/instance to change instance

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Instance? Jeez is Balmung that packed? This is the first time I've even heard of instanced zones.

No, this is for the larger populated servers, Balmung included, to help ease congestion when early access and 3.0 launched. Remember when the Gold Saucer came out months ago and how no one could get inside because the map was maxed out in player capacity? Square wanted to avoid that for 3.0's launch and it worked quite well overall. Give it another few weeks and they'll remove the instanced zones once the congestion dies down.