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Final Fantasy XIV  

Final Fantasy XIV
DeveloperSquare Enix
Official Sitehttp://www.finalfantasyxiv.com
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Final Fantasy XIV Online is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game currently being developed by Square Enix as part of the Final Fantasy series. It is scheduled for worldwide release in 2010 for the PC and Playstation 3 in four languages: Japanese, English, German and French.[1]

Gameplay

Compared to Final Fantasy XI, Final Fantasy XIV is intended to cater to a wider range of players. The developers intend content to be suitable for people who want to play for several hours or just for 40 minutes.[2]

Job System

The Final Fantasy developers have stated that they like the Final Fantasy XI job system and wish to expand on it and offer more options in a different way.[3] There are no plans to have characters accumulate experience points. [4] No other information is available at this time.

Crafting

No information is available at this time.

Combat

Little information is available at this time, however the developers have said they have a plan for players to fight multiple mobs at one time. [5]

There is no plan for Player vs Player combat. [6]

Plot

Setting

The world which Final Fantasy XIV takes place in is called Haiderin, containing the region of Eorzea. The world will have some science fiction elements as well as fantasy elements instead of pure fantasy. [7][8]

Characters

It is currently known that the race types from Final Fantasy XI will be available for character creation in Final Fantasy XIV, however it is not known what stories they will have nor how they will be different. It is also not currently known if there will be any new races.[9]

Hume (tentative name) No information at this time

Elvaan (tentative name) No information at this time

Tarutaru (tentative name) No information at this time

Galka (tentative name) No information at this time

Mithra (tentative name) No information at this time

Story

Players will presumably begin their adventures in Eorzea, which as been described by developers as a region, part of a larger world.

Miscellaneous

  • There are currently no plans to allow items to be sold for real money. [10]

  • PlayOnline will not be used. [11]

  • The developers are planning to have a Beta test that lasts longer than four months. [12]

Currently, much of our coverage of this hot topic is being held on our FFXI site.

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