When will the character restriction be lifted on balmung?

[Level50Hunter]

I've been here for like 10 hours already, I just want to make my sister's accounts already.

[Darus]

You need to try to get to it really early in the morning and try a LOT in a short period of time. The restriction, from what I can tell, if posted at a single moment. It's not ALWAYS restricted or unrestricted when they show it on the main site. Your best best is to get on past midnight and spam creation, since the restriction will fluctuate quite rapidly. If you see the post on it being restricted or not, that's just for the moment it was detecting it, it doesn't last until the next check, it changes periodically based on player load.

A pain in the butt, but that's how it works.

[Level50Hunter]

Guess she ain't playing today

[CrystalRainbow]

4:00 a.m./ 8:00 a.m./ 1:00 p.m./ 6:00 p.m./ 11:00 p.m. (PDT)

Is when they lock and unlock. So if you log in in prime time you will not be able to get in.
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...06d0909189e479

Also I'm starting to get a queue when I log on in prime. So this is clearly a very full server. best of luck.

Also you may need to wait till after the ninja hype dies down a little.
Without the auto logout it's only going to get worse.

[Cadwgan]

4:00 a.m./ 8:00 a.m./ 1:00 p.m./ 6:00 p.m./ 11:00 p.m. (PDT)

Is when they lock and unlock. So if you log in in prime time you will not be able to get in.
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...06d0909189e479

Also I'm starting to get a queue when I log on in prime. So this is clearly a very full server. best of luck.

Also you may need to wait till after the ninja hype dies down a little.
Without the auto logout it's only going to get worse.

Please stop reporting this, these are the times they are updated on the lodestone, in game they are locked and unlocked as people log in and out, not on a fixed schedule.

[Windwalker]

Trying to create a character too... need to trasfer back after to rename my toon

[EdeaNitsah]

Balmung has been on character lock for several days now. I'm trying to bring in a couple of new people into the game, and one has subscribed already and one is on trial now.
They have been trying for 5 days now, with their time and money just ticking away. So before they even have a chance to play the game they are already feeling very negative about it and thinking of quitting before even beginning.

Unfortunately SE doesn't care that they haven't even been able to play yet and just says to try again later.

I hope something is changed about this or that new players will actually be able to start playing soon.

[Onyxleo]

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I'm in the same boat. I've just got one friend of mine to buy the game because it's on sale, and 2 others are also on the fence about it. I can't think of a single game that straight up locks players out like this! Most games allow you to create your character, but then place you in a queue before actually playing it. It's absolutely ridiculous to waste everyone's time like this.

At the very least, if you HAD to absolutely have this system in place, they could offer priority to new accounts. The system they have now is completely asinine, and it's disgusting that it's still in play.

[Level50Hunter]

This...sucks. Maybe after the hot fix the server will accept new players for a little, as no one will be on for a couple of minuets or so after the hotfix. We have to download the hot fix before we can play, right?

[EdeaNitsah]

This...sucks. Maybe after the hot fix the server will accept new players for a little, as no one will be on for a couple of minuets or so after the hotfix. We have to download the hot fix before we can play, right?

Yes, chances are it'll be around 10-20 MB. But the ending maintenance time looks to be in the wee hours of the morning, so you might lose some sleep trying to make a character.
Plus, they may change the ending time of the maintenance so who knows when the servers will be up.