Can't log character in

[Willowrose]

Willowrose
Sylph Server
Windows 7
Desktop PC
Hardlined cable connection(mediacom cable)
North Carolina

Same issue. I've tried a few things. Started when I tried to zone from Lower Jeuno to Upper Jeuno. Got a friend to log into me to move me to the gardens. Could get on in the gardens. Tried to use the abyssea warp NPC there to go to Xarcabard(Abyssea-Ule) and am getting this error again.

Reposting to update this information. I had a friend move me back to Audolin. I am able to log in(took several tries) and zone in and out of my mog house here. The issues I encountered were all in Jeuno or xarcabard. I haven't tried other zones. I'll be hanging up here I guess.

[Habil]

was able to log back in on main, after a few "busy" messages

[Jagstang]

Still having problems, game still just shuts off now, never happened until this event. Cant even do file repair.
Sometimes it will do the info Download, then instantly says connection error. I don't get it, not even a single important message update on the form by square. Hope they are ready to lose even more potential costumers for FF14, pretty sure they already lost half of them in their last fail.
Yes I am extremely frustrated

[Dswagger]

Like others I have secondary character access not main

[Moocow1980]

Main character: Devaniel
Mule character: Captainchocobo
Sylph
Windows 8
Laptop
Wireless router
Verizon FiOS: Tampa Bay

Was fine around noon-1 p.m. Eastern Time. Logged out in Port Jeuno mog. Took a nap. Came back to log on at, what 5:30ish? (I can't remember when exactly) and could not log on with my main at all. FFXI-3001, POL-0011, FFXI-3100 errors abound (pick one, I got them all regularly.) I could log on as my mule in Windy Waters, but not my main. The biggest issue on the main is everything logs in and then the permanent "Black Screen of Downloading Data Death" (as I nicknamed it.)

So, to kill time, I wanted to put my mule in Port Jeuno anyway so I walked out of mog into Windy Waters, and then to East Sarutabaruta. Going into East Saruta., I then encountered the Black Screen of Downloading Data Death. Now, neither character will log in, period.

I called tech support, but hung up for I tired of waiting. I sent an e-mail in, no response back. It is over four hours later (went to dinner with wife and then came back home) and STILL cannot log in. I see no official word on the official POL FFXI site, and only by chance did I stumble onto these forums and see this thread of issues. So I registered and here I am, waiting for the issues to be fixed so I can play on my day off.

[GrumpyPants]

Server Bahamut
Char , Grumps
North america , CA
AT&T uverse net
windows 7 Gaming laptop

Was on airship to Sandy when this evil black screen attacked me and can only log on mule afraid to zone on it i keep trying to connect but fails everytime on my main

[GrumpyPants]

SE stop wasting your time with ff14 it was fail before and is going to fail in the future its WoW with final fantasy pixels and theme

[Secondplanet]

been booted today and haven't been able to do almost anything, thanks SE for this on my day off.

[Natenn]

Got dc at downloading data screen when i retraced from ru'lude around 3:30 EST today. Its now 11:30 and SE has not even acknowledged the problem, it gets ignored instead of telling us "Yes, we know there's a problem, but we launched or 14 beta today so we don't care if anyone has been locked out of XI for over 9hrs." we get ignored and the problem just sits there getting worse. Missed 70k run plasm farm bc of this

[Moocow1980]

Got dc at downloading data screen when i retraced from ru'lude around 3:30 EST today. Its now 11:30 and SE has not even acknowledged the problem, it gets ignored instead of telling us "Yes, we know there's a problem, but we launched or 14 beta today so we don't care if anyone has been locked out of XI for over 9hrs." we get ignored and the problem just sits there getting worse. Missed 70k run plasm farm bc of this

And that's what concerns me the most out of this. Look, I get it, nothing is perfect, mistakes happen, etc. But the fact there is no acknowledgment whatsoever of this issue is what is most concerning. Even if all it is, is a POL announcement saying, "Hey, there are issues with people logging in, we don't know why, we're investigating," that would be fine. And then just keep us updated on it. But this lack of info out there, it makes us feel like we're being ignored or a side problem -- which is worse given the fact we pay for this service, not play for free.

I want this to be fixed so I can play, but in terms of requesting status updates, I don't think I'm asking for too much.