Studio:Â Square Enix
Launch Date: September 30, 2010; relaunched August 27, 2013
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, PS3, PS4
final fantasy xiv
Official Site:Â Final Fantasy XIV
Studio:Â Square Enix
Launch Date: September 30, 2010; relaunched August 27, 2013
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, PS3, PS4
Studio:Â Square Enix
Launch Date: September 30, 2010; relaunched August 27, 2013
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, PS3, PS4
Wisdom of Nym: The myth of Final Fantasy XIV’s budget
Let's put this front and center just to start things off because I'm annoyed: Final Fantasy XIV is not a game that is single-handedly...
The Stream Team: Post-holidays with family in Final Fantasy XIV
While Thanksgiving is technically over, MOP's Chris is continuing to feel the holiday mood of togetherness here on OPTV, and that means it's time...
One Shots: The billiards of the universe
The irony of going on lengthy adventures to exotic settings in MMOs is that your character usually doesn't bring a smartphone to take pictures...
Perfect Ten: Lessons from unsuccessful MMORPGs that I wish designers would learn
I have been writing about this genre for far too long now and seen far too many games with genuinely good elements completely fail...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 495: EverQuesting for a sequel
Justin and Bree discuss EverQuest 3, EverQuest II's latest expansion, FFXIV Mobile, New World's roadmap, Path of Exile 2, and Stars Reach's housing, with adventures in WoW Classic and Guild Wars 2.
Final Fantasy XIV opens the Ultimate version of Futures Rewritten and adjusts abilities in PvP
There's another new layer of content laid atop Final Fantasy XIV's Crossroads patch, and this one is for those who are looking for the...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Crossroads story beats are decidedly odd
While I definitely have enjoyed the content we have gotten in Final Fantasy XIV's latest patch so far, it's also very decidedly an x.1...
The Stream Team: The quest for silverware in Final Fantasy XIV
MOP's Chris and his Eorzea Sunday crew are taking on a noble quest for today's stream in Final Fantasy XIV. They're going to try...
One Shots: The eternal rambler
Sometimes don't you wish that your character had a "out with it" emote that would make NPCs cut down on their rambling speeches and...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Mobile might not be for you, and that’s fine
Ugh. Do I have to? Yes, apparently I have to. Let's talk about Final Fantasy XIV Mobile as a new thing related to Final...
Final Fantasy XIV Mobile devs promise the game will be more than a ‘bite-sized mobile experience’
There was some understandable skepticism and general recoil after the announcement that Final Fantasy XIV is getting a mobile spinoff, but the developers at...
Vague Patch Notes: The ridiculous marketing doublespeak around MMORPGs
There is a lot to make fun of when it comes to New World, and it comes in many forms, from excusing bad decisions...
Perfect Ten: Utterly silly MMO transmedia synergy over the years
Remember back when Trion Worlds tried to coin -- or cement -- the term "transmedia synergy" for the relationship between Defiance the game and Defiance the...
Square-Enix and Lightspeed Studio officially announce Final Fantasy XIV Mobile
Don't look now but Final Fantasy XIV is getting an official mobile adaptation. Publisher Square-Enix and developer Tencent-owned Lightspeed Studios have taken the wraps...
Wisdom of Nym: Initial impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s Crossroads dungeon and alliance raid
It's interesting to me how often Final Fantasy XIV patches are inconsistent when it comes to what makes them interesting. This is perhaps not...
The Stream Team: Taking the first walk through Final Fantasy XIV’s latest alliance raid
It's time once again for MOP's Chris and his Final Fantasy XIV crew to make their first run through the MMORPG's latest alliance raid!...
One Shots: How to tantalize your dragon
You know what's always a good idea? To go right up to the jagged maw of a ravenous carnivore and tempt fate by trying...
WoW Factor: Home is where the heart is, even in World of Warcraft
It has been a curious sensation these last few months, looking at World of Warcraft: The War Within and not wanting to play. That...
Perfect Ten: Why I still love Final Fantasy XI today
You know what's really funny to me when I think about it for more than five minutes? Final Fantasy XI is, at this point,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 493: Landing on Brighter Shores
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's Legacy of Morgoth, Brighter Shores' early access, ArcheAge Chronicles' delay, Chrono Odyssey, Stars Reach's trailer, and FFXIV's Crossroads, with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on handhelds and controllers for MMOs.
