Those of you that are getting disconnected (5003, 9006 - not 2002)

SE made a post way early this morning. It seems is issue is back:

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[Details]
・When logging into the game, there was a 1/10 chance that you might be disconnected from the server.
*Since disconnection occurred when authentication with Square Enix account was lost, players who were logged in from before the issue occurred would be disconnected within several hours after the issue. If you were disconnected, please try logging in again. We apologize for the inconvenience.

・The login screen for entering Square Enix account and password was not displayed correctly upon starting up the launcher. Even if the login page was displayed correctly, an error might occur when authenticating Square Enix account that would prevent login.

・Unable to login to the Square Enix Account Management System / Online Store / Mog Station / The Lodestone / Official Forum/Companion App.
[Cause]
Server equipment issue

[Affected Services]
Square Enix Account

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Source: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...38fa9d175a819a

no the servers died .

They're probably trying to fix the issues.

The link is a lie. Nothing is resolved. The heck!

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Originally Posted by ibiteyourankle

SE made a post way early this morning. It seems is issue is back:



Source: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...38fa9d175a819a

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It could be the same issue, but it seems like there is a larger issue at play here. It's possible that first issue was just the pre-cursor to a bigger failing of equipment.

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Originally Posted by bulbs

no the servers died .

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The servers aren't dead, some of us are still on and playing. I only noticed because I couldn't log in to mogstation when I wanted to check something.

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Originally Posted by Caetie

The servers aren't dead, some of us are still on and playing. I only noticed because I couldn't log in to mogstation when I wanted to check something.

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Can support that, watching a friend go through the EW story on discord.

You know, I don't run an mmo, so I can't really talk to all the specific details, but it seems to me that a game with this many subscribers, each paying a fee monthly, should probably be able to afford updating/upgrading the equipment to prevent most of this. At this point, it just makes me wonder where that money is actually going.

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You know, I don't run an mmo, so I can't really talk to all the specific details, but it seems to me that a game with this many subscribers, each paying a fee monthly, should probably be able to afford updating/upgrading the equipment to prevent most of this. At this point, it just makes me wonder where that money is actually going.

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If only we know...wait:

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■ Regarding the Global Semiconductor Shortage (Supply Chain Issues)

When it comes to adding new Worlds, we need tens of “server machines” for every World that we add. Server machines are high-performance computers, which utilize numerous semiconductors. However, due to the COVID-19 countermeasures currently in place, many factories across the globe which produce semiconductors have halted production, or have faced labor shortages. This has ultimately led to a decrease in the number of semiconductors being produced, and has resulted in a worldwide semiconductor shortage.

Furthermore, this does not only pertain to the production of semiconductors, but from a logistics standpoint as well, COVID-19 countermeasures continue to explosively push up demand and create this turbulent situation. We have made considerable investment—even more so than usual—to secure the required hardware, but even so, a long lead time will be needed to prepare the server hardware.

If we try to look to when this semiconductor shortage may be solved, unfortunately given the state of things, we aren’t able to estimate when we might reach a resolution. The FFXIV Server and Infrastructure teams accelerated work to implement the additional high-performance machines we had secured, as well as optimizing the server source code and increasing the number of maximum logins per World. I promise that we will continue to put in this type of effort.

Given the current situation, we anticipate that it may take several months or more to add new Worlds. I want to express my sincerest apologies to all of our players for the inconvenience this is causing. I appreciate your continued understanding and support regarding this matter.

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Source: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...24153ef4405c13

https://twitter.com/FF_XIV_EN/status...08089076826113

A good point was raised that many of the server stability issues are really sort of making the issue worse because it creates a cycle in which it may in it's own way create a sort of DDoS type attack because people get kicked, hit the login servers again, and then the queue and so on. This is putting a lot of undue stress on the servers and making this issue quite large.

I've been continiously getting disconnected today. At least 10 times from the 90006 error.