grandmthethird Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 i don't know why your hung up on this 3 day thing. they never said we would get 3 days. they said 3 days would be enough. and they only said that to dispel the 2 week rumor started by trolls trying to dishearten ppl. so what they were trying to say is you have no longer than a 3 day wait for 1.2 after the release date is announced. i bet they're having a rigt old laugh at this. not in their wildest dreams could they imagine pp; would QQ about what was sposed to be a pleasant surpised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSchmo Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I love watching people dissect if it was 3 days notice or not... Hour by hour. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvig Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Why the sudden change to 10pm as a downtime? You've already alienated the West Coast, New Zealand and Australia in the past, by shutting down at Midnight, now, you gotta screw over the West even more, and go at 10pm? The downtime is 8 hours, same as every other downtime. Why the early shutdown? Why move it more into primetime? Oh, and @StephenReid....3 days notice? Looks like about a 1 day notice to me, but then again, they didn't teach them new fangled math-e-ma-matics at my grade school, high school or college. I haven't read any post other then yours OP so I don't know if this was mentioned yet, but the logical reason is probably so that if it runs later then 8 hours, it's not eating too far into the morning of the 12th. 1.2 is obviously a larger patch then the ones between 1.1 and 1.2, even the ones that ran 8 hours. They are just covering their bases. Anyway, no matter what time they pick, SOMEONE will be inconveinced somewhere. I don't think their intention is to alienate anyone. I'm IN the Pacific timezone so I'm in one of the areas you claim will be "alienated". I can handle that the game will get pulled down at 10pm, and yes I often do play past 10pm Pacific time. But then again I don't assume that a MMO with a fairly large player base is going to base everything on my personal schedule and needs either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italky Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Why the sudden change to 10pm as a downtime? You've already alienated the West Coast, New Zealand and Australia in the past, by shutting down at Midnight, now, you gotta screw over the West even more, and go at 10pm? The downtime is 8 hours, same as every other downtime. Why the early shutdown? Why move it more into primetime? Oh, and @StephenReid....3 days notice? Looks like about a 1 day notice to me, but then again, they didn't teach them new fangled math-e-ma-matics at my grade school, high school or college. Go outside. Its fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matte_Black Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 My guess is that they are trying to leave as much room as possible for delays and potential glitches that could crop up. Shutting down a little "early" is way more preferrable than the PR backlash if the game were not playable by the next afternoon. This gives them time for a second shot if there is a big problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malvorno Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) I love watching people dissect if it was 3 days notice or not... Hour by hour. Lol glad to know I'm not the only one here! This thread in general is pretty entertaining. Can't wait til the servers are down, I'll stay up all night on the forums to watch the QQ Edited April 11, 2012 by Malvorno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmthethird Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 glad to know I'm not the only one here! This thread in general is pretty entertaining. Can't wait til the servers are dow, I'll stay up all night on the forums to watch the QQ lol you mean you will sleep when the game goes live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kthx Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 This thread in general is pretty entertaining. Can't wait til the servers are dow, I'll stay up all night on the forums to watch the QQ If there only was a way to access the General Discussion forum from within the game, they wouldn't need any other minigames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthSublimitas Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Meh I don't care - could be at 6pm lol! I still can play Rift, WoW or EQ2 so I got all my bases covered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Zone Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 glad to know I'm not the only one here! This thread in general is pretty entertaining. Can't wait til the servers are down, I'll stay up all night on the forums to watch the QQ Not me. My lady and I have a... ahem..... date planned for when the servers go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Zone Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 If there only was a way to access the General Discussion forum from within the game, they wouldn't need any other minigames. EVE's ingame web browser gets this site just fine. Helps relieve the boredom when I'm pulling guard at the Wormhole entrance, and I can still hear if someone enters the Wormhole. Lets me react quickly. And when I was in there last night while some of the guys in the Corp were running Sleeper sites, I was LOLing about this thread. After the run was over, posted the more outlandish QQs for them in chat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kthx Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) EVE's ingame web browser gets this site just fine. Eve Online = the only MMO I've played that felt like having a second job. Glad you found a way to keep yourself entertained. I used to listen to Eve-radio stations. Edited April 11, 2012 by Kthx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkiii Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Bioware is making adjustments to the game to make it better but it conflicts with my gaming schedule? TO THE FORUMS! WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Go outside. Have dinner with your family for a change. Call your friends and let them know you are still alive. The game will be here for you when you get back, I promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayln Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 You would think that Bioware could have taken 5 min to call me and ask me when the most convenient time for me would be for them to update to patch 1.2 After all, it is all about me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferroz Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) Really? At what point did I say they got 3 days notice?It's implied in the leading sentences. Ok then, if a business day is 9 till 5. There are the equivalent of exactly 3 business days in one 24 hour day. So if there was 1.4111 there was the equivalent of 4.2333 days notice.Actually, there are exactly 0 or 1 business days in each 24 hour day. Business days are days of the week excepting Saturday and Sunday and public holidays. For each individual, time accounting for the business day lasts from 9am to 5pm for their given timezone. So for the op (who's pacific time), it's ~1.5 business days of notice. My point was that argument was irrelevant, silly and pointless.If you'll note, the first term is the one I ascribed to your argument as the correct label. You should have used one of those terms rather than pedantic (which is an incorrect label). Edited April 11, 2012 by ferroz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSchmo Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 glad to know I'm not the only one here! This thread in general is pretty entertaining. Can't wait til the servers are down, I'll stay up all night on the forums to watch the QQ Yep. I loved the post where someone broke the 3 days down to decimals staring from the exact time they told us the date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balrizangor Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Nope. 4th or 5th. And in the other MMO's I played, the downtime was a consistent day, and a consistent time. So you could schedule around it. Seriously ... Schedule your life around a game?? Really??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferroz Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Seriously ... Schedule your life around a game?? Really???No, I'm pretty sure he's talking about scheduling your game playing around it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmthethird Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Seriously ... Schedule your life around a game?? Really??? my bro has always scheduled his holidays with expansion releases for EQ2 before swtor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GooseGrims Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Sigh, you wanted the release date now you have it now you QQ about downtime when does it stop because the OP is the one doing all the complaining? i hate how ppl like you take 1 persons opinion and bash then cause of what others have said. and they have a valid point we were told we would have notice, every other patch has been on a tuesday why bring this one out of left field and release on a thursday? and as a person who lives on the west coast this does piss me off, i usally go to bed around 12-1 now im gonna be sitting around watching old tv shows or movies. and to anyone that will say "get a life" only a few of my friends go out that late and they go to bars. i dont drink and i only have an M1 liceanse so cant be the driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Zone Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Eve Online = the only MMO I've played that felt like having a second job. Glad you found a way to keep yourself entertained. I used to listen to Eve-radio stations. So do I if I don't have to listen for the hum of someone jumping into the WH. Ahh, sitting 35 klicks off the WH entrance while cloaked up and my mouse cursor hovering over the Bomb Launcher. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayln Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Yep. I loved the post where someone broke the 3 days down to decimals staring from the exact time they told us the date. And people wonder why Bioware does not provide information until it is cast in stone, and just before release. It is what this community demands, regardless if they are aware that is what they are demanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstealer Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Not me. My lady and I have a... ahem..... date planned for when the servers go down. Eeewwwww spare us anymore... we get it.. SWTOR servers go down, another game server goes up..... nuiff said ... ENJOY your up/down time and we'll see back over on the flipside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treehugginsanta Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Seriously? I've played a couple MMO, and several other games that as always have large patches coming out and i think this is the first time i've seen a "QQ I CANT PLAY" thread BECAUSE of downtime... Get a life, go do something else instead of complaining that you always get screwed on downtime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Zone Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Eeewwwww spare us anymore... we get it.. SWTOR servers go down, another game server goes up..... nuiff said ... ENJOY your up/down time and we'll see back over on the flipside Yep. Up down up down for quite a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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