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.
To transfer a character from one server to another, player needs to use the World Transfer Service and pay a fee (real life money).
Note that Legacy servers are servers that existed before A Real Reborn (2.0). 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.
North American Server
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 Server
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
|
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
|
ARR-64 |
Zodiark |
April, 04, 2014 |
No
|
Japanese Server
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
|
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.