Let me preface by stating that the crippling server issues that
plagued Final Fantasy XIV between its release and infancy had to be
waited out, at least for me. It got into the North American server
“Siren” only to find I could rarely log-in longer than a few moments
before being erred out. I would then take the time to go to other
servers like “Leviathan” and “Balmung” when they would open in the hopes
of staying on longer each time.