"Lobby server connection has encountered an error" 5006

[Maxion]

got booted out as well, Coeurl server on Crystal...was just wandering over to a quest destination area and poofed lol.

[Frebant]

It would be nice if they would at least tell us they know there's an issue and working on it. Haven't seen even a whisper yet.

[Zakuno2]

Yep the DDOS has begun. I figure Square was expecting this and is probably ready to counter it.

[Rsvirus]

Yep 20 minutes now and still can't get in due to the errors.

[HyoMinPark]

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...364bee056a63de

DDoS happening to the NA servers, according to the Lodestone.

We are currently experiencing technical difficulties due to a DDoS attack.
Players may experience the following issues as a result.

We are looking into the way attacks are being made and taking countermeasures. More information will be provided as the situation develops.

[Date & Time]
From Jun. 28, 2019 12:24 p.m. (PDT)

[Details]
Players may be experiencing the following issues:
・Disconnected from NA data center Worlds
・Difficulty logging in to NA data center Worlds
・Difficulty accessing, sending, and receiving data from NA data centers

[Affected Service]
FINAL FANTASY XIV

[Aivi_lo]

Hyperion and 5006 error followed by 2002 error

[Ootarion]

I don't get it....I was playing the game just fine, even chatting with a friend ((Im on Aether: Cactuar)) and I got booted out, can't get back in, friend is still ON the game in the same server, meanwhile Im getting hit with the "The lobby server connection has encountered an error (code 2002)" please fix this asap...D:

Addendum: Apparently the issue is being caused by a big DDOS. I wonder....if these kinds of people who do this sort of thing, realize just how empty and hollow they are. Anyone who gets a rise out of ruining the good time of others, just to get a cheap laugh, is never going to get what they want, sure they may think they win, but the reality is they are sad and pathetic people, and nothing will change that, even if they win, so ultimately, they lose, no matter what.

[Ryuuisamu]

Update to my original post. Still in queue, not any problems so far sides my toon not appearing in character selection screen.

[StouterTaru]

I let the opening movie play at the start screen and it just let me into the queue.

That's the secret, wait at the start screen and watch the movie.

[Windwalker]

Queues went up because they got kicked out and trying to login again, its a ddos attack, simple. Happened before, not only FFXIV, but many other websites, services and so on. They connect hundreds of thousands of pc's around the world and point them all in a single location. Servers can't handle that amount of data, no matter how many servers they have.