In order to facilitate a smoother in-game experience for our many current players, as well as prepare for the increase in activity expected to come with the release of Shadowbringers, we have made the decision to expand our server infrastructure. Accordingly, one new data center for North American players, and one for European players, will be created in April.

With the addition of new data centers, however, it will be necessary to redistribute various World servers. The current state of each World’s community and its primary language have been taken into consideration, but we understand that the redistribution may cause difficulties for players nevertheless.

We will be taking various steps to minimize the impact of these changes, including offering free World transfers for all characters on the North American and European Data Centers for a period of approximately two weeks after implementation. We ask for your understanding as we work to create a better experience for all players in the days to come.

European Servers

New Data Center:

Light

Date of Implementation:

Tuesday, April 2, 2019
* The schedule for maintenance accompanying this implementation will be announced at a later date.

• Current EU Data Center

• Future EU Data Centers and World Distribution

North American Servers

New Data Center:

Crystal

Date of Implementation:

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
* The schedule for maintenance accompanying this implementation will be announced at a later date.

• Current NA Data Center and World Distribution

• Future NA Data Centers and World Distribution

World Transfer Accommodations

For a period of approximately two weeks following the implementation of each new Data Center, all characters on affected Data Centers will be able to transfer Worlds at no cost.

The following accommodations will also be made for players transferring Worlds:

• Players will be able to carry up to 999,999,999 gil to their new World.
• Players who own an estate will have the full cost of the land returned to them, and receive an additional 3,000,000 gil to compensate for lost furnishings.
• Players who own an apartment will have the full purchase price of 500,000 gil returned to them, and receive an additional 500,000 gil to compensate for lost furnishings.

Additionally, all active accounts (with game time remaining) in regions that experience a maintenance period longer than twenty-four hours will have their remaining game time extended by one day.

▼EU Availability

Dates: Tuesday, April 2 to Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Eligible: All characters on EU Data Centers

▼NA Availability

Dates: Tuesday, April 23 to Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Eligible: All characters on NA Data Centers

* Transfers to Congested Worlds will remain unavailable.
* Transferring to a Preferred World will confer the usual transfer bonuses in addition to those listed above (though in the event that a bonus is the same, you will not receive it twice).
* Players transferring to Standard Worlds will not be able to transfer again until three days have passed. Those transferring to Preferred Worlds will, as always, be unable to transfer again for ninety days.