All Worlds Maintenance (Jun. 21)

[ronin sparthos]

I think they forgot to add a zero to the 3hour maint.

30hours sounds about right.

[Gwynplaine]

180~ mb's total for this update, is this some kinda record?

I can't say for certain, but I'm fairly sure that combined this is one of the largest updates so far in terms of file size.

Going by the PC version is: part1 - 62 + part2 - 127 = 189mb

The update from 11/09/09 was a combined 152mb, and the update on 6/09/08 was about 120mb. Just for the sake of perspective.

[Limlight]

could it be, shockingly enough, that se has gotten better at this update thing in the games 7th+ year?

[Mistress Stowastiq]

I can't say for certain, but I'm fairly sure that combined this is one of the largest updates so far in terms of file size.

Going by the PC version is: part1 - 62 + part2 - 127 = 189mb

The update from 11/09/09 was a combined 152mb, and the update on 6/09/08 was about 120mb. Just for the sake of perspective.

Interesting statistics, I had no idea of the general ranges of update size. This might go along with the fact that at E3 2010 Tanaka answered :

Can we look forward to more boxed expansions for the game?

We will continue to do version updates. As for expansions, we've already started with Abyssea -- we consider that as an expansion pack. We'll introduce more of those as well.

-in stead of calling it an "add on scenario" this time.

[Hyan]

could it be, shockingly enough, that se has gotten better at this update thing in the games 7th+ year?

Sure they have, but the amount of spaghetti has also increased.

[Uzor]

I can't say for certain, but I'm fairly sure that combined this is one of the largest updates so far in terms of file size.

Going by the PC version is: part1 - 62 + part2 - 127 = 189mb

The update from 11/09/09 was a combined 152mb, and the update on 6/09/08 was about 120mb. Just for the sake of perspective.

I'm guessing part of it is because they're likely adding at least 3 new areas - something I don't think SE has done in a version update ever. Usually the new areas are installed along with the expansion pack.

[Malacite]

lol 3 hour maint period my ass...


Wonder how many emergency extensions of the update and emergency maint there will be afterwards.

Well, I wasn't worried at first, but then I found out the Medal of Honor beta (which begins the same day) for PSN is only for people who pre-orded it ; ;


... wonder if I can pre-order @ gamestop then cancel it after and put it towards Halo Reach lol.

[Sho]

It really only takes about 5~30 mins to push an update. What makes it "3 hours" is the fact that it takes about 2~ hrs to shut down the servers and reboot them after pushing the update.

Then there's the obvious maint. extension to fix some of the spaghetti code that obvious in front of them (as someone mentioned above with lols). That tacks on about another 1~4 hrs. Then the emergency updates and maints to fix the problems that we players find. However, there's been a few updates that has been straight forward, so dunno...

So I'd say about 5~11 hr maint. at the worst.

[Gwynplaine]

I'm guessing part of it is because they're likely adding at least 3 new areas - something I don't think SE has done in a version update ever. Usually the new areas are installed along with the expansion pack.

Yep, probably. And if current zones are an indication then around 37mb of the update could be just zones. Another 4 or 5 probably music, so were looking at 40~mb for just zones and music.

[Niiro]

Something I've wondered, if they can have us DL part of the update weeks before the actual maintenance (the one earlier this month) why not just have us DL the entire update in the weeks prior to maintenance.

Could even release it gradually across regions so there's no one time when everyone is trying to update all at once.

3 weeks before maintenance: release update to EU accounts.
2 weeks, JP accounts
1 week, NA accounts

Much, much less congestion at any given time and server spam clusterfuck is one less thing to worry about on the actual maintenance day.

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wtf am I talking about, this is SE...

[Cairthenn]

Point being the maintenance is necessary to run the game in a stable manner after you have downloaded the content.

It's fine how it is, anyways.

[Niiro]

How is having a bunch of files the game isn't programmed to access going to effect the game.

If nothing in the game used the .dat 5-6-7, how is having a 5-6-7 .dat going to matter.

[Mistress Stowastiq]

How is having a bunch of files the game isn't programmed to access going to effect the game.

If nothing in the game used the .dat 5-6-7, how is having a 5-6-7 .dat going to matter.

Not sure if you are jk or not but your siggy always side tracks me into wondering what it says so I will probably be staring at your post and sig for the next hour..

[Niiro]

Not sure if you are jk or not but your siggy always side tracks me into wondering what it says so I will probably be staring at your post and sig for the next hour..

Look in the upper and lower margins.

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Idk if you played Shadow of the Colossus, it's just the sound effects of the bow

[Khamsin]

Something I've wondered, if they can have us DL part of the update weeks before the actual maintenance (the one earlier this month) why not just have us DL the entire update in the weeks prior to maintenance.

Could even release it gradually across regions so there's no one time when everyone is trying to update all at once.

3 weeks before maintenance: release update to EU accounts.
2 weeks, JP accounts
1 week, NA accounts

Much, much less congestion at any given time and server spam clusterfuck is one less thing to worry about on the actual maintenance day.

Spoiler: show

wtf am I talking about, this is SE...

Same reason they wait until the servers are down on update day to release the juiciest details, new item stats, quest/mission details and requirements.

If it weren't for dat miners, they could do what you suggested. Alternatively, they could keep the schedule they have now and just use a peer to peer torrent style update system.

[fredjanx]

I just hope that SE takes their time to instance Abyssea and (maybe) WoE......

[aduidarnenye]

Why is the update on Monday but the update notes will not be available until Tuesday?

[Baelorn]

Why is the update on Monday but the update notes will not be available until Tuesday?

Didn't even see that before...One of the best things about update day is reading all the stuff they didn't tell us before hand.

[Gosyac]

Why is the update on Monday but the update notes will not be available until Tuesday?

Because SE is using Japan time. For them, the update starts Monday night just before midnight, and finishes early Tuesday morning. So technically, notes are released on Tuesday.

[Hyan]

Ya typo is typo.