Servers for Final Fantasy XIV are constantly shifting and changing status, and those updated labels bring perks or difficulties to players on those servers. After the August 27 maintenance, Data Centers across North America, Europe, and Japan were tweaked, with some shedding or adding the dreaded Congested status.
With the Dawntrail rush calming down, FFXIV Worlds are undergoing their usual dance to manage player populations across all Data Centers. If you’ve been hoping to join friends on another server or are just eager to create a new character elsewhere, now is the time to double-check those Server designation changes.
FFXIV World Status designations, from Congested to Preferred
Within every Data Center, individual worlds accept, encourage, or bar new character creation entirely. For those who are unsure what all of the statuses mean, here’s a quick rundown:
Congested: Worlds with an extremely high population. No new characters can be created on or transferred to these Worlds.
Standard: Worlds with a manageable number of players who call it home. New characters can (usually) be made on these Worlds, but don’t receive any perks for doing so. Character creation occasionally toggles on and off, but you should always be able to transfer.
New: A newly added World where it is highly recommended players create new characters. Newly created or transferred characters will receive special bonuses, like EXP boosts.
Preferred: Already established worlds with a low population where new characters can freely be created and will receive the same perks as those on a new world.
Changes on North American Data Centers
For those playing on North American Data Centers, a few changes were made to World statuses during the August 27 maintenance. No changes were made to Aether, as all worlds on the Data Center are still considered congested.
On the Primal Data Center, a North American hub, the following Worlds are now labeled as Standard:
- Behemoth
- Excalibur
- Leviathan
- Ultros
On the Crystal Data Center, a North American hub, the following Worlds are also Standard:
- Balmung
- Brynhildr
- Coeurl
- Diabolos
There are no Preferred Worlds in North America, though Dynamis is home to mostly those with the same perks labeled as New.
The following Worlds are now also considered congested:
- Exodus
- Famfrit
- Goblin
- Hyperion
- Lamia
- Malboro
- Mateus
- Zalera
Changes on European Data Centers
There are no Worlds on European Data Centers marked as congested in the update, but changes still occurred. Most of the shift impacts player balance on FFXIV’s Light Data Center, but anyone looking to transfer a character should have no issue on any World — for now, at least.
On Europe’s Light Data Center, Standard Worlds now include:
- Alpha
- Odin
- Phoenix
- Raiden
- Shiva
Moogle and Phantom are the only Worlds on the Chaos Data Center with the Standard Status. However, also on the Chaos Data Center in Europe, Louisoix and Spriggan are now Preferred Worlds, along with Light’s Twintania.
Published: Aug 28, 2024 11:49 am