Temporary Shutdown of FFXIV Due to Earthquake

Temporary Suspension of the Services Due to an Earthquake

Due
to the continuous earthquakes occurring in the eastern regions of Japan
since Mar. 11, 2011, the power companies in Japan have encouraged
everyone to cooperate by conserving as much energy as possible as it is
feared there will not be enough power supply. Based on the current
situation, we have decided to shut down the game servers temporarily,
and therefore to suspend services of FINAL FANTASY XIV, FINAL FANTASY
XI, and PlayOnline temporarily.

The services will be temporarily
suspended for at least a week starting on Mar. 13, 2011 3:00 (PDT). We
will provide an update regarding the reinstatement of the service as
additional information becomes available. In connection with the
temporary suspension of services, players will not be billed for any
PlayOnline service throughout the April billing cycle. Additional
information regarding this matter will also be posted as it becomes
available.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and thank you for your understanding of this unusual situations.

[Date & Time]
A week starting from Mar. 13, 2011 3:00 (PDT)

[Affected Service]
- FINAL FANTASY XIV
- FINAL FANTASY XI
- PlayOnline

* Additionally, the following services are currently unavailable:

- Friend List Plus
- FINAL FANTASY XI Linkshell Community Beta Version
- PlayOnline Friend List Application
- Community Site Link Registration: Owner Menu

*
Please be advised that we will continue to operate the official
websites, FINAL FANTASY XIV Lodestone, forums, and the SQUARE ENIX
Support Center to be able provide our customers with updates on the
current situation.
　　　　
　　　　
[Reference]
An excerpt from the Caution posted on
TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY (TEPCO)’s home page:

A
big earthquake occurred in the northern part of Japan at 2:46PM of
March 11th 2011. Because TEPCO's facilities have been seriously damaged,
power shortage may occur.
TEPCO appreciates customers' cooperation
in reducing electricity usage by avoiding using unnecessary lighting and
electrical equipment.
We are taking all measures to restore power,
however, we expect extremely challenging situation in power supply for a
while. We kindly ask our customers to cooperate with us in reducing
usage of power.

sniff

Now this wouldn't have happened if they put the servers in Germany!
XD

Sad story though

boring without anything to do.guess i will go read novels and watch videos for now while i think of doing what atm heh

ugh, so bored.

i must be pretty bored now.i even starting to miss the crafting inside ffxiv heh

The SE forums keep degrading into flamefests over some of the smallest of issues. What was that about PvE games having a more mature playerbase, lol.

ya eir lol

I need FF14! *drops dead*

dont think will happen anytime soon now guys.

news reported tokyo having daily 3 hours power shutdown curfew everyday now.and its expected to continue till end of this month.u add that to the fact their nuclear stations having more troubles coming their way and expected upcoming earthquake of around 7.0 soon in aftershock i think the chances of server being up in one week is very slim...

prob wait until april

now forseti is bored
now thats scary thought
since he just logs and mines 20hrs a day

at least that's something to do. Now i just surf the net, work on assignments and watch tv - how abnormal.