Server A server , also know as data center or world , is a computer , or more likely a network of computers , that functions as the host of some sort of electronic media . " Final Fantasy XI " and " Final Fantasy XIV " are the only games in the " Final Fantasy " series to utilize servers . List of servers . " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " . The multiplayer mode once had servers that had a capacity of 1000 each . Seven known lobbies existed at a point in time , each named after characters from " Final Fantasy VII " ( in English text ) . " Final Fantasy XI " . All active servers in " Final Fantasy XI " are named after summons from earlier entries in the series . Some servers employed during the game ' s beta tests were named after enemies instead . " Final Fantasy XI " launched with twenty servers available for public use and subsequently added another fifteen . Nineteen sparsely populated servers have since been decommissioned , however , leaving the game with its current roster of sixteen . Characters on discontinued worlds were automatically transferred to other servers . In addition to the servers listed below , worlds named Chocobo and Moogle have been used for special events and product demonstrations . Game data also specifies the existence of Behemoth , Dragon , Chimera , and Wyvern servers whose intended purposes are unknown . Test Servers . Of all original servers intended for testing , only Atomos and Undine remain in use . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Servers in " Final Fantasy XIV : A Realm Reborn " are divided into two main datacenters : one for North America and ( initially ) Europe and one for Japan . With Patch 2 . 1 , they were reorganized into six data centers for efficiency : Elemental , Gaia , Mana , Aether , Primal , and Chaos . They are further divided between New servers ( created specifically for 2 . 0 ARR ) and Legacy servers ( created during or before 1 . 0 ) . Players are free to create characters on servers tied to any datacenter , regardless of its geographical location ; the new datacenter in Montreal , Canada was simply made for western audiences as a lower - ping alternative to the Japanese datacenter . Furthermore , the Duty Finder and Raid Finder features allows parties to invite members from other servers , although the process is done automatically using a queuing system ( i . e . A character on Garuda can ' t specifically seek out a character on Atomos using the Duty Finder ) . It was also stated in an interview that the ARR servers were designed to allow for a " worldless model " - that is , more interactive functionality between servers - later in development . Cross - server queueing extends only to servers within each data center ( thus players on Primal servers cannot be queued with players on Aether servers ) . Patch 3 . 5 extended the Party Finder to support cross - server recruitment . At the 2014 London Fanfest , it was announced that plans were underway to set up a dedicated datacenter in Europe for European players . The Chaos data center , recommended for European players , was eventually moved from Montreal to Frankfurt , Germany in September 2015 . At PAX East 2017 , Naoki Yoshida announced the North American data center would be relocated to a new data center equipped with more modern facilities . The change is scheduled for May 2017 . New ARR Servers . These servers are initially restricted to new players so that their economies can develop independently , however these restrictions are sometimes relaxed after a time to enable server transferring . 1 . 0 character data has been transferred strictly to the Legacy servers ( see next section ) . Some additional servers were launched September 2013 to accommodate growing demand . An additional three were launched in April 2014 to accompany the release of the PS4 version . Like the servers for " Final Fantasy XI " , many of the new servers are named after summons in the " Final Fantasy " series . Unlike that game , however , many of " Final Fantasy XIV " s servers are also named after common enemies , all of which have nevertheless appeared as summons in the series if " Dissidia Final Fantasy " , " " , and " " are considered , with the exception of Adamantoise . Servers on the Chaos data center are recommended for European players . This is primarily to ensure the serves are most active during that region ' s prime time , but also to alleviate some concerns about language barriers . However , like anyone else they are welcome to make characters on any server they wish . Legacy Servers . The Old servers ( see below ) were merged as part of patch 1 . 20 of " Final Fantasy XIV " . To ensure communities are retained on these servers , they are being directly transferred to " Final Fantasy XIV : A Realm Reborn " and will be tagged with the word " Legacy " . 1 . 0 character data transfer will initially be restricted to these servers , meaning 1 . 0 characters temporarily cannot transfer to any server beyond what is listed here . This is to ensure New servers ( their economies and player levels ) are given a chance to develop independently . However , new characters can be created on any server . These servers were named after famous weapons from the " Final Fantasy " series . The chosen weapons are significant to one ( if not both ) of the corresponding servers in the merger ( example : Wutai + Gysahl = > Masamune ) , and also have real world cultural significance . They were renamed as such because the original town motif lead to the overcrowding of servers with more recognizable and popular names ( particularly Midgar and Selbina ) , and the under - population of less - known town names like Saronia . As a way of balance , larger servers were merged with smaller servers ( example : Saronia + Lindblum = > Sargatanas ) . This decision also prevents confusion in case Square - Enix intends to use the town names in later content . Servers on the Chaos data center are " recommended " for European players . This is primarily to ensure the serves are most active during that region ' s prime time , but also to alleviate some concerns about language barriers . However , like anyone else they are welcome to make characters on any server they wish . Old Servers . Old servers from pre - 1 . 20 were named after towns in the " Final Fantasy " series . These have long since been merged into the current Legacy servers . Test Servers . The original test servers were named after villains . Narshe and Zvahl ( internal testing servers ) are incidentally both named after dark and snowy places . " ARR " Alpha test servers were initially named after prominent Final Fantasy figures , though Chocobo and Moogle were merged to become Louisoix , an allusion to his confrontation with Bahamut at the end of 1 . 0 ' s story . Several of the release servers were also activated during the beta tests ( for both 1 . 0 and " ARR " ) .