Final Fantasy XIV
Final Fantasy XIV Version 2.0 announced
Submitted by Zidane007nl on 16 October 2011, 12:14Yoichi Wada, President and CEO of Square Enix, has made an announcement regarding Final Fantasy XIV.
Allow me to thank you all for your continued interest in FINAL FANTASY XIV.
One year has passed since the game’s release, and despite the disappointment surrounding its launch, we have received a wealth of support from you, the players. Your encouraging words and continued loyalty have been a source of immeasurable inspiration to everyone involved with FINAL FANTASY XIV’s development.
In the ten months since the FINAL FANTASY XIV team’s restructuring, we have put forth the utmost effort into not only improving the game’s existing features, but also creating a concrete plan to outline the game’s new direction. Today, I am pleased to announce we can confidently present that plan to our customers. We fully realize this is but a single step towards our ultimate goal, and that to meet the high standards set in the plan, more time is required. In the meantime, however, we will not waver in our commitment to bringing players exciting and engaging content, even as the game moves through its evolution.
With this, it is my hope that we will continue to receive your support as we will need to bring the unbilled period to a close between late November and early December 2011, and introduce our subscription-based billing system. I appreciate that this decision will not be popular, but it is a necessary step in building upon the foundation our fans and development team have made together and to realize the full potential of FINAL FANTASY XIV.
The team will stop short of nothing as they move towards realizing the new FINAL FANTASY XIV, and as they do so, I humbly ask for both your understanding and support.
President and CEO, Yoichi Wada
This concludes that the you have to pay a monthly fee starting from end November, begin December. All subscriptions that are automatically renewed are temporary suspended, so that you have to renew it if you want to continue playing the game.
They also announced Final Fantasy XIV Version 2.0 which will be a complete rebuild of the game. The maps will be redesigned, a new graphics engine will be implemented, a complete redesign of the user interface and more community content will be added. They have announced to release Final Fantasy XIV Version 2.0 end 2012, begin 2013.
The PlayStation 3 version was indefinitely delayed previous year after the negative reactions on the game. They have stated that the PlayStation 3 version will be released together with Final Fantasy XIV Version 2.0.
Final Fantasy XI & XIV servers temporary suspended
Submitted by Zidane007nl on 13 March 2011, 14:51Square Enix has decided that the game servers of Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV will be temporary shutdown due to the massive earthquake in Japan last Friday.
Due to the continuous earthquakes occurring in the eastern regions of Japan since Mar. 11, 2011, the power companies in Japan have encouraged everyone to cooperate by conserving as much energy as possible as it is feared there will not be enough power supply. Based on the current situation, we have decided to shut down the game servers temporarily, and therefore to suspend services of FINAL FANTASY XIV, FINAL FANTASY XI, and PlayOnline temporarily.
The services will be temporarily suspended for at least a week starting on Mar. 13, 2011 3:00 (PDT). We will provide an update regarding the reinstatement of the service as additional information becomes available. In connection with the temporary suspension of services, players will not be billed for any PlayOnline service throughout the April billing cycle. Additional information regarding this matter will also be posted as it becomes available.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and thank you for your understanding of this unusual situations.
Source: The Lodestone
Tanaka no longer director Final Fantasy XIV, PS3 version delayed
Submitted by Zidane007nl on 10 December 2010, 18:05Yoichi Wada, president of Square Enix, has announced today that they offer their sincerest apologies to the fans for the lack of quality that Final Fantasy XIV currently has. To improve that they've made changes to the developer team.
Naoki Yoshida is the new director and producer of the game, replacing Hiromichi Tanaka who has taken full responsibility and has stepped down. He continues to support the development team, who also have been changed.
The PlayStation 3 version, which was played for a March release, has been delayed with an unknown time. The free trail period has been extended again till the team has provided a plan that outlines a level of enjoyment that will satisfy both the team and the fans.
Final Fantasy XIV free trial period extended (again)
Submitted by Zidane007nl on 17 November 2010, 14:59Square Enix has announced that due to technical problems in Final Fantasy XIV they are giving their players another 30 days extra of free play time.
The company wants players to experience the coming 'large-scale' version updates that should 'improve' the game. The first one is planned for 25 November, while the other one will take place mid-December.
Final Fantasy XIV was badly received by fans and reviewers. GameSpot gave the game a 4.0 and GameTrailers a 4.2, making it the lowest score a Final Fantasy game has received to date.
Source: Final Fantasy XIV - The Lodestone
SMALL UPDATE: The port to the PlayStation 3 has been completed.
Final Fantasy XIV for PC released worldwide!
Submitted by Zidane007nl on 1 October 2010, 21:50After some alpha and beta tests and the open beta previous month the PC version of Final Fantasy XIV was released worldwide yesterday.
The second MMORPG in the Final Fantasy series takes place in the region Eorzea in the land of Hydaelyn. Players who ordered the collection's edition of the game can play the game for a week already.
The PlayStation 3 version is expected in March 2011.
Final Fantasy XIV open beta postponed (UPDATE)
Submitted by Zidane007nl on 31 August 2010, 17:09The open beta of Final Fantasy XIV, which would start this night at 02:00 GMT, has been postponed by Square Enix due to some critical bugs. A new date for the open beta will be announced soon.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test, which is scheduled to begin at 02:00 (GMT) on Sept. 1, 2010, will be postponed due to a confirmation of critical bugs. New schedule will be released at a later date.
Along with the postponement of FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test, the issuing of registration code for FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test will be postponed as well. With the download of client software's installer, it will be suspended at 02:00 (GMT) on Sept. 1, 2010.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Update: A new date has been announced. This night (2 September) at 02:00 GMT (Source: Twitter).
Final Fantasy XIV open beta date & TGS trailer
Submitted by Zidane007nl on 27 August 2010, 21:26Square Enix has revealed that the open beta of Final Fantasy XIV will start on 1 September at 02:00 GMT. Also the Tokyo Game Show trailer has been released which shown some stunning CGI and real-time gameplay.
Click on the YouTube logo to play the trailer in HD.
Players who order the collections edition for PC can play the game on 22 September while others PC players have to wait will 30 September. The PlayStatuon 3 version will be available in March 2011, due to a memory problem.
Source: RPGsite
"No plans for Final Fantasy XIV on Xbox 360"
Submitted by Zidane007nl on 25 June 2010, 22:15During an interview that RPG Site held with Hiromichi Tanaka, the producer of Final Fantasy XIV, they asked if a Xbox 360 version is planned.
"Currently there are no plans for a version for the Xbox 360. We are still talking with Microsoft about an Xbox 360 version, but at the moment we are only working on the PS3 version and Windows version."
Read the full interview on RPG Site. To Eurogamer Hiromichi Tanaka said the following:
"The main reason why we couldn't go with Xbox 360 was the Xbox Live system," he explained at E3. "[Live is] different to the normal internet environment, so when we wanted to introduce this game in the same environment as Windows PC it had to be PS3, so that was our choice.
"Microsoft has a different point of view: they want to have a closed environment for Xbox Live. We're still talking to... We couldn't come to an agreement on Xbox Live."
It seems Final Fantasy XI is one of the few MMORPG's available on the system.
Final Fantasy XIV E3 2010 trailer
Submitted by Zidane007nl on 16 June 2010, 21:56Square Enix has released the E3 trailer of Final Fantasy XIV which shows some in-game scenes.
If you want to see more about Final Fantasy XIV, check out the official YouTube channel. You can now also download the Benchmark of the game on the official website to check if your PC meets the system requirements.
First gameplay trailer Final Fantasy XIV
Submitted by Zidane007nl on 1 April 2010, 08:27Square Enix has released the first gameplay trailer of Final Fantasy XIV called Life in Eorzea. In the trailer you can see how fun it is to play the game without fighting.
