The game was still playable. I was still able to queue for other instances. I was still able to gather and craft. I was still able to run around, do hunts, do leves, do side quests, do FATEs, collect aether points. It's not like the game stopped working entirely. You just couldn't do that one thing to progress with the story, temporarily. And we still have two days of early access. Enjoy the game already.