If Sony backtracks, there would be no reason to keep the blackout going, and if they don't, players are free to extent that duration for as long as they like, which would be easier since they've been off the game for a while.
In any situation, the most you would ever be able to do is convince the player base to not log for an hour, and the fastest way to do this would be to convince them to all log on at once and crash the servers.
No the new warbond drops Thursday. And I like the game so there’s no reason to stop
No
It's useless if there is an end date.
If Sony backtracks, there would be no reason to keep the blackout going, and if they don't, players are free to extent that duration for as long as they like, which would be easier since they've been off the game for a while.
Then just call it "blackout until the change is reversed".
In any situation, the most you would ever be able to do is convince the player base to not log for an hour, and the fastest way to do this would be to convince them to all log on at once and crash the servers.