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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Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the grim specter of continuity lockout
This particular column was inspired by a question by regular reader, commenter, and friend to man and beast alike Scott Leyes, who originally posed...
Massively on the GO: Talking MMOARGs with Orna’s lead dev
We've talked a bit about Orna: The GPS RPG a few times here in the Massively on the Go column, as this indie game helps...
Storyboard: The fatal flaw of overreaching villain plans in MMOs plotlines
So the other day, a friend and I were talking about villainous schemes in MMO storylines. Specifically, we were talking about why World of...
Final Fantasy XIV is finishing its housing bug corrections on May 16
As promised, so it has come to pass; a new letter from Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida has confirmed that the...
Massively Overthinking: If you could change one thing about an MMO…
Back in April, MOP's Colin posed us an interesting challenge on the MOP Podcast: change one thing about an MMO you don't like that...
Final Fantasy XI releases its May version update and unveils a new event
The new May update for Final Fantasy XI has arrived, and you have to go help out Maat. Sure, the guy had been a...
Perfect Ten: The many-colored dragon rainbow of the MMO sphere
Dragons are ubiquitous. When I wrote a Perfect Ten describing every single MMO bestiary, I noted that no matter what game you're playing, no...
Final Fantasy XIV finally issues bans to some streamers over addons
So it's only been a couple days since Final Fantasy XIV's Naoki Yoshida once more asked the community to avoid using third-party tools, which...
Final Fantasy XI prepares a variety of appreciation campaigns for players starting on Wednesday
The 20-year birthday for Final Fantasy XI is coming up really soon, with May 16th marking the date. And as is expected for any sort of...
Wisdom of Nym: Deep-diving Final Fantasy XIV’s new adventurer plates
One of the things that I think is important to note about Final Fantasy XIV's new adventurer plates is that they are in an...
Final Fantasy XIV reminds players not to use third-party tools as the Dragonsong Ultimate race comes to an end
The race to collect the world first clear of Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate) in Final Fantasy XIV has come to an end, but it's also re-ignited...
Massively Overthinking: The minimum requirements for MMO player housing
We've got housing on the brain lately, thanks to Ship of Heroes' housing beta, Final Fantasy XIV's botched housing lottos, Warframe's new housing, and...
Ship of Heroes’ player housing beta begins today
As promised, City of Heroes-inspired indie MMORPG Ship of Heroes is throwing open its superhero doors for a fresh round of open beta beginning...
Riot doesn’t want the Runeterra MMO to ‘be the only game you will ever play’
Riot Games' Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street has been dropping more words on Twitter to tease and hype the MMORPG he's spearheading for the company. The...
Choose My Adventure: Final Fantasy XI’s PlayOnline decides to not let me play online
This was not how I was expecting to return to Final Fantasy XI. I always knew about the completely goofball account system that is...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida confirms that work is already taking place on the story for 7.0
Ready for the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion? Well, slow your roll there, chief, because you've got more than a year to wait for that...
Wisdom of Nym: Examining Final Fantasy XIV’s refreshed PvP system
It has to be frustrating to be one of the PvP designers working on Final Fantasy XIV. Not because the overall team doesn't support you...
Final Fantasy XI outlines its May update for its 20-year anniversary month
Oh boy! Can you believe that May is the 20th anniversary for Final Fantasy XI? That's a big milestone, and it deserves a big celebration,...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida talks about continued development and bringing in more solo players
It's clear from some of the additions to Final Fantasy XIV in patch 6.1 as well as the direct statements from producer and director Naoki...
Final Fantasy XIV’s collaboration event with Final Fantasy XI is live today
At this point, Final Fantasy XIV has crossed over with most of the games in the franchise. You might be wondering where the crossovers were...
