Quote Originally Posted by KaedrianLiang View Post
As soon as you hit the FFXIV shortcut, that white window that pops up saying "checking update/launcher version" that's the server the patch information would be stored on. It's up and running. There's an ulterior motive behind delaying the patch.
Since 2.0 you've been able to launch the launcher and log-in during maintenance but the usually Green Log-in button after logging in blacked out. The game checks for version updates after you log-in in the launcher, not when the launcher launches, it checks for launcher updates when the launcher is opened, not game updates.

Conspiracy theories ahoy.