Well The Day Is Set....

Mar. 18, 2010 08:00 [PDT] From: FINAL FANTASY XI
All Worlds Maintenance (Mar. 22)

At the following time, we will be performing FINAL FANTASY XI maintenance on all worlds to accompany the version update and implementation of a World Merge. Along with this maintenance, we will also be performing maintenance on the FINAL FANTASY XI Linkshell Community beta version.

During this period, both FINAL FANTASY XI and the FINAL FANTASY XI Linkshell Community beta version will be unavailable.

Thank you for your patience and understanding in this matter.

* This maintenance will be accompanied by a version update. After maintenance is complete, the update will automatically begin after you press the "Play" button. After that, please follow the instructions on the 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.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in making this a smooth version update.

* During this maintenance, a World Merge will be implemented.

Source World Destination World

Fairy -> Sylph
Kujata -> Valefor
Remora -> Leviathan
Midgardsormr -> Quetzarcoatl
Hades -> Cerberus
Seraph -> Bismarck
Garuda -> Lakshmi
Pandemonium -> Asura

We ask that all players on any source world retrieve all items stored in the Delivery Box or Auction House.

For more details regarding the World Merge, please refer to "Announcing the World Merge" in the Information section.

* the World Transfer Service, which is currently suspended, will reinstate service after the completion of registration server maintenance, which is scheduled to take place following the FINAL FANTASY XI maintenance. For more details, please refer to "Registration Server Maintenance (Mar. 22)."

* The schedule for the reinstatement of the Character Reactivation Service, which is currently suspended, will be announced at another time.

* Update details will be available on Mar. 22, 2010.

[Date & Time]
Mar. 22, 2010 from 8:00 to 20:00 (PDT)
* Maintenance completion time may be subject to change.


source http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/polnews/news18443.shtml

The end is neigh! Repent! REPENT!

Holy marklar! 12 hours.

you live in what alternate reality where the 22nd is in 12 hours?

Lawl @ you.

They mean that the update lasts for 12 hours. =)

12 hours, people might actully.... go.... outside!!!!
How could SE do this!

This update will happen flawlessly as planned.

You mean like, out of my mog house? I leave my mog house all the time.. How else do you think I slaughter defenceless rabbits?

5k says it gets extended. Regardless, I'm not going to try and download the update on Monday... I'll wait til Tuesday morning.

Damn, so glad Odin isn't being merged, I really have no idea how I'd go trying to clear out my delivery box... But hey, at least I can finally buy a mule after 2 years!

I went outside and did something today.. I feel alot better now. >.>

Anywho, to all of the people affected by the merger, best of luck!! >.<

R I P Hades

Hades you shall not be forgotten!

Wonder if FFXIAH will respond well with server merge lol.

I'm bracing for a shitstorm.

I thought you were going to announce your wedding day.

Title was "Well the day is set...." not "Well my days are numbered...."

I'm sad been on my server since I started playing 6+ yrs ago. I am all for the merge just wish/hope that I can get my name back.

It will be fine. It will just be like everyone transferred servers. Characters will stop updating on the dead servers and continue on the live ones. Only thing that is gonna be hurting is the equipment and mission updates, and that will be the ffxi community site.

Still, bracing for a shitstorm.

Haha, well played.

I'm really surprised it was only a 4 day notice. I was hoping they would at least give a week. But yeah, I will miss you Hades.

Stand by for a empty AH this weekend. lol

I wonder what will happen to crap left up on AH?

like the FF version of 2012 lol... quick! stock up on your last minute "flask of distilled waters" :p lol

Is this going to be the content update too?

Byebye Garuda.
I loved you~

What the hell is a Lakshmi btw?

Lakshmi is a Hindu goddess with like 8 arms and legs, she could kill you with a ***-slap.

lmao

A 8-hit combo single hit *** slap.
Holy shi--!

Updates used to take a long time like this back in the day... Anyways, fastest way to download the update to avoid server congestion is to delete, or move a dat, from the folder and run a check on your game. It'll fix the missing dat, and download the update since the version you had is no longer current.

Aww...good bye to my server for past 8 years ; ; But..new name and new people yay! ^^