With the days slowly counting down until Final Fantasy XIV hits retail stores all over the world, a lot of gamers attention is being focused on the current Beta. All over the internet you will discover article upon article featuring details about the upcoming MMO from Square Enix. We've all been scouring pages of videos and reviews to find new details about the game, but lets take a look at this n... more.

Famitsu has just released the most comprehensive guide to FFXIV we've seen so far, including baby steps like what HP, MP, and TP do, and we at FFXIVArchives.com would like to bring it to you to sum up everything we know about the game's mechanics so far! Additionally, new pictures of the various classes have been released, and some of them are looking pretty great. September 30, 2010 is the ... more.

The Alpha version evolved significantly based on user feedback. -The version of FFXIV we saw at E3, while not the beta version per se, is very, very close to it. -The biggest differences between the alpha and beta versions are the remade battle system, the character creation system, and the new shadows. -The races that were in the beta version will be the races that go live with the game. -The... more.

Translated by the specialists at zam, here’s an insightful interview into the currently ongoing process of the FFXIV beta test… - The alpha test has begun and would it be accurate to say that the whole world is watching? At this stage of testing there is only a limited amount of players, but the development team has taken their first big step. I’d like to talk about how you feel the tes... more.

Square Enix is back at it again, after trying to solve the login issue’s with many characters in the same zone, they seemed to have figured out the problem. Reports from Japan seem to be saying that the servers were now letting a lot more people online, and there were a lot fewer people crashing. The Japanese 4 hour testing has completed, now the EU testing is coming up. Once the EU testing is c... more.

Final Fantasy XIV has finished 3 alpha tests, it's a pity for those who didn't get the chance to join the test, but it also wasn't an enjoyment for those who joined the test! Because of countless bugs, players wasted half of their time on login and logout. In a not exaggerated word, players just tested login and logout, and their reports are nothing but complaints. The 3rd test ended just after an... more.

The second half of part two of the return of the son of Vana'diel Tsucshin blog: FFXIV alpha test play impressions (RELOADED) is here and waiting to be read by you, my dear Corians! Source is Famitsu.com Translated by Yours Truly. Pictures uploaded and code pasted to me in IRC by Draconix, since I was too lazy to do it myself. Vana’diel Tsushin blog: FFXIV alpha test play impressions... more.

A Final Fantasy XIV alpha tester going by the name “FredTheTaru” has been sharing some wonderful information on the BlueGartr forums. One of the more interesting pieces is how the leveling system works. NOTE: All of this information is from the Final Fantasy XIV Alpha. Much of it is subject to change before the game is released, so don’t take anything written below as final. You have 2... more.