I would think the extended downtime potentially means new servers are being introduced. Furthermore, PTS has also gone down leading to said belief.
I believe they would tell us if they were updating the servers tho
I believe they would tell us if they were updating the servers tho
Not necessarily. We as consumers have no business to know what they do with their infrastructure, providing it doesn't interfere with the content or enjoyment of the game.
Telling us would simply be an optional courtesy I would say
Does anyone reading this have the knowledge to explain exactly what “updating the servers” means? Does this mean replacing inadequate/outdated server hardware so that PVP lag goes away? That would seem like a substantial investment that zos would want its customers to be aware of.