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

treasure hunting is one step from lockboxes

The Soapbox: The ‘problem’ with MMO hoarding

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I remember a number of years ago, in an article for a game I can't recall, an MMO developer discussed how an early build...
The scholar sees when you do not index things, and he is not impressed.

End-of-year Eleven: The best value MMORPGs at the end of 2023

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I have been told that if I start another one of these columns musing on the abstract meaning of "value" as I have for...
He seems happy.

Wisdom of Nym: My Viper wishlist for Final Fantasy XIV

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One of the things I like about Viper in Final Fantasy XIV is that it fills a gap that the game has heretofore been...

The Stream Team: Spending Christmas Eve with family and friends in Final Fantasy XIV

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This Eorzea Sunday is going to be pretty similar to others; it will have MOP's Chris, he will be doing roulettes, and there will...
Mumor has looked better.

Vague Patch Notes: It’s never cheating in MMOs when you do it

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My friend from Final Fantasy XI was, understandably, upset. He had just been suspended for a week, and he had been warned that continued...
New World ROTAE

End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO expansions and updates of 2023

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If you want to look at the overall health of the MMORPG industry, one vital heartbeat that must not be missed is continual development....
Looks nice enough.

Final Fantasy XIV posts full Tokyo Fan Festival schedule as the latest lorebook begins shipping

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There's not that much more time until Final Fantasy XIV hosts the last of its fan festivals ahead of Dawntrail, and you know it's...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO boasts the best graphics as of 2023?

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We all know that there is no right or wrong answer to this question, right? Plenty of photorealistic games look like trash, and plenty...
This is some Michael Bay contrast.

Wisdom of Nym: What I definitely do not want to see in Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail

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We don't have very long left to go before the next Final Fantasy XIV fan festival; there's even a countdown clock on the official...

The Stream Team: Enjoying another Starlight holiday in Final Fantasy XIV

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The Starlight season has once more descended on Final Fantasy XIV, which means that this Eorzea Sunday is all about the Christmas good cheer!...

Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2024

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It's time once again for the MOP staff and readers to engage in our favorite end-of-the-year MMO: collectively guessing what's going to happen next...
I don't like you.

End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2023

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Some years, it's hard to really cut a distinction between the biggest stories of a year and the biggest surprises. There can be a...
Statice got a gun.

Final Fantasy XIV fans recreate the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer in the game

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In Final Fantasy XIV, at no point do jack someone's sweet ride before evading the po-po because you robbed a bank. You do sort...

Final Fantasy XIV prepares another Starlight holiday event December 15 and shares dev anniversary messages

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The holiday season - and arguably one of the greatest pieces of Christmas event music ever composed - is making its return to Final...
The future is dragons, as is the present.

Wisdom of Nym: Still talking about Final Fantasy XIV after 13 years

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This column's title is not a typo: I have been writing about Final Fantasy XIV in a weekly column for... at least 13 years...

The Stream Team: The further leveling adventures of a Final Fantasy XIV Summoner

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It's time for another Eorzea Sunday stream, which means it's time for MOP's Chris to head back into the Duty Roulette with his Summoner...

One Shots: Entering the portal to adventure

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I'll never get tired of that tiny thrill of rolling a new character and getting that sense of taking the first steps of a...

Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2023 MMO predictions

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We've been offering up an MMO predictions list for Massively Overthinking for years upon years now as our writers and readers prognosticate on the...
Walking.

Vague Patch Notes: Waiting for the MMORPG endings that are never coming

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It took some real courage for Naoki Yoshida to get up and announce that Final Fantasy XIV was ending. After an enormously successful run,...
There are problems with this art, but we're going to overlook that.

End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2023

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When it comes to making a judgment call about the "healthiest" MMORPGs on the market at any given time, there are always plenty of...

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