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Vague Patch Notes: Keeping it simple, oversimplification, and MMO design
People who have read my work for a while know that I really like tabletop roleplaying, and I have copies of two of my...
Perfect Ten: How Final Fantasy XI shaped my MMO preferences forever
Your first experience with something has an outsized importance. This feels like one of those statements people really want to argue with sometimes but...
Vague Patch Notes: Why live MMOs struggle to onboard new players
There are, at the time I write this, two basic approaches for getting new players up to speed in existing MMOs. Both of them...
Check out this fan-made version of Final Fantasy XI… for the GameBoy
If you're really tired of waiting for the mobile version of Final Fantasy XI, perhaps you're willing to go a bit more low-tech with...
Final Fantasy XI patches in Ninja changes and a Cait Sith battlefield
The latest version update for Final Fantasy XI has arrived, and as always it brings with it new things to fight. Sure, there's the...
Final Fantasy XI offers up a new login campaign with a non-functional chest
If you have a deep Pavlovian response to seeing chests in Final Fantasy XI, the marquee reward from the game's latest login campaign will...
Final Fantasy XI’s next version update is rolling back White Mage changes while updating Ninja
It turns out that a lot of people were unhappy with the changes made to White Mages in the most recent Final Fantasy XI...
Perfect Ten: The MMORPGs boasting the most expansions
In 2018 alone, the MMORPG industry saw no less than 14 major expansions release for various titles, and in 2019 we've had at least...
Final Fantasy XIV offers a Shadowbringers-themed physical security token
Do you love having an authenticator but hate putting it on your phone? Because the Square-Enix account authenticator is coming back, but now with...
Final Fantasy XI offers up a new spear for its June login campaign
As is the case every month in Final Fantasy XI, there's a new set of rewards for logging into the game starting on June 10th....
Final Fantasy XI is making Black Mage tweaks in the June version update
No longer will Black Mages be forced to use Merit Points in order to learn the second tier of Ancient Magic spells. That's one...
Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers tour: The magical DPS
Unlike with the melee DPS, magical ranged damage actually had one of its members that changed a whole lot. Hooray! But the other two...
Final Fantasy XI developers share plans for the future of the game and ongoing development
If you've ever thought to yourself that Final Fantasy XI updates so reliably that it really shouldn't be called a maintenance mode, you're not entirely...
Final Fantasy XI celebrates 17 years of operation today with a new all-in-one installer
Gosh, Final Fantasy XI is still running after 17 years. Yes, today marks the 17-year anniversary for the title from its launch in Japan, and...
Final Fantasy XI kicks off the Mog Bonanza and free A.M.A.N. vouchers
Do you feel lucky, Final Fantasy XI players? That's the fundamental question behind the next two events upcoming in the game's 17th anniversary celebration because...
Final Fantasy XI lets you shell out for an Adamantoise mount with its newest login campaign
There's nothing quite like the joy of looking at monsters in the world of Final Fantasy XI and knowing that one day you'll be able...
Final Fantasy XI prepares for the Feast of Swords and White Mage adjustments
It's the end of an era in Japan. That's not figurative; the transition to a new emperor means that it's the end of the...
Final Fantasy XI kicks off its annual Egg Hunt Egg-stravaganza on April 15
It's almost time for the denizens of Vana'diel to run around desperately hoping to find a set of eggs that spell out important words...
The MOP Up: Grab your Harry Potter nickname now!
When Harry Potter: Wizards Unite arrives later this year, by which name will you be known and feared? Lord Scooby? Mr. Cheddar? Fluffybutticus? The...
Perfect Ten: Suggestions to make World of Warcraft Classic feel more authentic
One of the things that I tell people going back to Final Fantasy XI now is that the game is, well, a different animal...
