Servers
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Introduction
Servers or Worlds are individual instances of Final Fantasy XIV. Servers are located in 3 places in the world: North America, Europe and Japan. Each region is further divided into Data centers. Each data center has multiple servers.
There are no regional limitations on servers. Anyone can create characters on any of the 3 regions. During Character Creation, players can select the world server of their choice to begin the game on. An indicator by each world in the world list indicates population density, represented by chocobo icons, as low, average, or high. See experience for an explanation of how to create a character on a Preferred server.
Characters cannot be created on Congested servers, or on servers where very many players are currently logged on.
To transfer a character from one server to another, player needs to use the World Transfer Service, which costs real world money. This fee is waived only if transferring from a Congested server to a Preferred one, or from any server to a New server. You can check a World's current status on the official world status page.
Note that Legacy servers are servers that existed before the A Realm Reborn (2.0) relaunch. Each server has an ID number that is based on the approximate order in which the servers were activated. If multiple servers were activated at the same time, they are listed in alphabetical order.
Data Center Selection
When logging in for the first time, you will be prompted to select a regional data center. Your choice of data center will determine the Worlds you may choose from after creating your character. Please note that characters are bound to the World on which they are created.
- Your data center can be changed at any time via the Data Center Selection window at the title screen.
1. Select a data center.
If you have previously logged in with a character, the data center of the last character played will be denoted with a ★ symbol.
2. Review the list of data centers and their associated Worlds.
Worlds listed under the data center of the last character played will be highlighted.
North American Region
Aether Data Center
| ID | Name | Activation Date | Legacy Server |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARR-26 | Adamantoise | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-28 | Cactuar | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-47 | Faerie | August 18, 2013 | No |
| ARR-34 | Gilgamesh | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-63 | Jenova | April 04, 2014 | No |
| ARR-36 | Midgardsormr | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-9 | Sargatanas | August 16, 2013 | Yes |
| ARR-49 | Siren | August 18, 2013 | No |
Crystal Data Center
| ID | Name | Activation Date | Legacy Server |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARR-6 | Balmung | August 16, 2013 | Yes |
| ARR-60 | Brynhildr | September 12, 2013 | No |
| ARR-29 | Coeurl | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-33 | Diabolos | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-30 | Goblin | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-31 | Malboro | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-59 | Mateus | September 12, 2013 | No |
| ARR-61 | Zalera | September 12, 2013 | No |
Primal Data Center
| ID | Name | Activation Date | Legacy Server |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARR-27 | Behemoth | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-7 | Excalibur | August 16, 2013 | Yes |
| ARR-46 | Exodus | August 18, 2013 | No |
| ARR-52 | Famfrit | September 4, 2013 | No |
| ARR-8 | Hyperion | August 16, 2013 | Yes |
| ARR-48 | Lamia | August 18, 2013 | No |
| ARR-35 | Leviathan | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-32 | Ultros | August 16, 2013 | No |
European Region
Chaos Data Center
| ID | Name | Activation Date | Legacy Server |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARR-37 | Cerberus | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ??? | Louisoix | June ?, 2017 | No |
| ARR-38 | Moogle | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ??? | Omega | June 16, 2017 | No |
| ARR-10 | Ragnarok | August 16, 2013 | Yes |
| ???-?? | Spriggan | June 18, 2019 | No |
Light Data Center
| ID | Name | Activation Date | Legacy Server |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARR-53 | Lich | September 4, 2013 | No |
| ARR-39 | Odin | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-50 | Phoenix | August 18, 2013 | No |
| ARR-40 | Shiva | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ???-?? | Twintania | June 18, 2019 | No |
| ARR-64 | Zodiark | April, 04, 2014 | No |
Japanese Region
Elemental Data Center
| ID | Name | Activation Date | Legacy Server |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARR-1 | Aegis | August 16, 2013 | Yes |
| ARR-11 | Atomos | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-23 | Carbuncle | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-17 | Garuda | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-3 | Gungnir | August 16, 2013 | Yes |
| ARR-42 | Kujata | August 18, 2013 | No |
| ARR-19 | Ramuh | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-16 | Tonberry | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-43 | Typhon | August 18, 2013 | No |
| ARR-54 | Unicorn | September 12, 2013 | No |
Gaia Data Center
| ID | Name | Activation Date | Legacy Server |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARR-21 | Alexander | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-12 | Bahamut | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-2 | Durandal | August 16, 2013 | Yes |
| ARR-24 | Fenrir | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-18 | Ifrit | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-5 | Ridill | August 16, 2013 | Yes |
| ARR-15 | Tiamat | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-44 | Ultima | August 18, 2013 | No |
| ARR-45 | Valefor | August 18, 2013 | No |
| ARR-55 | Yojimbo | September 12, 2013 | No |
| ARR-58 | Zeromus | September 12, 2013 | No |
Mana Data Center
| ID | Name | Activation Date | Legacy Server |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARR-22 | Anima | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-56 | Asura | September 12, 2013 | No |
| ARR-57 | Belias | September 12, 2013 | No |
| ARR-13 | Chocobo | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-25 | Hades | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-41 | Ixion | August 18, 2013 | No |
| ARR-14 | Mandragora | August 16, 2013 | No |
| ARR-4 | Masamune | August 16, 2013 | Yes |
| ARR-51 | Pandemonium | September 4, 2013 | No |
| ARR-62 | Shinryu | April 4, 2014 | No |
| ARR-20 | Titan | August 16, 2013 | No |
Oceanian Region
Materia Data Center
| ID | Name | Activation Date | Legacy Server |
|---|---|---|---|
| ???-?? | Bismarck | January 25, 2022 | No |
| ???-?? | Ravana | January 25, 2022 | No |
| ???-?? | Sephirot | January 25, 2022 | No |
| ???-?? | Sophia | January 25, 2022 | No |
| ???-?? | Zurvan | January 25, 2022 | No |
World Visit System
- Main article: World Visit System
You may now visit other World servers in your data center to party with friends, purchase items, and tackle duties.