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 Daily Grind: What are your reactions to this year’s Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest?
Game-specific conventions are always a wild ride. Square-Enix didn't have to spend the past few days wowing people who had no idea about what...
FFXIV Fan Festival 2018: Shadowbringers promises new story, new regions, and new jobs
The plan was to fan a spark into a flame, but now it's getting dark, so who'll remember your name? (Apologies to Lin-Manuel Miranda...
FFXIV Fan Festival 2018: The next Final Fantasy XIV expansion is Shadowbringers
The third expansion for Final Fantasy XIV has been revealed as Shadowbringers during the keynote at this year's Fan Festival. It's coming out early summer...
Vague Patch Notes: When World of Warcraft breaks off your friendship
I spent a bunch of time post-BlizzCon thinking about why World of Warcraft personally bothered me. Not why its design pitfalls bothered me; that's...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that cater to the time-limited player
Every once in a while we receive emails here at Massively OP that share a similar sentiment. Usually that boils down to, "I love...
Final Fantasy XIV celebrates five years of community ahead of its newest fan festival
It's only a few days until the newest Final Fantasy XIV fan festival kicks off in Las Vegas, so you would imagine that the...
Wisdom of Nym: Predictions for Final Fantasy XIV’s fan festival
Well, here we go again. This Friday is time for Final Fantasy XIV fans to sit down and find out what the next expansion...
The MOP Up: Pagan Online slams ARPGs and MOBAs together
Tack this on your list of action-RPGs to watch. Mad Head Games announced that it is developing a blend of ARPG and MOBA with...
MMO Business Roundup: Japanese lockboxes, POGO and Square Enix financials, and Prima’s end
"The Good Times Are Over for Japan’s Loot-Box-Style Gaming Bonanza" - that's the brutal headline plonked onto this week's Bloomberg report on Japanese lockboxes....
Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG should have never been made?
This could be a gruesome topic, but it popped into my head after GIbiz published an article with advice for game developers from Melbourne Games....
Square-Enix pulls three mobile titles from Belgium over lockbox rules
Everyone's reacting to the lockbox laws in Belgium in different ways, but Square-Enix has apparently decided that it's easiest to just peace out of...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that aimed at the future… and missed
The future is a weird place. It's similar to the present, but it has a very different outlook on the world, and it wants...
Final Fantasy XIV’s 4.45 patch is live with Eureka Pyros and the further adventures of Hildibrand
Let's be blunt: People did not like Eureka Pagos. But Final Fantasy XIV's patch 4.45, live today, pushes the storyline along with role-agnostic customizations...
Wisdom of Nym: How many antagonistic sides do we have in Final Fantasy XIV?
One of my favorite moments from Order of the Stick (which is excellent anyhow) is when one of the villains makes it clear to...
BlizzCon 2018: What the heck happened?
Every year, I cover BlizzCon for Massively Overpowered. This is not new information; you've all seen my liveblogs running every year for quite some...
Perfect Ten: Compliments to MMOs I don’t play
Back in September, Bree posed a Daily Grind question that I thought was genuinely intriguing. You know, for once. Just kidding, Bree! She asked...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the role-swapping abilities of Eureka Pyros
It seems fair to say that the last installment of Eureka in Final Fantasy XIV was not considered delightful by fans, but Eureka Pyros...
Final Fantasy XI wants you to catch up in November
You may not be caught up to all of the leveling you can do in Final Fantasy XI, but let's be fair, there are...
Wisdom of Nym: How we missed storyline overload in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
One of the things that I mentioned back when I was reviewing Heavensward in its totality was that for all the praise I give...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online’s free update offerings
When Elder Scrolls Online's Update 20 arrives, it will bring with it a free base patch that promises to spice up the alliance war...
