Wow, this is one heck of an update, I've been surfing for a while now, and I just remembered I had POL open...It's still mid-update...
Well, at least I know they made a decent number of changes to look forward too.
All Worlds Maintenance (Jun. 9)
From PlayOnline:
At the following time, we will be performing FINAL FANTASY XI maintenance on all worlds. During this period, FINAL FANTASY XI will be unavailable.
Thank you for your patience.
* 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.
* The World Transfer Service will be unavailable starting 30 minutes before the maintenance. Please wait until after the maintenance is completed before attempting to use this service.
* 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.
* For the update details, please refer to "Topics" on the official PlayOnline.com web site or PlayOnline Viewer which will be available on Monday, June 9, 2008.
[Date & Time]
Jun. 9, 2008 from 10:00 to 13:00 (PDT)
* Maintenance completion time may be subject to change.
[Affected Services]
FINAL FANTASY XI
Downloadable file size and time required for FINAL FANTASY XI version update that is scheduled on June. 9 2008 10:00 (PDT) are as follow.
[File size for clients with "Chains of Promathia," "Treasures of Aht Urhgan" and "Wings of the Goddess" installed.]
"PlayStation 2" Version
Downloadable file size: 71.5MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users:
About 6 hour, 18 minutes
>>DSL (1Mbps) users:
About 1 hour, 14 minutes, 30 seconds
Windows Version
Downloadable file size: 118.0MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users:
About 6 hours, 40 minutes
>>DSL (1Mbps) users:
About 13 minutes, 50 seconds
Xbox 360 Version
Downloadable file size: 129.5MB
>>DSL (1Mbps) users:
About 34 minutes
[File size for clients without "Chains of Promathia," "Treasures of Aht Urhgan" and "Wings of the Goddess" installed.]
"PlayStation 2" Version
Downloadable file size: 60.0MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users:
About 5 hour, 45 minutes
>>DSL (1Mbps) users:
About 58 minutes
Windows Version
Downloadable file size: 95.0MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users:
About 6 hour, 13 minutes, 30 seconds
>>DSL (1Mbps) users:
About 10 minutes, 40 seconds
*Please note that the above times are the total approximate time for file check, download, and installation. The above times are for reference only. Download times depend on individual users' network environment and may vary from those shown above. Also, this update will require more time if previous version updates were not completed.
At the following time, we will be performing FINAL FANTASY XI maintenance on all worlds. During this period, FINAL FANTASY XI will be unavailable.
Thank you for your patience.
* 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.
* The World Transfer Service will be unavailable starting 30 minutes before the maintenance. Please wait until after the maintenance is completed before attempting to use this service.
* 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.
* For the update details, please refer to "Topics" on the official PlayOnline.com web site or PlayOnline Viewer which will be available on Monday, June 9, 2008.
[Date & Time]
Jun. 9, 2008 from 10:00 to 13:00 (PDT)
* Maintenance completion time may be subject to change.
[Affected Services]
FINAL FANTASY XI
Downloadable file size and time required for FINAL FANTASY XI version update that is scheduled on June. 9 2008 10:00 (PDT) are as follow.
[File size for clients with "Chains of Promathia," "Treasures of Aht Urhgan" and "Wings of the Goddess" installed.]
"PlayStation 2" Version
Downloadable file size: 71.5MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users:
About 6 hour, 18 minutes
>>DSL (1Mbps) users:
About 1 hour, 14 minutes, 30 seconds
Windows Version
Downloadable file size: 118.0MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users:
About 6 hours, 40 minutes
>>DSL (1Mbps) users:
About 13 minutes, 50 seconds
Xbox 360 Version
Downloadable file size: 129.5MB
>>DSL (1Mbps) users:
About 34 minutes
[File size for clients without "Chains of Promathia," "Treasures of Aht Urhgan" and "Wings of the Goddess" installed.]
"PlayStation 2" Version
Downloadable file size: 60.0MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users:
About 5 hour, 45 minutes
>>DSL (1Mbps) users:
About 58 minutes
Windows Version
Downloadable file size: 95.0MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users:
About 6 hour, 13 minutes, 30 seconds
>>DSL (1Mbps) users:
About 10 minutes, 40 seconds
*Please note that the above times are the total approximate time for file check, download, and installation. The above times are for reference only. Download times depend on individual users' network environment and may vary from those shown above. Also, this update will require more time if previous version updates were not completed.