ffxiv FFXIV - North American Data Center Expansion

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In order to prepare for the release of Dawntrail, four new worlds will be added to one of the North American Data Centers! Let's go over everything you need to know!

On Tuesday, June 11, around 3:00am (PDT), four new worlds will be added to the Dynamis Data Center:

• Cuchulainn
• Golem
• Kraken
• Rafflesia

The following bonuses will be given to characters created on one of the new worlds:

• Double EXP bonus (until Level 80 is reached)
• Gift of 10 Silver Chocobo Feathers, exchangeable for low-mid-level gear to improve the leveling experience
• Gift of 1,000,000 Gil (limited to: once per data center region on a single service account)
• Gift of 15 days of free play time (limited to: once per service account when creating a new character)

When you create a new character, the worlds that apply those bonuses will be marked by a star icon on the world selection screen. 

The following bonuses will be granted for characters transferred to the new worlds:

• Home World Transfer Service is free of charge
• Gift of 10 Gold Chocobo Feathers, exchangeable for special rewards such as rare mounts
• Double EXP bonus (until Level 80 is reached) 

Bonuses for owners of personal housing/apartments:

• Personal Housing:
  • Reimbursement for the full price of the estate, plus compensation of 3,000,000 Gil for non-recoverable furnishings
• Apartments:
  • Reimbursement of the 500,000 Gil price, and compensation of 500,000 gil for non-recoverable furnishings

Please make sure you apply for a home-world transfer after removing your estate hall/apartment, and furnishings, but do not relinquish the land! If you do that, you will not be eligible for a refund.

The following bonuses will be granted for character created on preferred worlds:

• Bonuses awarded to new characters on first login
• Double EXP bonus (until Level 80 is reached)
• Gift of 10 Silver Chocobo Feathers, exchangeable for low-mid level gear to improve the leveling experience
• Bonuses for characters created during bonus period that attain Level 30 in any class
• Gift of 15 days of free play time

The following bonuses will be granted for transferring from congested worlds to preferred worlds:

• Home World Transfer Service is free of charge
• Gift of 10 Gold Chocobo Feathers, exchangeable for special rewards such as rare mounts
• Bonuses for owners of personal housing/apartments
• Personal housing
• Reimbursement for the full price of the estate, plus compensation of 3,000,000 Gil for non-recoverable furnishings
• Apartments
• Reimbursement of the 500,000 Gil price, and compensation of 500,000 Gil for non-recoverable furnishings

Please make sure you apply for a Home World transfer after removing your estate hall/apartment and furnishings, but do not relinquish the land! If you do that, you will not be eligible for a refund.

It is important to note that characters created or transferred to a new world or preferred world will be restricted from using the home world transfer service for 90 days. Additionally, all bonuses will remain until the active player population of both congested and preferred worlds is stabilized, and the population of new worlds has grown to a specific number.

Finally, for players wishing to buy a housing plot on one of the new worlds in the Dynamis Data Center, will be able to do so from Tuesday, June 11, around 8:00 am (PDT). All plots will be sold through the lottery system. Wards 1 to 9 will be reserved for Free Company plots, and Wards 10 to 24 for private plots.