatar ruler.

Thanks. Is it actually animated on your screen? It was actually working on my side when I uploaded it but to me it seems to have froze now.

RulerofDarkness wrote:

Update:
It seems POL MAY be down for longer than a week...

Tokyo Electric embarks on power rationing, to last through April

Which is probably why they're giving us a month for free.

And nope. Not animated on my end. Though seeing it on the admin panel, it's hilarious!

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Below is an update regarding the temporary suspension of the FINAL FANTASY XIV, FINAL FANTASY XI, and PlayOnline services.

Originally, we announced that the services will be temporarily suspended for about a week starting on Mar. 13, 2011 3:00 (PDT). However, due to ongoing issues with the lack of energy, we have decided to extend the suspension until Mar. 22, 2011 (JST). We will re-evaluate the situation on Mar. 22, 2011 (JST) and provide everyone with another update regarding this matter.

We deeply apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and thank you for your continued understanding of this unusual situation.

[Date & Time]
From Mar. 13, 2011 3:00 (PDT)

[Affected Service]
- FINAL FANTASY XIV
- FINAL FANTASY XI
- PlayOnline

* The following services, normally accessible from the official PlayOnline homepage (http://www.playonline.com/), will be unavailable during this time.

- Friend List Plus
- FINAL FANTASY XI Linkshell Community Beta Version
- PlayOnline Friend List Application
- Community Site Link Registration: Owner Menu

* Additionally, the following types of support will also be temporarily unavailable:
- PlayOnline Password Recovery
- PlayOnline Account Cancellation
- All activities requiring the confirmation of personal information

Clickety Click

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However, due to ongoing issues with the lack of energy, we have decided to extend the suspension until Mar. 22, 2011 (JST).

Here's to hoping they are back up Tuesday.

Good time to point out that Dissidia 012 is releasing the same day...maybe. >.>

hopefully we come back up soon... I'm going through fishing withdrawals... I could be level 100 by now >.>

That reminds me, is the bet with Bry still on during the lack of gameplay? lol

his deadline ended before the server shutdown I got my full body massage lol

Soraia wrote:

his deadline ended before the server shutdown I got my full body massage lol

Haha! I hope he wore a dress to work. We demand pictures!

FUKUSHIMA: Reactors 5 & 6 Have Been Shut Down; Pressure Under Control At 3; Progress At 1, 2 & 4

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A series of hopeful news announced by the Nuclear Industrial & Safety Agency (via VOA's Steve Herman).

Reactors 5 & 6 reached cold shutdown today. Pressure is under control at reactor 3, and there is no need for more radioactive venting at the moment. They are attaching a power line to reactor 4, and the fuel rods are being cooled by external water spray. Seawater is being pumped into reactors 1 and 2.

Deputy chief cabinet secretary Tetsuro Fukuyama said reactors 1-4 are "showing signs of improvement." He also said he would feed his kids spinach and water from the area -- and that they don't drink milk anyway, according to VOA.

As a show of faith, Prime Minister Kan will visit within 20 kilometers of the plant tomorrow, according to Kyoto.

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○Implementation plan of rolling blackouts from Tuesday, March 22nd to
Sunday, 27th,

Please refer to the exhibit 2 for detailed plan.

●The actual blackout period for each group is planned to be maximum
about3 hours during the relevant scheduled time period.
●Starting and ending time of blackout periods will slightly differ
day by day.
●Depending on the supply-demand balance hereafter, planned blackouts may
not be carried out. Moreover, in case the electricity supply-demand
balance becomes tighter than expected, we will reconsider the rolling
blackout plan and inform you accordingly before we implement
the revised plan.
●A blackout may occur in the adjacent areas where the planned blackouts
are carried out.

[Others]
●In order to prevent fires, please make sure to switch off electric
appliances such as hair driers when you leaving home.
●Please carefully pay attention to the traffic at the crossings in
case the traffic lights are suddenly turned off.

[Improvement in implementing planned blackouts]
●In principle, we will implement the planned blackouts based on
the current manner. However, we do realize that there is room for
improvement. Therefore, we will continue to consider and improve
implementation manners from the customers' point of view.

deanndrea wrote:

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Implementation plan of rolling blackouts from Tuesday, March 22nd to
Sunday, 27th,

Please refer to the exhibit 2 for detailed plan.

●The actual blackout period for each group is planned to be maximum
about3 hours during the relevant scheduled time period.
●Starting and ending time of blackout periods will slightly differ
day by day.
●Depending on the supply-demand balance hereafter, planned blackouts may
not be carried out. Moreover, in case the electricity supply-demand
balance becomes tighter than expected, we will reconsider the rolling
blackout plan and inform you accordingly before we implement
the revised plan.
●A blackout may occur in the adjacent areas where the planned blackouts
are carried out.

[Others]
●In order to prevent fires, please make sure to switch off electric
appliances such as hair driers when you leaving home.
●Please carefully pay attention to the traffic at the crossings in
case the traffic lights are suddenly turned off.

[Improvement in implementing planned blackouts]
●In principle, we will implement the planned blackouts based on
the current manner. However, we do realize that there is room for
improvement. Therefore, we will continue to consider and improve
implementation manners from the customers' point of view.

FTFY

Also that is the electric company over there yes, but, you could be stating that a bit early since SE did announce they would only "re-evaluate" the situation on the 22nd. Until then, there is no telling what will happen. SE may not have the black-outs by then and that could just be a statement to the general public similar to the one I posted a few days back. Though more than likely SE will just announce on the 22nd that it is being extended to the 27th. xD

I was reading that earlier today also Ruler. Tokyo and even as far east as Gifu are experiencing rolling blackouts. So I wouldn't be surprised if servers were suspended for a little longer.

tifaia wrote:

I was reading that earlier today also Ruler. Tokyo and even as far east as Gifu are experiencing rolling blackouts. So I wouldn't be surprised if servers were suspended for a little longer.

Yah and Dea posted it first, I just fixed her quoting. What I was saying though is that since it's not an official announcement from SE itself, you can't go just on it. Sure it's the company that controls SE's power but it would best to wait for word from SE. Which again, they will most likely say "Extended till 27th or w/e".

straight from SE so you cant bitch about it this time:

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/polnews/news20551.shtml

Mar. 22, 2011 04:30 [PDT] From: PlayOnline


Restoration of Game Services (Mar. 22)



As part of power conservation measures enacted following the Tohoku earthquake, our game servers were shut down on Mar. 13, 2011 3:00 (PDT) and services for FINAL FANTASY XIV, FINAL FANTASY XI, and PlayOnline (hereafter referred to as "these services") were temporarily suspended. We have determined a date for the restoration of these services, and would like to share this information with you.

Operating the servers for these services makes up 11.6% of the total power consumed by our Tokyo office (based on February 2011 records). We have shut down our air conditioning system (8.8%) and enacted other power conservation measures, such as reducing lighting in our offices, to achieve over 10% in energy usage reductions. With these energy saving measures in place, we will be able to bring our servers back online and restore service to FINAL FANTASY XIV, FINAL FANTASY XI, and PlayOnline on Mar. 25, 2011 4:00 (PDT). All other services, such as those offered on the PlayOnline website, that were temporarily suspended will also be restored at the same time. Please be aware, however, that we may once again be required to suspend services in the event that the power situation worsens.

We offer our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused by the temporary suspension of these services, and thank you for your understanding. As noted in our original notice regarding the suspension of these services, customers will not be charged any monthly fees for FINAL FANTASY XI throughout the April billing cycle.

We at the Square Enix group are trying to act in a proactive manner in order to provide support towards the relief and restoration efforts in the face of this unprecedented disaster while providing reliable service to our customers, and we thank you for your understanding and support.

lol poor dea. /comfort

Calendar has been updated as well as the LS topic regarding events:

https://lifestream-ls.rpg-board.net/t550-notifcation-to-members-regarding-march-13-25#1305

First of all, I wasn't bitching about your last post. I was simply pointing out the possibility of it being flawed since it wasn't from SE. But, if that's what you call bitching then so be it.

Since this one is from SE, it is a hell of a lot more believable. With SE stating it is the 25th, this proves the other one was flawed for the sake of FFXI and XIV.

Info is info. Great to see we are coming back online on the 25th. truthfully id rather keep severs down until they have constancy in terms of power distribution. Though im sure at this point they are getting worried about us too

Downgrading this to a normal posting as the servers are back up.