Servers forFinal Fantasy XIVare 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,FFXIVWorlds 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.
FFXIVWorld 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:
Changes on North American Data Centers
For those playing on North AmericanData 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 thePrimal Data Center, a North American hub, the following Worlds are now labeled as Standard:
On theCrystal Data Center, a North American hub, the following Worlds are also Standard:
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:
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 onFFXIV’sLight Data Center, but anyone looking to transfer a character should have no issue on any World — for now, at least.
On Europe’sLight Data Center, Standard Worlds now include:
Moogle and Phantom are the only Worlds on theChaos Data Centerwith the Standard Status. However, also on the Chaos Data Center in Europe, Louisoix and Spriggan are now Preferred Worlds, along withLight’sTwintania.
