Quote Originally Posted by Yureina View Post
Logged in after 1/12 hours wait, get dropped after 5 minutes.
Logged in after 2 hour wait, get dropped after 40 minutes.
Logged in after 2+ hour wait, get dropped after 13 minutes.
Failed to Log in after 2 hour wait, get 4004 error that sends me back to the start of the queue.
Failed to Log in after 1 hour wait, get 4004 error that sends me back to the start of the queue.

That's been my day today.
I've had problems like that before, recently but they were not FFXIV problems, they were routing problems. When I suspect that is the cause I turn on a VPN to route differently to Japan so that I don't run into the problems. For example, my issue was some level3 gateway in Chicago on the way to Japan that was creating issues, when I used the VPN to bypass it, never a problem again. Even if you're in the US connecting to the US datacenter, it may be worth trying out a VPN to select a different routing path and determine if that is your problem. It may not be but I would exhaust those options if possible, it may resolve your issue and create a better play experience.