Quote Originally Posted by Ouch! View Post
Is it awful that I think that the earthquake is probably the best thing that could have possibly happened to Square Enix at this time? Obviously the event itself was horrendous and grossly unfortunate, but look at it this way. Square Enix has closed down their servers as part of the energy conservation efforts. This will likely persist for quite some time (their estimates are constantly... optimistic, I think). This gives them time to continue to develop content without people playing. It's giving them a lot more breathing room, and I imagine either larger patches than were originally planned or a few more frequently.

Perhaps a boom of content. They're fools if they don't take advantage.
Considering a few of them had family in affected areas, they may be down in manpower. Likewise they will be lacking power in general as the government have called for companies such as SE to cut back on power (hence I believe at least one other major MMO is also down for the time being). I don't think they will have any additional time or enthusiasm at the moment to get things improved. I mean, do you think business-as-usual productivity improved in New York on9/11? Louisiana when Katrina hit? It'll be the same in Japan. People will not be running around thinking "this is the time to shine in MMO land!", they will be too busy being heavily concerned about their fellow countrymen, perhaps starting late/leaving early so that power usage is lower than normal and/or to allow for people to help with relief efforts. Also, those with loved ones in affected areas will be spending a lot of time off right now.

I don't think there will be an improvement to the schedule or to quality because of the disaster. It's already been stated that they are pushing things back by about two weeks or so for patching.

Despite that, I don't think you're a terrible person for thinking it.