Official Site:Â Final Fantasy XI
Studio:Â Square Enix
Launch Date:Â May 16, 2002 (in de facto maintenance mode as of November 10, 2015)
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription
Platform: PC, PS2, Xbox 360
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Final Fantasy XI prepares for the Feast of Swords, Final Fantasy XIV prepares for a feast of cosplay at Fan Festival
Starting this Friday, April 28th, Final Fantasy XI is offering players all the swords they can eat. Oh, you might say that the number...
Final Fantasy XI’s April update digest contains valuable extra information about the game’s future plans
The latest version update for Final Fantasy XI has arrived, and it also contains some pretty useful information for fans looking to learn more...
Final Fantasy XI previews its smaller April version update
With the changing of producers from Akihiko Matsui to Yoji Fujito, Final Fantasy XI fans were told to expect that the game's monthly version...
PAX East 2023: Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida teases crossover with Final Fantasy XVI
With Final Fantasy XVI on the way, it makes logical sense that people would ask producer and director Naoki Yoshida if Final Fantasy XIV would...
Wisdom of Nym: What will a new producer mean for Final Fantasy XI?
So we were pretty surprised yesterday when Square-Enix announced Akihiko Matsui would step away as the producer of Final Fantasy XI after a decade...
Final Fantasy XI producer Akihiko Matsui passes the torch to Yoji Fujito
After a decade of leading the team behind Final Fantasy XI, producer Akihiko Matsui announced today that he will be stepping down from his...
Final Fantasy XI’s latest patch contains more Voracious Resurgence and Sortie queue changes
It's the beginning of the end for the Voracious Resurgence story in Final Fantasy XI, and you know it's the beginning of the end...
Vague Patch Notes: Being there or getting there in MMORPGs
Here's an interesting fact to consider: It took me ages to hit the level cap in Final Fantasy XI. Absolute ages. And no, it's...
Final Fantasy XI sees the beginning of the end of the Voracious Resurgence with its next patch
The Voracious Resurgence is coming to an end in Final Fantasy XI. That's a bit sad. Then again, it's also a storyline that started...
Wisdom of Nym: How is Final Fantasy XIV going to end?
A long while ago, I wrote an article about how your favorite MMO is going to die. This is because your favorite MMO is...
Final Fantasy XI celebrates the approach of spring with various player boosts
The upcoming Spring Cometh campaign in Final Fantasy XI will not make your character run faster, jump higher, and hit harder. It will, however,...
Final Fantasy XI celebrates the doll festival on February 27
What is the real meaning of the adventure in Final Fantasy XI? Is it the friends you made along the way? A statement of...
Perfect Ten: 10 things I really dislike about Final Fantasy XIV
Sometimes, when I have a series of columns planned, I start off by saying, "Hey, here's a series of columns I plan." And sometimes...
Vague Patch Notes: The three kinds of sunset in the MMO space
Not all sunsets are the same, no matter how much you may like a given game. This is one of the things that tends...
Final Fantasy XI rolls out its newest patch complete with chat filters
The latest update for Final Fantasy XI arrived on Friday, and it brought with it the first pass on the game's chat filter functionality....
Wisdom of Nym: Where else could we get a Final Fantasy XIV raid series from the franchise?
Let me start this particular column with an observation that should really accompany any and all discussion of future raid series for Final Fantasy...
Massively Overthinking: That moment when you realize an MMO is truly something special
MOP commenter Bruno tweeted something the other that that I thought would make a fun topic. Here's what he said, printed with permission:
"Wanna know...
Perfect Ten: 10 things I really dislike about Final Fantasy XI
You don't have to dig very far to find my articles saying nice things about Final Fantasy XI. I say them often. I'd be...
One Shots: Exterior design by nature
We've all witnessed plenty of examples of intriguing fantasy architecture and urban design in MMOs. But one style of design that I think is...
Final Fantasy XI prepares job buffs and chat filters while waiting on story and Sortie updates
As promised before, Final Fantasy XI will not include new Voracious Resurgence content with its February patch. This was a known quantity. Unfortunately, some...
