So the other day i saw the message about the downtime : The LOTRO Game Servers will be brought down on Monday, May 14th from 6:00 - 10:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT)
Being form the UK i believed the servers would be back up at 2pm GMT but to my confusion i have found out that this is not the case the server will be back at 3pm GMT which would make it -5 GMT.
Really i would like to know why is this? Have they not checked the time differences before posting? Has anyone else thought the same as me? Or am i just silly for not knowing this?
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May 14 2012, 09:45 AM #1
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May 14 2012, 09:48 AM #2
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Re: Server downtime
That is actually correct, I believe, as the US are in daylight saving (as is Europe) so whilst they are -4GMT, currently, that is still -5BST and -6CEDT.
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May 14 2012, 09:50 AM #3
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Re: Server downtime
Because we're currently under BST which is an hour ahead of GMT? So 3pm BST is the same as 2pm GMT.
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May 14 2012, 09:52 AM #4
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Re: Server downtime
Ah ok thanks for your reply's
sounds like its me being the silly one hehe at least i now know. Thanks
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May 14 2012, 09:56 AM #5
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Re: Server downtime
This is correct. GMT never changes, however both the US and UK monkey with their clocks (Go forward, go backward, and repeat). So to keep things constant we always put the GMT offset as related to our posted times. We always post the US East coast times as that is where the servers are located. The GMT offset let's you work out your time based on what that offset is.
Originally Posted by Catburg
10AM (-4 GMT) means GMT -4 Hours = 10AM, so GMT would be 2PM. Then you need to apply whatever local daylight savings time, adjustments, or what have you to that number. In the fall, when the US clocks go back an hour you'll see us change to (-5 GMT) to reflect that change.
Also, we expect to be about 10-15 minutes late bringing the server back online today.
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May 14 2012, 09:56 AM #6
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Re: Server downtime
They could change gmt to zulu time, as it just seems more cool.
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May 14 2012, 10:00 AM #7
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I take it back, servers are now open. Two minutes early!
And I think Zulu time would just confuse the heck out of people. UTC might be less confusing.
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May 14 2012, 10:03 AM #8
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Re: Server downtime
aw sapience beated me, i was gonna say "Ridder is up, i'm playing"
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May 14 2012, 10:03 AM #9
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Hehe thanks Sapience for the info
Zulu yes does sound cooler but i like GMT :P[charsig=http://lotrosigs.level3.turbine.com/222190000001e2b9c/signature.png]Zoidbreg[/charsig]
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May 14 2012, 10:06 AM #10
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Re: Server downtime
Originally Posted by Saelyth
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May 14 2012, 10:11 AM #11
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Re: Server downtime
Originally Posted by Sapience
I take it back, servers are now open. Two minutes early!
And I think Zulu time would just confuse the heck out of people. UTC might be less confusing.
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May 14 2012, 10:15 AM #12
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Re: Server downtime
GMT was(is) Zulu-time. And zulu-time is now also known as UTC, which sohuld be used instad of GMT as term, because of the ambiguity of "GMT". Originally Posted by Bragard
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May 14 2012, 10:18 AM #13
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Re: Server downtime
I've just posted this:
http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.p...your-time-zone
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May 14 2012, 10:29 AM #14
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Re: Server downtime
I don't know what is ambiguous about GMT, it's meant the same thing since 1847 (that's just after a quarter to seven).
