'Road to 70' EXP-Bonus vanished when Server was set from 'preferred' to 'preferred'

[Zarentai]

Date & Time: Since 29/09/2021 & ongoing
Frequency: always
World name: Spriggan (Data Center Chaos)
Character name: Zarentai Malqir@Spriggan
Retainer name: None
NPC name: None
Monster name: All
Class/Level: All Jobs below Level 70; e.g. Machinist Level 62
Party or solo: party and solo - always
In-game time: always
Area and coordinates: everywhere
Housing: None

Steps:
1. Character Zarentai Malqir@Spriggan was created in June 2021, while Server Spriggan had 'preferred World' Status, therefore had the double EXP-Bonus effect 'Road to 70' active and should keep it active, as long as Server Spriggan keeps the 'preferred World' Status (as detailed here: https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...ing/#worldtype)

2. September 28th 2021 Status of Server Spriggan was seemingly set from 'preferred World' to 'preferred World', as far as I understood the Information given

3. Despite Server Spriggan thus keeping the 'preferred World' Status, the 'Road to 70' double EXP-Bonus effect vanished on all Jobs below Level 70 after this date and has not been reapplied since.


Connection Specs
- Type of internet connection/provider: CATV
- Modem maker/model number: D-Link/DIR-657 Media Router

■ PC Specs


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[MilkieTea]

It seems that it has been over 90 days since the creation of the character, thus the road to 70 buff has dropped off.

[Zarentai]

Huh are you absolutely sure about that?

I would have never read the sentence you highlighted as independent from the one directly before that.
It also doesn't fit exactly in my characters timeline, as I think I created him around 5th or 6th of June - so those 90 days would already have passed in the beginning of September then. But of course it could be possible, that I just didn't notice the Buff missing for some weeks(?)

And after searching on google, experiences by other players in the past seem to also not support this hard 90-day limit.

If it was changed to work like that, than I'd have to retract my report of course, since there would be no bug.
In this case I only would propose, to update the text on the website, to contain the clear 90-day limit:

Bonuses awarded to new characters on first login

- Double EXP bonus (until level 70 is reached or 90 days have passed)

[Jeeqbit]

We're sure. I had it on an alt and it expired after 90 days even when I didn't login. By your timeline it would have finished on the 3rd or 4th of september.