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
Final Fantasy XIV makes Chinese vanity items available for sale
A new patch just arrived in Final Fantasy XIV, complete with a plethora of items that you can use to glamour your gear. But...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 84: Rise of Irony
Justin, Eliot, and MJ discuss World of Fishing, WoW, RIFT, ARK, TSW, SWTOR, H&G, FFXIV, Destiny, TERA, DDO, LOTRO, Icarus, and GW2, with mailbag letters on MMO swag and art styles.
Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.4 is out today
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Wisdom of Nym: Taking apart Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.4 notes
Oh boy, here comes patch day! And to my surprise, it's coming way earlier than I expected. It shouldn't be surprising - we're just...
Final Fantasy XIV offers up its preliminary patch notes for patch 3.4
It's a bit unnecessary to note at this point that Final Fantasy XIV tends to have huge patches. We all know that by now....
Massively Overthinking: Are MMORPG collector’s editions worth the money?
I have a confession to make: I pretty much never buy collector's editions of anything, especially MMORPGs. Call me cheap, I guess, but there's...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the end of Alexander and the second Warring Triad battle
The story of the journey through Alexander in Final Fantasy XIV has involved a fair amount of mucking about with time, but it's time...
Rumor: Stormblood is the name of the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion
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Wisdom of Nym: The biggest roleplaying server of Final Fantasy XIV
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Final Fantasy XIV drops a trailer for patch 3.4
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Final Fantasy XIV previews apartments and its side stories for 3.4
The housing system in Final Fantasy XIV is appreciably robust... if you can actually get a house. Otherwise, it's somewhat lacking. Luckily, the upcoming...
The Daily Grind: Should MMORPG housing have login and maintenance rules?
A Massively OP reader named MrPoolaty recently wrote in to us to talk about the resumption of Final Fantasy XIV's housing demolition timers. See,...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s unenhanced dungeons
One of the many things I like about Final Fantasy XIV is the fact that its scaling difficulties for dungeons don't simply mean more...
One Shots: Mobile MMO housing
Between the adorable visuals and the lunatic writing, Twin Saga might just win a visit from yours truly. Of course, the fact that it...
A deep-dive into MMORPG housing: RIFT vs. WildStar
If you took a casual poll of the MMO community and asked which game's player housing system was the best and most robust, chances...
The Daily Grind: What’s your take on Dual Universe’s subscription model?
If you read Dual Universe's Kickstarter from beginning to end, you probably noticed this section about the game's planned business model:
"You won't have to...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the main scenario and dungeons of patch 3.4
The Dragonsong War is over in Final Fantasy XIV. Seriously, that's done; we players emerged victorious and we can all move on. So that...
Wisdom of Nym: Myths and misconceptions about Final Fantasy XIV
One of my favorite parts of the Transformers Wiki - which is already wonderful - is the myths and misconceptions page. It's really well...
Final Fantasy XIV updates players on tomestone changes
There's a new patch on the way for Final Fantasy XIV, and if you've been around for previous patches you know that means you're...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s next major patch preview arrives
The anniversary has arrived, and to no one's great surprise, we started hearing about the next big Final Fantasy XIV patch. The fact that...
