[Follow-up] All Worlds Maintenance Extension (Dec. 16-17) Producer/Director Yoshida here.
Regarding the all Worlds maintenance associated with patch 2.1, the World servers have been loaded and the login check is currently being conducted. To be certain that players are able to log in to all Worlds without any problem, we are being very careful with the login check and is expected to take an extra hour. We aplogize for any inconvenience this may be causing and thank you for your understanding.
[Date & Time] From Dec. 16, 2013 0:00 a.m. to Dec. 17, 2013 1:00 a.m. (PST)
[Affected Service] - FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn
LOL! Glad I am at work lets me read all the rage over on official forums.
Anyway first thing I am doing is unlocking new dungeons, treasure hunt, then doing the dailies to see what rewards they give if they are worth it (something tells me probably not worth much). Going to try to run a few new dungeons tho its probably going to be so congested that I wont even beable to get in. This will also give me a chance to check out whm changes. Kinda glad I dont play prime time I have a feeling instance servers are going to go pop, and another emergency matinice will ensue and I can spend another night at work reading the rage.