Restoration of Game Services (Mar. 22)

[Elvaanmage]

Restoration of Game Services (Mar. 22)

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

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

 

[Shirai]

http://www.eosun.org/forum/showthread.php?t=77673&p=1129609#post1129609 :?

 

[Elizara]

I was telling some people yesterday when word got out that you could actually ping some of the FFXI/FFXIV servers that Square was revving the engines. (Think idling car) In other words, they were testing it out a bit but the car wasn't going anywhere, so to speak.

Good thing it isn't summer yet since they had to shut down air conditioning to get the servers back, but I'll see you guys in game Friday, and wish me luck on beating Secret of Mana!

 

[Xalioniaf]

One of them was posted on PoL, the other on the Lodestone.
Technically, they are different announcements. Also no one likes replying to the FFXIVCore robot because he's cold and made of steel.

 

[meeze]

About damn time.