Network Technical Difficulties Caused by DDoS Attacks (Oct. 30, 31)

During the time below, we experienced network technical difficulties due to DDoS attacks made against ISPs affiliated with North American data centers. We took into account the way attacks were being made and reinforced defensive measures for upstream ISPs.

We will continue to work with upstream ISPs to implement countermeasures.

[Date & Time]
Oct. 30, 2017 5:20 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (PDT)
Oct. 31, 2017 0:20 to 0:30 (GMT)
Oct. 31, 2017 1:20 to 1:30 (BST)

[Details]
Players may be experiencing the following issues:
・Disconnected from NA Data Center Worlds
・Difficulty logging in to NA Data Center Worlds
・Difficulty accessing and sending and receiving data from NA data centers

[Affected Service]
FINAL FANTASY XIV