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
Final Fantasy XIV launches its 10-year anniversary site
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Wisdom of Nym: The clues to watch for at Final Fantasy XIV’s Fan Festival
One of the things I find myself coming back to a lot is how information is only as useful as your ability to digest...
The Stream Team: Further Dark Knight leveling adventures in Final Fantasy XIV
MOP's Chris is once again entering Final Fantasy XIV as he continues to work his way through the new-to-him Dark Knight job of the...
Final Fantasy XIV brings back Make It Rain starting June 30
The Make It Rain campaign in Final Fantasy XIV is an odd one. On the one hand, it rarely features a particularly good reward...
Global Chat: Are you pumped up for Path of Exile 2?
Online ARPG enthusiasts are no doubt keeping an eye on the long-in-the-coming Path of Exile 2 -- and crossing their fingers that it ends...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMOs are memorable but not actually fun?
Earlier this week, we ran a Daily Grind on MMOs that are fun but not especially memorable, throwing it back to a quote from...
Vague Patch Notes: Examining the MMO tiers, from the Big Five to maintenance mode
I've mentioned many a time that one of the ideas behind the Vague Patch Notes column here on MOP is to have a place...
Final Fantasy XIV fan builds Eorguessr to let you guess where spots are throughout the game
How good are you at recognizing areas in Final Fantasy XIV? Not just big spots like "well, that's Limsa Lominsa" but "oh, that's the...
Wisdom of Nym: Turning a critical eye toward Final Fantasy XIV’s Bozja
There's honestly not much for me to say about Eureka in Final Fantasy XIV. I can respect what it was trying to do, and...
The Stream Team: Re-learning the Dark Knight class of Final Fantasy XIV
It has been literal years since MOP's Chris played as the Dark Knight in Final Fantasy XIV because the Dancer class ended up being...
One Shots: Saturday night at the Sith disco
While Star Wars: The Old Republic's Sith aren't usually known for carefree and festive folks, that is a myth. Every Saturday night, they like...
Perfect Ten: Thoughts on Star Wars The Old Republic’s impending move to Broadsword
My relationship with Star Wars: The Old Republic is best described as "complicated." The game launched at a time when I was still pretty...
Wisdom of Nym: Has Final Fantasy XIV had less stuff to do each patch in Endwalker?
Just to make a point, I am going to start off this column by answering the question factually, and the answer is "no." Final...
All your favorite MMORPG subreddits went dark over Reddit’s ruinous anti-app plans
Discord must be loving this: All the big MMORPG subreddits have been flagged private right now in protest over Reddit's planned API switcharoo, with...
The Stream Team: Sunday dailies in Final Fantasy XIV
While it's not the end of the week as far as Final Fantasy XIV is concerned (resets are on Tuesdays), it is the end...
One Shots: Lost in a quest-free painting
So you're stuck in a painting. Don't panic, for starters. Sure, you're compressed to a 2-D existence, but it isn't all bad. The scenery...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs as Jell-O flavors
During last year's April Fools' Day, I wrote about the important topic of MMO NPCs as muffins. At the time, I felt my work...
Massively Overthinking: When an MMO has everything and so much of it
Last week, when No Man's Sky released its native Mac client, MOP's Chris and I fell into a discussion about the game being so...
Vague Patch Notes: Paying customers in MMOs aren’t voting shares
So let's take a tour back to the dewy slopes of 2010, when I bought the collector's edition of Final Fantasy XIV. That would...
Wisdom of Nym: Breaking down Final Fantasy XIV’s The Dark Throne storylines
So there are, in fact, a number of stories going on in Final Fantasy XIV's The Dark Throne patch, but there are only two...
