@mykemichail said in Maintenance every 3 days?:
@hillgroover I'm not asking for a better internet connection. I'm asking for servers in the country where they want to sell the game, like PRACTICALLY EVERY MAJOR GAME RELEASE has.
They actually do have Australian based servers, I can tell because I got into an 80 ms ping server the other day, but it doesn't give me a choice to select matchmaking region, so I keep getting stuck on servers with 200+ ping or have to log in and out.
How entitle are you, that you would expect someone to leave their country to play a video game with a decent ping? How entitled are you that you believe that a developer shouldn't have to rectify an issue affecting the quality of service to some of their customers, so long as that customer isn't you?
And finally, I already have no intention of paying for this game if this pattern continues.
5 hour downtimes during the primary hours I, and the majority of Australians will have to play is ridiculous, especially considering the high premium price-tag they've put on the game - significantly more than US players.
They could take steps to break up their downtimes, such as having shorter, more frequent down times, or spreading them over staggered time zones so they don't always affect the same people in the same timezone.
You calling me entitled, for being annoyed at something that doesn't affect you in the slightest, really shows how entitled you think you are.
SoT can be purchased digitally so it can be purchased and played in what I would hazard a guess at around 85-95% of the world, wherever there is decent Internet access at least - do Microsoft need to start installing servers in every country in the world then?
I don't know you, so why would I tell you to move country, not once in my post did I suggest you move to another country! Twist my words in your head all you want but it doesn't change them. I don't know if you're old enough to move, I know people that can't wait to leave Australia that's why I parenthesised 'chosen to', but I still wouldn't suggest you move, you've completely misread/misinterpreted me there, besides that had nothing to do with Internet connection it was in response to you demanding the price be a third of what myself and everyone else paid for it. I suggested you take up the Internet access issue with your ISP or the government so maybe take a moment, gather your thoughts and read my reply again.
When did I say that a developer shouldn't have to rectify an issue?! You do realise that is exactly what Rare are doing with this scheduled maintenance and I completely support them, you would know this if you actually read my reply!
How does this not affect me exactly?! 5 hours is 5 hours no matter where you are in the world! I was completely unaware this downtime was happening - I'm not blaming anyone but myself because it was me, no-one else but me that didn't check Twitter, Facebook or the SoT website, so when me and my mates all got on to try and play we were just as upset as you were. I however, did not take to the Internet and mash my head against the keyboard and spew out shallow demands about the price of a product that has nothing to do with Rare; Microsoft, the publisher sets the RRP (and the price they sell it at in their own store), other stores can chose to sell it at whatever they want. If you're referring to the price on the Microsoft store, it's the same price as it is here in the UK so there's absolutely no merit in complaining about it either. There are plenty of other places and ways to buy the game cheaper.
They already have taken steps to 'break up their downtimes' why do you think it's spread over a couple of days(?)!
Like I said, it was 5 hours... it was actually just under 4 hours because they finished their maintenance and had the game back up and running within the time they announced. So you're saying you should only have to pay a third of the price because a game was up and running for 97.6% of it's first week?
A few things to consider:
YOU ARE NOT SPECIAL! This affects EVERYONE.
The scheduled maintenance IS NOT 5 hours EVERY DAY!
It WILL NOT be 5 hours every time there is maintenance.
It WILL NOT be every week.
If you can't find something to do for those 5 hours on Tuesday then I suggest playing a different game; watch a movie; read a book; take your pet crocodile/kangaroo out for a walk and chill the hell out!
