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Final Fantasy XI’s June update adds icons for shared exclusive items and new Ambuscade objectives
It's a well-known fact among Final Fantasy XI players that any item tagged with EX cannot be traded to other players. But some items...
The MOP Up: My Time at Sandrock will make you a proper Monster Whisperer
To start off our small news roundup this weekend, let's head over to co-op farm sim My Time at Sandrock, where the devs talked about...
Perfect Ten: The 10 types of MMO guides you find in the wild
Look, folks. I'm a simple man, but I figure out how to handle my own things. I put my pants on one leg at...
Final Fantasy XI plans to allow race changes in the future as the second Vana’bout continues successfully
The target for all players to hit with the second incarnation of the Vana'bout event in Final Fantasy XI was 4 million plaudits. As...
The Daily Grind: Is there a popular MMORPG you’ve still never played?
I've been playing MMORPGs so long that it's a rare title that I've never tried at all. There are tons of MMOs I've at...
Final Fantasy XI’s May update brings a new battlefield and Vana’bout event for its anniversary celebration
It's a month, so that means Final Fantasy XI is due for another update because that's how the game does things. Yes, really, it...
Vague Patch Notes: The problem with forever adding classes to MMOs
The second expansion for Final Fantasy XI, Chains of Promathia, launched to extremely mixed reception, and there was one overwhelming reason for that lack of...
Final Fantasy XI outlines its bonus anniversary campaigns for its 22nd (!) anniversary
This month marks the 22nd anniversary of Final Fantasy XI, which means that if you're feeling like we just celebrated this a year ago......
Into the Super-verse: Why the resurrection of 20-year-old City of Heroes is worth celebrating, even if you don’t play
There's a certain poetry to the fact that this year, on the 20th anniversary of City of Heroes, we can all play the game...
Perfect Ten: The 10 best Final Fantasy crossovers
So yesterday we got hit with the Final Fantasy XVI crossover in Final Fantasy XIV. It was all right, I guess. But it wasn't...
Final Fantasy XI’s developers talk about the process of creating the Voracious Resurgence
The Voracious Resurgence was already the post-coda story content for Final Fantasy XI. After the game had already received its last story update, we...
Wisdom of Nym: So how are we going to sort out Final Fantasy XIV’s Vana’diel crossover?
There is an odd relationship between Final Fantasy XIV and crossovers.
There are, broadly, three categories of crossover that the game has engaged in. The...
Final Fantasy XI previews its March update and the next Vana’Bout event
The Final Fantasy XI patch previews just hit different when the patch is just rotating Ambuscade objectives. Sure, it's nice that this still happens...
The MOP Up: Lost Skies gets downright cozy inside of its ships
Lost Skies'Â February dev blog showed off some UX work, early prototypes of its weapon damage system, and some super-cozy ship interior concepts. Also, the...
Vague Patch Notes: The day I deleted a character in anger in Final Fantasy XI
Today, I'd like to tell you about how your characters in MMOs aren't real, and you know that, but I want you to think...
Wisdom of Nym: The franchise references for monsters in Final Fantasy XIV
Final Fantasy XIV has no shortage of references to prior series enemies, but as with so many things, lots of those references are not...
The MOP Up: Aion, Lineage 2, and Blade and Soul get ready for a new launcher
Blade and Soul, Lineage II, and Aion are all preparing to migrate everyone from the old launcher to the new PLAYNC platform. NCsoft posted...
Final Fantasy XI adds a new Master Trial against the guardians of Adoulin
The next major Final Fantasy XI patch will not actually involve going to war against a month, but it certainly sounds like it will....
Vague Patch Notes: MMORPGs and the PC gaming market
I find myself thinking a lot about the MMORPG industry lately and the ways in which the gaming industry as a whole has changed...
Final Fantasy XI’s Valentione’s Day arrives once more with bird mating
Once again, Final Fantasy XI will spend its Valentione's Day celebrating that which matters most: bird mating. Yes, as always, the annual Valentine's Day...
