Can't log character in

[Zarchery]

This is happening to me too. Windows XP, Verizon FIOS, East Coast, Carbuncle server. I've had various stages of success. I logged on Friday evening, managed to check my D-Box in Upper Jeuno, made it as far as Sauromugue Champaign then timed out trying to Field Manual warp to Bastok. Login freezed at various stages, and earlier I was able to log on to a mule. Since then haven't been able to get further than character select screen. I thought it might be my computer, so I tried logging in through my PS2 (I played on PS2 for the first few years I played; never touch the thing nowadays except for troubleshooting purposes like this) No luck there either. Probably just as well since I wouldn't want to play on that grainy old thing.

This is a bummer, but it'll get fixed sooner or later. I'm glad to see that it's not just me or my ISP. I'm not happy (or particularly surprised) to see the usual immaturity of some of the players. I installed Steam for the first time Friday morning (to play Sonic 4 Episode II), and thought that might have caused it.

The basic details:

Character: Zarchery (though it seems to affect all my characters)
Server: Carbuncle
ISP: Verizon-FIOS
Platform: PC running Windows XP.
Region: East Coast U.S.

[accebynnel]

Character name: Calee
World: Sylph
Platform: Windows 7(64Bit) PC
Zone: Moghouse zoning into Ru Lude Gardens
Location: California
Connection: Cable
Provider: Sudden Link

Have been having issues all day with logging out to mule. It acts like it's dc'ing and can watch the R go down to 0. Go to sign into character and receiving errors like others for timed out.

Now, cannot sign into Calee (main character). Warped to Jueno, ran into mog house. Went to zone out into Ru'Lude Gardens and am stuck with the black loading screen of death. Finally get the FFXI error for being timed out. Go to log back in, receive error codes stating character is already signed in. Log into a mule, ok. Log off and attempt main again. Only to get stuck at the black loading screen of death.

Also having issues today with AH price history, area, and character searches. Constantly getting "search failed" results.

[Nerathun]

Was finally able to went through POL this morning (more than 12 hours after my D/C) and was able to log my mule but still having trouble logging my main char. The further I was able to go is on the "Downloading Data" black screen...

So yesterday (around 7pm30 GMT) I was disconnected from the game when zoning out from my mog house in Western Adoulin.

Char Name : Neraya
World : Ragnarok
Platform : Windows7 (32bits)
Zone : Moghouse zoning into Western Adoulin
Location : EU - Switzerland
Connection : Optical fiber
Provider : Swisscom
Issue since : 06.14.2013 around 7pm30 GMT

The most annoying thing, still no acknowledgement from SE about this matter.

*edit*
And by the way, it's seems to be a global issue :
=> http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...n-serveur-busy
=> http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...81%AA%E3%82%8B

[Kabekebe]

To be honest the best thing I would recommend you to do(Which it is not 100% effective) is asking a friend to use your account with info and ask them to zone somewhere else.. but like someone said earlier it is not where you've zone the problem is more like random issues SE didnt figured it out ..yet I have the same problem as y'all and honestly I know it is annoying , I know people has schedule to play this game and we all know that SE is closed on weekend.. shame but yea we gotta face the reality here.. just think it is a big maintenance .. I dont know.. go play outside like I will do in a couple hours , I understand it is frustated but we gotta wait.. if you cant wait use this : ask a friend to move your char somewhere else but the problem will remain and you'll be more frustated to be stuck into ''black screen issue'' from here.. I'll drink my cup of coffee and do something else for today 'cause I dont expect SE to comes out with a ''solution'' till monday I'm sorry y'all


And by the way how come I'm Ninja 90 only? I have 99 since the level break .. the hell? oh well another issue ''I guess''

[Vold]

To be honest the best thing I would recommend you to do(Which it is not 100% effective) is asking a friend to use your account with info and ask them to zone somewhere else.. but like someone said earlier it is not where you've zone the problem is more like random issues SE didnt figured it out ..yet I have the same problem as y'all and honestly I know it is annoying , I know people has schedule to play this game and we all know that SE is closed on weekend.. shame but yea we gotta face the reality here.. just think it is a big maintenance .. I dont know.. go play outside like I will do in a couple hours , I understand it is frustated but we gotta wait.. if you cant wait use this : ask a friend to move your char somewhere else but the problem will remain and you'll be more frustated to be stuck into ''black screen issue'' from here.. I'll drink my cup of coffee and do something else for today 'cause I dont expect SE to comes out with a ''solution'' till monday I'm sorry y'all

SE does have a weekend crew. MMOs aren't like a 9-5, M-F job. You have paying customers 24/7. That means you have a work force 24/7.

[Kabekebe]

SE does have a weekend crew. MMOs aren't like a 9-5, M-F job. You have paying customers 24/7. That means you have a work force 24/7.

Then my info were wrong.. I guess im getting tired of google it and reading all kind of stories.. not to mentioned I've went into this kind of issues since like 2008-07.. so yes I thought they were not working on weekends but thanks for giving me back that kind of info. Sorry for the wrong info again.

[Vold]

It's a very strange thing because on my two accounts I am stuck on one with the same problem as everyone else, yet on my other account everything is just dandy. Couldn't be better. It's almost like we have been randomly selected for something shady, like axing FFXI players from being able to play so they can gain more bandwidth elsewhere. Just a theory I'm working on, because it's not FRICKING FIXED YET NOR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED AS A PROBLEM IN POL(but is via GMs).

My characters were dropping one by one. First main, then an alt then another alt then finally I wasn't able to get in then did and then got booted and I gave up for the night. Conspiracy theories aside because I can't even begin to stress just how angry I would become if I were being locked out of FFXI because SE can't be bothered to spend money to meet the bandwidth demands their business requires, it's just damn odd. Something isn't right. It goes beyond connectivity issues because one of my accounts is fine, the other ain't. And it's not limited to any one kind of zone as my alts are all spread out amongst starter nations and Jeuno. Not to mention the server still has a very healthy(but low as usual)population of players.

[GrumpyPants]

of course they are screwing us over because ffxiv was trash and they lost money so now they saving any way they can and putting more effort into it even though its going to continue to be trash i say noone buy ffxiv so they can lose money for their terrible service lately you never had a problem like this over 6 years ago when each server had at least 3000 people on at a time

[Secondplanet]

of course they are screwing us over because ffxiv was trash and they lost money so now they saving any way they can and putting more effort into it even though its going to continue to be trash i say noone buy ffxiv so they can lose money for their terrible service lately you never had a problem like this over 6 years ago when each server had at least 3000 people on at a time

I don't think you have to worry about sales for FF:XIV, the game is still crap and personally i don't trust SE with and future games after that. I am starting to get pissed that like normal we (the long time paying customers) are being punished for their failure to listen to customers and make a decent game.

At least for now i can log in, but I am disappointed with SE that they failed to acknowledge this problem and bury their heads under the ground and hope people will just go away. No wonder their stocks are worth a record low.

[Venividivici]

Venividivici
Lakshmi Server
Windows 8
Desktop PC
Optical Fiber (Verizon Fios)
Location: NA - New York
Zone Port Jeuno No zoning conection just when from 100% to ( 0% s 0 r 0 )
Issue since : 06.14.2013 around 3pm EST

Started when I tried to use the Action House in Port Jeuno.
this is only happening with this account with my other account I can log in no problem.
using the same connection and also try in two different PCs with the same result not being able to log in with venividivici in neither one but able to log in with the other account character.