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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Massively Overthinking: Solving the MMORPG grouping problem
Massively OP Patron Roger has another great question for the crew this week.
"I have the hardest time pushing myself to join a group, but...
Wisdom of Nym: Jobs we are unlikely to ever see in Final Fantasy XIV
We all have jobs that we want to see in Final Fantasy XIV. Some of them are pretty much definitively going to happen (I...
The MOP Up: The future of skins in Paragon (May 29, 2016)
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...
Massively Overthinking: The stories inside MMORPGs
This week's topic comes to us from one of our dear Patrons, Roger.
"I love stories, and some games tell great stories. MMOs have trouble...
Massively Overthinking: Playing the game of timers in MMOs
Massively OP reader The Chief Turtle recently sent us a question that I think ties in neatly to the daily quests Overthinking we discussed a few...
Final Fantasy XI celebrates 14 years of operation
It's been 14 years since Final Fantasy XI launched in Japan, and while the august game might be slowing down a bit, it sure...
Final Fantasy XI patches in job mastery battlefields for May
Do you think you're one of the best in your chosen job in Final Fantasy XI? Have you unlocked all of your job point...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV could use some Merit Points
The cross-class system in Final Fantasy XIV is not good. It functions, yes, but the mixing and matching of abilities from other classes is...
Final Fantasy XI welcomes back lapsed players for its anniversary
There have been a lot of changes in Final Fantasy XI over the last month or so. Heck, even if you played at the...
Massively Overthinking: Trinities and quaternities in MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic was inspired from Jake, who wrote in to us wondering about roles in MMORPG classes and group content:
"What happened to roles?...
Perfect Ten: Ten City of Heroes systems every MMO should have stolen by now
Today, City of Heroes turns 12Â years old. Except it doesn't; the game shut down three years ago, it never lived until it reached twelve,...
Final Fantasy XI: May version update and Nexon’s mobile edition
Final Fantasy XI is doing a really terrible job of being in maintenance mode; the game's last story update was in November and it's...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s deepest dungeon, Palace of the Dead
The funny thing about Final Fantasy XIV, in some ways, is that the game could actually get away for a reasonably long time without...
Wisdom of Nym: What we should (and shouldn’t) expect from Final Fantasy XIV’s next expansion
We all know that this year's Fanfest is going to include an announcement of a new Final Fantasy XIV expansion. "Know" might be too...
Perfect Ten: The odd things I noticed slipping back into Final Fantasy XI
Over the years, I may have spent more money on Final Fantasy XI than any other MMO. It's undoubtedly my first MMO, and it's...
Massively Overthinking: Reconsidering the MMORPG daily quest
Dailies.
The word evokes pure hatred from some corners of the MMORPG world. And yet games without dailies are dinged for not having enough content...
Global Chat: An MMO to call home
Home. It's what many MMO gamers are looking for in a title: to plant down roots and find a place that exudes belonging. What...
Massively Overthinking: Grouping, kill-stealing, and open PvP in MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic arrived in our inboxes from longtime reader Leiloni. It's a timely one all about newly launched Tree of Savior -- and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 59: This great stage of fools
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 SAB and legendary weapons, WoW, EVE's World War Bee, FFXI, TSW's new issue, and WildStar's Arcterra, with mailbag questions on similar MMO experiences and customer support.
Final Fantasy XI updates with mounts and a new battle style
If you want to get somewhere in Final Fantasy XI, you usually have to walk there. Like an animal. Sure, there are rentable chocobos...
