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.
Not quite right. That is the version check for the LAUNCHER. The client update is separate to that and always been tied to the server it contacts after logging in.