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
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I don't know whether we're actually going to have a proper two-year anniversary event in Final Fantasy XIV. It feels very strange to say...
Final Fantasy XIV launches in South Korea to solid internet cafe stats
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Guild Chat: What to do when your guildies buy illegal MMO gold
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One Shots: They’ll swallow your soul
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Massively Overthinking: How seriously do you take MMO lore?
Kickstarter donor Alien Legion has proposed an intriguing question about lore in MMORPGs.
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Perfect Ten: Ten MMO futures that never were
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Final Fantasy XIV launches in Korea on August 14th
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Global Chat: Guild Wars 2 needs to get its act together
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Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s tanks
I don't generally like "ranking" classes. The best tanking option in Final Fantasy XIV is the one that you like playing the most, and...
One Shots: First steps into a greater world
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Choose My Adventure: A whale of a time in FFXIV Heavensward’s Sea of Clouds
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Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on what comes next in Final Fantasy XIV
Let me start by warning you fans of Final Fantasy XIV that this column may very well have spoilers, but that's all right because...
The MOP Up: Evil Island edition
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: Abstract art
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The Daily Grind: Has multiguilding hurt MMO communities?
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Windows 10 and your favorite MMORPGs
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Tech support across...
Choose My Adventure: Dungeons, soloing, and PvP in FFXIV’s Heavensward
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