Dear SE, please unlock Balmung

[Tiggy]

For the hundredth time, the amount of characters on the server has absolutely nothing to do with the server being locked. Server locks are based on the number of players logging in to the server at the time..

Saying it repeatedly doesn't make it true.

Specifically the page here http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...06d0909189e479 specifically says..

During periods of high congestion, we may institute a temporary restriction on the creation of new characters.

it may surprise you to know that congestion includes logins, AND other metrics like current server population. So until you can provide a source that specifically says that it is ONLY logins then me and others will continue to call BS on your baseless statement. Currently logged in players absolutely count as server congestion since they actively take away server and network resources. Not just logins. Your statement has no bearing on the realities of how the internet and servers actually work.

TLDR: Bring a source or drop it because what you're saying doesn't make any technical sense.