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News Item: POL Server Maint. April 17

From: Cuer
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Posted: 2006-04-13 16:12:34

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PlayOnline: Server Maintenance April 17

From:PlayOnline
Apr. 13, 2006 10:33 [PDT]

PlayOnline Server Maintenance (Apr. 17)

At the following time we will be conducting PlayOnline server maintenance. During this period, FINAL FANTASY XI and Tetra Master will be unavailable.

The Friend List Plus feature, as well as the Q&A feature accessible from the official PlayOnline homepage (http://www.playonline.com/) will be unavailable as well.

We thank you for your understanding and patience.

[Date & Time]
Apr. 17, 2006 from 10:00 to 20:00 (PDT)
*Maintenance completion time may be subject to change.

[Maintenance Details]
Part of server equipment will be exchanged.

[Affected Services]
PlayOnline

Official PlayOnline Announcement

From:PlayOnline
Apr. 13, 2006 10:06 [PDT]

Registration Server Maintenance (Apr. 17)

At the following time, we will be performing PlayOnline registration server maintenance.

During this time, users will receive an error or a message indicating that maintenance is being conducted upon registering or unsubscribing PlayOnline accounts, review or update member information, or review, purchase, cancel, or reactivate Content IDs.

Also the PlayOnline Information Center will be unable to provide the following services during the maintenance.

- Reissuing PlayOnline password
- Recovery of deleted characters
- Other processes that require confirmation of customer information.

Thank you for your patience.

[Date & Time]
Apr. 17, 2006 from 1:00 to 19:00 (PDT)

*Maintenance completion time may be subject to change.

[Affected Services]
PlayOnline

Official PlayOnline Announcement

From: Cuer
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Posted: 2006-04-14 14:54:14

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This has been changed around nicely; they're not doing the Registration server maintenance, but instead the main content patch will be going in on the 17th.

From:FINAL FANTASY XI
Apr. 14, 2006 04:15 [PDT]

FINAL FANTASY XI Server Maintenance (Apr. 17)

At the following time, we will be performing a preparatory version update for "Treasures of Aht Urhgan." We will also be performing PlayOnline server maintenance at the same time. During this period, PlayOnline and FINAL FANTASY XI will be unavailable.

Thank you for your patience.

*The client software will also be updated at this time. Once this maintenance is completed, the client update will start automatically after logging back into FINAL FANTASY XI. Please follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

*You may receive errors such as POL-1160 or POL-0010 during the download process due to heavy server traffic. If you are unable to access the update, we ask that you please wait a while and then try again.

* "Treasures of Aht Urhgan" content will be active simultaneously in all regions from April 19, 2006 (PDT). You will not be able to access the "Treasures of Aht Urhgan" content until then.

[Affected Period]
Apr. 17, 2006 from 10:00 to 20:00 (PDT)
*Maintenance completion time may be subject to change.

[Affected Services]
FINAL FANTASY XI

Official PlayOnline Announcement

From:PlayOnline
Apr. 13, 2006 10:33 [PDT]

PlayOnline Server Maintenance (Apr. 17)

At the following time we will be conducting PlayOnline server maintenance. During this period, FINAL FANTASY XI and Tetra Master will be unavailable.

The "Friend List Plus" feature, as well as the "Q&A" feature accessible from the official PlayOnline homepage (http://www.playonline.com/) will be unavailable as well.

We thank you for your understanding and patience.

[Date & Time]
Apr. 17, 2006 from 10:00 to 20:00 (PDT)
*Maintenance completion time may be subject to change.

[Maintenance Details]
Part of server equipment will be exchanged.

[Important Update Details]
-The Xbox 360 version will be compatible with the official service.
-The "Delete All Messages" and "Delete All Selected Messages" features will be added.
-The "File Repair" feature, which repairs corrupted files found through "File Check", will be added.

Other minor issues will be addressed.

[Affected Services]
PlayOnline

*Additional information was added on Apr. 13, 2006 21:30 PDT

Official PlayOnline Announcement

From: Cuer
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Posted: 2006-04-17 08:56:13

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From:FINAL FANTASY XI
Apr. 17, 2006 04:00 [PDT]

File Size for Apr. 17 Update

An update for FINAL FANTASY XI is currently scheduled for Apr. 17, 2006. Approximate file sizes and installation times for this update are shown below.

[File size for clients with "Chains of Promathia" installed.]

"PlayStation 2" Version
Downloadable file size: 26MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users
Volume check: 8 minutes
Download / Unzip: 1 hour, 38 minutes
Installation: 4 minutes, 30 seconds
Total: About 1 hour, 50 minutes, 30 seconds

>>DSL (1Mbps) users
Volume check: 5 minutes, 30 seconds
Download / Unzip: 16 minutes
Installation: 4 minutes, 30 seconds
Total: About 26 minutes

Windows Version
Downloadable file size: 52MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users
Volume check: 11 minutes, 30 seconds
Download / Unzip: 2 hours
Installation: 2 minutes
Total: About 2 hours, 13 minutes, 30 seconds
>>DSL (1Mbps) users
Volume check: 6 minutes, 30 seconds
Download / Unzip: 11 minutes
Installation: 2 minutes
Total: About 19 minutes, 30 seconds

[File size for clients without "Chains of Promathia" installed.]

"PlayStation 2" Version
Downloadable file size: 15MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users
Volume check: 7 minutes
Download / Unzip: 1 hour, 7 minutes
Installation: 2 minutes, 30 seconds
Total: About 1 hour, 16 minutes, 30 seconds

>>DSL (1Mbps) users
Volume check: 4 minute, 30 seconds
Download / Unzip: 12 minutes
Installation: 2 minutes, 30 seconds
Total: About 19 minutes

Windows Version
Downloadable file size: 24MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users
Volume check: 10 minutes, 30 seconds
Download / Unzip: 1 hour, 40 minutes
Installation: 1 minute, 30 seconds
Total: About 1 hour, 52 minutes

>>DSL (1Mbps) users
Volume check: 5 minutes, 30 seconds
Download / Unzip: 7 minutes
Installation: 1 minute, 30 seconds
Total: About 14 minutes

*Please note that the above times are for reference only. Download times depend on individual users' network environment and may vary from those shown above. Also, this update will require more time if previous version updates were not completed.

Official PlayOnline Announcement

From: Cuer
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Posted: 2006-04-17 19:25:54

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Servers are back up, FFXI isn't up until 20:00 PDT:

From:PlayOnline
Apr. 17, 2006 16:00 [PDT]

PlayOnline Maintenance Completed (Apr. 17)

The PlayOnline server maintenance scheduled to end on Apr 17, 2006 20:00(PDT) is now complete.

Both PlayOnline and Tetra Master are now available.

The following services are also now available on the official PlayOnline website:

- Friend List Plus
- PlayOnline Friend List Application
- Search Q&A
- Contact Us
- Community Sites

Both FINAL FANTASY XI and the Return Home to Vana'diel Campaign will not be available until 20:00(PDT).

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Official PlayOnline Announcement

From: mrreinhardt Guest Posted: 2006-04-17 19:29:31	Reply Quote
sounds like they're ahead schedule for once, maybe we'll be able to get in sooner, provided no error messages

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