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
One Shots: Look – but don’t throw
It's pretty common to be frustrated by MMOs showing you things that you can't ever touch or play. Whether it be fantastic races that...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever regretted buying something in an MMO?
I absolutely hate buyer's regret. If I could go back and slap myself when I was about to press the "buy now" button on...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the all-important updates coming to Mahjong for Shadowbringers
It seems like Shadowbringers is just around the corner (to the extent that 42 days is "just around the corner") and Final Fantasy XIV players the...
Massively Overthinking: Unpopular MMORPG opinions
Unpopular opinions: We all have them. In fact we have so many that it's a straight up meme. This week's Massively Overthinking is one...
Perfect Ten: The 10 most adorable MMORPGs ever
We all like to think of ourselves as cultured and deep individuals who routinely calculate square roots and recite Gilbert and Sullivan at dinner...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 220: Everybody gets a dragon!
Justin and Bree discuss City of Heroes, lockboxes, Fallout 76, Final Fantasy XIV, Guild Wars 2, RIFT, ZeniMax, and New World, with a mailbag question about epic MMO character creators.
Square-Enix posts annual revenues up, MMO revenues down with ‘brisk’ subs ahead of FFXIV expansion
More companies with MMOs and MMO-adjacent games dropped financials this week.
At Square-Enix, net sales for the the year were up 8%, though for MMOs...
Final Fantasy XIV launches patch 4.58 along with world status changes and new cosmetic items
We hope you got your new characters made on Balmung and Gilgamesh while you had the chance; both of Final Fantasy XIV's biggest servers...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – expert dungeons
For all that dungeons are a core part of the Final Fantasy XIV experience, this expansion was the lightest on top-end dungeons. Where Heavensward wound up...
Global Chat: Is it worth it to subscribe to MMOs?
MMO blog Altar of Gaming has a fascinating series going on in which Rimuru is evaluating whether or not it's worth picking up a...
Final Fantasy XIV producer letter addresses gender-locking and job balance in Shadowbringers
The revelation of having no new healer job and two new gender-locked races added to Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers has prompted no small amount of...
Massively Overthinking: Do you play MMO characters you like – or characters that are objectively good?
Earlier this week, some Massively OP writers were hanging out in team chat talking about favorite City of Heroes powersets from back in the...
Wisdom of Nym: Where is our last area for Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers?
There seems to be something we haven't learned yet about Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion, and if you know anything about me, you know that makes...
Final Fantasy XIV is getting more glamour dresser storage and glamour plates
Here is a quick summary of the latest interview with Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida: blah blah blah blah more storage in...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 219: The 64-bit generation
Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard financials, City of Heroes, Fallout 76, Final Fantasy XIV, WoW Classic, EVE Online, LOTRO, and Guild Wars, with mailbag topics on Blizzard, everythingboxes, genderlocking, and dad jokes.
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida discusses trailer and world creation for Shadowbringers
Fans of Final Fantasy XIV are hungry for more information about Shadowbringers ahead of its upcoming July 2nd launch. Fortunately, there's a new interview with Naoki...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – leveling content
One of the things that I really do love about Final Fantasy XIV, from relaunch to now, is that it is indisputably a game that...
One Shots: A view to a kill
Considering which side of our characters we look at the most, it bewilders me how little customization that MMO designers give to the back...
Massively Overthinking: Super wrong snap judgments of MMORPGs
The year was 2004, and the month was May. My guild was growing increasingly frustrated with Star Wars Galaxies' slow development pace, so we...
Final Fantasy XIV is giving away Heavensward for free until June 27
If you've been dabbling in Final Fantasy XIV but have been vacillating on whether you want to shell out for the expansions just yet,...
