ERROR 5006 AND 2002 POTENTIAL FIX

[Inori_Shizuka]

well this is the method that I have been using after getting 5006 and 2002's

When I get a 2002:

Log into FFXIV to any other data center
Press the X
try to log into your destination data center, but quickly exit the entire client using the X button in the top right of the window

Relog into the ffxiv client, and select your desitnation server, and it should let you in.

when I try to swap servers without closing the client once, it never works, and i get a 2002, but when i close the client immediately after the first attempt and open it again the second its been working for me so far.

when I get a 5006 I log into a datacenter that I don't own characters on and it usually resolves it, followed by the 2002 quick close method

I can post a video if need be lol.

[Yuyuka3]

well this is the method that I have been using after getting 5006 and 2002's

When I get a 2002:

Log into FFXIV to any other data center
Press the X
try to log into your destination data center, but quickly exit the entire client using the X button in the top right of the window

Relog into the ffxiv client, and select your desitnation server, and it should let you in.

when I try to swap servers without closing the client once, it never works, and i get a 2002, but when i close the client immediately after the first attempt and open it again the second its been working for me so far.

when I get a 5006 I log into a datacenter that I don't own characters on and it usually resolves it, followed by the 2002 quick close method

I can post a video if need be lol.

Tried this out a few times now, doesn't work for me >.<

[Inori_Shizuka]

Tried this out a few times now, doesn't work for me >.<

aww :c well so much for that.

[Vallhallix]

It's random, some people are able to get in others aren't so lucky. I got in around the same time others were announcing they couldn't get in. Nothing with data centers just luck. The best advice I can give is to just keep trying. I waited about 5 minutes tried again and got in. However the problem now is queue never ending. Sometimes you can still get in if you cancel the queue but usually not.

[Ceridan]

There is no potential fix on our side. It's a bandwidth issue. Case point: I had no problem connecting this morning but this evening, I keep getting those 2 errors one after the other. It's simply the datacenter that cannot handle the incomming connection requests.

[JarinArenos]

People are trying all sorts of random things, but the fact remains... getting in or not is effectively random. 2002 error means that the data center has reached its connection limit and isn't letting anyone else in.

Kinda predictable when you have all the highest-population servers on one damn datacenter.

[Blackdawn06]

People are trying all sorts of random things, but the fact remains... getting in or not is effectively random. 2002 error means that the data center has reached its connection limit and isn't letting anyone else in.

Kinda predictable when you have all the highest-population servers on one damn datacenter.

This.

I've considered transferring until things settle down, but with how things are now I figure theres a good chance something would go HORRIBLY wrong and I'd be worse off for it.

So I wait and continue client spamming until I get in. lmao

[Symund]

so switch data centers did not fix it for me but deleting the ffxiv_boot.cfg and ffxiv.cfg
seemed to fix it and i acted like a fresh install though gonna see if i can isolate a setting that caused the issue
edit1: the files are located under my documents/my games/<ffxiv folder>

[JarinArenos]

Seems like free transfers from overpopulated worlds would be kinda a no-brainer at this point.

[Blackdawn06]

Seems like free transfers from overpopulated worlds would be kinda a no-brainer at this point.

Yea but I'm sure Square has their hands full with....uh.....hmmm.....money? Food? Sushi?

idk.

But yea I agree with you.