will they update the congested servers in 6.3?

[DixieBellOCE]

Then your memory is wrong.
If a server is Congested you can't create any characters on it, nor transfer any characters to it. No exceptions.
Character creation can be temporarily disabled on non-Congested servers too, and then it often works to wait until late at night or otherwise slow periods.

The status of servers (New, Preferred, Standard, Congested) is reviewed on a regular basis, and changed when the population has changed enough to warrant a change in status.
Changes in server status always happen in conjunction with a maintenance (but not all maintenances result in a change) and are accompanied by a note in the launcher and on Lodestone that they have changed.

To answer the OP - it is likely that server statuses will change when 6.3 is released, but there is no guarantee it will.

Cannot create a new character.

if you have an existing character on a congested world you can still create a new one there late at night, done it on Tonberry several times

[MistakeNot]

Cannot create a new character.

if you have an existing character on a congested world you can still create a new one there late at night, done it on Tonberry several times

Nope. No character creation on a Congested world. No exceptions. Not even late at night, or if you already have a character there.

[Atelier-Bagur]

Then your memory is wrong.
If a server is Congested you can't create any characters on it, nor transfer any characters to it. No exceptions.
Character creation can be temporarily disabled on non-Congested servers too, and then it often works to wait until late at night or otherwise slow periods.

The status of servers (New, Preferred, Standard, Congested) is reviewed on a regular basis, and changed when the population has changed enough to warrant a change in status.
Changes in server status always happen in conjunction with a maintenance (but not all maintenances result in a change) and are accompanied by a note in the launcher and on Lodestone that they have changed.

To answer the OP - it is likely that server statuses will change when 6.3 is released, but there is no guarantee it will.

Thats literally what I just said though. I had to wait till later in the day when the server was not congested anymore to create a character in that server.

[LaylaTsarra]

Nope. No character creation on a Congested world. No exceptions. Not even late at night, or if you already have a character there.

Correct! Can't make an alt on a congested server even if you have one there. It would be nice given you can only log in with one at a time but nope they don't allow it.

[EorzeaWanderer]

MistakeNot is correct. If a server is labeled as "Congested" on the server status page, it means that no new creation or transfers are possible whatsoever, and you get bonuses for transferring off of that world. For NA, these are currently Balmung, Mateus, and Faerie.

There is another server state that appears to be similar when you create characters in-game, thus the confusion. This is the temporary "Creation of New Characters Unavailable" that will dynamically be applied to various servers depending on their real-time situation. For NA, this is currently Behemoth (but there is no guarantee that this will be the same when you read this because it changes throughout the day).

So,

- "Congested" worlds are explicitly chosen by the devs and are always "Creation of New Characters Unavailable" until the next update when they choose to lift the status.
- Other worlds can temporarily and dynamically become "Creation of New Characters Unavailable" until logins drop off, thus you can create characters during lull periods like late at night. Even "Standard", "Preferred", and "New" worlds will temporarily get this status. ("Congested" worlds *always* have this status.)

Those in this thread thinking that they were able to create characters late at night were dealing with that second situation, not the first.

[Atelier-Bagur]

MistakeNot is correct. If a server is labeled as "Congested" on this page, it means that no new creation or transfers are possible whatsoever, and you get bonuses for transferring off of that world. For NA, these are currently Balmung, Mateus, and Faerie.

There is another server state that appears to be similar when you create characters in-game, thus the confusion. This is the temporary "Creation of New Characters Unavailable" that will dynamically be applied to various servers depending on their real-time situation. For NA, this is currently Behemoth (but there is no guarantee that this will be the same when you read this because it changes throughout the day).

So,

- "Congested" worlds are explicitly chosen by the devs and are always "Creation of New Characters Unavailable" until the next update when they choose to lift the status.
- Other worlds can temporarily and dynamically become "Creation of New Characters Unavailable" until logins drop off, thus you can create characters during lull period like late at night. Even "Standard" or "Preferred" worlds will temporarily get this status. ("Congested" worlds *always* have this status.)

Those in this thread thinking that they were able to create characters late at night were dealing with that second situation, not the first.

Ah I see. Still confusing though since the situation is practically the same :v

[DeNada]

I wonder if Balmung and Mateus will get uncongested. It's been a while and we could really use some fresh blood here.

[Jojoya]

I wonder if Balmung and Mateus will get uncongested. It's been a while and we could really use some fresh blood here.

Extremely unlikely. Their populations are still too high compared to other worlds.

It also hasn't been that long. They were switched to Congested mid-October. Balmung had been marked Congested for a couple of years straight in the past. That's how Mateus ended up going from one of the lowest population worlds to one that rivals Balmung inr population - no one could get on Balmung so they went to Mateus instead.

[Jojoya]

For the OP: you have your wish. Typhon has been returned to Standard status. Your friend might still have trouble making a new character during peak hours but it will be possible.

For those who wanted to create new characters on the Crystal data center: Sorry. You're out of luck until the next world status update. All 8 worlds are now Congested.

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...c982009902aa22

[DeNada]

Gah! Not only did Balmung and Mateus not get un-congested, the other 6 Crystal worlds also gain Congested status as well?

This doesn't bode well at all.