Greetings Theonewhoknocks,

I am glad that are you are no longer experiencing this connection issue. As you mentioned it was related to connecting to North American Data centers, recent posts on the Official Lodestone may be related to the connectivity issue you encountered:

[Recovery]Recovery from Network Technical Difficulties Caused by DDoS Attacks (May 30) https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...5c08bdb4710550
[Recovery][Mana] Recovery from Instanced Areas Technical Difficulties (May 31) https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...1f628b1ed741df

If you have any more questions or concerns, please post again in the technical support forums.

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