Raid Blackout timing

CG has already said that the blackout will start on April 27th.

But when on April 27th? Given this is a global game, "April 27th" could mean anything within an almost 24 hour period from 0:00 just west of the international date line to 23:59 just east of it. Given typical event timing, the most likely would be 0:00 PDT, but it would be nice to have some confirmation.

Knowing when the blackout will begin will help guilds plan how to use whatever raid currency they have remaining and give everyone in the guild a chance to get some rewards before the week of no raids.

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15 Replies

NotRealUltra
Legend
2 years ago
Just use your raids asap before the 27th or as soon as you get them on 27th

What else planning is there to do
psubsee2002
New Scout
2 years ago
It would be nice to know. We'd like to launch raids early enough so everyone can join/participate but wait as long as possible to maximize tickets.

And our reset is in the US evening after 0:00 UTC. So if that is the cutoff, we'll miss out.

Ppint being is what I said originally "the 27th" is too vague given time zones. Would be nice if it could get narrowed down.
NotRealUltra
Legend
2 years ago
"CrysSyling;c-2417240" wrote:
We'd like to launch raids early enough so everyone can join/participate but wait as long as possible to maximize tickets.

You should accept that its not the best approach to take on blackout day and its better that SOME members can participate and get rewards instead of none

Sucks for those who will miss out on it but it is what it is
AnFran08
New Ace
2 years ago

"Ultra;c-2417242" wrote:

You should accept that its not the best approach to take on blackout day and its better that SOME members can participate and get rewards instead of none

Sucks for those who will miss out on it but it is what it is

That’s not the best approach actually. The best approach is trying to maximize efficiency and fairness. Which we are not able to do without knowing the exact blackout start time. It’s not an unreasonable thing to ask.
piatz1019
New Adventurer
2 years ago
That's not the best approach actually. The best approach is to put jelly on one slice first, then put peanut butter on the other slice second. Much easier to clean the jelly off so there's less jar contamination. It's not an unreasonable thing to ask.
NotRealUltra
Legend
2 years ago
That's not the best approach actually. The best approach is to always cut the red wire wherever you see them. It's not an unreasonable thing to ask.
martinarvi776
2 years ago
That's not the best approach actually. The best approach is a charge over the mine field under the cover of daylight. Its the last thing they will be expecting
tvsfrink
2 years ago
That's not the best approach actually. The best approach is to take your IG-86 to R9.
M0st1yHarm1ess
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
"Profit;c-2417263" wrote:
That's not the best approach actually. The best approach is a charge over the mine field under the cover of daylight. Its the last thing they will be expecting

That's not the last thing they will be expecting actually. The last thing they will be expecting is a group of Spanish Inquisitors.
RagingMonkey057
2 years ago
That's not the best approach actually. The best approach is always from the rear, under the cover of darkness. Always leverage the element of surprise.