Studio:Â Square Enix
Launch Date: September 30, 2010; relaunched August 27, 2013
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, PS3, PS4
final fantasy xiv
Official Site:Â Final Fantasy XIV
Studio:Â Square Enix
Launch Date: September 30, 2010; relaunched August 27, 2013
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, PS3, PS4
Studio:Â Square Enix
Launch Date: September 30, 2010; relaunched August 27, 2013
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, PS3, PS4
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s 2018 in review
Sometimes I wind up starting these a bit early because there's just not much to write about; other times I'm writing well in advance...
Final Fantasy XIV rings in the new year with the annual Heavensturn event
While those of us in the real world are ringing in the new year with champagne and fireworks, the denizens of Eorzea are holding...
One Shots: Dance like the moon is watching
As we digest all of those Christmas hams and cookies while replacing our bloodstream with eggnog, it's a good time of the year to...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off fan-designed furnishings in patch 4.5
The Final Fantasy XIV community was asked to provide some new furnishings for the game back during the appropriately named furniture design contest. Now...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: MMORPG of the Year
Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year 2018 awards draw to a dramatic close today with our award for MMORPG of the Year, which was awarded to The Elder Scrolls...
Final Fantasy XIV promises this year’s Heavensturn will boar you
It's just about time for Final Fantasy XIV's annual new year celebration, and this year is going to be a real boar. It's going...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO surprises of 2018
Everyone loves surprises, right? Not always. Even good surprises can be a disruption of our comfortable routines, and bad ones can downright ruin a...
Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing the last live letter before Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.5
The last letter from Naoki Yoshida didn't really drop much in the way of bombshells on the Final Fantasy XIV community, especially as there had...
Jukebox Heroes: More MMO Christmas tunes
Merry Christmas everyone! As you hunker down for family time, presents, eggnog, or simply a quiet day off and some gaming time, chances are...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Best MMO Crafting of 2018
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for Best MMO Crafting, which was awarded to EverQuest II last year. Once again, we’ve opted to...
One Shots: Christmas delivery
We all know that Amazon delivers pretty much everywhere with its crazy two-day shipping, but did you realize that the company could do so...
Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 4.5, A Requiem for Heroes, launches on January 8
It's all coming down in Final Fantasy XIV on January 8th, 2019. Patch 4.5, A Requiem for Heroes, launches on that date, bringing with it...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its patch site with new haircuts and the next trial
The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV is arriving in early 2019, and you can check out more of the features of that patch on...
Vague Patch Notes: Understanding systems before you talk about them
Here's a fun question to consider. What were Emblems of Valor and Emblems of Heroism designed to do in World of Warcraft? Yes, they were...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the best value going into 2019
Here we go, here we go, here we go again. This one is always an interesting column to write because there's a certain amount...
The Daily Grind: Do you start over when you come back to an MMO?
In looking over my history with MMORPGs this year, one trend leaps out at me: In pretty much every old favorite that I returned...
Massively OP’s 2018 MMO Video Game Music Awards
We have been talking a lot about what we've been playing this year and what we're looking forward to in 2019 and beyond, but...
The Stream Team: The Starlight season of Final Fantasy XIV
MassivelyOP's Chris absolutely adores the holiday season in MMOs, but one of his top in-game events is Final Fantasy XIV's Starlight Celebration, which has...
Wisdom of Nym: No, Final Fantasy XIV reliability isn’t a bad thing
There's a common criticism of Final Fantasy XIV that I frequently see and agree with. The argument goes that basically, five years out from the...
Global Chat: A WildStar goodbye
How do you say farewell to an MMO that meant a lot to you? With tears, sorrow, screenshots, and words. Lots and lots of...
