The beginning of Early Access marks the opening of Omega, the new World on the Chaos data center (EUDC).

In addition to this new world and the preemptive measures mentioned in Preventing Congestion on High Population Worlds, we have also begun a number of bonus incentives to coincide with Early Access. These measures and bonuses have been implemented to encourage an even distribution of active players across all Worlds, and ensure an enjoyable player experience.

Bonuses for New Worlds
Character Creation Bonuses on New Worlds
World Transfer Bonuses

Bonuses for Existing Worlds
Character Creation Bonuses on Designated Worlds
Bonuses for Transferring from High Population to Designated Worlds

Current Status of High Population/Designated Worlds

* Updated on 6/15/2017

The current status of each World with regards to the new population distribution incentives can be checked here.

After assessing the number of active players, Carbuncle has had its status changed to "high population." Character creation on Carbuncle as well as transfers to this World have been suspended until congestion issues have been resolved.

Please note that Worlds that have not been listed as "high population" may also experience temporary suspensions on character creation during peak times or especially congested time periods.
Character Creation Bonuses on New Worlds

Creating a new character on a newly established World will earn you the bonuses outlined below.

These incentives will remain in place until the active player population of a new World has shown sufficient growth. Please note that once a World has been removed from the "New World" category, the EXP bonus will no longer be applied.
Bonuses awarded at character creation

Double EXP bonus (until level 60 is reached)
Gift of 10 silver chocobo feathers, exchangeable for low-mid level gear to improve the leveling experience

Bonuses for characters created during bonus period that attain level 30 in any class

Gift of 1,000,000 gil（*1）
Gift of 15 days of free play time（*2）

*1　Limited to once per data center on a single service account.
*2　Limited to once per service account when creating a new character on either a new or designated World.

Characters created on newly established Worlds during the bonus period will be restricted from using the World transfer service for 90 days.

Players with pre-existing characters on new Worlds are still eligible to receive these bonuses for new characters created after the bonus period has begun. All new characters beyond the first created will also receive any bonuses not specifically restricted as one-time only incentives.
Bonuses for Transferring to New Worlds

Transferring to a new World will earn you the bonuses outlined below.

These bonuses will remain in effect until the population of active players in the World in question has grown to a specified number.
World transfer bonuses

Transfer is free of charge
Maximum amount of gil that can be transferred increased to 999,999,999
Gift of 10 gold chocobo feathers, exchangeable for special rewards such as rare mounts

Bonuses for owners of personal housing/apartments

Personal housing
Reimbursement for the full price of the estate, plus compensation of 3,000,000 gil for non-recoverable furnishings

Please apply for a World transfer after removing your estate hall and furnishings, but DO NOT relinquish the land. If you have relinquished the deed to your plot, you will not be eligible to receive the bonuses outlined above.
Apartments
Reimbursement of the 500,000 gil price, and compensation of 500,000 gil for non-recoverable furnishings

Please apply for a World transfer after removing your furnishings, but DO NOT vacate the apartment. If you have relinquished the rights to your property, you will not be eligible to receive the bonuses outlined above.

* Any gil above the maximum of 999,999,999 will be lost.

Characters that have transferred to a new World during the bonus period will be restricted from using the World transfer service for 90 days.
Character Creation Bonuses on Designated Worlds

Creating a new character on a designated World will earn you the bonuses outlined below.

These bonuses will remain in effect until the active player population of congested and designated Worlds has stabilized. Please note, however, that the population status of a World is subject to change, and that if a World is removed from the "Designated" category, the EXP bonus will no longer be applied.
Bonuses awarded at character creation

Double EXP bonus (until level 60 is reached)
Gift of 10 silver chocobo feathers, exchangeable for low-mid level gear to improve the leveling experience

Bonus for characters created during bonus period that attain level 30 in any class

Gift of 15 days of free play time（*1）

*1　Limited to once per service account when creating a new character on either a new or designated World.

Characters created on designated Worlds during the bonus period will be restricted from using the World transfer service for 90 days.

Players with pre-existing characters on designated Worlds are still eligible to receive these bonuses for new characters created after the bonus period has begun. All new characters beyond the first created will also receive any bonuses not specifically restricted as one-time only incentives.
Bonuses for Transferring from High Population to Designated Worlds

Transferring from a high population World to a designated World will earn you the bonuses described below.

These bonuses will remain in effect until the active player population of congested and designated Worlds has stabilized, but please note that the population status of a World is subject to change.
World transfer bonuses

Transfer is free of charge
Maximum amount of gil that can be transferred increased to 999,999,999
Gift of 10 gold chocobo feathers, exchangeable for special rewards such as rare mounts

Bonuses for owners of personal housing/apartments

Personal housing
Reimbursement for the full price of the estate, plus compensation of 3,000,000 gil for non-recoverable furnishings

Please apply for a World transfer after removing your estate hall and furnishings, but DO NOT relinquish the land. If you have relinquished the deed to your plot, you will not be eligible to receive the bonuses outlined above.
Apartments
Reimbursement of the 500,000 gil price, and compensation of 500,000 gil for non-recoverable furnishings

Please apply for a World transfer after removing your furnishings, but DO NOT vacate the apartment. If you have relinquished the rights to your property, you will not be eligible to receive the bonuses outlined above.

* Any gil above the maximum of 999,999,999 will be lost.

Characters that have transferred to a designated World during the bonus period will be restricted from using the World transfer service for 90 days.

We plan to continue introducing new incentives and updates following the release of 4.0, including bonuses to accommodate the transfer of entire free companies and free company housing.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we strive to create an enjoyable playing environment for players on all Worlds.