For anyone who doesn't know, according to Squenix's plans, Phase 4 should start 1 to 2 weeks from the end of Phase 3. That's a lot sooner than I would have imagined. It's also only going to last 1 to 2 weeks.

http://gdl.square-enix.com/ffxiv/dow...Roadmap_EN.pdf

* Circumstance may necessitate the deletion of character data.
Yeah... not too confident about Phase 4 characters not being deleted.