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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The Final Fantasy XIV live-action TV series is apparently dead in the water
Remember that talk about adapting Final Fantasy XIV into a live-action television series? No, not the Dad of Light series that included FFXIV as...
Perfect Ten: The 10 most utterly bizarre Final Fantasy XIV NPC names
A lot of times when I write these columns, I have either a point to make or a higher concept that I am touching...
Final Fantasy XIV prepares a new Moogle Treasure Trove event with expanded challenges starting on January 30
Generally speaking, Final Fantasy XIV has run the Moogle Treasure Trove event in the lead-up to a major patch, but the upcoming Hunt for...
Wisdom of Nym: Impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s petite patch 6.55
There's an odd thing that keeps going back and forth in my head when I look at last week's patch 6.55 for Final Fantasy...
The Stream Team: Fighting Asura and other tasks in Final Fantasy XIV
MOP's Chris has another primal to defeat with his family! He'll be hopping in to Final Fantasy XIV to take on Asura, then after...
Massively Overthinking: The slowest and fastest combat in MMORPGs
During a recent podcast discussion about City of Heroes' official revival, the MOP writers were talking about its combat, which - let's be honest...
Final Fantasy XIV jumps the gun on Xbox open beta announcement
One of the biggest developments for Final Fantasy XIV in 2024 that isn't named "Dawntrail" has to be the MMO's debut on Microsoft's game...
Final Fantasy XIV wraps up Manderville weapons and readies for Dawntrail with patch 6.55 today
It's time to get started on your final push to Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion with today's release of patch 6.55, starting with the...
Wisdom of Nym: Dreaming about Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.55 during the day-long downtime
Somehow, the final Endwalker content patch has arrived. All right, maybe you could argue that's just the tiniest bit premature; technically we've still got...
Final Fantasy XIV player aims to complete every sidequest to relay which ones are worth doing
If you've played Final Fantasy XIV for any length of time, you've probably heard the advice that the standard sidequests are totally OK to...
The Stream Team: Training a burgeoning Astrologian in Final Fantasy XIV
Today's Eorzea Sunday stream isn't primarily about MOP's Chris. No, this time around it's about his husband, who has been slowly learning the ropes...
Vague Patch Notes: The real question every MMO has to answer
Why am I here?
A lot of times I will slow-roll my column and lead to something unexpected, something that I am sure you are...
Final Fantasy XIV previews its new trial and more additions arriving in patch 6.55
More Manderville madness. A new trial. A wrap-up of the story. A tying together for the various tribal quests from the expansion. All of...
Final Fantasy XI’s latest version update accounts for the Vana’Bout event with some apologies
The preview of the January update for Final Fantasy XI comes with an apology. No, not for the size of the update; by this...
End-of-Year Eleven: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2024
As I say every single year and several people ignore every single year: This is not a column about the games that are most...
Final Fantasy XIV will run 24-hour maintenance ahead of patch 6.55 starting on January 15
If you want to get things done in Final Fantasy XIV this week, you should make sure to do so before Monday, January 15th....
Wisdom of Nym: The highs and lows of Final Fantasy XIV’s 2024 Tokyo fan festival
There's a certain dramatic irony in the idea that as the Tokyo fan festival started winding up the Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail hype, the...
The Stream Team: Discussion and reaction to Final Fantasy XIV’s Japan Fan Fest reveals
It's time once more for MOP's Chris to join his husband and talk about Final Fantasy XIV... in Final Fantasy XIV. That's right, the...
Final Fantasy XIV Tokyo Fan Festival: Pictomancer, lady Hrothgar, and release ambiguity
If you had been paying attention and looking forward to Final Fantasy XIV's third and final fan festival ahead of Dawntrail, you probably had...
Into the Super-Verse: Reflecting on City of Heroes, back officially at long last
As a dedicated fan of superheroes, I have to be honest that yesterday's news feels downright poetic. City of Heroes died in November of...
