See: Final Fantasy XIV
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Vague Patch Notes: The shell game of MMO subscriber numbers and player counts
Here is a very reasonable question: How many subscribers does Star Wars: The Old Republic have? Not how many players, but how many subscribers....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 433: Throne & Delay
Justin and Bree discuss Throne & Liberty's delay, WoW's upcoming patch, DDO's mini-expansion, and financial reports for NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, and Square-Enix, with adventures in Palia, LOTRO, New World, and Star Trek Online, plus mailbag topics on rich economy-centric sandboxes and MMOs that need graphical refreshes.
Wisdom of Nym: The unspoken but expected features of Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
There are a number of features that we know are coming with Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. Sure, we can all have some fun speculating...
The Stream Team: Facing the Phoenix Riser in Final Fantasy XIV’s Moonfire Faire
The summer season is in full swing in Final Fantasy XIV and that means it's time for the Moonfire Faire! And while MOP's Chris...
One Shots: Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got
At the end of a busy and exhausting day of clobbering kobolds and cleaning up after dragons, the need to crash at a comfy...
Massively Overthinking: Rescuing the worst economies in the MMO genre
As a hardcore economy player in most of the MMOs I play, I pay a whole lot of attention to the health of the...
Following Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest COVID outbreak, one fan admits guilt – in a comic
An apparent COVID-19 outbreak at Final Fantasy XIV's Fanfest in Las Vegas a week and a half ago has been punctuated by one fan...
Final Fantasy XIV launches patch 6.48, which is all about PvP
The newest patch for Final Fantasy XIV has arrived today, but if you were hoping it would contain new content, you were both incorrect...
Square-Enix Q1 2024: Overall profits and MMO sales drop as FFXVI underperforms
The latest earnings report for Square-Enix has been released for the period ending on June 30th, 2023, and it's good news for the company...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV will have to dig deeply for future jobs
Anyone who has read my columns for a long while knows that I put my predictions front and center and both admit when I'm...
The Stream Team: Spinning the roulette wheel once again in Final Fantasy XIV
While there may be a lot of time in-between now and Dawntrail, there are still plenty of goals for MOP's Chris to get done...
One Shots: Yet not as messy as my teen son’s room
Some weeks we begin our One Shots tour with breathtaking vistas that leave you an emotional wreck as you silently cry at your computer...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the best way a studio can save a struggling mid-size MMO?
Temtem's Crema Games raised eyebrows earlier this week when it admitted that in spite of Temtem's successful launch, the game is having trouble; the...
Final Fantasy XIV Moonfire Faire 2023! Phoenix Ranger Returns Again For The First Time!
After 365 days, the bombards are free in Final Fantasy XIV! It's time for them to conquer Eorzea! But fear not because the adventurers...
Vague Patch Notes: Contemplating the origin of the Big Five in the MMO space
A few weeks back, I talked about the various tiers of MMORPGs, and that included a discussion of what we call the Big Five...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 431: FFXIV Dawntrail and Path of Exile 2
Justin, Eliot, MJ, and Chris discuss Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail at Fanfest and Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, FFXIV, AdventureQuest 3D, Astroneer, and Craftopia.
Lawful Neutral: Assessing the privacy policies governing World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV
It never fails to surprise me just what some people will say in general chat in an MMO. They'll say things they would never...
Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing the Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail fan festival
So that was a thing! You know, I'd honestly been kind of chill moving into the Final Fantasy XIV fan festival, probably because I...
The Stream Team: Discussing the reveals from Final Fantasy XIV’s Las Vegas Fan Festival
It's Eorzea Sunday once again, and the word that's on every Final Fantasy XIV player's lips is Dawntrail, including MOP's Chris! With that in...
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival Las Vegas: What new jobs are hinted at by Yoshida’s shirt?
At this point, Final Fantasy XIV fans have spent a decade now reading a whole lot into the shirts worn by producer and director...