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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Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about Final Fantasy XIV’s Eureka
I think Naoki Yoshida has severely overestimated how much I wanted to chase after a Scorpion Harness again.
One of the things that I mentioned...
The MOP Up: Dragonball Online kicks off beta testing (March 11, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
One Shots: The Soviet Summoner
Undoubtedly, our world is poorer in this post-City of Heroes era for the lack of pun-inspired superhero names that used to run, fly, and...
Final Fantasy XI finishes off its new Dynamis areas with Jeuno
The final round of content for the Dynamis - Divergence maps is arriving in Final Fantasy XI in March, and to the surprise of...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs belong in a museum!
Let's talk game preservation. We've been covering MADE's attempt to convince the government to tweak its interpretation of the DMCA to basically allow museums,...
Choose My Adventure: Farewell to Project Gorgon
Out of all the titles that I've played for Choose My Adventure, Project Gorgon is probably the earliest in its development cycle. It's also,...
Final Fantasy XI brings back its annual doll festival
For the many Japanese players of Final Fantasy XI, the annual doll festival feels entirely familiar and normal. For most of the international players,...
Massively Overthinking: Could bots save dying MMORPGs?
Last week, a reader named Chris, who is writing a paper on the MMO industry and revivifying sunsetted games, dropped an intriguing question into...
Massively OP’s guide to Valentine’s Day 2018 across the MMORPG-verse
Is your Valentine's day about love, friendship, or free candy from mom? In MMORPGs, it's about questing, murder, and free loot! So, yeah, kinda...
Perfect Ten: The tabletop GMs behind MMOs
One of the advantages to computer RPGs, I've always thought, is that you don't need a friend who you can alternately sucker or bribe...
Wisdom of Nym: What cosmetic features could other jobs get in Final Fantasy XIV?
About a month back, I got a comment in this column with an absolutely spectacular question. We've got two cosmetic systems that basically only...
The MOP Up: Black Desert’s Ninja arrives in Southeast Asia (February 11, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
The MOP Up: Overwatch rings in the Lunar New Year (February 4, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Final Fantasy XI’s next version update gives you a whole new Dynamis-Windurst
Ah, Dynamis. Once, it was the graveyard of level 75 players, where well-coordinated groups would go in and get murdered repeatedly by statues whilst...
Wisdom of Nym: Reacting to the Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.2 notes
My initial plan for this particular column was just to write "woo patch notes woo" but I was informed that this plan had certain...
Final Fantasy XI prepares for the Spring Alter Ego Expo in February
Alter Egos in Final Fantasy XI are a way to get the most famous NPCs in the game out and helping you smash your...
Fan creates a Final Fantasy XIV UI in Final Fantasy XI
For those of you who were wondering when Final Fantasy XI started supporting add-ons... it didn't. The game has never supported add-ons, and using...
The MOP Up: Monster Hunter World merch (January 14, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Final Fantasy XI launches the January version update in all its debatable dog glory
Is Carbuncle a dog in Final Fantasy XI? What does it even mean if Carbuncle is a dog? Maybe it's a sort of fox?...
Final Fantasy XI starts off 2018 with dog enemies and associated controversy
The first update for Final Fantasy XI is scheduled for later this month, and it's hitting the ground running with controversy. See, it's the...
