final fantasy xiv

Official Site: Final Fantasy XIV
Studio: Square Enix
Launch Date: September 30, 2010; relaunched August 27, 2013
Genre: Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model: Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, PS3, PS4

Perfect Ten: What I learned about ArcheAge Unchained as a complete newbie

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As I was going through my first evening in ArcheAge Unchained, thanks to the new buy-to-play release, I was kicking myself for going into...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 244: An Onslaught of news

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Justin and Bree discuss Onslaught aka SWTOR's first expansion in three (!) years, Fallout 76's latest kerfuffle, the return of Kritika Online, ArcheAge's ArchePass confusion and rework, DDO's mounts, BlizzCon, and Halloween, with a mailbag topic on MMO toxicity.
Ah yes, teamwork.

Final Fantasy XIV launches patch 5.1: Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty

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It's patch day once again for Final Fantasy XIV, and if you think that means the game has made tons of things available for players...

Developers from World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, and Final Fantasy XIV talk about raid design

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Raids. You either find them to be the apex of MMORPG content and challenge, or liken them as the source of community gatekeeping and...
Kershadow

Wisdom of Nym: Prepping up for Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.1

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Here we are, people; the day before Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.1. It's happening tomorrow, so let's hope you've finished up anything you wanted...

The MOP Up: The Division 2 places the Pentagon under siege

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A pair of new narrative missions are coming soon to The Division 2, tasking players with liberating the Pentagon and exploring the DARPA research...

One Shots: Deceptions or desserts

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It's that time of year again when strange little MMO players put on clever disguises, thrust their inventories at developers, and shout, "Deceptions or...
Big hall.

Final Fantasy XIV elaborates on the additions to housing for patch 5.1

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Updates to housing for Final Fantasy XIV are coming in patch 5.1 beyond the addition of new wards. Sure, the addition of three new wards...
Oh, COME ON, what did that accomplish?

Final Fantasy XIV posts the preliminary patch notes for patch 5.1: Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty

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Do not try to read the patch notes for Final Fantasy XIV's latest patch out loud in one breath. You will run out of oxygen...

Massively Overthinking: Niche MMOs vs. everythingboxes

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Earlier this month, veteran MMORPG designer Raph Koster announced that he's finally making a new MMORPG, with a suite of top devs and a...
Gleam.

Final Fantasy XIV updates its patch 5.1 site with Blue Mages, PvP, and challenging fights

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It's less than a week until Final Fantasy XIV has its first major update for its current expansion cycle, and the update site just got...
Classy.

Wisdom of Nym: What we know in the wake of Final Fantasy XIV’s second 5.1 preview

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Ah, another live letter, another lack of official translation despite a lot of important information being conveyed that way, and another round of people...

One Shots: Masks and shadows

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Around this time of year, if you're not wearing a mask and skulking about in the darker places of online games, well then, you're...

Final Fantasy XIV TV show gets a few new details, confirms chocobos

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There are a number of things intrinsic to the Final Fantasy experience. Magitek. Airships. Crystals of varying importance and use. Outfits that likely give...
Sometimes the theme is just disappointment.

Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.1, Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty, is arriving on October 29th

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The latest Letter from the Producer LIVE arrived for Final Fantasy XIV, and as fans predicted it includes both a trailer and a release...

Jukebox Heroes: Exploring World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth’s patch music

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One of my favorite modern trends of MMORPGs is that studios are no longer saving the entirety of a soundtrack for the base game or expansion releases. Oh sure, those usually get a great album push -- especially if it's one of the bigger games -- but for a while now, many studios have also been releasing new music on a steady basis with significant content patches.
It knows you sinned.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 242: And then Blizzard said, ‘Hold my beer’

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Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss the Blizzard boytcott and fiasco, the Daybreak layoffs, Shroud of the Avatar's sell-off, the Guild Wars 2 hacker piece, and a few happier stories too.
Style.

The Daily Grind: Where do you go to get your World of Warcraft fix?

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Following last week's nasty Blizzard Hong Kong mess, many players publicly stepped away from the studio and its games, in some cases deleting accounts...
FAREWELL!

Wisdom of Nym: Picking apart Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.1 teaser site

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The past week was sure a trip, and a good chunk of it for me was taken up by stuff I didn't want to deal...

One Shots: Bring me a shrubbery!

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When has something as mundane and nondescript as a bush ever been a helpful hero? And when have we ever featured a MapleStory screenshot...

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