is seeing “record user numbers in all regions” after some widespread streamers began enjoying the MMO. A serious enlargement is , and gamers could also be returning or selecting the sport up forward of Endwalker‘s arrival.

However, the sport’s servers are struggling to deal with the inflow of gamers. Producer and director Naoki Yoshida many gamers in North America and Europe have had hassle logging in or creating characters lately due to “server congestion.”

Some North American servers have been at most capability for as much as seven hours at some factors final weekend, and the common queue instances have been round 10-20 minutes. On the European servers, gamers needed to look ahead to as much as 40 minutes.

Square Enix has revealed some measures to sort out Final Fantasy XIV Online‘s server points. It has accelerated plans in addition out gamers who keep idle for too lengthy. That function is often enabled when a brand new enlargement arrives to assist the techniques address a surge in participant numbers, as  notes, however Square Enix is bringing it again early. Yoshida additionally requested gamers to sign off and unlock spots in the event that they’re inactive.

The writer says the sport’s North American information facilities have been lately upgraded. As of this week, the sport helps as much as 18,000 simultaneous logins in that area — as much as 750 gamers per world server. The European information facilities are in line for the same improve quickly.

Meanwhile, Yoshida famous the worldwide semiconductor scarcity has slowed supply of servers to some information facilities. Travel restrictions associated to COVID-19 have prevented the server infrastructure staff from visiting information facilities too.

It’s fascinating to see a recreation that is been round for eight years have such an enormous, sudden enhance in reputation, 4 months out from the following enlargement. Still, it as soon as once more highlights the impression that streamers have on gaming tradition.