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 XI announces its November update with a newbie channel and more story
The Voracious Resurgence continues along in Final Fantasy XI, and the game's November version update will start in on the second chapter of this new...
Wisdom of Nym: The implications of Final Fantasy XIV Forspoken
So we do actually know the title of the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion now, even though we don't. Technically this has not yet been...
One Shots: Cooking with arsenic
In the apocalypse, cooking shows are a lot weirder -- and deadlier. But just because your co-host accidentally drank that bubbling green liquid and...
Final Fantasy XI starts a new series of winter campaigns on November 11
Winter is coming in Final Fantasy XI. Wait, sorry, that's not quite right; winter is coming in the real world, and that's being reflected with the...
Vague Patch Notes: The wax and wane of MMOs and genres
I started writing for Massively-that-was in October of 2009. That was 11 years ago. Oh... oh my word, no, that was so long ago....
Final Fantasy XVI launches a website with lore details and a message from producer Naoki Yoshida
So we still don't know whether the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI is going to have anything like multiplayer in it, hence why it's still...
MassivelyOP’s 2020 guide to Halloween across the MMO world
Take a pro-tip from a Halloween gaming expert: If you shout "Bloody Mary" three times at any MMO login screen, you'll unlock a secret...
The Stream Team: Golden Saucers and Halloween in Final Fantasy XIV
Massively OP's Chris and MJ had so much fun together they wanted to keep the FFXIV party going! And what better time than during...
Final Fantasy XIV interviews main scenario writer and lore director Banri Oda
Every single interview with the Final Fantasy XIV development team makes it clear that the people working on this game have a deep and passionate...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s borrowed power is generously loaned
If you've been active in the larger MMO discussion sphere over the past few months... well, thanks! It's the field I work in, after...
One Shots: Rock out in your hideout
I don't have a full-blown lair, unless my work office counts, but if I did, I would aspire to put it someplace really cool....
Massively Overthinking: Where is the line between buy-to-play, free-to-play, and subscription MMOs?
You might think this Massively Overthinking topic is way too obvious, but I assure you, it's not! Consider this: When the buy-to-play-with-no-sub Guild Wars...
Final Fantasy XIV bans gilselling accounts as its free login event rolls out
Gilselling, also known as goldselling, also known as RMT, also known as "that thing you're not allowed to do in most games and especially Final...
Perfect Ten: A small sampling of literary offerings from MMOs
Salutations are in order once again for our most literate and eloquent readers of Massively Overpowered! I bid you welcome to our numerical column...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off its items for patch 5.35 alongside its upcoming Gold Saucer event
It's been a week since Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.35 arrived on the game's live servers, and now the patch notes have gotten a...
The Daily Grind: What explorer-friendly mechanics should be in more MMOs?
When Final Fantasy XIV's Futures Rewritten patch arrives next month, it includes a nifty feature called explorer mode that will essentially allow players to...
Wisdom of Nym: Going to war in Bozja in Final Fantasy XIV
Here we are in the wake of Final Fantasy XIV's latest content patch, and while there are a lot of different things that were technically...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMOs you wish could get the Crucible treatment?
And I don't mean the cancellation part - I'm talking about the way Amazon pulled Crucible back into development in the first place.
There wasn't...
The Daily Grind: Isn’t it time to put an end to land rushes in MMORPGs?
When Final Fantasy XIV's 5.35 patch arrived this week, the hardcore XIV players on the Massively OP team had very mixed reactions. One triumphed...
Final Fantasy XIV announces the Make it Rain campaign starting on October 21
There will sadly be no All Saints' Wake in Final Fantasy XIV this year; the game's annual ghoulish celebration is a victim of the development...
