on the really congested servers such as those in the EU for instance, I suspect there are -very- few windows without congestion.
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I don't even think the free trial players can get in the queue. I vaguely recall the last time there were massive queues, someone with a free trial sharing that they just got an error every time they tried to connect.
Here was the Reddit thread with a screenshot: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...cannot_log_in/
Another "lets bully the free trial players", the post. Just move along.