Error core 90k, followed by error code 5003 (October 15, 2013, 5:20pm Eastern)

Time: 5:20pm Eastern
Frequency: one time
World name: Famfrit
Character name: Schelle Sommers
NPC name: Not applicable
Monster name: Not sure, it was whatever comes up in MQ when you use the smouldering coal
Class/Level: Schelle was on Arcanist, level 25
Party or solo: She was solo
In-game time: I have no idea. It was night.
Area and coordinates: Somewhere in Western Than, near where the rat-people are, on the other side of the bridge
Steps:
1.Fight, blackout
2.Error code 90,000
3.Error code authentication issue, code 5003
4.Have to do a ctrl/alt/del in order to get the game to stop running (it was just a black screen for 30+ seconds)

I had the same... but on my PS3

Time: somewhen around 3PM and 9PM CET
Frequency: once each
World name: Phoenix
Character name: Asteria Odina
NPC name: None
Monster name: non for 3PM, no clue for the other anymore
Class/Level: Dragoon Lv35/36
Party or solo: 3PM: solo, 9PM: party
In-game time: 3PM-ish, 9PM-ish
Area and coordinates: I don't know anymore
Steps:
1. at 3PM: walking to destination (by foot not on chocobo); 9PM fighting monsters
2. I don't know about error codes anymore but showed the following both times: Authentification error, disconnected from server message, black screen (no loading sign, music, whatsoever)
3. I forced the game with controller's "Quit Game" to quit but instead my PS3 beeped 3 times and restarted itself (usually QG brings you back into PS3 menu)

Time: 2:15pm Eastern, 5:15pm Eastern
Frequency: Twice
World name: Excalibur
Character name: Quanita Starfire
NPC name: Not applicable
Monster name: Not applicable
Class/Level: 50 Summoner
Party or solo: Party
In-game time: No idea
Area and coordinates: In Wineport first time, inside Binding Coil the second time
Steps:
1.No real steps, it just happened without warning. First time, it was standing in Wineport getting ready to enter BC; second time was in the middle of Turn 4. This also happened to everyone in my group at least once throughout the course of the last 4 hours.

Time: around 23:00 and ~20:00-21:00 CET
Frequency: two times
World name: Odin
Character name: Baltais Elfs
NPC name: Not applicable
Monster name: Tonberry King, skeletons in wanderers palace (don't remember their name)
Class/Level: Dragoon 50
Party or solo: Party
In-game time: don't know
Area and coordinates: once in Wanderers Palace on the last boss, other in wanderers palace on the skeletons after 2nd boss.
Steps:
1.Tonberry fight. Fight Skeletons
2.Error code 90,000
3.Authentification error
4.Game exits

I know that bunch of ppl got DC'ed when we were putting a party together for Titan

Time: Started 11:00 AM PST
Frequency: 4 Times
World name: Goblin
Character name: Chu Li
NPC name: Not applicable
Monster name: Not applicable
Class/Level: 50 Summoner
Party or solo: Party
In-game time: No idea
Area and coordinates: U'dahl Marketboard area
Steps:
1.Happening randomly

Time: 5:14 PM CST
Frequency: 2 Times
World Name: Hyperion
Character Name: Coralyn Myr
NPC Name: N/A
Monster Name: N/A
Class/Level: 36 Dragoon
Party or Solo: Solo
In-game time: Unsure
Area and Coordinates: Northern Thanalan, Ceruleam Processing Plant next to Merchant & Mender
Steps: Stood in town talking via Free Company chat

Time: 3:37 PM PDT
Frequency: Twice (Do not have time information for earlier occurrence)
World name: Cactuar
Character name: Hekla Tephra
NPC name: Market Board
Monster name: N/A
Class/Level: MIN Lv.50
Party or solo: Solo
In-game time: Between 4AM-5AM
Area and coordinates: Market Board in Old Gridania
Steps:
1. Searched 'earth shard'
2. Checked pricing history
3. Error 90000
4. Error code authentication issue, code 5003

Time: 6:43pm Eastern and another time earlier in the day
Frequency: two times so far
World name: Hyperion
Character name: Kayvindra Lyra
NPC name: Not applicable
Monster name: Not aaplicable
Class/Level: Bard level 50
Party or solo: party
In-game time: just before 10am eorzea time
Area and coordinates: Old Gridania at summoning bell but not clicked on npc, just standing there
Steps:
1. standing there typing
2.Error code 90,000
3.Error code authentication issue, code 5003
4. exits client

Time: 3:48 PM PST and twice before then.
Frequency: Four times thus far.
World name: Cactuar
Character name: Nico Robin
NPC name: Not applicable
Monster name: Not aaplicable
Class/Level: Blacksmith 42
Party or solo: Solo was the most recent (Party for all others)
In-game time: Not sure
Area and coordinates: Limsa crystal, standing by it.
Steps:
1. Crafting or doing nothing and when in party (Healing) then screen goes black.
2. Error code 90,000
3. Error code authentication issue, code 5003 upon clicking or making any selection or if left idle too long.
4. Client closes completely (Including launcher).

Time: first time don't remember the time, 2nd time was around 6:30pm est
Frequency: Twice
World name: Hyperion
Character name: Cylla Nightsong
NPC name: Not applicable
Monster name: Both times was in WP/AK
Class/Level: WHM 50
Party or solo: Party
In-game time: NA
Area and coordinates: NA - but again was in WP/AK when it happened
Steps:
1.Just zoning in to WP happened first time, 2nd time was after the first boss fight in AK
2.Error code 90,000
3.Error code authentication issue, code 5003
4.Game closes out and have to re-log back in

Error core 90k, followed by error code 5003 (October 15, 2013, approximately 5:15pm EST and 7:50 pm EST)

Time: October 15, 2013, approximately 5:15pm EST and 7:50 pm EST
Frequency: two times (edit: 3 times now)
World name: Malboro
Character name: Roez Tenderwalker
NPC name: Not applicable
Monster name: Not applicable
Class/Level: Goldsmith, level 50
Party or solo: Solo
In-game time: No clue
Area and coordinates: New Gridania, next to the Inn guy, Adventurers Guild
Steps:
1. Crafting, screen goes black: computer is fine, other programs still running
2.Error code 90,000
3.Error code authentication issue, code 5003
4.Exit game, restart game

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Cylla

Time: first time don't remember the time, 2nd time was around 6:30pm est
Frequency: Twice
World name: Hyperion
Character name: Cylla Nightsong
NPC name: Not applicable
Monster name: Both times was in WP/AK
Class/Level: WHM 50
Party or solo: Party
In-game time: NA
Area and coordinates: NA - but again was in WP/AK when it happened
Steps:
1.Just zoning in to WP happened first time, 2nd time was after the first boss fight in AK
2.Error code 90,000
3.Error code authentication issue, code 5003
4.Game closes out and have to re-log back in

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"" same as above on Excalibur server , twice so far today, around 2pm and 6pm central. (happened while crafting/harvesting in south shroud)

any words anywhere about a fix?

Same here. I keep getting kicked out of the game with the authentication error about every hour.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Amiabelle

Time: 5:20pm Eastern
Frequency: one time
World name: Famfrit
Character name: Schelle Sommers
NPC name: Not applicable
Monster name: Not sure, it was whatever comes up in MQ when you use the smouldering coal
Class/Level: Schelle was on Arcanist, level 25
Party or solo: She was solo
In-game time: I have no idea. It was night.
Area and coordinates: Somewhere in Western Than, near where the rat-people are, on the other side of the bridge
Steps:
1.Fight, blackout
2.Error code 90,000
3.Error code authentication issue, code 5003
4.Have to do a ctrl/alt/del in order to get the game to stop running (it was just a black screen for 30+ seconds)

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Time: 5:00 pm Pacific
Frequency: Once
World name: Gilgamesh
Character name: Annana Anna
NPC name: N/A
Monster name: Tonberry in WP, Soul harvester in AK
Class/Level: Level 50 WHM
Party or solo: In Duty, WP and AK
Area and coordinates: In Duty, WP and AK
Steps:
1. Happens randomly.
2. Error 90k
3. Error 5003
4. Game crash
5. Relog without issues.

Time: 1:48 GMT
Frequency: Once
World name: Ragnarok
Character name: Ninjafada Wipefever
NPC name: N/A
Monster name: N/A
Class/Level: Goldsmith 50
Party or solo: solo crafting
Area and coordinates: Gridania near the bell
Steps:
1. Error 90k
2. Error 5003
3. Game crash
4. Relog without issues

Time: 7:20 PST
Frequency: 3rd time today
World name: Diabolos
Character name: Aeryn Zael
NPC name: N/A
Monster name: N/A
Class/Level: Alchemist 15
Party or solo: crafting solo
Area and coordinates: Alchemist's Guild in Ul'dah
Steps:
1. Error 90k
2. Error 5003 Authentication Error
3. Game crash

Time: ~4:00 first time, ~9:30 second
Frequency: Twice
World name: Excalibur
Character name: Y'sarel Khai
NPC name: Not applicable
Monster name: different mobs
Class/Level: BRD 46
Party or solo: both
In-game time: various
Area and coordinates: various
Steps:
1.In overworld first time, Dzemael the second
2.Error code 90,000
3.Error code authentication issue, code 5003
4.Game closes out

From what I've managed to verify between myself and others it appears to occur ~3 hours after logging in.

Time: 10:45pm EST
Frequency: Once
World name: Hyperion
Character name: Zaltec Sheep
NPC name: N/A
Monster name: N/A
Class/Level: Paladin 42
Party or solo: Small Party
Area and coordinates: The Stone Vigil (Dungeon instance)
Steps:
1. Error 90k
2. Error 5003 Authentication Error
3. Logout back to desktop

Also occurred approximately 3 hours after I logged in.

I'm getting this as well, at least 90k so far.

Time: 11pm GMT, 2AM GMT, 3AM GMT
Frequency: Three times
World name: Balmung
Character name: Jet'a Vann
NPC name: Not applicable
Monster name: Idling
Class/Level: Gladiator 26
Party or solo: Solo
In-game time: NA
Area and coordinates: Several different areas
Steps:
1. always while idling, after about 5-10 minutes
2.Error code 90,000
3.Error code authentication issue, code 5003
4.Client freezes to black and must force shutdown via task manager.

Time: 7 Times throughout the day between (15.10.2013) 1PM GMT+1 and 16.10.2013 5:30AM. 16.10. 21:07, 17.10. 00:30, 17.10. 3:38
Frequency: Three times
World name: Balmung
Character name: Kimikryo Torahige
NPC name: Not applicable
Monster name: Not Applicable
Class/Level: Dragoon 40/41; Lancer 41; Fisher 10; Armorer10; Blacksmith 10; Blacksmith 10, Marauder 18, Blacksmith 14
Party or solo: Solo
In-game time: NA
Area and coordinates: Coerthas in the Dragonsomething Camp; Coerthas, right outside of "the stone "; Inside of this dungeon too; Coerthas right before the Mainquestfight within the glacier, Gridania Apkallu Falls, Limsa Lomisa Armorer/Blacksmith Guild, aat Levemate in Drowning Wrench, Limsa at Hawkers Aethrit stone chatting in party chat, Limsa at Drowining wench getting leves
Steps:
1. While Chatting with FC and Linkshell, while checking equipment, while riding a chocobo, while talking with a moogle
2.Error code 90,000
3. When clicking on OK the Actionbars appear in windows format (I play with gamepad)
3a. Sometimes the menü screen, you would get when pressing 'esc', appears above the Actionbars
3.Error code authentication issue, code 5003
4.Client freezes to black and 2 of 7 Times Client had to be shut down in Taskmanager (one time only worked with "kill process").
5. Logging in normaly, just with login queu

edits for today in magenta

Time: 12:20 AM Eastern
Frequency: Second time now
World Name: Ragnarok
Character Name: Laura Bailey
NPC Name: N/A
Monster Name: N/A
Class/Level: Bard 50
Party/Solo: Solo
In-game Time:N/A
Area/Coordinates: New Gridania (12,12)
Steps:
1. Was idle both times, in between Titan HM runs (Duty Finder was up for some stuff).
2. Error code 90,000, exits to main menu.
3. Error code 5003 at main menu.
4. Client exits normally, unlike some other people with this issue.
5. Log back in normally.

Windows 7, up to date drivers, etc. if it helps. Edit: Also in case it helps, auto renewal was turned off before logging on today, 2 days left on account (server non-transfer related).

Time: 8-9pm pst
Frequency: once for everyone in party, and some would dc along with another
World name: Behemoth
Character name: Mockingbird Shindo
NPC name: N/A
Monster name: Turn 4 of Coil
Class/Level: WHM 50
Party or solo: party
In-game time: not sure
Area and coordinates: Coil Turn 4
Steps:
1. 90k error mid fight
2. authentication issue code 5003
3. game closed and continued to log back in
4. Wasn't just me like I said earlier everyone in Party dc'd once to 90k error during our attempts of Turn 4 most the time it happened just as we finished 3rd phase and entered 4th.

Time: 11:30 CST
Frequency: 3rd time in roughly... 4 hours
World name: Exodus
Character name: Exodus Lionheart
NPC name: N/A
Monster name: Banemire
Class/Level: DRG lvl 30
Party or solo: Solo (waiting in Duty Finder)
In-game time: During the day...
Area and coordinates: Alden Springs (can't say where I was other times)
Steps:
1.Running around doing things, standing still, or fighting.
2. Screen goes black with error code: "Lost connection to the server"
3. Screen clears and goes back to main menu.
4. Before 'Start' selection becomes available, screen goes black and brings up error code 5003.
5. Restart PS3 to play again.

Time: 1:30a EST
Frequency: 5th time in 12 hrs
World name: Exodus
Character name: Emph Hena
NPC name: N/A
Party or solo: Solo

Area and coordinates: Ul'dah/Gridania
Steps:
1. Synthing with 100k+ worth of mats.
2. Screen goes black with error code: "Lost connection to the server"
3. Main Menu, start is greyed out and does not become actionable.
4. Close the application and re-launch if I feel like playing again.
5. Cry deeply.
6. Eat a bagel.
7. Shit on Debora's desk.

On Malboro and getting this error too. 3 times and counting. twice in AK and once in Revanence Toll.

My FC is having this error happen regularly too, they are currently in Coil

Same seems to happen randomly. happened during gathering in lower la nocea and also in south shroud and again in ul'dha and again in garneda

Time: 11:19pm pst
Frequency: Once
Name: Behemoth
Character name: Mockingbird Shindo
NPC name: N/A
Monster name: Garuda (HM)
Class/Level: WHM 50
Party or solo: party
In-game time: not sure
Area and coordinates: The Howling Eye (HM)
Steps:
1. 90k error mid fight
2. authentication issue code 5003
3. closed game and continued to log back in

The same happened to me while being into a HM Garuda duty.

Same here, as well as a tank who seemed to have it a lot:

Time: 22:30pm Eastern
Frequency: one time
World name: Ragnarok
Character name: Ephef Ell
NPC name: Not applicable
Monster name: AK run
Class/Level: WHM/50
Party or solo: Party
In-game time: I have no idea.
Area and coordinates: AK, second area
Steps:
1.Fight, blackout
2.Error code 90,000
3.Error code authentication issue, code 5003
4.Had to re-launch the game, but I got straight back in.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by AsteriaOdina

I had the same... but on my PS3

Time: somewhen around 3PM and 9PM CET
Frequency: once each
World name: Phoenix
Character name: Asteria Odina
NPC name: None
Monster name: non for 3PM, no clue for the other anymore
Class/Level: Dragoon Lv35/36
Party or solo: 3PM: solo, 9PM: party
In-game time: 3PM-ish, 9PM-ish
Area and coordinates: I don't know anymore
Steps:
1. at 3PM: walking to destination (by foot not on chocobo); 9PM fighting monsters
2. I don't know about error codes anymore but showed the following both times: Authentification error, disconnected from server message, black screen (no loading sign, music, whatsoever)
3. I forced the game with controller's "Quit Game" to quit but instead my PS3 beeped 3 times and restarted itself (usually QG brings you back into PS3 menu)

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Same thing happend to me, which froze my ps3 as well.

Got this error too @ excalibur, aleport, char: Lokin Modar

Since enough people have submitted detailed reports, here is some additional information:
- it seems to happen in a timespan of about 3.5-4hours
- it doesn't matter if you are active or not at that time,
- nor what you are doing
- nor where you are

It's like your session simply expires. Maybe someone forgot to code in a check whether the player is active or not?

I have been having the same issue since the most recent patch. Happened to me twice sporadically.

Drofar Zepwell - Diabolos

same here as well a few times

Just lost 9 Potash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
to this stupid error........

5:15 EST, October 16, happened again. Almost the same time it happened yesterday.

Black screen, 9000 error into 5003 error, game shut down on its own.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Soukyuu

Since enough people have submitted detailed reports, here is some additional information:
- it seems to happen in a timespan of about 3.5-4hours
- it doesn't matter if you are active or not at that time,
- nor what you are doing
- nor where you are

It's like your session simply expires. Maybe someone forgot to code in a check whether the player is active or not?

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this really seems to be true I had my last 90k 5003 at 21:07 logged back in at 21:30 and now I had again a 90k 5003 and its 00:30 <_<

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Kimikryo

this really seems to be true I had my last 90k 5003 at 21:07 logged back in at 21:30 and now I had again a 90k 5003 and its 00:30 <_<

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today a friend logged in right after me. Later, I got kicked with a 90k, and once I logged back in, the said friend got hit by a 90k as well. Just a few minutes ago, I disconnected. Logged back in and lo and behold, my friend disconnects as well (after finishing crafting the botanist AF for me, luckily). So it definitely seems to be a set span of time.