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Final Fantasy XI prepares to shut down its console service

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Stand at attention, players, and pay your respects. Final Fantasy XI is marching down its final weeks of operation on the Xbox 360 and...
Wow, positive.

Perfect Ten: Awesome (and unique) MMORPG classes

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Class-based systems are one of those holdovers from tabletop RPGs that work surprisingly well in MMOs. I basically put up with class systems in...
We have your son in custody. We also have your older, fatter, balder son.

Final Fantasy XIV takes a look behind the magic of its sound design

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Are you a fan of Final Fantasy XIV? Are you not a fan of Final Fantasy XIV while still feeling a great deal of...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 53: The MMOs of winter 2016

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Justin, Bree, and Matt discuss Blade & Soul, The Division, Black Desert, WildStar, Final Fantasy XIV, and a mailbag question on Destiny 2.
Robot rock.

Check out footage of the Figureheads Online pre-open beta testing

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There's still no official announcement about Figureheads being localized in English, but Square-Enix's upcoming third-person mech-based shooter does have English localization files in its...
Ice cold.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2 is a return to form

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I've expressed my misgivings about Final Fantasy XIV's first major post-expansion patch before. It wasn't terrible, but it didn't really hook me in like...

The MOP Up: Top raiding guild quits World of Warcraft (February 28, 2016)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
punch punch

Final Fantasy XIV adds David Bowie Easter egg to latest patch

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If you have the vaguest interest in music whatsoever, you were probably a bit heartbroken when David Bowie passed away in January. The man...

Battle Bards Episode 69: FFXIV Heavensward

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The Battle Bards are taking an airship back to Eorzea to cover the soundtrack to the first expansion to Final Fantasy XIV, Heavensward. How...
All the single ladies!

Final Fantasy XIV dolls itself up for Little Ladies’ Day

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The latest patch for Final Fantasy XIV is only a day old and has brought along more story, more dungeons, and more things for...

Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2 is out today

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Fans of Final Fantasy XIV, start your engines! And also start your downloads because Final Fantasy XIV's patch 3.2 is live today after a...
I know, I usually don't reuse these so quickly, but come on. This time it makes perfect sense.

Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2 notes

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It's patch day, ladies and gentlemen! All right, so it's the day before patch day. It's close to patch day. It's patch day adjacent....

One Shots: Taking a breather

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While one might get a sense that MMOs are nonstop adventures, with players shuttling to and fro on various important (and not-so-important) tasks, every...

Final Fantasy XIV will give screenshotters improved tools in Patch 3.2

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You may not know this, but apparently there is a so-called "Screenshot Alliance" of Final Fantasy XIV developers who work behind the scenes to...
Guess who's back. Back again.

Perfect Ten: What you need to know before you play an older MMORPG

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I cut my teeth on MMOs with the launch of Final Fantasy XI in America. My roommate in college was interested in the game,...
Yes, money.

Here’s the lowdown on Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2

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The next Final Fantasy XIV patch is dropping next week, but you won't have to wait until Tuesday to see the changes being made...

FFXIV’s Feast arenas are a klepto’s dream

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If you need to combine vices to get your jollies, then Final Fantasy XIV might have just the thing. When the game's new PvP...
Look at me!

Final Fantasy XIV previews changes coming to group pose functionality

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Getting a screenshot right is serious business. Final Fantasy XIV added its group pose functionality in patch 3.1 to make it that much easier...
All balance is relative! But this is definitely unbalanced.

Yoshida on the future of PvP in Final Fantasy XIV

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The next Final Fantasy XIV patch will not contain the new PvP mode of The Feast; that's due to be implemented a bit after...
I need healing.

Wisdom of Nym: Aspects of Final Fantasy XIV that could use expansion before the next expansion

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I'm excited about the upcoming Hall of the Novice feature in Final Fantasy XIV's next patch. Yes, admittedly, part of this is because all...

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