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[Light] Recovery from Twintania World Technical Difficulties (Sep. 16)

2026-09-16T18:15:00Z

We are pleased to announce that the technical difficulties with the World listed below have been resolved.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and we thank you for your patience while the matter was being addressed.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 16, 2026 from 17:45 to 18:12 (GMT)
Sep. 16, 2026 from 18:45 to 19:12 (BST)
Sep. 17, 2026 from 03:45 to 04:12 (AEST)

[Details]
- Unable to access affected World.
- Unable to travel to affected World via World Visit System or Data Center Travel System.
- Unable to change Home World to that of the affected World using the Update Home World service.
- Players who are mid-duty on an affected World will be disconnected from the server upon exiting the duty, and will be unable to log back in until World recovery.
- Unable to use free company chat when visiting another World while Home World is affected.
- Unable to use some FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app features while Home World is affected. Additionally, characters visiting or data centre travelling to the affected World will be unable to purchase from the markets using FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app.

[Cause]
Server program issue

[Affected World]
Light Data Centre
- Twintania World

FINAL FANTASY XIV Materials Usage License Revised

2026-09-16T08:10:00Z

Under the FINAL FANTASY XIV Materials Usage License, the use of FINAL FANTASY XIV materials on physical goods beyond the scope permitted by applicable law was not allowed. We have now revised this policy to permit the use of such materials on physical goods, subject to certain conditions.

Accordingly, we have updated the Materials Usage License and have reorganized the guidelines to make it easier to review the applicable terms and conditions based on the intended use.

The FINAL FANTASY XIV Materials Usage License can be found on the Square Enix Support Center, at the link below. Please make sure to consult it carefully before making use of any licensed materials.

https://sqex.to/9oV

Ceremony of Eternal Bonding Reservation Restrictions

2026-09-16T07:10:00Z

Maintenance may cause your reserved Ceremony of Eternal Bonding to be cancelled, requiring a reservation for another date.
We ask that you please consider the information below before making your Ceremony of Eternal Bonding reservation.

[Possible Maintenance]

・Sometime on Sep. 16, 2026 between 4:00 and 11:00 (GMT) / 5:00 and 12:00 (BST) / 14:00 and 21:00 (AEST)
・Sometime on Sep. 22, 2026 between 4:00 and 11:00 (GMT) / 5:00 and 12:00 (BST) / 14:00 and 21:00 (AEST)
・Sometime on Sep. 23, 2026 between 4:00 and 11:00 (GMT) / 5:00 and 12:00 (BST) / 14:00 and 21:00 (AEST)
・Sometime on Sep. 24, 2026 between 4:00 and 11:00 (GMT) / 5:00 and 12:00 (BST) / 14:00 and 21:00 (AEST)
・Sometime on Sep. 29, 2026 between 4:00 and 11:00 (GMT) / 5:00 and 12:00 (BST) / 14:00 and 21:00 (AEST)
・Sometime on Sep. 30, 2026 between 4:00 and 11:00 (GMT) / 5:00 and 12:00 (BST) / 14:00 and 21:00 (AEST)
・Sometime on Oct. 1, 2026 between 4:00 and 11:00 (GMT) / 5:00 and 12:00 (BST) / 14:00 and 21:00 (AEST)

*Subject to change.
*Emergency maintenance may occur outside of the times listed above.

[Confirmed Maintenance]

・Sep. 17, 2026 6:00 to 10:00 (GMT) / Sep. 17, 2026 7:00 to 11:00 (BST) / Sep. 17, 2026 16:00 to 20:00 (AEST)
Please follow the link below for details:
https://sqex.to/OgPVu

*Please reschedule if your reserved Ceremony of Eternal Bonding overlaps with confirmed maintenance.

[Reservations Affected by Maintenances and Server Outages]

*As of February 2018, reservations scheduled to be held post maintenance or server outages will remain valid and no longer need to be rescheduled.

All Worlds Emergency Maintenance (Sep. 17)

2026-09-16T06:20:00Z

In order to implement Patch 7.56 HotFixes, emergency maintenance will take place on all Worlds at the time below, during which FINAL FANTASY XIV will be unavailable.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and we thank you for your understanding.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 17, 2026 6:00 to 10:00 (GMT)
Sep. 17, 2026 7:00 to 11:00 (BST)
Sep. 17, 2026 16:00 to 20:00 (AEST)
*Completion time is subject to change.

[Affected Service]
- FINAL FANTASY XIV

*Data Center Travel will be suspended 30 minutes before emergency maintenance begins, and will be unavailable until emergency maintenance has ended.

*The following Mog Station services will be suspended 30 minutes before emergency maintenance begins, and will be unavailable until emergency maintenance has ended.
- Home World Transfer Service
- Character Renaming Service
- Item code/Gift code entry

*Some FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app features will be unavailable until emergency maintenance has ended.

*Any duty recorder data recorded prior to this emergency maintenance can no longer be replayed after this emergency maintenance.

Important Notice about Software Tokens and Software Authenticators (Sep. 16)

2026-09-16T03:00:00Z

If you are using a Software Token or another authentication app, please be sure to keep your Emergency Removal Password in a safe place. This password is required to regain access to your Square Enix account should you change phones or delete the app before removing the registered Software Token or authentication app. If you do not remove your Software Token/authentication app from your Square Enix account beforehand and no longer have your Emergency Removal Password, you will be unable to log into your game or other services using that account.

You can view your Emergency Removal Password on the One-Time Password page under Token Usage Status by logging into the Square Enix Account Management System (https://sqex.to/fHa).

Should you no longer have access to your Software Token/authentication app, you can remove it from your account using the Emergency Removal Password by visiting the following URL and following the on-screen instructions: https://sqex.to/GPE

New registrations for Software Tokens closed as of November 21, 2023, so please consider using another authentication app (Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator etc.) after performing the Emergency Removal.

Please note that the Emergency Removal Password can only be used once. If you re-register an authentication app afterwards, you will receive a new Emergency Removal Password.

If you still have access to your Software Token/authentication app but wish to remove it from your account, please log in to the Square Enix Account Management System (https://sqex.to/fHa), select One-Time Password followed by Software Token and follow the on-screen instructions.

To re-register an authentication app, please log in to the Square Enix Account Management System (https://sqex.to/fHa), select One-Time Password and follow the on-screen instructions.

Please visit this page for further details on authentication apps: https://sqex.to/ivqKI

You will need to contact the Support Centre if you do not know your Emergency Removal Password and no longer have access to your Software Token/authentication app. Please read the following help article for more details: https://sqex.to/E7LMt

If you have any questions or concerns about the information described in this article, please contact us from the Support Centre website: https://sqex.to/wPoBz

[Aether] Recovery from Gilgamesh World Technical Difficulties (Sep. 15)

2026-09-15T02:49:00Z

We are pleased to announce that the technical difficulties with the World listed below have been resolved.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and we thank you for your patience while the matter was being addressed.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 15, 2026 2:26 to 2:48 (GMT)
Sep. 15, 2026 3:26 to 3:48 (BST)
Sep. 15, 2026 12:26 to 12:48 (AEST)

[Details]
- Unable to access affected World.
- Unable to travel to affected World via World Visit System or Data Centre Travel System.
- Unable to change Home World to that of the affected World using the Update Home World service.
- Players who are mid-duty on an affected World will be disconnected from the server upon exiting the duty, and will be unable to log back in until World recovery.
- Unable to use free company chat when visiting another World while Home World is affected.
- Unable to use some FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app features while Home World is affected. Additionally, characters visiting or data centre travelling to the affected World will be unable to purchase from the markets using FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app.

[Cause]
Server program issue

[Affected World]
Aether Data Centre
- Gilgamesh World

[Aether] Recovery from Jenova World Technical Difficulties (Sep. 14)

2026-09-14T16:50:21Z

We are pleased to announce that the technical difficulties with the World listed below have been resolved.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and we thank you for your patience while the matter was being addressed.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 14, 2026 from 16:26 to 16:47 (GMT)
Sep. 14, 2026 from 17:26 to 17:47 (BST)
Sep. 15, 2026 from 2:26 to 2:47 (AEST)

[Details]
- Unable to access affected World.
- Unable to travel to affected World via World Visit System or Data Center Travel System.
- Unable to change Home World to that of the affected World using the Update Home World service.
- Players who are mid-duty on an affected World will be disconnected from the server upon exiting the duty, and will be unable to log back in until World recovery.
- Unable to use free company chat when visiting another World while Home World is affected.
- Unable to use some FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app features while Home World is affected. Additionally, characters visiting or data centre travelling to the affected World will be unable to purchase from the markets using FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app.

[Cause]
Server program issue

[Affected World]
Aether Data Centre
- Jenova World

[Aether] Gilgamesh World Emergency Maintenance (Sep. 14): Follow-up

2026-09-14T07:25:00Z

The ongoing emergency maintenance is now scheduled to end earlier than anticipated.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 14, 2026 7:00 to to 7:45 (GMT)
Sep. 14, 2026 8:00 to to 8:45 (BST)
Sep. 14, 2026 17:00 to to 17:45 (AEST)
*Completion time is subject to change.

[Affected Data Centre]
・Aether

[Affected World]
・Gilgamesh

[Aether] Gilgamesh World Emergency Maintenance (Sep. 14)

2026-09-14T04:50:00Z

We will be performing emergency maintenance during which the World listed below will be unavailable.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 14, 2026 7:00 to 8:00 (GMT)
Sep. 14, 2026 8:00 to 9:00 (BST)
Sep. 14, 2026 17:00 to 18:00 (AEST)
*Completion time is subject to change.

[Affected Data Centre]
・Aether

[Affected World]
・Gilgamesh

*Affected World will be unavailable until maintenance has ended.

*World visits and data centre travelling to the affected World will be suspended 30 minutes before emergency maintenance begins, and will be unavailable until emergency maintenance has ended.

*The Home World Transfer Service to the affected World will be suspended 30 minutes before emergency maintenance begins, and will be unavailable until emergency maintenance has ended.

*If you are logged into an Instanced Area from an affected World, then you will be disconnected from the server and will not be able to log back in until the emergency maintenance has ended.

*If a character belonging to an affected World is visiting another World, the Free Company chat will be unavailable until the emergency maintenance has ended.

*Certain features in the FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion App will be unavailable when using characters on this World until emergency maintenance has ended. In addition, if your character is visiting or data centre travelling to the affected World, you will not be able to purchase from the markets using FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app.

Support for macOS 27 Golden Gate Information (Sep. 14)

2026-09-14T04:10:00Z

MacOS 27 Golden Gate, the latest version of macOS, will be released on Sep. 14, 2026. We are currently testing this with the Mac version of FINAL FANTASY XIV, but we have not yet determined a date for the start of support for this OS version.

If you use the Mac version of FINAL FANTASY XIV, we advise you to refrain from updating to macOS 27 Golden Gate until support for it begins.

As soon as we have a date for the commencement of support for macOS 27 Golden Gate, we will let users know.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and thank you for your patience and understanding.

[Aether] Recovery from Gilgamesh World Technical Difficulties (Sep. 13)

2026-09-13T19:00:00Z

We are pleased to announce that the technical difficulties with the World listed below have been resolved.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and we thank you for your patience while the matter was being addressed.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 13, 2026 18:34 to 19:03 (GMT)
Sep. 13, 2026 19:34 to 20:03 (BST)
Sep. 14, 2026 04:34 to 05:03 (AEST)

[Details]
- Unable to access affected World.
- Unable to travel to affected World via World Visit System or Data Center Travel System.
- Unable to change Home World to that of the affected World using the Update Home World service.
- Players who are mid-duty on an affected World will be disconnected from the server upon exiting the duty, and will be unable to log back in until World recovery.
- Unable to use free company chat when visiting another World while Home World is affected.
- Unable to use some FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app features while Home World is affected. Additionally, characters visiting or data centre travelling to the affected World will be unable to purchase from the markets using FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app.

[Cause]
Server program issue

[Affected World]
Aether Data Centre
- Gilgamesh World

[Chaos] Recovery from Louisoix World Technical Difficulties (Sep. 12)

2026-09-12T17:00:00Z

We are pleased to announce that the technical difficulties with the World listed below have been resolved.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and we thank you for your patience while the matter was being addressed.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 12, 2026 16:35 to 17:05 (GMT)
Sep. 12, 2026 17:35 to 18:05 (BST)
Sep. 13, 2026 2:35 to 3:05 (AEST)

[Details]
- Unable to access affected World.
- Unable to travel to affected World via World Visit System or Data Centre Travel System.
- Unable to change Home World to that of the affected World using the Update Home World service.
- Players who are mid-duty on an affected World will be disconnected from the server upon exiting the duty, and will be unable to log back in until World recovery.
- Unable to use free company chat when visiting another World while Home World is affected.
- Unable to use some FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app features while Home World is affected. Additionally, characters visiting or data centre travelling to the affected World will be unable to purchase from the markets using FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app.

[Cause]
Server program issue

[Affected World]
Chaos Data Centre
- Louisoix World

[Light] Recovery from Odin World Technical Difficulties (Sep. 12)

2026-09-12T07:50:00Z

We are pleased to announce that the technical difficulties with the World listed below have been resolved.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and we thank you for your patience while the matter was being addressed.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 12, 2026 7:16 to 7:46 (GMT)
Sep. 12, 2026 8:16 to 8:46 (BST)
Sep. 12, 2026 17:16 to 17:46 (AEST)

[Details]
・Unable to access the affected World.
・Unable to travel to affected Worlds via World Visit System or Data Centre Travel System.
・Unable to change Home World to that of the affected World using the Home World Transfer service.
・Players mid-duty on an affected World were disconnected from the server upon exiting the duty, and were unable to log back in until World recovery.
・Unable to use Free Company chat when visiting another World while Home World was affected.
・Unable to use some FINAL FANTASY XIV COMPANION app features while Home World was affected. Additionally, characters visiting or data centre travelling to the affected World were unable to purchase from the markets using FINAL FANTASY XIV COMPANION app.

[Cause]
Server program issue

[Affected]
Light Data Centre
・Odin World

Mog Station Maintenance (Sep. 14)

2026-09-12T05:00:00Z

The Mog Station maintenance will take place at the following time, during which users will be unable to use the services listed below.

・Upgrading from the Free Trial to the full version of the game
・Adding a new service account
・Adding expansion packages
・Adding other platforms

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and we thank you for your understanding.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 14, 2026 5:00 to 6:00 (GMT)
Sep. 14, 2026 6:00 to 7:00 (BST)
Sep. 14, 2026 15:00 to 16:00 (AEST)
*Completion time is subject to change.

[Details]
System maintenance

[Affected Service]
- Mog Station

[Light] Recovery from Raiden World Technical Difficulties (Sep. 11)

2026-09-11T15:20:00Z

We are pleased to announce that the technical difficulties with the World listed below have been resolved.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and we thank you for your patience while the matter was being addressed.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 11, 2026 14:39 to 15:08 (GMT)
Sep. 11, 2026 15:39 to 16:08 (BST)
Sep. 12, 2026 0:39 to 1:08 (AEST)

[Details]
- Unable to access affected World.
- Unable to travel to affected World via World Visit System or Data Centre Travel System.
- Unable to change Home World to that of the affected World using the Update Home World service.
- Players who are mid-duty on an affected World will be disconnected from the server upon exiting the duty, and will be unable to log back in until World recovery.
- Unable to use free company chat when visiting another World while Home World is affected.
- Unable to use some FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app features while Home World is affected. Additionally, characters visiting or data centre travelling to the affected World will be unable to purchase from the markets using FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app.

[Cause]
Server program issue

[Affected World]
Light Data Centre
- Raiden World

[Crystal] Diabolos World Emergency Maintenance (Sep. 11): Follow-up

2026-09-11T07:25:00Z

The ongoing emergency maintenance is now scheduled to end earlier than anticipated.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 11, 2026 7:00 to 7:40 (GMT)
Sep. 11, 2026 8:00 to 8:40 (BST)
Sep. 11, 2026 17:00 to 17:40 (AEST)
*Completion time is subject to change.

[Affected Data Centre]
・Crystal

[Affected World]
・Diabolos

[Crystal] Diabolos World Emergency Maintenance (Sep. 11)

2026-09-11T04:40:00Z

We will be performing emergency maintenance during which the World listed below will be unavailable.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 11, 2026 7:00 to 8:00 (GMT)
Sep. 11, 2026 8:00 to 9:00 (BST)
Sep. 11, 2026 17:00 to 18:00 (AEST)
*Completion time is subject to change.

[Affected Data Centre]
Crystal

[Affected World]
Diabolos

[Details]
*Affected Worlds will be unavailable until maintenance has ended.

*World visits and data centre travelling to the affected Worlds will be suspended 30 minutes before emergency maintenance begins, and will be unavailable until emergency maintenance has ended.

*The Home World Transfer Service to the affected Worlds will be suspended 30 minutes before emergency maintenance begins, and will be unavailable until emergency maintenance has ended.

*If you are logged into an Instanced Area from an affected World, then you will be disconnected from the server upon leaving the instance, and will not be able to log back in until the emergency maintenance has ended.

*If a character belonging to an affected World is visiting another World, the Free Company chat will be unavailable until the emergency maintenance has ended.

*Certain features in the FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion App will be unavailable when using characters on this World until emergency maintenance has ended. In addition, if your character is visiting or data centre travelling to the affected World, you will not be able to purchase from the markets using FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app.

[Primal] Recovery from Leviathan World Technical Difficulties (Sep. 11)

2026-09-11T00:02:38Z

We are pleased to announce that the technical difficulties with the World listed below have been resolved.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and thank you for your patience while the matter was being addressed.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 11, 2026 from 12:41 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. (BST)
Sep. 10, 2026 from 11:41 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. (GMT)
Sep. 11, 2026 from 9:41 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (AEST)

[Details]
- Unable to access affected World.
- Unable to travel to affected World via World Visit System or Data Centre Travel System.
- Unable to change Home World to that of the affected World using the Update Home World service.
- Players who are mid-duty on an affected World will be disconnected from the server upon exiting the duty, and will be unable to log back in until World recovery.
- Unable to use free company chat when visiting another World while Home World is affected.
- Unable to use some FINAL FANTASY XIV COMPANION app features while Home World is affected. Additionally, characters visiting or data centre traveling to the affected World will be unable to purchase from the markets using FINAL FANTASY XIV COMPANION app.

[Cause]
Server Program Issue

[Affected World]
Primal Data Centre
- Leviathan World

[Crystal] Recovery from Diabolos World Technical Difficulties (Sep. 10)

2026-09-10T22:43:48Z

We are pleased to announce that the technical difficulties with the World listed below have been resolved.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and we thank you for your patience while the matter was being addressed.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 10, 2026 from 22:21 to 22:40 (GMT)
Sep. 10, 2026 from 23:21 to 23:40 (BST)
Sep. 11, 2026 from 08:21 to 08:40 (AEST)

[Details]
- Unable to access affected World.
- Unable to travel to affected World via World Visit System or Data Center Travel System.
- Unable to change Home World to that of the affected World using the Update Home World service.
- Players who are mid-duty on an affected World will be disconnected from the server upon exiting the duty, and will be unable to log back in until World recovery.
- Unable to use free company chat when visiting another World while Home World is affected.
- Unable to use some FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app features while Home World is affected. Additionally, characters visiting or data centre travelling to the affected World will be unable to purchase from the markets using FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app.

[Cause]
Server programme issue

[Affected World]
Crystal Data Centre
- Diabolos World

[Aether] Recovery from Faerie World Technical Difficulties (Sep. 10)

2026-09-10T22:19:00Z

We are pleased to announce that the technical difficulties with the World listed below have been resolved.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and thank you for your patience while the matter was being addressed.

[Date & Time]
Sep. 10, 2026 from 10:54 p.m. to 11:18 p.m. (BST)
Sep. 10, 2026 from 9:54 p.m. to 10:18 p.m. (GMT)
Sep. 11, 2026 from 7:54 a.m. to 8:18 a.m. (AEST)

[Details]
- Unable to access affected World.
- Unable to travel to affected World via World Visit System or Data Centre Travel System.
- Unable to change Home World to that of the affected World using the Update Home World service.
- Players who are mid-duty on an affected World will be disconnected from the server upon exiting the duty, and will be unable to log back in until World recovery.
- Unable to use free company chat when visiting another World while Home World is affected.
- Unable to use some FINAL FANTASY XIV COMPANION app features while Home World is affected. Additionally, characters visiting or data centre traveling to the affected World will be unable to purchase from the markets using FINAL FANTASY XIV COMPANION app.

[Cause]
Server Program Issue

[Affected World]
Aether Data Centre
- Faerie World