Square Enix Issues Server Congestion Warning Ahead Of Endwalker Launch

Endwalker is the upcoming expansion to Final Fantasy XIV. Early access players can start the expansion on Friday, December 3rd. Like any other MMORPG launch, the first few days can be frustrating due to queues at servers, login issues, and various other problems as many players attempt to login simultaneously and play. It happened earlier this year. New World – and seeing it occur in some capacity for the Endwalker launch would not be unusual, given the hype for this big, big expansion that features several new jobs and a ton of new content to explore.

To that end, Square Enix has released a post documenting some of the various issues players may encounter as the flood gates open. This list addresses the main issue of worlds exceeding maximum capacity. It can lead to long wait times for players to log in. You may also experience character creation being disabled. Players who remain inactive in-game for too long will also be booted in order to make room. This should not be shocking for MMORPG veterans. If you’re taking your first steps into Final Fantasy XIV, it might be best to do what you can to prepare. 

Ideally, this means you’d create your character before the expansion launches, so you don’t need to worry about getting stuck unable to make one, and you should probably not allocate days off to the initial pre-release and release dates for the game. If you’re planning to take time off to really soak yourself in the FFXIV experience, it would probably be best to shoot for a week or so after launch and not the early days. You’ll have a much better time playing the game than staring at login queues! If you really, really can’t wait to go hard on the new expansion, try changing your sleep schedule for a few days, as you will find it much, much easier to log in during the early hours of the morning (or late night, depending on how you view it) than you will during prime time.

Check us out as we rock the Tower of Zot, Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker. It’s hard not to want to play the Reaper job class for this expansion, but a lot of them look great. Do you plan to be an Endwalker player? We’d love to hear from you in the comments

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