DUST Search - 3x SP event miscommunication: Not entitled but nonetheless irritated

Garrett Blacknova wrote:

Chilled Pill wrote:

Rogatien Merc wrote:

Chilled Pill wrote:

You guys do know that, May 1 is a globally celebrated non-working holiday (Labor Day). A reason the 3x sp Holocon event made it an extra day after weekly cap reset to thursday downtime is also partly because of this.

Probably, no one was at work to turn off the 3x sp till thursday.

Also, it doesn't take a genius to figure out they meant 'up to downtime Thursday' as the ending of Holocon event.

"Hello, you have reached the voicemail of Chilled Pill. I will be on vacation through Thursday" ... so your boss expects you at work Friday because "through" includes Thursday.

EDIT: And timezone arguments prove the point, this would include the Thursday EVE TIME which is GMT and begins at downtime.

Oh look downtime was at 11:00 - 12:00 GMT on Thursday. Which for some areas like Australia +10GMT and Asia +8GMT was at 9PM and 7PM respectively, probably qualifying the use of the word 'through'.

'Awwwwww...but that's not 'mericuh time the world kittened us. Next time world, 'mericuh time please. Not to be entitled or anything...' Sad

New Zealand is GMT+12.

The downtime ended just before midnight and even WE didn't see them run ALL THE WAY "through" Thursday.

But the game runs on EVE time, which is GMT, and "through" still means "through" so they still didn't stick to the exact wording they used.

Of course, unlike the Merc Pack issue, their choice of phrasing isn't legally-binding here, so it's not as big a deal.


Author	Thread Statistics \| Show CCP posts - 0 post(s)
Rogatien Merc Ill Omens EoN. 15	Posted - 2013.05.03 17:05:00 - [1] - Quote The root of the issue is misleading/misunderstood usage of the word "through". I was bummed out that it did not include Thursday (the way I read it) too. /shrug
Rogatien Merc Ill Omens EoN. 15	Posted - 2013.05.03 17:08:00 - [2] - Quote Chilled Pill wrote: You guys do know that, May 1 is a globally celebrated non-working holiday (Labor Day). A reason the 3x sp Holocon event made it an extra day after weekly cap reset to thursday downtime is also partly because of this. Probably, no one was at work to turn off the 3x sp till thursday. Also, it doesn't take a genius to figure out they meant 'up to downtime Thursday' as the ending of Holocon event. "Hello, you have reached the voicemail of Chilled Pill. I will be on vacation through Thursday" ... so your boss expects you at work Friday because "through" includes Thursday.
Rogatien Merc Ill Omens EoN. 17	Posted - 2013.05.05 06:07:00 - [3] - Quote Garrett Blacknova wrote: Chilled Pill wrote: Rogatien Merc wrote: Chilled Pill wrote: You guys do know that, May 1 is a globally celebrated non-working holiday (Labor Day). A reason the 3x sp Holocon event made it an extra day after weekly cap reset to thursday downtime is also partly because of this. Probably, no one was at work to turn off the 3x sp till thursday. Also, it doesn't take a genius to figure out they meant 'up to downtime Thursday' as the ending of Holocon event. "Hello, you have reached the voicemail of Chilled Pill. I will be on vacation through Thursday" ... so your boss expects you at work Friday because "through" includes Thursday. EDIT: And timezone arguments prove the point, this would include the Thursday EVE TIME which is GMT and begins at downtime. Oh look downtime was at 11:00 - 12:00 GMT on Thursday. Which for some areas like Australia +10GMT and Asia +8GMT was at 9PM and 7PM respectively, probably qualifying the use of the word 'through'. 'Awwwwww...but that's not 'mericuh time the world kittened us. Next time world, 'mericuh time please. Not to be entitled or anything...' New Zealand is GMT+12. The downtime ended just before midnight and even WE didn't see them run ALL THE WAY "through" Thursday. But the game runs on EVE time, which is GMT, and "through" still means "through" so they still didn't stick to the exact wording they used. Of course, unlike the Merc Pack issue, their choice of phrasing isn't legally-binding here, so it's not as big a deal. This.