News: PlayOnline: Server Maintenance April 17 - Final Fantasy XI

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PlayOnline: Server Maintenance April 17

Posted by: Cuer - Thu Apr 13th, 2006 04:10 pm EDT

[Update Monday, April 17: File size for patch added; the patch is 52MB for PC users who also have Chains of Promathia installed, beyond the pre-patch data downloaded on April 12. This is the largest FFXI patch to date.]

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: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
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