Disambiguation:
– Final Fantasy XI, an MMORPG released in 2002
– Final Fantasy XIV, an MMORPG released in 2010 and re-released in 2013
– Final Fantasy series, a series of video games that began in 1987
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Final Fantasy XIV’s free trial will continue to expand, but don’t expect a free-to-play switch anytime soon
One of the many long-standing memes among the Final Fantasy XIV community is the one about the MMORPG's free trial, which will be expanding...
The Stream Team: Sunday is roulettes day in Final Fantasy XIV
It's Sunday, which means it's time for Final Fantasy XIV on OPTV, and that also means it's time for another crack at the daily...
Final Fantasy XIV launches its special site for patch 6.5, Growing Light
Later this month will see the announcement of when patch 6.5, Growing Light, will arrive for Final Fantasy XIV (although we know it's early...
Massively Overthinking: The dumbest deaths in MMORPGs
This past week has been amusing for everyone in the MMO community and beyond who loves to watch people die stupid deaths in video...
Vague Patch Notes: The specter of racially locked classes in MMOs and before
One of the things I've taken on multiple times in this column is the concept of gender-locked classes, which are bad, and if you...
Final Fantasy XI is implementing boss difficulty selection for Sortie with its September version update
Upgrading your Prime Weapon in Final Fantasy XI is supposed to be hard. That's kind of the point. But there's also the fact that...
Perfect Ten: 10 of the worst launches in MMO history
Launch time is a difficult time for every MMO, and honestly, I have nothing but sympathy for the teams launching a new game at...
Wisdom of Nym: What seems to be cut content from Final Fantasy XIV
The thing about Final Fantasy XIV datamining is that, at least to me, it's kind of boring. Unlike some other games that used to...
The MOP Up: Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader adds multiplayer coop
Turn-based CRPG Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader announced that it will be including coop multiplayer with its PC launch (there is no date yet set,...
The Stream Team: Cleaning up a laundry list of tasks in Final Fantasy XIV
MOP's Chris has his own little personal checklist of things to try for in Final Fantasy XIV, and most of those things involve earning...
Final Fantasy XIV’s next Letter from the Producer LIVE happens late this month
Final Fantasy XIV fans who are knee-deep in the anniversary festivities might have momentarily stopped thinking about the upcoming patch 6.5. But that patch...
Massively Overthinking: Does reused content in MMOs bother you?
One of the big complaints I saw on the Guild Wars 2 subreddit right before Secrets of the Obscure launched was the grump that...
Final Fantasy XIV puts its voice actors to the ultimate test of assembling an anniversary cake
For the eight-year anniversary of Final Fantasy XIV, Square-Enix had Kim-Joy of Great British Bake-Off fame assemble a lovingly crafted and meticulous anniversary cake....
Perfect Ten: Times when MMOs brought about world-shattering cataclysms
The notion of an in-game cataclysm is hardly the sole domain of Activision-Blizzard; on the contrary, large-scale apocalypses pop up all the time in...
Wisdom of Nym: Looking back at a decade of Final Fantasy XIV
When Final Fantasy XIV was first announced, I was still fairly new in my tenure at Massively, but our editor-in-chief at the time was...
The Stream Team: Celebrating 10 years of Final Fantasy XIV ARR
It's not every day you get to have a 10th anniversary, and that's just what Final Fantasy XIV is doing, which naturally means that...
One Shots: The flute that launched an MMO empire
Who would have ever thought that a little girl skipping around looking for her musical instrument would be the gateway to a long-running beloved...
Final Fantasy XIV launches its anniversary stories with a peek back at the first Dragoon
It's Final Fantasy XIV anniversary time, and players know that means anniversary stories are coming to the game's official site. And we've already got...
Final Fantasy XIV details the rewards and new lore coming with the Rising event on August 27
So it turns out that Final Fantasy XIV's rising event which starts on August 27th will not, in fact, allow players to ride on...
Massively Overthinking: What makes you embarrassed to be an MMORPG player?
A week or two ago, the MOP writers were chatting about people flipping tables over River Hobbits in Lord of the Rings Online (sigh)...
