Subscription consumption while being unable to play

[Fallen_Esper]

One of the things I'm curious about is:

Are Free Trial players part of the log-in queue as all players? While I know subscription players are priority, does anyone know if both Free Trial and Subscription-based players are in the same queue line?

Not that I'm against anyone playing free, but is Square's system able to sort out who has a subscription and who doesn't? Because with the longest line I've found myself in (4,167)- latest to date for me over the past 2 days and if that's the case then Square was seriously unprepared for this congestion and it happened back in July 2021 (source posted below) so much so that the game had to be taken off websites for sale due to congestion issues- meaning they've had at least 6 months of awareness of something that would need to be addressed by Endwalker's release date.

https://www.ign.com/articles/final-f...-sales-stopped

Edited: Nevermind. Answered my own question:

"When a login queue is in place, players on the full version of the game will be prioritized for logging in. Free Trial characters will be able to log in after the login queue has been cleared. This allows us to prioritize our paying customers and will mean longer wait times for Free Trial users, but we would like to ask for your understanding on this matter."

Source: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...0e73ebb986a6ee