Final Fantasy 14finally launched the long-awaited Data Center Travel system it has been working on for over a year. However, it was so massively popular thatFinal Fantasy 14had to suspend the system altogether so it could fix it.
Data Centers inFinal Fantasy 14are collections of servers, called Worlds, which are collated together based on region. Until its most recent Patch 6.18, players could visit other Worlds in their Data Center only. With the new system,Final Fantasy 14players can visit other Data Centersin their continental region.
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However,Final Fantasy 14underestimated just how excited fans were for this feature. Warriors of Light flooded the game, seeking tovisit other Data Centers to seeFinal Fantasy 14friends on distant servers, or to explore the communities beyond their own. According toFinal Fantasy 14, it received over 15,000 visit requests per minute, completely overloading the servers. This causedFinal Fantasy 14to close down the entire system to monitor and resolve the issue.
Unfortunately, this means manyFinal Fantasy 14players who were visiting other Data Centers are now stranded away from their home servers. While players can still participate in most features of the game while on other Data Centers, they will be unable to access certain key social elements ofFinal Fantasy 14like Free Companies, retainers, or Linkshells. While these restrictions are manageable for a short while, these players will suffer if they are stranded for long.
This unfortunate turn of events has caused some inconvenience with someFinal Fantasy 14players. Luckily, Square Enix is well aware of the issues with the system’s closure, and is working to resolve them quickly. With luck, the Data Center Travel system will be reopened over the course of the next few days. Additionally, once the hype over the Data Center Travel system subsides, its problems will hopefully go with it.
In the meantime, most players are trying to make light of the situation. Similar holdups occurred whenFinal Fantasy 14introduced the World Visit system, and that system works perfectly fine now that it has been out for a few years. Some players couldn’t help but draw parallels between thissituation and the story ofShadowbringers, when the Crystal Exarch unwittingly trapped certain individuals on another world. Hopefully players can treat their stranded brethren with kindness and hospitality untilFinal Fantasy 14can throw wide the gates once more and welcome the travelers back home.
Final Fantasy 14is available now for PC, PS4, and PS5.
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