The third phase of Final Fantasy XIV’s beta is here, and with it, the NDA is summarily gone. Images from phase 3 can be posted; video and audio cannot. This is the fast track to finally being back in the game for real, to play your old characters once again, to enjoy the game again. […]
Final Fantasy XIV News:two betas ending this week
As of the 17th of July, Final Fantasy XIV’s The Lodestone beta version is scheduled to be shut down. It will be wiped and reinstated at some unknown point in the future. If you have anything you wish to save on the site, I recommend you go in and and save it to a document […]
Final Fantasy XIV:Character Dust Off
The Clock Ticks Down As I type this, there are just a few short hours until part 2 of phase 3 for the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn beta opens up. This weekend will be the first time, since the original servers shut down late last year, that we’ll be able to play our 1.0 […]
FFXIV: A Realm Reborn -A Game for Every Mood Interview with Naoki Yoshida
“In this day and age, it’s all about the communication between players. They are our best marketing asset. They’re the ones who are going to tell other players, “You should play this game.” You’re going to listen to your friend, rather than listen to a big corporation”.- Naoki Yoshida I’ve been following all things Final Fantasy […]
Final Fantasy XIV:A Realm Reborn – World Transfers
As of today, Final Fantasy XIV is offering world transfers for version 1.0 characters. This is to make sure that all regions have plenty of population on their worlds. This is a good move to keep regions like Europe and America playing with people in their similar time zone. If you are already on a […]
Final Fantasy XIV Producer Talks Future
Naoki Yoshida is dedicated to making Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn everything the fans expected from 1.0 and more. He gave tons of info on the upcoming ARR last week’s Letter from the Producer stream, which is now on Youtube in its two hour long glory. If you don’t have the time to check out […]
FFXIV:buffet effect
A little under a year ago, I wrote a column about how Final Fantasy XIV needs to generate a wow factor. It needs to surprise people, have something unique and special to offer. There was a lot of stuff that felt distressingly rote, and that wasn’t good. So what’s changed since then? Well… not a […]
Final Fantasy XIV Director Teases Challenging Battles
A couple days ago Square Enix released three mysterious screenshots of the content that will be available in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn when the open beta will open its floodgates some time next month. Today Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida took to the beta forum to explain what those screenshots are all about, […]
believe in Final Fantasy XIV
This week, I’m going to do something different. I’m going to talk about my wife. Lest anyone worry that this is the start of a Paul McCartney-esque slide into sappy sentimentality, there’s good reason for this. Ms. Lady has been mentioned on previous occasions as a gaming partner and skilled roleplayer. She’s not as into […]
Final Fantasy XIV make me happy in small ways
Final Fantasy XIV makes me happy for a variety of reasons. Some of them I’ve written about, and some things make me slightly less than happy on a whole. The point is made either way: I like the game, and there’s a lot of stuff to write about, a lot of big issues that easily […]