FFXIV Patch 7.58 Expands Matchmaking in North America and Europe

FFXIV Patch 7.58 is live in North America and Europe

Final Fantasy XIV expanded matchmaking and party recruitment in North America and Europe on November 10 with Patch 7.58. Square Enix previewed the rollout on November 2 and published the patch notes on November 9. The official World Status page showed the example Worlds in both regions online on November 10 after the maintenance window.

The publisher lists Windows, Mac, Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S editions. The matchmaking boundary is the server region. Individual duties can still have their own access requirements, including expansion registration where applicable.

The matchmaking pool now spans logical data centers

A World belongs to a logical data center, and several logical data centers can share one physical region. Patch 7.58 widens the Duty Finder pool in North America and Europe to the physical data center. Party Finder recruitment expands to the same boundary.

Take a character on Cactuar in Aether and one on Leviathan in Primal. Their Worlds are in different logical groups within North America, so they are eligible to use the same regional pool. A player on a European World is in a separate pool while playing there.

Check the duty and role before comparing wait times

A larger pool can include more eligible people. How long a given queue takes still depends on who is searching for the duty, in which roles and at what time.

If your group wants to compare queue times, pick one duty and role, then record the time of day and the actual wait. The patch notes establish the pool’s new boundary. They give no measured wait time for your group.

Use World Visit when you want to meet on a World

Recruiting a party and visiting a World are separate actions. Square Enix says the World Visit menu at the main aetheryte in Limsa Lominsa, Gridania or Ul’dah now lets players choose a logical data center and World in the same physical region.

Use the regional finder when your goal is to form a group for a duty. If you need to meet at a particular in-game location, check the destination through World Visit instead.

Your Home World still governs housing

Housing remains tied to the Home World. If you join a Party Finder listing from another logical center, your character can participate in the eligible duty while your housing stays attached to your original World. Free Company membership also stays tied to your Home World.

Ranked matches follow the regional boundary

The patch notes also list ranked Crystalline Conflict matching across Worlds on the same physical data center. Square Enix previously introduced same-region matching in Japan. November 10 is the North American and European rollout. Check the World Status page for the current state of your server before you queue.