Official Site:Â Final Fantasy XI
Studio:Â Square Enix
Launch Date:Â May 16, 2002 (in de facto maintenance mode as of November 10, 2015)
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription
Platform: PC, PS2, Xbox 360
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Vague Patch Notes: The specter of MMO persistence in single-player games
Recently, we got a great letter from a listener asking about an issue that he'd been having with single-player games compared to MMOs. Essentially,...
Four Winds: Remembering TERA’s wild start and in-game politics
Well, the TERA sunset thing caught me off guard. I don't play TERA, but I was always under the impression that the game was...
Perfect Ten: 10 great ways to lose new players from your MMO
MMOs require new blood. Not exclusively or anything; you can keep an MMO going for quite some time on existing happy players. But existing...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 374: Star Citizen, one decade later
Justin and Bree discuss the state of Star Citizen, Final Fantasy XI's 20th birthday, Guild Wars 2's Sky Pirates, DDO's Isle of Dread, and EVE Online's EVE Anywhere, plus a mailbag topic on struggling with single-player games in the wake of MMOs.
Choose My Adventure: Sampling a quick serving of player creativity in City of Heroes Rebirth
Even though City of Heroes Rebirth is a smaller rogue server in comparison to others out there, I was happy to notice that there...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the risk of job overload
All right, let's start this column with a little thought exercise. I want you to come up with a weapon and a general flow...
Final Fantasy XI developers plan a Reddit AMA for next week
The Final Fantasy XI team is still not the best at talking to the game's North American fanbase, but it's getting better. (Getting better...
Vague Patch Notes: A look back at my start in Final Fantasy XI, many years later
It is the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy XI this week. Not the 20th anniversary of the game being in the US, and thus...
Choose My Adventure: Some classic mission running in the City of Heroes Rebirth rogue server
So yes, it would appear that missions are indeed the most rewarding thing to do in City of Heroes: Rebirth.
That would probably be the...
Final Fantasy XI welcomes its 20-year anniversary today
As of today, it's been two decades since Final Fantasy XI first launched in Japan, which makes this a pretty notable anniversary for the...
Massively Overthinking: If you could change one thing about an MMO…
Back in April, MOP's Colin posed us an interesting challenge on the MOP Podcast: change one thing about an MMO you don't like that...
Final Fantasy XI releases its May version update and unveils a new event
The new May update for Final Fantasy XI has arrived, and you have to go help out Maat. Sure, the guy had been a...
Final Fantasy XI prepares a variety of appreciation campaigns for players starting on Wednesday
The 20-year birthday for Final Fantasy XI is coming up really soon, with May 16th marking the date. And as is expected for any sort of...
Choose My Adventure: Final Fantasy XI’s PlayOnline decides to not let me play online
This was not how I was expecting to return to Final Fantasy XI. I always knew about the completely goofball account system that is...
Final Fantasy XI outlines its May update for its 20-year anniversary month
Oh boy! Can you believe that May is the 20th anniversary for Final Fantasy XI? That's a big milestone, and it deserves a big celebration,...
Final Fantasy XIV’s collaboration event with Final Fantasy XI is live today
At this point, Final Fantasy XIV has crossed over with most of the games in the franchise. You might be wondering where the crossovers were...
Wisdom of Nym: First impressions of Final Fantasy XIV Newfound Adventure’s content
I'm not going to lie: I don't like having to wait for my tribal quests. I recognize that might seem more than a little...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMO suffers from the most useless housing system?
A few weeks ago, I was showing my seven-year-old around Villagers and Heroes, and she wanted to get herself a house. I warned her...
Final Fantasy XI adds more Voracious Resurgence with its April version update
One thing that almost no Final Fantasy XI player would say at this point is that the game has a dearth of content related to...
Final Fantasy XI plans for more story and new gear in its April version update
The next version update for Final Fantasy XI is bringing in some new story for players. That's not exactly a surprise; if you've been paying...
