World Visit Stuck - can't go home

[JillyBean]

At last we have at least been acknowledged:


https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...aae9891eeea31d


04/13/2021 8:50 AM
Temporary Suspension of World Visit System due to Technical Difficulties (Apr. 13)
We have confirmed that using the World Visit System may result in the destination Worlds being unavailable.

In order to perform investigations on this issue, we will temporarily suspend the World Visit System. If you are currently not on your Home World, we kindly ask for your patience until we resume operation of the World Visit System.
Updates will follow as additional information becomes available.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may be causing and thank you for your understanding.

[JillyBean]

Welp....

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...507f0733482530


04/13/2021 11:30 AM
[Follow-up]Temporary Suspension of World Visit System due to Technical Difficulties (Apr. 13): Follow-up
We would like to share an update regarding the issue with Worlds being unavailable when using the World Visit System.

Investigation results have confirmed that the issue cannot be reproduced on the development team’s system environment and will require a maintenance on all Worlds to be performed in order to address the issue.
A fix is required to the server in charge of processing each World, and because it must be handled with extreme care and potential fixes must be validated first, we believe that the World Visit System must be suspended for several days.

While we understand that this may greatly inconvenience players currently visiting other Worlds, we kindly ask for your patience until the World Visit System resumes operation.

Updates will follow as additional information becomes available.

We thank you for your understanding and cooperation.


DAYS!?!???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ashgarth]

There has to be some way to force characters to their servers while this gets fixed... right?

[Maxcrafter]

There has to be some way to force characters to their servers while this gets fixed... right?

Probably -- but my translation of this is that likely something has gone haywire with permissions; which either allows or blocks passage to and from the worlds. So... they might let you back on to try it, only to be stuck, yet again... this time behind a loading screen. Bad place to play, really. EEK!

Shooter

[KuroMaboroshi]

While I understand that they cannot re-open world visit while the bug persists and this leaves me stranded on a world where I have no access to my retainer, I wish they would at least fully open the Firmament for Wanderers for the duration of this so I can do the Ishgard Fêtes.

[Brightamethyst]

While I understand that they cannot re-open world visit while the bug persists and this leaves me stranded on a world where I have no access to my retainer, I wish they would at least fully open the Firmament for Wanderers for the duration of this so I can do the Ishgard Fêtes.

To be fair, Wanderers doing restoration stuff on other servers was the exact reason they world locked the Firmament in the first place..

[KuroMaboroshi]

To be fair, Wanderers doing restoration stuff on other servers was the exact reason they world locked the Firmament in the first place..

Yes, because people would jump from world to world to catch multiple FATEs locking out the people actually from that world. But right now no one can hop worlds so all it does is does lock wanderers out from the content period. The firmanent lock should obviously be reinstated after world visit returns.

[MorlePieps]

Thank goodness I read this thread.

This bug is forcing people to stay home, it's like FFXIV got Corona.

[Ashgarth]

Thank goodness I read this thread.

This bug is forcing people to stay home, it's like FFXIV got Corona.

The problem isn't so much people stayin in their home servers, but those who were visiting and are now trapped in another one with no access to their retainers, mail, homes, free companies or firmament.

[hydralus]

Yesss, not only is this locking people into their own home markets, but it's put a sizable portion of the players off the marketplace because they can't access their retainers. The time is nigh, it's time to sell high!