Final Fantasy XIV Articles
Square Enix and the Final Fantasy XIV team have posted a new trailer that features Good King Moggle Mog XII, a new boss set to arrive with the v1.20 patch. King Moggle Mog XII will take on groups of eight level 50 characters in an epic battle. This video shows off his awesome power. Check it out! http://www.mmorpg.com http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/
When v1.20 arrives, Final Fantasy XIV players will have the opportunity to score achievements in tons of areas. The dev team has updated the official site with a list of achievements being considered for implementation in v1.20. Of course, the list is a working one and is subject to change.
The Final Fantasy XIV team has announced that the player subscription fee will resume on January 6th. They have reduced the monthly subscription by one third from January through the release of FFXIV 2.0.
The latest producer's letter has been published on the Final Fantasy XIV Lodestone. In it, players are given the usual laundry list of things the dev team is busy working on and the approximate timeline when those changes are due to go into effect.
The Final Fantasy XIV team has posted a proposed list of class reforms for patch v1.20. The article gives players an inside look at what the team is working on with regard to class changes as well as the impetus behind those changes.
The Final Fantasy team has announced that the second Letter from the Producer LIVE event will be held on Thursday, November 3rd at 12:00 a.m. PST. The event is held via YouTube with players submitting questions to the dev team via Twitter.
During a recent conference call, MMORPG.com Associate Editor Suzie Ford had the opportunity to speak with members of the Final Fantasy XIV team including Naoki Yoshida, Director & Producer, Sage Sundi, Global Online Producer and Michael Christopher Koji Fox, Title Translator. The discussion centered around the just-revealed 'road map' for development leading up to FFXIV v2.0 in late 2012. Check out the interview and then let us know what you think in the comments!
Square Enix President and CEO, Yoichi Wada has written an overview for a comprehensive series of articles detailing the future of Final Fantasy XIV. The downloadable articles feature a peek ahead at art, system and content changes coming down the road in the next year as well as solidifies the team's determination to see the PS3 version of the game go live, with combined service being the hallmark of 2.0 in late 2012.
The Final Fantasy XIV team has posted the working notes for the upcoming v1.19a patch. The team will be addressing several key features including the Battle system, adding a new Grand Company side quest, adjusting prices on some NPC vendor items, system adjustments and important bug fixes.
The arrival of last week's Final Fantasy XIV v1.19 patch has been heralded by many players as a 'game changer', a great step in the right direction for the troubled game. Others, however, are less than impressed. MMORPG.com's Adam Tingle has taken a look at the v1.19 patch and offers a few impressions from the perspective of FFXIV veterans and for those returning/new players. Check it out and then weigh in with your impressions in the comments.
Both the video and the transcript from last week's Letter from the Producer LIVE YouTube event has been posted on the Final Fantasy XIV site.
The Final Fantaxy XIV site has been updated with the finalized patch notes for the v1.19 patch deployed on October 4th.
The Final Fantasy XIV team has a new blog post on the Lodestone that describes the upcoming battle with Ifrit, the Primal of Fire. This new 'battle content' will arrive with the v1.19 patch is released.
The Final Fantasy XIV team has laid out all of the proposed changes to the game's recipes. Details are revealed about new recipes and changes made to existing recipes.
The Final Fantasy XIV team has announced that a live webcast will be held on October 4th. The webcast, called Live Letter from the Producer, will be held via YouTube Live and will feature Producer Naoki Yoshida answering questions from the community during the event.
