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Octavene Ares |
Posted - 2010.08.18 22:06:00 - [ 1]
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Does CCP remember that there is a substantial number of people that play this wonderful internet spaceship game from time zones other than EU and US?
Whose great idea was it to extend downtime on a Friday night for maintenance tasks? That is peak playtime for New Zealand, Australia and several other countries. As it is we always have to put up with DT during our peak playtime, but we have learned to live with that. Now we have yet another extended DT in our peak time....
I'm all for improving the performance of eve in general, but must it all be at the expense of one time zone?
Does this maintenance have to be done on a Friday and could all of us in this part of the world please have a reduced subscription fee considering we can't play as much as we would like?
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Crias Taylor
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation |
Posted - 2010.08.18 22:10:00 - [ 2]
Edited by: Crias Taylor on 18/08/2010 22:13:42
I don't think CCP can take sheep as payment. Don't worry irresponsible fiscal policies that hit Iceland will hit the US dollar as well in about 2012 as our debt is larger then our GDP so expect it to be more affordable. This assumes your parliament doesn't spend like they are at a casino too. |
Stick Cult |
Posted - 2010.08.18 22:11:00 - [ 3]
No matter what time it is, it's going to hit one timezone in it's primetime. |
Octavene Ares |
Posted - 2010.08.18 22:17:00 - [ 4]
 Originally by: Stick Cult
No matter what time it is, it's going to hit one timezone in it's primetime.
Sure agreed, and we have learned to live with DT being duirng our prime playtime. I don't want to drag out that old debate again. My point is why have extended DT on a Friday night? |
Mohojo |
Posted - 2010.08.18 22:19:00 - [ 5]
Because about 5% of even is from your timezone. Its better to have 5% complain then 85% |
Estel Arador |
Posted - 2010.08.18 22:19:00 - [ 6]
It's Friday night: go out and party. |
Goose99 |
Posted - 2010.08.18 23:02:00 - [ 7]
You get first dibs right after DT. Many ppl would love that, but can't get it.  |
Jita Alt666 |
Posted - 2010.08.18 23:14:00 - [ 8]
Originally by: Estel Arador
It's Friday night: go out and party.
Was going to support this view point - then I remembered we were talking about eve online players and partys in the same sentence. |
Breaker77
Gallente
Reclamation Industries |
Posted - 2010.08.18 23:14:00 - [ 9]
Originally by: Mohojo
Its better to have 5% complain then 85%
So 10% don't care? |
Brannor McThife
Stimulus
Rote Kapelle |
Posted - 2010.08.18 23:18:00 - [ 10]
Originally by: Goose99
You get first dibs right after DT. Many ppl would love that, but can't get it.
You do realize that within 30 minutes of DT there are over 20k people online? Not much space for "first dibs"... Thing is, extending DT often means no EvE for many of us on this side of the world. If DT was moved to the IDL (Internation Date Line) timezone or something close to there... Fact is, for me, 2 nights this week are EvE-less nights now. Sure, I get to continue training, but I miss out on actually having fun and making ISKies. Extended DT on a Friday is going to be such a laugh for me if things go wrong and it impacts the US/EU playerbase. -G |
Nika Dekaia |
Posted - 2010.08.18 23:19:00 - [ 11]
If only it was friday today^^ |
GarbleGarble |
Posted - 2010.08.18 23:40:00 - [ 12]
No one is scared of Crocodile Dundee anymore and your President Bob Irwin got pawned by a sting ray. We don't have to listen to your complaining before you get a new government. |
Brannor McThife
Stimulus
Rote Kapelle |
Posted - 2010.08.18 23:41:00 - [ 13]
Originally by: GarbleGarble
We don't have to listen to your complaining before you get a new government.
Which, amazingly, happens on Saturday...  -G |
Grez
Neo Spartans
Laconian Syndicate |
Posted - 2010.08.18 23:45:00 - [ 14]
You guys do realise that DT is done at the best time for the people who do it, and not for which time zone it leasts affects, right? Right?! |
San Severina
Minmatar |
Posted - 2010.08.18 23:46:00 - [ 15]
I support the OP's whining 100%, DT should be moved and hour later at least 2 hours would be good, I don't see why Dt has to be in peak playtime for anyone in any timezone!
DT hits me and all East Coast Aussies at 9 PM FFS.
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Amber Accelerando |
Posted - 2010.08.18 23:49:00 - [ 16]
Originally by: Grez
You guys do realise that DT is done at the best time for the people who do it, and not for which time zone it leasts affects, right? Right?!
That's just not true Buddy, please don't make stuff up just so you can post - GTFO! |
Grez
Neo Spartans
Laconian Syndicate |
Posted - 2010.08.18 23:52:00 - [ 17]
Edited by: Grez on 18/08/2010 23:53:57 Originally by: Amber Accelerando
Originally by: Grez
You guys do realise that DT is done at the best time for the people who do it, and not for which time zone it leasts affects, right? Right?!
That's just not true Buddy, please don't make stuff up just so you can post - GTFO!
You are seriously derp... DT happens at the time it does so that the developers who work on the database and oversee the cleanup jobs that go on, etc, are there to do it at that time. Do you REALLY want a developer to be there at god-knows-what-hour in the morning just so you can have a slightly delayed DT? So he can be super tired, not know what button's he's pushing, etc? No you don't. Also, L2****ingReadTheForums. The informations all there. www.eve-search.com. ****ing nabs who think they know everything  . If you're a troll, well played. If not, boy-o-boy has the general IQ of people posting on the forum gone down... |
Gekko N |
Posted - 2010.08.19 00:00:00 - [ 18]
As a player in NZ, I don't think its that big of a deal. Sure, DT occurs at 11pm local time ( then 12am when daylight savings changes ), but the extended downtimes are a rare occurrence, so I don't think its too much of an issue.
As was said above, no matter what time DT occurs, its going to impact some people, and as was also said, NZ and AU players are a small minority of the player base ( just like EvE forum posters ).
I doubt that CCP dont care about non US/EU players ( money is money after all ), its just that we are small in number, so the smallest number of the total playerbase are affected when DT or maintenance occurs.
The upshot of our timezone is that when we usually play, most eve players have been tucked into bed by mummy/mommy and daddy, all snug in their PJ's, dreaming little dreams of griefing and trolling and piwate-ing in EvE, and all the other things most little wee piwate kiddies dweam about. Awww, so cute. Little tikes... |
San Severina
Minmatar |
Posted - 2010.08.19 00:11:00 - [ 19]
Originally by: Jita Alt666
Originally by: San Severina
I support the OP's whining 100%, DT should be moved and hour later at least 2 hours would be good, I don't see why Dt has to be in peak playtime for anyone in any timezone!
DT hits me and all East Coast Aussies at 9 PM FFS.
Your forgetting the growing Indonessian Eve Online Communnity, the well established Maylaysian Eve Online Community and the roleplaying fanatical Thai eve Online community.
Typical anglo-saxon self centric colonial attitudes.
Few points, a) Who said I was Anglo? b) I'm not forgetting anyone, I was merely stating the case for those of us who live EastCoast Australia c) I can tell from your post (quoted) that you are obviously challenged & "special" so I'll leave it there! Have a nice day :D |
Amber Accelerando |
Posted - 2010.08.19 00:19:00 - [ 20]
Edited by: Amber Accelerando on 19/08/2010 00:19:43 Quote:
You are seriously derp... DT happens at the time it does so that the developers who work on the database and oversee the cleanup jobs that go on, etc, are there to do it at that time.
Do you REALLY want a developer to be there at god-knows-what-hour in the morning just so you can have a slightly delayed DT? So he can be super tired, not know what button's he's pushing, etc? No you don't.
You obviously have some very pressing personal issues, good luck with that! Now when you grow up and get a Job you'll learn that the workplace operates 24/7. Especially the jobs you'll be doing that involve touching ***** with your bare hands :D Have a nice day! edit; quote fix. |
Grez
Neo Spartans
Laconian Syndicate |
Posted - 2010.08.19 00:25:00 - [ 21]
Originally by: Amber Accelerando
Edited by: Amber Accelerando on 19/08/2010 00:19:43
Quote:
You are seriously derp... DT happens at the time it does so that the developers who work on the database and oversee the cleanup jobs that go on, etc, are there to do it at that time.
Do you REALLY want a developer to be there at god-knows-what-hour in the morning just so you can have a slightly delayed DT? So he can be super tired, not know what button's he's pushing, etc? No you don't.
You obviously have some very pressing personal issues, good luck with that! Now when you grow up and get a Job you'll learn that the workplace operates 24/7. Especially the jobs you'll be doing that involve touching ***** with your bare hands :D
Have a nice day!
edit; quote fix.
No, just tired and annoyed at you telling me to GTFO when what I said was entirely the truth - srs, www.eve-search.com. When you get a job in operations (like I have), you'll learn that a lot of the time, engineers and data centre employee's don't tend to work 24/7 (at least, not the ones you usually need when **** goes **** up - which it always will (Murphy's law (I wouldn't expect you to know this though))). They do DT when they do, because they have all the staff and resources available at that time (like I stated). That's the only reason DT is when it is, and as I've said three times now, all the info is available on the forums. You'll have to search for it though. Have fun not searching and refusing to learn ;). |
Jita Alt666 |
Posted - 2010.08.19 00:27:00 - [ 22]
The attitudes displayed in this thread illustrate why a Welsh woman and an English man are fighting to be next prime minister in Australia |
Amber Accelerando |
Posted - 2010.08.19 00:56:00 - [ 23]
Edited by: Amber Accelerando on 19/08/2010 01:00:37 Quote:
They do DT when they do, because they have all the staff and resources available at that time (like I stated). That's the only reason DT is when it is, and as I've said three times now, all the info is available on the forums. You'll have to search for it though.
What I am saying is CCP should change that time so DT doesn't happen at 9PM for us Aussies. I'm sure "all the resources and staff" are available at less inconvenient times. Are you seriously suggesting that 1100GMT is the only time CCP can manage a Daily Downtime Maintenance Program? Really GTFO! I mean WTF is your problem anyway, what do you care? And WTF do believe everything you read on these forums posted by CCP as absolute Gospel Truth? I mean really GTFO! You're coming across as some kind of sorry loser dude. sorry, just saying - you know! |
Amanda Mor
Gallente |
Posted - 2010.08.19 01:18:00 - [ 24]
Nobody cares b/c you have too small a population and are in a crappy timezone. Us Canadians are also too small to care about, but we, at least, had the foresight to live in the same timezone as the US. Just kangaroo-hop your country 5000km to the right and you'll be fine... Originally by: Crias Taylor
I don't think CCP can take sheep as payment. Don't worry irresponsible fiscal policies that hit Iceland will hit the US dollar as well in about 2012 as our debt is larger then our GDP so expect it to be more affordable. This assumes your parliament doesn't spend like they are at a casino too.
Glenn Beck alt spotted. Originally by: GarbleGarble
No one is scared of Crocodile Dundee anymore and your President Bob Irwin got pawned by a sting ray. We don't have to listen to your complaining before you get a new government.
It's Steve Irwin noob. And he wasn't the President of Australia - he was the Minister of the Environment. |
Amber Accelerando |
Posted - 2010.08.19 01:37:00 - [ 25]
Quote:
It's Steve Irwin noob. And he wasn't the President of Australia - he was the Minister of the Environment.
He was Awesome & every single Australian loved him! Without exception. He was our Greatest Ambassador.  |
Amanda Mor
Gallente |
Posted - 2010.08.19 01:40:00 - [ 26]
Originally by: Amber Accelerando
Quote:
It's Steve Irwin noob. And he wasn't the President of Australia - he was the Minister of the Environment.
He was Awesome & every single Australian loved him! Without exception. He was our Greatest Ambassador.
Dude, everyone in the world loved that guy, he was great. However, I didn't know that he was an ambassador as well - a true Renaissance man. Have you declared a vendetta against stingrays yet? How's that going? |
Tavin Aikisen
Caldari
Revenent Defence Corperation
Ishuk-Raata Enforcement Directive |
Posted - 2010.08.19 01:42:00 - [ 27]
EVE is a true global MMO where you can honestly say someone will suffer when extended downtime occurs. Given that regular downtime never hits an hour anyway, I'm not too fussed.
Look at the bright side, as others have pointed out, at least all your waypoints will be pirate free and asteroid belts replenished! :) |
III ZiggyBang
Amarr |
Posted - 2010.08.19 01:47:00 - [ 28]
Originally by: Crias Taylor
Edited by: Crias Taylor on 18/08/2010 22:13:42
I don't think CCP can take sheep as payment. Don't worry irresponsible fiscal policies that hit Iceland will hit the US dollar as well in about 2012 as our debt is larger then our GDP so expect it to be more affordable. This assumes your parliament doesn't spend like they are at a casino too.
You're getting Government confused with Financial Institutions me thinks, not that it's relevant here BTW. |
Ben Derindar
Dirty Deeds Corp.
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Posted - 2010.08.19 02:04:00 - [ 29]
Originally by: Octavene Ares
Does CCP remember that there is a substantial number of people that play this wonderful internet spaceship game from time zones other than EU and US?
Except that there isn't. Not compared to said EU & US timezones. Sooooo... HTFU? /Ben |
Rematusen |
Posted - 2010.08.19 02:43:00 - [ 30]
Lets make the aussies their own server like the chinese then that way we dont have to listen to that god awful accent or be bothered with their sh IT ty play. |
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