Summary
Final Fantasy 14is introducing probationary Worlds, a new type of server specifically designed to alleviate data center congestion. This new type ofFinal Fantasy 14World is coming to the European Logical Data Center on June 11 in preparation for the release of theDawntrailexpansion.
Dawntrailis arriving inFinal Fantasy 14on July 2, with early access for players who pre-purchased the expansion starting on June 28. As with any major MMORPG release, fans can expect login queues, server congestion, and other connectivity issues onceDawntrailcomes out.
To prepare for the expansion,Final Fantasy 14is trying something newto help mitigate these disruptions. On June 11, its European Physical Data Center is adding Shadow, a new logical data center with four Worlds. However, these servers are probationary Worlds – a new classification that forbids players from creating new characters, or transferring their existing ones, to Worlds with this type of restriction. The only purpose for these Worlds is to be visited viathe Data Center Travel System inFinal Fantasy 14.
FF14: Dawntrail European Data Center Expansion
These new Worlds are being designed as an overflow space for players whose home servers are congested. When fans on the European Data Center try to log in, they might consider visiting the ShadowData Center to avoid queues on their home servers inFinal Fantasy 14. Eventually, these Worlds will likely transition into normal ones to allow players to move there permanently, but not until the inevitable traffic and hype surroundingDawntrailstabilizes.
This isn’t the only server prep workFinal Fantasy 14is doing beforeDawntrail. Four more Worlds are being added to theNorth American Dynamis Data Center inFinal Fantasy 14on June 11as well. These new Worlds are not probationary, meaning players can immediately put down roots in these servers. It remains to be seen ifFinal Fantasy 14will use more probationary Worlds outside the ones coming to its European Data Center in the future.
Unfortunately,Final Fantasy 14fans outside the European Data Center won’t be able to visit these probationary Worlds yet. That said,Final Fantasy 14is testing cross-region Data Center Travel untilDawntrail, allowing players from across the globe to visit Worlds on the Oceania Data Center. While there is no permanent plans to implement this system quite yet, the fact thatFinal Fantasy 14is working out the kinks in doing so means it could arrive later on, even as a temporary measure.
Final Fantasy 14 (2010)
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