Balmung listed as a Standard World

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04-23-2019, 06:35 PM
savageink

Balmung listed as a Standard World

Now's your chance...
04-23-2019, 06:37 PM
LaylaTsarra

Runs and hides! :P

Seriously I have a toon on Balmung might be time to make an alt.

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Details regarding Worlds with character creation restrictions, as well as statuses of congested/high population worlds will be shared here.

*A temporary character creation restriction may be implemented during periods of high congestion.

These details will be updated at 4:00 a.m. / 8:00 a.m. / 1:00 p.m. / 6:00 p.m. / 11:00 p.m. (PDT).

■Japan Data Center
▼Preferred Worlds
　○ Asura
　○ Masamune
　○ Ultima
　○ Unicorn
　○ Yojimbo
　○ Zeromus

▼New Worlds
　None

▼Standard Worlds
　○ Anima
　○ Aegis
　○ Alexander
　○ Atomos
　○ Bahamut
　○ Belias
　○ Carbuncle
　○ Chocobo
　○ Durandal
　○ Fenrir
　○ Garuda
　○ Gungnir
　○ Hades
　○ Ifrit
　○ Ixion
　○ Kujata
　○ Mandragora
　○ Pandaemonium
　○ Ramuh
　○ Ridill
　○ Shinryu
　○ Tiamat
　○ Titan
　○ Tonberry
　○ Typhon
　○ Valefor

▼Congested Worlds
　None

■North American Data Center
▼Preferred Worlds
　None

▼New Worlds
　None

▼Standard Worlds
　○ Adamantoise
　○ Balmung
　○ Behemoth
　○ Brynhildr
　○ Cactuar
　○ Coeurl
　○ Diabolos
　○ Excalibur
　○ Exodus
　○ Faerie
　○ Famfrit
　○ Gilgamesh
　○ Goblin
　○ Hyperion
　○ Jenova
　○ Lamia
　○ Leviathan
　○ Malboro
　○ Mateus
　○ Midgardsormr
　○ Sargatanas
　○ Siren
　○ Ultros
　○ Zalera

▼Congested Worlds
　None

■European Data Center
▼Preferred Worlds
　None

▼New Worlds
　None

▼Standard Worlds
　○ Cerberus
　○ Lich
　○ Louisoix
　○ Moogle
　○ Odin
　○ Omega
　○ Phoenix
　○ Ragnarok
　○ Shiva
　○ Zodiark

▼Congested Worlds
　None
04-23-2019, 06:45 PM
Slirith

Incoming people curious about the "ERP" who will then leave within the month lol
04-23-2019, 06:50 PM
UnrealTai

Never thought id see the day, glad i left lol
04-23-2019, 06:50 PM
savageink

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaylaTsarra

■North American Data Center
▼Preferred Worlds
　None

▼New Worlds
　None

▼Standard Worlds
　○ Adamantoise
　○ Balmung
　○ Behemoth
　○ Brynhildr
　○ Cactuar
　○ Coeurl
　○ Diabolos
　○ Excalibur
　○ Exodus
　○ Faerie
　○ Famfrit
　○ Gilgamesh
　○ Goblin
　○ Hyperion
　○ Jenova
　○ Lamia
　○ Leviathan
　○ Malboro
　○ Mateus
　○ Midgardsormr
　○ Sargatanas
　○ Siren
　○ Ultros
　○ Zalera

▼Congested Worlds
　None

I was going to go grab the link but you already added the status list. Thx!
04-23-2019, 07:06 PM
BillyKaplan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slirith

Incoming people curious about the "ERP" who will then leave within the month lol

That's what World Visit is for!
04-24-2019, 12:27 AM
disturbedcobra

Welp, back to being closed for new characters. Knew that wasn't going to last for too long. XD
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...06d0909189e479
04-24-2019, 12:32 AM
MistakeNot

Quote:

Originally Posted by disturbedcobra

Welp, back to being closed for new characters. Knew that wasn't going to last for too long. XD
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...06d0909189e479

You mean it is temporarily closed for character creation? That happens to most servers now and then, especially during prime time.
04-24-2019, 12:35 AM
Taybat

Just closed again...
04-24-2019, 12:38 AM
disturbedcobra

Quote:

Originally Posted by MistakeNot

You mean it is temporarily closed for character creation? That happens to most servers now and then, especially during prime time.

Except Balmung is one of the exceptions where it is usually closed, indefinitely. No matter what time of day. Was only open for like 5 hrs before being closed again. XD Not really surprised it closed down again.
04-24-2019, 12:45 AM
BillyKaplan

Quote:

Originally Posted by disturbedcobra

Except Balmung is one of the exceptions where it is usually closed, indefinitely. No matter what time of day. Was only open for like 5 hrs before being closed again. XD Not really surprised it closed down again.

That's because we're, what, the single most populated server in the game? We're still a standard world on the listing.
04-24-2019, 12:55 AM
MorbolvampireQueen6

I would make one but at the same time I want to wait for femronso
04-24-2019, 01:01 AM
Bright-Flower

Did it go back to congested? I'm surprised the opened up Balmung today. I thought for sure it would stay locked until the free transfers were through and things were settled down in the new data centers. Maybe even until post ShB launch given how crazy Balmung queue times were on SB launch.
04-24-2019, 01:03 AM
LaylaTsarra

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bright-Flower

Did it go back to congested? I'm surprised the opened up Balmung today. I thought for sure it would stay locked until the free transfers were through and things were settled down in the new data centers. Maybe even until post ShB launch given how crazy Balmung queue times were on SB launch.

I doubt it... it's probably just loaded with characters both on server and visiting. Might need to wait for early morning if it's not accepting more characters at the moment. I have a level 70 whm there but made another alt there this morning when the server came up. I want a potential Hrothgar there for fun. :)
04-24-2019, 01:24 AM
Drayce1

Thank the universe....no more balmung.
04-24-2019, 01:24 AM
Raim

Right now its too 'congested' for regular character creation, but transfers are still open. At this rate it might only be open for a week or less, and the only shot some people have throughout Shadowbringers. Its great if you want that crowded city vibe.
04-24-2019, 01:26 AM
Rita1989

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raim

Right now its too 'congested' for regular character creation, but transfers are still open. At this rate it might only be open for a week or less, and the only shot some people have throughout Shadowbringers. Its great if you want that crowded city vibe.

No it's closed for both but with the new visit system is there actually any point of locking any servers anymore
04-24-2019, 01:36 AM
WhiteArchmage

Aww, it actually let me select the server on CC, then I spent too long on customization and thinking of a name and it locked right back up lol
04-24-2019, 01:39 AM
Shougun

God help us.

Also today I had a login queue. I cried.

(I didn't really cry though because I'm a highlander male and we shave our eyebrows instead).

The servers seem pretty smooth though in the actual game, so that's cool :). Maybe in a few years or so we'll have pretty much seamless no border and no restriction servers (sort of the perfected shard concept people may be familiar from some other games).
04-24-2019, 01:41 AM
RareItems

Balmung starter cities were so crowded it started to affect my FPS xD. I visited the other servers and only Mateus comes close in terms of crowd size xD.
04-24-2019, 02:09 AM
Skivvy

I'm so torn! I had moved away a few months ago, and I really missed Balmung at first, but Coeurl has a lot of new faces which has been nice. The world visiting is actually quite smooth (from my limited testing).

Have they made any official statements as to whether or not you will still be able to visit Balmung once it's locked down on transfers?
04-24-2019, 02:16 AM
disturbedcobra

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skivvy

I'm so torn! I had moved away a few months ago, and I really missed Balmung at first, but Coeurl has a lot of new faces which has been nice. The world visiting is actually quite smooth (from my limited testing).

Have they made any official statements as to whether or not you will still be able to visit Balmung once it's locked down on transfers?

It is still open to world visit even though it is locked for new characters. Only if a world is labeled as a congested world will it hinder the world travel system.

* Depending on the congestion of the target World, it may take several minutes to complete the transfer. Transfers will occur automatically and cancel all current actions/duties.
04-24-2019, 02:19 AM
Skivvy

Quote:

Originally Posted by disturbedcobra

It is still open to world visit even though it is locked for new characters. Only if a world is labeled as a congested world will it hinder the world travel system.

* Depending on the congestion of the target World, it may take several minutes to complete the transfer. Transfers will occur automatically and cancel all current actions/duties.

I imagine Balmung will probably go back to congested in a few weeks, but I guess time will tell. I just don't want to be blocked from my friends there :( lol. WTB dual-citizenship please.
04-24-2019, 02:23 AM
LaylaTsarra

Quote:

Originally Posted by RareItems

Balmung starter cities were so crowded it started to affect my FPS xD. I visited the other servers and only Mateus comes close in terms of crowd size xD.

Half of mateus was on Balmung and half of Balmung was on Mateus. The shout chat there this morning was hilarious. That Wanderer FC has an awful lot of members :P
04-24-2019, 02:24 AM
Zorvan

How is Balmung for older dungeons? I'm on Ultros and tired of 1+ hour ques on things like Odin.
04-24-2019, 02:32 AM
LaylaTsarra

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zorvan

How is Balmung for older dungeons? I'm on Ultros and tired of 1+ hour ques on things like Odin.

Hard to say atm but i never had a problem before the reorganization and leveling was an insta pop for me this morning as a healer. Same with Mateus where I ran two levelings.
04-24-2019, 03:41 AM
Hasrat

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shougun

Also today I had a login queue. I cried.

Oh wow. Have you not had any queue at all for a bit? I've really gotta get off Mateus then. Getting pretty common to have to wait a minute or two to get in.
04-24-2019, 03:43 AM
disturbedcobra

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hasrat

Oh wow. Have you not had any queue at all for a bit? I've really gotta get off Mateus then. Getting pretty common to have to wait a minute or two to get in.

Balmung has been relatively quick getting in with no queue of late except on major patch days for like the first few hours then back to no queue. At least from what I have noticed.
04-24-2019, 04:11 AM
Ilan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zorvan

How is Balmung for older dungeons? I'm on Ultros and tired of 1+ hour ques on things like Odin.

The server has nothing to do with your quetimes. Your group gets filled with people from your whole datacenter...
04-24-2019, 04:31 AM
Moomba33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zorvan

How is Balmung for older dungeons? I'm on Ultros and tired of 1+ hour ques on things like Odin.

As has been said queues pull from everyone in the datacenter.

For Odin specifically though you can expect long queues for it as it isn't in Trial Roulette so you can only get people directly queuing for it or people doing Mentor Roulette in your party.
For content that isn't in normal roulettes (examples include Odin, Extreme Primals, Minstrel's Ballad fights, Coil, and Savage Raids) you'll have better luck using Party Finder to get a group together than the Duty Finder.
04-24-2019, 05:32 AM
Nyvara

I can't even choose a different DC at character creation. I only get choices that are on Aether :(
04-24-2019, 05:36 AM
disturbedcobra

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nyvara

I can't even choose a different DC at character creation. I only get choices that are on Aether :(

At the beginning start menu, you'll see the option to change datacenter before even getting to character creation screen.
04-24-2019, 05:39 AM
Nyvara

Quote:

Originally Posted by disturbedcobra

At the beginning start menu, you'll see the option to change datacenter before even getting to character creation screen.

OH so there is.. I mean well done you passed my test!

Dang that's like the third time this week I have missed something so obvious. Thank you!