Any time of day, no connection issues on the Japan server IFRIT....

[Embry]

I have been living in Japan and have been playing on a Japanese server since July 2019. I can tell you that the NA population of this game is MUCH larger than the Japanese population now. Even during peak times here in Japan, I have seen queues of about 1000 people after the first day of early access, and I play on what is most likely the second most populated server after Tonberry (Kujata). Unfortunately, FF14's recent boom in popularity in the NA region is most likely the cause of the login/server issues now for NA players. It's nothing to do with hardware differences, special treatment, or anything like that.