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 promises Clouddark Demimateria exchange coming in patch 7.16
If you have been farming the Chaotic fight against the Cloud of Darkness in Final Fantasy XIV, you probably have had a much easier...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s story does not know you are playing a video game
In Rich Burlew's long-running webcomic Order of the Stick, there's a moment early in the comic when a fire has engulfed the inn the...
Final Fantasy XI adds a new high-end Cloud of Darkness fight with its latest patch
We know, you're looking at that headline and wondering if we're not thinking of another online game in this franchise, but we really aren't....
Leaderboard: What was the most overrated MMO of 2024?
It's pretty much a given that every year when we announce our MMO of the year, someone's going to hop into the comments and...
Vague Patch Notes: No, authenticity does not make video games successful
On December 12th, 2024, The Game Awards had its annual awards show, and the award for Game of the Year was presented by Larian...
Final Fantasy XIV reruns its free login campaign for lapsed users and issues a new remix album
It's time once again for lapsed players of Final Fantasy XIV to take an opportunity to peer back in and see what's new in...
Wisdom of Nym: What happened with Final Fantasy XIV’s spread-out patch 7.1?
So to preface this particular column, I want to make something clear: There's no conspiracy going on with Final Fantasy XIV's patch 7.1. I...
Steam saw more games released in 2024 than any other year prior
We are once again being reminded that Valve's Steam platform is the biggest player in town when it comes to digital storefronts: Fresh data...
The Stream Team: Continuing the quest for gigantic silverware in Final Fantasy XIV
MOP's Chris and his crew weren't successful in securing themselves some enormous cutlery weapons the last time they ripped open treasure dungeon portals in...
Final Fantasy XI plans more solo play support in 2025 following its survey of the playerbase
The most recent adventurer survey for 22-year-old Final Fantasy XI got over 13,000 responses from players, and the development team has shared the results....
End-of-year Eleven: The best value MMOs at the top of 2025
So here we are again, at the transition for another year, and let me tell you that I am glad this column went a...
Final Fantasy XIV promises a ‘jam-packed schedule’ of major content patches in New Year’s address
Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida has come back to the game's official site with his annual New Year's address to players,...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Summoner has always been a problem
Over the course of Final Fantasy XIV's run, we have encountered a lot of primals. There are the seven who are fought in the main...
The Stream Team: Closing out a year of Final Fantasy XIV adventuring
It's nearly the end of 2024, and MOP's Chris and his Eorzea Sunday crew have been goofing around together in Final Fantasy XIV for...
The great and majestic One Shots Awards of 2024
Forget all of those other Massively OP awards you've seen cross your desktop for the past few weeks -- we all know that there's only...
Final Fantasy XIV dev discusses over-streamlined battle content as the Heavensturn New Year’s event returns December 31
If you follow the wider discourse of the Final Fantasy XIV community, you probably have run into some people complaining that battle content in...
Vague Patch Notes: My favorite five MMO columns of the year edition
So I don't usually do these for a couple reasons. For starters, they always feel kind of like self-promotion, an activity that I am...
End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMO expansions of 2024
Around the Massively OP office, the common consensus is that 2024 ended up being the Year of the MMO Expansion. After all, we got...
Wisdom of Nym: The highs – and lows – of Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 7.15 stories
Technically, Final Fantasy XIV's patch 7.15 contains one piece of ongoing content... insofar as you're going to keep turning in custom deliveries to Nitowikwe...
The Stream Team: Soaking up the Christmas cheer in Final Fantasy XIV’s Starlight celebration
It's that time of year again for MOP's Chris and his Eorzea Sunday crew. It's the Starlight holiday season in Final Fantasy XIV and...
