Before I get flamed, hear me out. All kinds of people from various servers/data centers are unable to connect. And yes, this happens every time in an MMORPG that there is an expansion. Understood.

My problem is this: How is it possible, that I CAN connect, to ANY data center but the ONE I have a character on? When I try to connect to any other data center, it logs on. INSTANTLY. When I try connecting to mine (Aether), it takes about 20 seconds, and then gives me an error code which automatically crashes my game. Obviously this is being done on purpose. I'm being blocked from playing. If it were just a congestion issue, I would be able to be in a que to play, AND I wouldn't be able to connect to the other data centers that OTHER people can not connect to. That doesn't make any sense. Unless of course, they're blocked from the data centers they have a character on, just like me.

SE tends to do a great job of updating this game, just like they did FFXI, very often. And I'm very appreciative of that. But I don't understand why this is still a problem today considering there are definitely solutions so that we can all play.

Why not have it so that our characters can log into any server each time we play? I know it's possible because IIRC, that's how Diablo II was, many many years ago.

Just an idea. Surely SE can think of something better, but why not do something, instead of blocking paying customers? Because clearly, that's what's going on right now....not just a "congestion issue".

I had no problem playing earlier. I was in que for a few seconds, no big deal. I see no reason why that can't still be the case. I know it's a Friday night, day of the new expansion, etc. I get that. But we need to be able to play. I paid money for early access and I'm getting NO access now.