Sugar Min.5834 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Hi all.The time stamp on the mini-map says it's server time and I understand that means UTC time?I googled for what is UTC time and I went through many answers but none tells me what time is UTC based on GMT. For example, my time zone is GMT +8 hrs. So, UTC time is GMT +/- ? Thanks in advance :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX.3582 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 That is correct, UTC and GMT both have the same time.UTC means: Coordinated Universal TimeGMT means: Greenwich Mean TimeOnly don't forget, GMT is a time-ZONE and UTC is a time-STANDARD. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Min.5834 Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 Thank you Fox :)But then if GW2 servers are in NA, why the in-game time is GMT time (or UTC) and not local time? It's rather confusing, no wonder I am always lost in time :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexZero.7910 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 @Mil.3562 said:Thank you Fox :)But then if GW2 servers are in NA, why the in-game time is GMT time (or UTC) and not local time? It's rather confusing, no wonder I am always lost in time :DBecause local time changes from zone to zone. Hence setting it to a standard time. Ex. your reset might be UTC +6 while another users might be UTC -12. If they reset at different times you'd have people playing daily content out of synch from each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donari.5237 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 There is an option to set the time stamp to your local time rather than server time. That might alleviate some confusion for you, so long as you aren't trying to coordinate with others using server time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onevstheworld.2419 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 I'd also add UTC doesn't have the abomination that is daylight saving time.As an aside, have a look at this video to understand how horrible the timezone system is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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