So Im downloading a 1027 meg file.

Has SE said what they are patching? I have a feeling they are going to "adjust" fates. The xp that you can get form some of them is retarded high. I had one Fate that was basically killing dozens of mobs and trading in an item to an NPC. All I had to do was dot every mob I saw and I would end up with about 300xp per mob. Then you get the big reward at the end.

I hope they fix the fucking map. That map window is so annoying.

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There's a thread on Reddit about this. Apparently despite the patch being so huge, very little has actually changed in any of the files. Like a few hundred kilobytes at most.


My guess is that the patch is an all-encompassing "day one" patch that new players buying the game would also download. It's stupidly inefficient for those of us who already have the game, yes, but this is SE.

EDIT: I wouldn't worry about congestion and patch download time anymore. SE are now using an external CDN (Content Delivery Network) like Akamai/Amazon S3/CloudFront/etc for their patches. No more torrent nightmares.

And................it still won't update NA/EU server list.

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http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/news/detail/4198c8c4e8b4b749e6881aa564b9b8b5c44d4061

Regarding Results of Maintenance (Sep. 3)

The following are the results of the maintenance that occurred on Sep. 3, 2013 from around 5:00 p.m. to Sep. 4, 2013 around 3 a.m. (PDT).

Alleviating Stress on Duty Finder Servers

This maintenance has implemented countermeasures to alleviate the stress on servers. Previously, matching took place across all servers in the various region data centers, but following this maintenance, matching will now take place within the selected groups below.

*Japan Data Center

-Group 1

Aegis／Alexander／Atomos／Carbuncle／Chocobo／
Gungnir／Ifrit／Ixion／Ramuh／Ridill／Titan／
Typhon／Valefor

-Group 2

Anima／Bahamut／Durandal／Fenrir／Garuda／Hades／
Kujata／Mandragora／Masamune／Tiamat／Tonberry／
Ultima

*North American/European Data Centers

-Group 1

Adamantoise／Balmung／Cactuar／Diabolos／Exodus／
Goblin／Hyperion／Lamia／Malboro／Moogle／Odin／
Ragnarok／Siren

-Group 2

Behemoth／Cerberus／Coeurl／Excalibur／Faerie／
Gilgamesh／Leviathan／Midgardsormr／Phoenix／
Sargatanas／Shiva／Ultros

Login Restrictions

In the time period just after maintenance has completed, we predict a rush of characters logging in simultaneously. In order to prevent any technical difficulties due to this login rush, we will be temporarily placing severe login restrictions. These login restrictions may occur frequently, lasting from a few minutes to ten minutes; however, restrictions will be lifted in a gradual manner as login status is carefully monitored. We ask for your patience and understanding in this matter.

Furthermore, as a result of the countermeasures taken to alleviate stress on the Duty Finder servers, we expect to be able to increase the number of players able to login simultaneously; however, if those login numbers still surpass the maximum number of possible logins in the various Worlds, please be aware that we will continue to implement login restrictions.

Regarding Limits on New Character Creation

As a result of this maintenance, it is now possible to accommodate an increased number of simultaneous logins in the various Worlds; therefore, we have now lifted the New Character Creation restrictions in the majority of Worlds in which restrictions were in effect. New players who are just starting a game or those who would simply like to create a new character can do so by finding a World which has had the restrictions lifted, and creating a character there.

Please note that there is a tendency for characters to become concentrated in certain Worlds, causing login numbers to jump up in those particular Worlds. In order to create a population balance between Worlds, we will continue to be implementing New Character Creation restrictions in overly congested Worlds.

We will monitor the situation, and in the event restrictions may be lifted, follow-up news posts will be posted. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and ask for your patience and understanding.

Addition of New Worlds

With this maintenance, preparation for the addition of new Worlds has been completed.

Although it is possible to add several new Worlds due to load balancing on servers, an increased number of players able to login simultaneously to various Worlds, and New Character Creation being possible again on various Worlds as a result of this maintenance, we will only be adding a minimal number of Worlds at this time directly after maintenance.

At this time, the following new Worlds have been added.

*Japan Data Center
-Pandemonium

*North American/European data center
-Famfrit/Lich (Europe-recommended World)

Please note that, after a new World opens, we predict players will be concentrated in that specific World. In order to create a population balance, please be aware that we will be implementing New Character Creation restrictions or login restrictions in overly congested Worlds.

We will continue with the addition of new Worlds as we monitor the login situation and public opinion in real time, and updates of any new Worlds will be posted.


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Update: Character Creation Restrictions http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone ... 9c205f9ebd

Regarding Character Creation Restrictions (Sep. 4)

currently, we have stopped allowing the creation of new characters in the following worlds:

Tiamat
Fenrir
Garuda
Ifrit
Ramuh
Carbuncle
Ragnarok
Ultros
Cactuar
Hyperion

In the event of any changes in the situation, follow-up news posts will be posted here as well.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

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They are predicting all new players to run to the 1 new north american and 1 new EU worlds they created...

It sounds like login restrictions will be in place for part today, and they will return if too many people login at once.

Looking at reddit it seems like people are having 3102 errors pretty consistently right now. Hopefully the iron it out before I get off work.

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I got in first try no prob

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I can't see the NA server list...haha

I'm keeping my character logged in since I highly doubt the problems will be fixed until another couple weeks from now.

I noticed.

I logged out been 3102'd for abotu an hour now =\

They say to report the 3102 errors on the official forums, but people are saying they cannot access the official forums because too many people are logging into them and they are crashing (similar to the entire previous week of problems).

Also people are having 1017 errors because they are already limiting logins on some servers.

What the fuck

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I got in just fine first time right now.

lol

I got in fine about 3 hours ago, but then I had to go to work

I'm really hoping Hyperion re-opens for char creation soon.

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Me too. I got some friends and my brother stuck on another server still.

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