Regarding Field Instances for 4.0 Areas

We have confirmed that certain FATEs and Elite Marks are currently causing congestion. In order to make the gameplay as smooth as possible for the players, we will be implementing tentative measures for congestion relief and load reduction.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

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We will be implementing multiple Field Instances for the following areas.

The Fringes / The Peaks / The Lochs / The Ruby Sea / Yanxia / The Azim Steppe

A Field Instance is one of many copies of an area that you can travel to when changing areas.

These instances will be distinguished with a number at the end of the area name, such as "The Fringes 1", "The Fringes 2", “The Fringes 3”, and so on. Each Field Instance will be the complete area, albeit separate copies.

■How to Choose a Field Instance
When changing areas on foot or by mount to one of the areas listed above, a window will appear that will let you select which instance you wish to travel to.

When using Teleport/Return, a Field Instance will be chosen at random. You can check which Field Instance you entered by checking your Chat Log or using the "/instance" command.

■Restrictions in Field Instances
Characters in different Field Instances of the same area will be able to send Tells to one another, but will not be able to see each other.

■Entering the Same Field Instance as a Party Unfortunately, if a party enters an area via Teleport/Return, they may not enter the same Field Instance. You will need to enter the area by foot or mount and select the same Field Instance number to ensure that you stay together.

We have confirmed that the congestion caused by certain FATEs and Elite Marks has subsided. As a result, in the Patch 4.06 maintenance scheduled for Aug. 8, 2017, we will be removing field instances for certain areas.

■Field instances will be removed for the following areas:
The Fringes / The Peaks / The Ruby Sea / Yanxia / The Azim Steppe

Due to the ongoing high congestion due to large scale FATEs in The Lochs area, field instances will remain in place for The Lochs.
We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause, and thank you for your understanding.

We have confirmed that the congestion caused by certain FATEs in The Lochs area has subsided. As a result, the following field instance has been removed with Patch 4.1 maintenance performed on Oct. 9, 2017 from 9:00pm to Oct. 10, 2017 3:00 a.m. (PDT).

■Field instance removed for the below area:
The Lochs

We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.