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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Perfect Ten: Recent promising MMOs that died before they were born
Is there anything more agonizing to an MMO fan than to get excited about a promising title and then see that title cancelled before...
Final Fantasy XI offers players some September buffs for an event campaign
Want some extra experience or capacity points in Final Fantasy XI? Want to get some more seals? Want extra drops from high-end battlefields? Don't...
The MOP Up: Closers Online promotes from within its ranks
Two of Closers Online's roster got a major tune-up this past week. Sylvi got promoted to a Prime Agent, while Levia joined the Fatal...
Final Fantasy XI gives players another shot at earning the Shadowlord’s weapons
Everyone remembers the Shadowlord in Final Fantasy XI, which is a bit odd when you consider that he was the big bad before the...
Final Fantasy XI launches its newest version update but disables one of its features before it’s even live
It's not really usual for Final Fantasy XI to take a big L on patch day, but that's exactly what has happened with the...
Wisdom of Nym: Are crossover events in Final Fantasy XIV worth it?
So let me start with an opinion that is going to inform the rest of this particular opinion piece by its very nature: I...
Final Fantasy XIV is a bright spot on Square Enix’s otherwise bleak quarterly report
Square Enix's latest financial report is a textbook example of "good news, bad news" for players. The bad news is that the studio had...
Final Fantasy XI brings the Sunbreeze Festival and Green Festival around once again
Ready to celebrate summer in Vana'diel with Final Fantasy XI's resident idol/magical girl/stage sensation Mumor? Good news, then: You'll get your chance as the...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs that let you talk to cats
Let's not mince words here: I am a cat person. I absolutely love cats. They are small furry idiots who make stupid yelling noises,...
Final Fantasy XI previews its next version update with more story and a new type of battle content
The next update for Final Fantasy XI is right around the corner, scheduled to go live on August 10th. This means players will be...
Final Fantasy XI turns on bonus campaigns and welcomes players back starting on Friday
Final Fantasy XI wants you to come back to hang out. No, really, it's even putting on its summer best and everything. The game...
Wisdom of Nym: Did Final Fantasy XIV’s relic farming zones work?
One of the things that I am always going to admire about the Final Fantasy XIV team is the fact that it followed up...
Massively Overthinking: Is old-school MMO dungeon-camping ever coming back?
A while ago on the MOP Podcast, Justin and I randomly wound up on the topic of camping in MMOs - not pitching a...
Final Fantasy XI and Ragnarok Online studio heads look to the future and discuss classic servers
The 20th anniversary site for Final Fantasy XI continues to offer new interviews, and the latest one caps off a series of discussions with...
Vague Patch Notes: The many flavors of ‘boosting’ in the MMO genre
The other day MOP's Bree and I were having a discussion about boosting. This is not entirely unusual, but it was unusual insofar as...
Wisdom of Nym: Optional and mandatory content in Final Fantasy XIV
One of the things that I've long held up as a strength of Final Fantasy XIV is that it is designed to allow you...
Final Fantasy XI’s latest update adds a new farming location for exemplar points and swaps out Ambuscade targets
This month's update for Final Fantasy XI isn't really centered around new story content, so if you were hoping for more of that, it's...
Vague Patch Notes: A love letter to the people going above and beyond in the MMO genre
Let's just lead off with a very simple statement. Hey there, teams out there working on MMOs and doing more than you need to?...
Final Fantasy XI discusses bundled subscriptions, burn parties, and new zones in its AMA
In honor of the game's 20th anniversary, the Final Fantasy XI staff recently held an AMA event on Reddit. This is all well and...
Final Fantasy XI’s Celestial Nights event reruns on July 1 with new and returning rewards
It's that time of the year in Final Fantasy XI: The time when players get to talk to moogles, walk with a prince and...
