I would appreciate a somewhat detailed answer to this as well. As a DBA, I have my own speculations as to the root cause of all of this, but I (and many others in the community) would like a better response to the following question:

"What are the server issues that need to be fixed?"

other than what we have been getting, which is:

"Please be patient until we fix the server issues."

That's not an answer to the question!!

We already know the Development Team is trying to fix server issues. We ARE being patient. But it will help us be even more patient if the Development Team just tells us what those issues actually are when we ask.

Many of us in the FFXIV community are not without skill in the world of computers, servers, networks, databases, and software development. We know the technical jargon. We'll understand what is told to us if they would just tell us!!