[automationarmy]

to be fair, it could be! (even though argueably common sense should indicate the aforementioned even if that was the case)

I think the reason people get so negative about this is due to the fact that just like every game update requires a bot update, every game update also brings all of the "game crashing" posts.

with that said, will their be a post when the update is ready? Id assume so, as starting the bot to see if it updates would be fine (if it didnt crash ffxiv each time) lol.

If you look through the announcements section (especially now that Hans moved this mornings announcement), you will notice that yes there will be some kind of post in reference to it being ready.

how long do these updates usually take?

This is a tricky one to answer, there is no "usual" time. It takes as long as it takes for them to feel comfortable that they did everything they can to get it working and keep us safe.

well min/max. I dont mean this in a condescending way, but "im not a moron" lol. Im sure it varies and varies to a great degree, however with the smaller type patches.. how has the time fared with other similar patches?

Should I (we) expect it to be back up today or should I expect otherwise?

I'm sure i speak for everyone when I say, i'd much rather play by hand (actually just did my roulette by hand and its a good thing imo, keeps you polished persay) and have it be safe when it comes back up, then come back up and have something overlooked that results in crashes or bans.

Either way thank you for the thorough reply :)