So, my SO and I were discussing this, and our thought is that they're locking so many servers to spread out the load for the stress test. While they could just get some servers to melt down, we're thinking they want to test the whole infrastructure and collect data on all servers. On that basis, I expect that even if P4 is brutal in its restrictions, they'll be lessened during EA and launch.
We've also observed that the restriction is usually removed during low load times. Basically, when the JP servers are hopping, the NA servers allow creation again and vice-versa. My recommendation is to set an alarm and wake up at like... 7am Central time (GMT-5) to make your character. They don't seem to be doing a lot of login restrictions right now, just creation restrictions.
For those curious, the NOC is updating a thread roughly every hour with the currently locked servers. It's in the Status forum (I'd link it, but, well, don't want to even skirt the NDA
).
We've also observed that the restriction is usually removed during low load times. Basically, when the JP servers are hopping, the NA servers allow creation again and vice-versa. My recommendation is to set an alarm and wake up at like... 7am Central time (GMT-5) to make your character. They don't seem to be doing a lot of login restrictions right now, just creation restrictions.
For those curious, the NOC is updating a thread roughly every hour with the currently locked servers. It's in the Status forum (I'd link it, but, well, don't want to even skirt the NDA
).
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