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In order to update The Lodestone data and systems in conjunction with the release of FINAL FANTASY XIV Patch 7.57 along with the advance implementation of same-region player matching on the Japanese data center, maintenance will take place on The Lodestone at the time below.
Impact of this maintenance will vary depending on the time, so please review the information below.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

[Date & Time]
Oct. 12, 2026 4:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (PDT)
Details:
The Lodestone maintenance in conjunction with the release of FINAL FANTASY XIV Patch 7.57 along with the advance implementation of same-region player matching on the Japanese data center

Impact:
・Users who have not logged into Lodestone for a certain period of time, or users logging in for the first time will not be able to log into The Lodestone
・Any character information that was changed immediately prior to this maintenance will not be updated until maintenance is complete
・Unable to view World status during certain time period

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Oct. 12, 2026 11:00 p.m. to Oct. 13, 2026 3:00 a.m. (PDT)
Details:
Update of The Lodestone data and systems in conjunction with the release of FINAL FANTASY XIV Patch 7.57 along with the advance implementation of same-region player matching on the Japanese data center

Impact:
During this time, users will not be able to log in to The Lodestone.
*News and Topics sections on The Lodestone will still be available for viewing.

*Completion times subject to change.

[Affected Service]
- The Lodestone

We will be performing maintenance on the FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion App at the time below, during which the app will be inaccessible.

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

[Date & Time]
Oct. 12, 2026 3:00 a.m. to Oct. 13, 2026 3:00 a.m. (PDT)
*Completion time is subject to change.

[Details]
System maintenance

[Affected Service]
- FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion App

In order to implement Patch 7.57 along with the advance implementation of same-region player matching on the Japan data center, maintenance will take place on all Worlds at the time below, during which FINAL FANTASY XIV will be unavailable.

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

[Date & Time]
Oct. 12, 2026 3:00 a.m. to Oct. 13, 2026 3:00 a.m. (PDT)
*Completion time is subject to change.

[Affected Service]
- FINAL FANTASY XIV

*Due to work being performed in preparation for the implementation of same-region player matching on the Japan data center, the following characters who are traveling via the World Visit System or Data Center Travel will be returned to their Home World.
- Characters whose Home World is on the Japan data center
- Characters whose Home World is on the North America or Europe data center and are currently visiting the Oceania data center.

*During certain periods of the maintenance, we will be unable to publish new announcements. Should it become necessary to provide any updates during these periods, they will be posted on the official forums and the official X account (@FFXIV_NEWS_EN).

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

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

*The FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app will also be unavailable due to maintenance at this time. Please refer to "Companion App Maintenance (Oct. 12-13)" for details.

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

Real money trading (RMT) and other illicit activities upset the balance of the game and, as such, are prohibited under the Terms of Service.

Because we have confirmed the existence of players who are engaging in these illicit activities, we have taken the actions listed below.

Time Period: Oct. 1, 2026 to Oct. 7, 2026

・Participation in RMT/prohibited activities
　・Accounts terminated: 547
　・Accounts temporarily suspended: 68

・Botting activity (excluding RMT vendors)
　・Accounts terminated: 100
　・Accounts temporarily suspended: 57
*Botting activity by RMT vendors has been included under "Participation in RMT/prohibited activities."

・RMT advertising
　・Accounts terminated: 137

Players who discover any confirmed cheats should, under no circumstances, exploit or disseminate such information. Instead, we ask that players file a report by using the in-game command [System Menu] -> [Support Desk] -> [Contact Us] -> [Report Cheating].

In addition, any witnessed RMT advertisement can be reported by right clicking the character name in the chat log and selecting the menu [Report] -> [Report RMT Activity].
The report will be processed automatically, and if determined to fall under RMT advertising, the reported character's comments will be restricted.

We will continue to take stringent disciplinary action against any accounts with confirmed involvement in RMT/illicit activity; players should take care to steer clear of any activity that violates the Terms of Service.

The following FFXIV Coin denominations have been added to the Nintendo Store and Nintendo eShop:
・650 Coins
・750 Coins

The Nintendo Switch 2 Subscription Discount applies when you have remaining game time on another platform, reducing the Nintendo Switch™ 2 subscription fee by half. These new coin denominations are convenient for making payments under this discount plan.

For details on purchasing FFXIV Coins, please refer to the topic below.
https://sqex.to/pueAR

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

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

[Date & Time]
Oct. 6, 2026 from 9:26 a.m. to 9:52 a.m. (PDT)

[Details]
Unable to access the areas below on the Anima World.

[Cause]
Server equipment issue

[Affected Areas]
- Certain areas in Heaven-on-High
- Royal Palace
- The Royal Menagerie
- Ruby Bazaar Offices
- Eorzean Alliance Headquarters
- Castrum Fluminis
- The Fringes
- Kugane
- Coerthas Central Highlands
- The First Altar of Djanan Qhat
- Shaaloani
- The Doman Enclave
- Certain areas in The Howling Eye
- Certain areas in The Phantoms' Feast
- The Misery
- Rhalgr's Reach
- The Ridorana Cataract
- Maelstrom Barracks
- Kienkan
- The Prima Vista Bridge
- The Prima Vista Tiring Room
- The Ruby Sea
- Certain areas in The Central Shroud
- The Interdimensional Rift
- Twin Adder Barracks
- The Resonatorium
- Flame Barracks
- The Haunted Manor
- Reisen Temple
- The House of the Fierce
- Outside estates in Wards 7 through 12 of The Goblet
- Outside estates in Wards 19 through 24 of The Goblet
- The indoors of certain estates
- A portion of the Unnamed Island

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 between Oct. 13, 2026 9:00 p.m. and Oct. 14, 2026 4:00 a.m. (PDT)
・Sometime between Oct. 14, 2026 9:00 p.m. and Oct. 15, 2026 4:00 a.m. (PDT)
・Sometime between Oct. 19, 2026 9:00 p.m. and Oct. 20, 2026 4:00 a.m. (PDT)
・Sometime between Oct. 20, 2026 9:00 p.m. and Oct. 21, 2026 4:00 a.m. (PDT)
・Sometime between Oct. 21, 2026 9:00 p.m. and Oct. 22, 2026 4:00 a.m. (PDT)

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

[Confirmed Maintenance]

・Oct. 12, 2026 3:00 a.m. to Oct. 13, 2026 3:00 a.m. (PDT)
Please follow the link below for details:
https://t.co/az2Uqhhzwf

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

[Reservations Affected by Maintenance 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.