final fantasy

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

One Shots: Remembering in peace

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When a beloved player falls, a studio may honor that memory by including him or her as part of the game world. While our...
Wet.

Vague Patch Notes: The great content consumption problem in MMORPGs

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A friend and I were talking about an MMORPG's content recently (it doesn't matter which one) and I was pointing out how that particular...
With strong eye contact.

Wisdom of Nym: Why Dawntrail might be my favorite Final Fantasy XIV expansion in years

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Let's start this week's Wisdom of Nym by clarifying something: If you ask me if Dawntrail is the best Final Fantasy XIV expansion, I...

The Stream Team: Final Fantasy XIV’s biggest fans seek out the Moonfire Faire’s big fans

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Are you a fan of fans? They're certainly good to have during the hot summer days in Final Fantasy XIV, and since it's Moonfire...
Yay, I'm an alpaca again!

Final Fantasy XIV is closing down the probationary European data center on August 27

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As the initial post-launch population surge around Final Fantasy XIV's expansion cools off, Square-Enix is winding down the temporary measures it added to avoid...

Final Fantasy XIV launches the Moonfire Faire, recounts its EU fan gatherings, celebrates cats

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Final Fantasy XIV's latest expansion was already about what a summer vacation would look like for the Warrior of Light, but today brings a...
Shoot to wound!

Vague Patch Notes: Is it time for MMORPGs to start embracing romance?

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The other day, I was writing about Baldur's Gate 3 celebrating its anniversary with statistics about all the companions that people have smooched over...
DO U LIKE ME

Final Fantasy XI prepares new Ambuscade encounters for its next patch on August 13

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It's very important for you to make morbols feel good about themselves. Sure, Final Fantasy XI's incarnations are among the more toothsome and tentacular...

MMO Business Roundup: Sony, SEGA, and Square-Enix drop a mixed bag of quarterly financials

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news - this time 'round, it's all about quarterly financial reports. Square-Enix: Square saw another broad...
She's gone.

Final Fantasy XIV is releasing the Dawntrail soundtrack on October 30 with a Wind-up Zero minion

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The Final Fantasy XIV music team has long been respected for providing absolute bangers throughout every expansion soundtrack, and Dawntrail is not an exception....
Trans rights city.

Wisdom of Nym: The story beats that really work in Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail

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Before I dive into this week's column, I want to start things off by noting a weird aspect of storytelling that's true in Final...

Tencent and Square Enix are reportedly working on a mobile version of Final Fantasy XIV

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How do you put 10 years' worth of MMORPG like Final Fantasy XIV into a mobile version? We could all be seeing an answer...

The Stream Team: A day of dailies in Final Fantasy XIV

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It's easy like Sunday morning on OPTV's Eorzea Sunday, as MOP's Chris and his crew will be leaping in to the random draw that...
SHORYUKEN

Final Fantasy XIV shares its full program schedule for Gamescom 2024

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It's only a couple of weeks until Gamescom 2024 kicks off, and Final Fantasy XIV is getting quite a presence there. Obviously it will...
WASSHOI! WASSHOI!

Final Fantasy XIV brings the Moonfire Faire around once more on August 8

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Yo dawg, we heard you like summer celebrations, so we put a summer celebration in your summer vacation in Final Fantasy XIV so you...
drig

Vague Patch Notes: The player-provided guidance problem in MMORPGs

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Final Fantasy XIV has a player-based mentor program and an automatic guidance network for new players. The idea is that certain players can volunteer...
Kit!

Final Fantasy XIV adds in time-limited tomestone along with its new Savage raid tier

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The time has come for Final Fantasy XIV players to start collecting time-limited tomes once again with the most recent patch, which adds Allagan...
Level up, loser.

Wisdom of Nym: The actual storytelling issues with Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail

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I'm not exactly surprised that basically any controversy vis-a-vis Final Fantasy XIV's most recent expansion is pretty much completely focused on the story (with...

The Stream Team: Closing out the final fight of Final Fantasy XIV’s Arcadion

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Last week, MOP's Chris and his crew made it through the first three rounds of Final Fantasy XIV's recently added Arcadion raid series. Unfortunately,...

One Shots: Retrofuturism for rent

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Here's your two-step process to make anything old look all futurey like something out of the Jetstons. Step one: Take a normal thing. Step...

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