Curse

Cirolle · Apr 27, 2005, 12:33 AM // 00:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zai

Haha.

I think the whole daylight savings time thing is the problem, annoying tradition.

I might just be wrong on this, but I think daylight savings are more a recent thing (last 100 years is recent) and not really a tradition.

I could be that I come from a country that are more than 250 years old too and we have a different view of what traditions are

Pipahh · Apr 27, 2005, 12:33 AM // 00:33

I've never heard of PDT and EDT ever ever.. never heard of it and I live in EST area. I thought it was a typo when I noticed it on the GuildWars site when listing the times/dates of how things will work the next few days.

PST and EST is what I've always used and will always use. This might be a new official way to give a distinction between the two time shifts because not every place in the word shifts time like North America.

Cirolle · Apr 27, 2005, 12:39 AM // 00:39

[QUOTE=Pipahh]
PST and EST is what I've always used and will always use.QUOTE]

Stubborn americans... Its because of people like you, that inches and feet are still around too

Zai · Apr 27, 2005, 12:42 AM // 00:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cirolle

I might just be wrong on this, but I think daylight savings are more a recent thing (last 100 years is recent) and not really a tradition.

I could be that I come from a country that are more than 250 years old too and we have a different view of what traditions are

If you are at all interested check this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving

Has some interesting info on it. DST is mostly used to save energy it seems (something I did not know).

Harley · Apr 27, 2005, 12:56 AM // 00:56

If Arenanet would just read this thread I'm sure they would open the servers early - a debate about what time it is pretty much takes the cake IMO

Zai · Apr 27, 2005, 12:58 AM // 00:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harley

a debate about what time it is pretty much takes the cake IMO

Haha!

Put that way it is a lot more humorous.

Canook · Apr 27, 2005, 12:59 AM // 00:59

6 hours away. bring out the espresso.

Cirolle · Apr 27, 2005, 01:03 AM // 01:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zai

If you are at all interested check this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving

Has some interesting info on it. DST is mostly used to save energy it seems (something I did not know).

Thank you I am always interested in learning something new.

I remembered it was early 1900. And I knew it started in europe.

Lea Black · Apr 27, 2005, 01:24 AM // 01:24

Actually it older, the idea came from Bejamin Franklin as a way to save candles!!! Since we don't use candles anymore, I say it's time to stop changing the d### clocks and leave it the same all year!!!! Who's with me?

Krileon Reborn · Apr 27, 2005, 02:40 AM // 02:40

Winter(Standard)/Summer(Daylight)

Pacific = PST/PDT = 12am
Mountain = MST/MDT = 1am
Central = CST/CDT = 2am
Atlantic = ???/??? = 3am

Hope that helps lol

Weezer_Blue · Apr 27, 2005, 03:03 AM // 03:03

Exactly 12:01 am PST (Pacific Time) for those who have preorders.

For the rest, it will be 24 hours later.

Epinephrine · Apr 27, 2005, 03:03 AM // 03:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pipahh

I've never heard of PDT and EDT ever ever.. never heard of it and I live in EST area. I thought it was a typo when I noticed it on the GuildWars site when listing the times/dates of how things will work the next few days.

PST and EST is what I've always used and will always use. This might be a new official way to give a distinction between the two time shifts because not every place in the word shifts time like North America.

I live a few hours from you and I have always used the term EDT during daylight savings....

cristidam · Apr 27, 2005, 04:13 AM // 04:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by maita_xibo

anyone know how they got 48hours between 12am on the 27 and 12 am on the 28?

actually its not 12 am on the 28 its 11:59 pm on the 28 or if you like this more 12 am on the 29

Inde · Apr 27, 2005, 04:43 AM // 04:43

Offtopic posts removed.

Cirolle · Apr 27, 2005, 04:45 AM // 04:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lea Black

Actually it older, the idea came from Bejamin Franklin as a way to save candles!!! Since we don't use candles anymore, I say it's time to stop changing the d### clocks and leave it the same all year!!!! Who's with me?

Did you click on the link Zia provided?

PhineasToke · Apr 27, 2005, 04:51 AM // 04:51

I have a feeling (call it old fart intuition) that there may be plesant surprises for the loyal participants when the gates open. I only say this because of how each beta session has ended, and that the development team has the ability to make us smile at will.

Gable · Apr 27, 2005, 04:55 AM // 04:55

Okay this should clear the time mess up...

Daylight Savings Time is for the zones of the U.S. that change their clocks ahead one hour during the spring time and changes it back an hour in the fall. If you change your clock during those two times of the year then you fall under Daylight Savings Time (DST) for your time zone, regardless of whether you were aware of it or not. So it works as such...

Spring/Summer
PST = 11pm
PDT = 12am ----> ArenaNet's timezone.
MST = 12am
MDT = 1am
CST = 1am
CDT = 2am
EST = 2am -----> Me. Indianapolis, IN (we never change our clocks.)
EDT = 3am

Fall/Winter
PST = PDT = 11pm
MST = MDT = 12am
CST = CDT = 1am
EST = EDT = 2am

So as you can see, it's very imperative that we use the different time zone designations because some places such as Indianapolis never changes their clocks and if we didn't have distinct zones such as standard and daylight we would switch between two time zones every year. Eastern in the Fall/Winter and Central in the Spring/Summer.

Hope this helps to clear the time zone debacle.

obvlexi · Apr 27, 2005, 04:57 AM // 04:57

is this the official countdown post now?

2 hours!

SSE4 · Apr 27, 2005, 05:00 AM // 05:00

Even though I have to get up early, I'm going to get some sleep now so I can get up at 1AM (My time) to play the game. I'll see you guys there for sure. 2 hours!