Oct. 17, 2006 06:00 [PDT] From: FINAL FANTASY XI

All Worlds Maintenance (Oct. 18)

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. * The client software will also be updated at this time. Once this maintenance is completed, the client update will start automatically after logging back into FINAL FANTASY XI. Please follow the instructions that appear on your screen. * 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 help 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 Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006. [Date & Time] Oct. 18, 2006 from 10:00 to 15:00 (PDT) * Maintenance completion time may be subject to change. [Affected Services] FINAL FANTASY XI * Below are the estimated file size and download times. [File size for clients with "Chains of Promathia" and "Treasures of Aht Urhgan" installed.] PlayStation 2(R) Version Download file size: 21.3MB     >>Analog modem (56Kbps) users       Volume check: 8 minutes       Download / Unzip: 1 hour, 23 minutes       Installation: 3 minutes                     Total: About 1 hour, 34 minutes     >>DSL (1Mbps) users       Volume check: 5 minutes       Download / Unzip: 18 minutes       Installation: 3 minutes       Total: About 26 minutes Windows Version Download file size: 39.9MB     >>Analog modem (56Kbps) users       Volume check: 8 minutes       Download / Unzip: 2 hours, 21 minutes       Installation: 1 minutes, 40 seconds       Total: About 2 hours, 30 minutes, 40 seconds     >>DSL (1Mbps) users       Volume check: 5 minutes, 30 seconds       Download / Unzip: 10 minutes       Installation: 1 minutes, 40 seconds       Total: About 17 minutes, 10 seconds Xbox 360 Version Download file size: 47.2MB     >>DSL (1Mbps) users       Volume check: 4 minutes       Download / Unzip: 12 minutes       Installation: 2 minutes       Total: About 18 minutes [File size for clients without "Chains of Promathia" and "Treasures of Aht Urhgan" installed.] PlayStation 2(R) Version Download file size: 15.6MB     >>Analog modem (56Kbps) users       Volume check: 7 minutes       Download / Unzip: 1 hour, 17 minutes       Installation: 2 minutes, 30 seconds        Total: About 1 hour, 26 minutes, 30 seconds     >>DSL (1Mbps) users       Volume check: 3 minutes, 30 seconds       Download / Unzip: 14 minutes       Installation: 2 minutes, 30 seconds         Total: About 20 minutes Windows Version Download file size: 27.5MB     >>Analog modem (56Kbps) users       Volume check: 7 minutes       Download / Unzip: 1 hour, 42 minutes       Installation: 1 minute, 30 seconds         Total: About 1 hour, 50 minutes, 30 seconds     >>DSL (1Mbps) users       Volume check: 4 minutes, 30 seconds       Download / Unzip: 7 minutes, 30 seconds       Installation: 1 minute, 30 seconds         Total: About 13 minutes, 30 seconds * Please note that the above times are for reference only. Download times depend on individual users' network environment and may vary from those shown above. Additionally, this update will require more time if previous version updates were not completed.