At the following time, we will be performing maintenance on all FINAL FANTASY XI worlds to accompany the version update and the implementation of the second battle area add-on "Scars of Abyssea." During this period, FINAL FANTASY XI will be unavailable.

Thank you for your patience and understanding in this matter.

* This maintenance will be accompanied by a version update. After maintenance is complete, the update will automatically begin after you press the "Play" button. After that, please follow the instructions on the screen.

* The World Transfer Service will be unavailable starting 30 minutes before the maintenance. Please wait until after the maintenance is completed before attempting to use this service.

* 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 cooperation and understanding in making this a smooth version update.

* The second battle area add-on "Scars of Abyssea" will be playable after the version update. For those who have already purchased the new battle area add-on, please confirm whether the title of the new battle area add-on is present on the FINAL FANTASY XI title screen after the version update is complete.

* For the update details, please refer to "Topics" on the official PlayOnline.com web site or Play Online Viewer which will be available on Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2010.