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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Vague Patch Notes: Internet killed the MMORPG star
If you ever need to understand why MMORPGs today look so different from how they looked back in 1997, there are a lot of...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s content pipelines and what we’re getting for whom
I don't really pay attention to the gristle mill of reaction videos we get for Final Fantasy XIV because, well, why would I? It's...
The Stream Team: Filling out the Blue Mage spell book in Final Fantasy XIV
MOP's Chris is BLU. No, that doesn't mean he's feeling sad; it means he's playing his Blue Mage class in Final Fantasy XIV, but...
Final Fantasy XIV prepares a dual-pronged event for its 10-year anniversary
You only hit the decade mark once, and Final Fantasy XIV's annual anniversary event is celebrating precisely that. So it makes sense that the...
Massively Overthinking: Do you strive to be ‘rich’ in MMORPGs?
Last week, we did a Daily Grind about living our best lives in MMOs, doing things in video games we wish we could do...
Vague Patch Notes: The shell game of MMO subscriber numbers and player counts
Here is a very reasonable question: How many subscribers does Star Wars: The Old Republic have? Not how many players, but how many subscribers....
Wisdom of Nym: The unspoken but expected features of Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
There are a number of features that we know are coming with Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. Sure, we can all have some fun speculating...
The Stream Team: Facing the Phoenix Riser in Final Fantasy XIV’s Moonfire Faire
The summer season is in full swing in Final Fantasy XIV and that means it's time for the Moonfire Faire! And while MOP's Chris...
Massively Overthinking: Rescuing the worst economies in the MMO genre
As a hardcore economy player in most of the MMOs I play, I pay a whole lot of attention to the health of the...
Following Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest COVID outbreak, one fan admits guilt – in a comic
An apparent COVID-19 outbreak at Final Fantasy XIV's Fanfest in Las Vegas a week and a half ago has been punctuated by one fan...
Final Fantasy XIV launches patch 6.48, which is all about PvP
The newest patch for Final Fantasy XIV has arrived today, but if you were hoping it would contain new content, you were both incorrect...
Square-Enix Q1 2024: Overall profits and MMO sales drop as FFXVI underperforms
The latest earnings report for Square-Enix has been released for the period ending on June 30th, 2023, and it's good news for the company...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV will have to dig deeply for future jobs
Anyone who has read my columns for a long while knows that I put my predictions front and center and both admit when I'm...
The Stream Team: Spinning the roulette wheel once again in Final Fantasy XIV
While there may be a lot of time in-between now and Dawntrail, there are still plenty of goals for MOP's Chris to get done...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the best way a studio can save a struggling mid-size MMO?
Temtem's Crema Games raised eyebrows earlier this week when it admitted that in spite of Temtem's successful launch, the game is having trouble; the...
Final Fantasy XIV Moonfire Faire 2023! Phoenix Ranger Returns Again For The First Time!
After 365 days, the bombards are free in Final Fantasy XIV! It's time for them to conquer Eorzea! But fear not because the adventurers...
Vague Patch Notes: Contemplating the origin of the Big Five in the MMO space
A few weeks back, I talked about the various tiers of MMORPGs, and that included a discussion of what we call the Big Five...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 431: FFXIV Dawntrail and Path of Exile 2
Justin, Eliot, MJ, and Chris discuss Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail at Fanfest and Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, FFXIV, AdventureQuest 3D, Astroneer, and Craftopia.
Lawful Neutral: Assessing the privacy policies governing World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV
It never fails to surprise me just what some people will say in general chat in an MMO. They'll say things they would never...
Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing the Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail fan festival
So that was a thing! You know, I'd honestly been kind of chill moving into the Final Fantasy XIV fan festival, probably because I...
