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

Flameseeker Chronicles: Should Guild Wars 2 delete leveling?

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Leveling is one of those things that you just have to have to count as an RPG, right? It’s expected. At this point, the...
Nairs your Thav.

Wisdom of Nym: Coping with the Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker delay

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Sigh. So by now even if you didn't watch the live letter, you've heard the bad news. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker was just in sight,...
Magic shield.

Square Enix earnings drop, FFXIV subs rise, and NFT is here to stay

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All things considered, Square Enix is mopping its brow after its latest earning's call and thanking its lucky stars that it wasn't worse. The...
So many swords.

Final Fantasy XIV’s last pre-Endwalker live letter previews Crystal Conflict, new gathering mechanics, and role quests

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The most immediate announcement from last night's live letter for Final Fantasy XIV was no doubt the surprise Endwalker delay, but there were other...
Into the unknown.

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker has been delayed until December 7

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If you've been counting the days until Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion arrived, you're going to have to count a little bit longer. Producer...
Please listen.

Massively Overthinking: What are your most on-brand MMORPG class archetypes?

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A while back in MOP's work chat, we were chatting about Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons and how its elite specs line up...
Alas and alack.

Wisdom of Nym: Leaking the Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker tooltips was a shitty thing to do

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So let's go back to the lead-in to that big media tour information drop for Final Fantasy XIV, shall we? A whole lot of FFXIV...

One Shots: The mysterious allure of fire

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I've often been in awe of the simple power of a fireplace or bonfire in how it fascinates everyone who comes near it. We,...
Allegiance.

Final Fantasy XIV clarifies new rules on boosting and conduct

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If you were anxious about the latest guidelines Square-Enix put out regarding player behavior in Final Fantasy XIV, you probably don't need to be. Community...
Not pictured: NFTs.

Vague Patch Notes: The fuzzy reality of MMO expansions

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So for some reason right now, I'm thinking a lot about expansions. It might be because we've got Final Fantasy XIV's next major expansion in...

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPGs of all time, 2021 edition

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Five years ago this week - back in 2016 - the MOP team and readers did an epic Massively Overthinking picking out their top...
Almost tangible. Again.

Final Fantasy XIV updates Endwalker site with housing districts, Island Sanctuaries, and newest Trust companion

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There are just about three weeks left until Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is available to play for players who pre-ordered the expansion. If you're still...
Flowers.

Final Fantasy XIV updates its prohibited activities and disallows selling runs via the Party Finder

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The Final Fantasy XIV team has an expansion on the way, but the team is also working at making sure the game offers the best...
So many swords.

Final Fantasy XIV’s final live letter before Endwalker will be on November 5

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The release date for Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion is approaching quickly, but producer and director Naoki Yoshida still has a little more information to...
Kershadow

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers (not) in review

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All right, prepare the fireworks and explosions; I'm going to dazzle you all with an astonishing hot take. Ready for it? Final Fantasy XIV's...

The MOP Up: Stardew Valley creator moves on to haunted chocolate

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Reader Jinarra shared with us the news that Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe announced that he's finally moving on to a new project called Haunted...
Technopathological.

Lawful Neutral: Managing toxicity in the MMO industry

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When I'm playing games, I make a lot of use of the reporting function. If I see a moonkin zerg farming a spot in...
Onward!

Massively Overthinking: Should MMOs have endings – or at least end points?

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I suspect most MMO players are going to read that question and immediately balk at it. We think of MMOs as being defined in...
Sisters doing it for themselves.

Final Fantasy XIV updates its Endwalker site for more details on trials and raids

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If you were hoping that the Magus Sisters being bosses meant that you would be free of fighting them as a trial, the latest...

Massively Uplifting: Warframe fights cancer, Square Enix helps the Red Cross, and Extra Life 2021 looms

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Summer has ended, school has started, and now the leaves have begun to fall as the air turns cooler. It's a time of coziness...

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