final fantasy xiv

Official Site: Final Fantasy XIV
Studio: Square Enix
Launch Date: September 30, 2010; relaunched August 27, 2013
Genre: Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model: Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, PS3, PS4

The Stream Team: A peek into Final Fantasy XIV’s housing

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It's no secret that housing is a favorite feature of any game for MassivelyOP's MJ, and she's excited to take a peek at FFXIV's...
Every so often, you need to take a look at the banner you're marching under to make sure it still echoes your beliefs.

Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s magical DPS

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The purpose of magical damage in Final Fantasy XIV is to ruin everything. Really. You get a huge group of enemies together, and then...
I'm not back on any BS, I never left it.

Perfect Ten: Why big MMO expansions are a good thing

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I'm not really on board with the trend of saying that big expansions are back. They never left. Sure, we have one coming out...

The Stream Team: Returning to Final Fantasy XIV

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In honor of the anniversary of the original release of FFXIV (before A Realm Reborn), MassivelyOP's MJ is delving back into the beautiful lands...

Jukebox Heroes: Your top 20 favorite MMO soundtracks

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I've been a sneaky columnist, my friends. Oh yes I have. In my last Jukebox Heroes I posted my top six favorite MMO soundtracks,...
Less exploratory than I might have thought.

Wisdom of Nym: Coordination, aetherial gear, and Final Fantasy XIV’s next patch

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How many times a day do you think about aetherial gear in Final Fantasy XIV? If the answer is more than "zero," I'm honestly...
What useful data!

Diablo III, Ark, and Warframe all climb on Raptr’s August stats

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Raptr's monthly stat summaries remain the best possible way to track the popularity of games among the people who actually use Raptr. And it's...

Perfect Ten: Ten well-known voice actors behind SWTOR’s characters

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When it launched, Star Wars: The Old Republic was one of the biggest video game voice-over projects that BioWare or any studio had ever...
Why must you disappoint hopes?

Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s ranged DPS

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Honestly, ranged damage is a field that's never quite appealed to me as much as other options for doing stuff. Not just in Final...

One Shots: Welcome to the party, pal!

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"You have to love randomly running across a band when you enter a building in Bree," reader Yrys said in conjunction with this picture...
Gosh am I glad that the dang frog is still around, too.

Final Fantasy XIV is creating its first European data center

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Final Fantasy XIV is not a game with action combat, but you can still be pretty thoroughly screwed whilst trying to play the game...

Massively Overthinking: Underrepresented MMO music genres

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Massively OP Kickstarter donor Magnet Brain wants a revolution... in video game music! "Enough with the orchestral fantasy score... what genre of music would you like...

Final Fantasy XIV demos ‘VR Titan Suppression Battle’ at Tokyo Game Show

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If you happen to be in Tokyo for the Tokyo Game Show this week, make sure to drop by the Sony booth to gawk, as...

Leaderboard: Which FFXIV crafting class is your favorite?

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Yesterday I mentioned that I've returned to Final Fantasy XIV, and while I've since settled on a job (or two) for my main, I'm...

Why I Play: Final Fantasy XIV

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We used to do a column called Why I Play on Massively-that-was, and while I didn't originally plan on rezzing it here today, I did return...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite Final Fantasy XIV job?

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I went back to Final Fantasy XIV this week, and apart from still not being able to create a character on my preferred server...

Yoshida celebrates one year of Final Fantasy XIV in China

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Final Fantasy XIV guru Naoki Yoshida headlined a one-year anniversary celebration for the game in China this week. He revealed that FFXIV version 3.0...
Build.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s crafting and gathering endgame in Heavensward

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Crafting and gathering has never been a primary goal of mine in Final Fantasy XIV so much as a secondary one. It's something extra...

Jukebox Heroes: My top six favorite MMO soundtracks of all time

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In ranking MMO soundtracks, there are a lot of ways to do it. You can pull out individual tracks or praise a game for...
Ninja by mechanics, not by occupation.

Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s melee DPS

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I main melee DPS on my main character in Final Fantasy XIV, but it was never really by design. Originally I was quite happy...

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