FFXIV: Endwalker – Ticker with all information about early access, server status and queues

The Early Access of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker starts on December 3rd and we at MeinMMO will follow the launch in this live ticker. Here you will find the latest information on the server status such as the length of the queues and the error 2002.

Update December 2nd, 4:30 p.m .: The servers went offline today at 10:00 am in preparation for the addon. So you have the whole evening to mentally adjust to Endwalker. See you tomorrow morning at the start of Early Access.

When does Endwalker’s Early Access start? The servers are expected to go online on December 3rd at 10:00 am. Pre-orderers will have direct access to the content of the new Endwalker add-on and can start immediately as soon as they are logged in.

In this ticker we will follow the start of the Early Access of FF14: Endwalker together with you and inform you continuously about possible delays in maintenance, the server status and the events in the community.

Feel free to write us tomorrow in the comments, what your status is when logging in, whether you are sitting in a queue or whether you are already gambling.

Measures against overcrowding

In a post On the official FFXIV site, Lodestone, the development team warns that there will be long queues for the launch. The post asks to stay in the queue and wait for the server to log you in.

A number of measures have been taken to prevent or at least reduce possible server problems:

• Auto Logout System: If a character is AFK for more than 30 minutes, they will be automatically kicked out of the game. The blog post notes that this is an “improved” version of the system. So it is possible that characters on auto-run or in interaction with NPCs (for example traders) are now logged out.
• Instanced areas: The new areas are divided into several sub-instances (for example Labyrinthos 1, 2 or 3). In terms of content, they are identical. If you are in a group with someone and end up in different instances, you can change the instance on the teleport crystal, provided they are not overcrowded.
• Server change in the character menu: With the world travel system, you can now switch from character selection to other servers in a data center. You don’t have to be logged in as usual and stand at a teleport crystal in a capital city.

Subscription holders have priority

Another warning from the dev team concerns the free trial version. Players who own a full version of FFXIV (i.e. paying customers) will receive preferential treatment in the queue.

Therefore, the players of the free trial version will only be able to log in after the queue has been processed. With so many fans trying to log in to play the new Endwalker content on launch day, there will be long queues for sure.

Test version owners can expect that they will have difficulties logging into the game in the next few days.

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