{"id":441424,"date":"2025-11-08T00:59:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2180753"},"modified":"2025-11-08T00:59:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:59:40","slug":"congestion-issues-continue-in-final-fantasy-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/congestion-issues-continue-in-final-fantasy-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Congestion issues continue in Final Fantasy 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/congestion-issues-continue-in-final-fantasy-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Final Fantasy 14 director and producer Naoki Yoshida has once again apologised for congestion since the launch of Endwalker.<\/p>\n<p>The latest expansion for the game, Endwalker was released in early access on 3rd December and officially released 7th December. 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