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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Tencent and Square Enix are reportedly working on a mobile version of Final Fantasy XIV
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
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...
Final Fantasy XIV shares its full program schedule for Gamescom 2024
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...
Final Fantasy XIV brings the Moonfire Faire around once more on August 8
Yo dawg, we heard you like summer celebrations, so we put a summer celebration in your summer vacation in Final Fantasy XIV so you...
Vague Patch Notes: The player-provided guidance problem in MMORPGs
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...
Final Fantasy XIV adds in time-limited tomestone along with its new Savage raid tier
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...
Wisdom of Nym: The actual storytelling issues with Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
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
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
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...
Massively Overthinking: How much research do you do before playing a new MMORPG?
On this week's MOP Podcast, Justin and I discussed our experiences in No Man's Sky (again), and both of us came to the conclusion...
Final Fantasy XIV shares insight into the singer behind the Arcadion’s final fight song
It's hard to miss the fact that the Arcadion raid series in Final Fantasy XIV features bespoke tracks for each of the raid's four...
Global Chat: Looking back at 15 years of World of Warcraft blogging
Fifteen years is a huge chunk of time to devote to both a video game and an ongoing blog covering it, but that's exactly...
Vague Patch Notes: Everything in an MMORPG is time-limited
Today, I want to talk to you about an event that you can no longer participate in within Final Fantasy XIV. It's an event...
Perfect Ten: 10 times MMOs appeared in TV and movies
It's always surreal when real MMOs cross the divide between niche and mainstream to be referenced in television and films. Depending on how you...
Final Fantasy XIV has a slate of activities lined up for Gamescom 2024
It's been just under a month since Final Fantasy XIV players took a trip to the game's version of America in Dawntrail, but in...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Arcadion brings the noise
There has been a question that has kind of been bubbling in the background of the entire premise behind Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, and...
The Stream Team: Entering the battle arena of Final Fantasy XIV’s Arcadion raid
It's time for MOP's Chris and his team to step into the ring! Specifically, the combat arenas that await within Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail's...
Final Fantasy XIV introduces the Arcadion and addresses job balance in patch 7.01
It's time to get ready to rumble, Final Fantasy XIV fans, because The Arcadion is here and ready for new entrants. The new raid...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail’s delightfully light role quests
Something that happens sometimes with Final Fantasy XIV is that it takes the team a couple of tries to get a new idea right....
The Stream Team: Hopping into the Dawntrail roulettes of Final Fantasy XIV
It's time once again for MOP's Chris and his crew to come together in Final Fantasy XIV and hit the roulettes! Only this time...
