Today’s MMOrning Shots is a callback to a classic, which is what we writers use as code word for using old content to mask a lack of new content to show. Remember back when Final Fantasy XIV was under reconstruction and how one of the big reveals was that Square Enix had tested their new user interface to hit a goal of “tolerable?”
MMOrning Shots remembers every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Final Fantasy’s 2.3 patch is so massive, it requires an equally beefy eight minute trailer. Those of you with active subscriptions are likely already downloading the patch as I write this, so just watch the trailer anyway.
Square Enix has revealed the latest trailer for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. The trailer details some of the content coming in Patch 2.3, focusing on the return of the primals, summoned by the various beast tribes that inhabit Eorzea. Players will face off against classic primals, including Garuda, Titan, Leviathan, Ramuh, and Shiva. In addition, Naoki Yoshida will be conducting a live show from the E3 floor around 4pm EST today (6/11) to answer questions and details about the upcoming 2.3 patch.
For now, check out the trailer above.
The relaunch of Final Fantasy XIV has brought nothing but good tidings to Square Enix since it hit shelves last year. According to an article on Gamasutra, Square Enix has increased its forecasted earnings in both revenue and overall profits, with the latter up 50% over previously anticipated returns. Originally, Square Enix had anticipated a $20 million loss for the fiscal year. Thanks to the unexpected performance of Final Fantasy XIV and arcade sales, the company is now projecting a profit of $64.9 million.
(Source: Gamasutra)
Today’s MMOrning Shot comes to us from Square Enix, marking the launch of Final Fantasy XIV on the Playstation 4, not to be confused with the upcoming remake of Final Fantasy IV on the Playstation 14 set for release in 2078. If you have a Playstation 4 and enjoy a good MMO, grab a copy at your local retailer. If you don’t own a Playstation 4, you might not find much value in the disk. If you bought FFXIV on the PS3, you can go ahead and upgrade to the digital version for the PS4 at no additional fee. This offer is only valid until the end of December.
Check out MMOrning Shots every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Or don’t, I’m not a cop.
What would Final Fantasy XIV look like if Square Enix never left 16-bit? Square Enix knows, and wants to show us in the following video which shows a team of warriors battling Titan, one of the bosses in FFXIV. Can the internet bring us a 16 bit demake of Final Fantasy XIV? I can always hope so.
One of the memes floating around the internet in regards to Final Fantasy XIV is that the company would rather shut the game down before ever considering a switch to free to play. As Naoki Yoshida confirmed in a recent interview with Dengeki Online, this isn’t so much the case:
As far as the monthly billing goes, people are becoming more pragmatic and they’re only willing to pay for the things that they want to use. What that means to monthly billing is that there are players who would rather pay based on the amount of time they play in a particular month, after they’ve played. There used to be no debate about this, since monthly billing was the only standard for MMORPGs, but now F2P is a consideration. We see this desire for players who would rather buy items especially in North America.
Yoshida goes on to say that free to play isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and can be a beneficial move when done so based on the needs of the users rather than trying to turn around an unprofitable game. Check out the entire interview below, it dives into free to play, upcoming updates, expansion into new regions, and more. Is Final Fantasy XIV going free to play? Not with six figures of active players it isn’t.
(Source: Translated Interview)
Final Fantasy XIV’s 2.2 patch launches in just under two weeks, and it includes a ton of new content. Titled Through the Maelstrom, update 2.2 introduces new quests, new scenarios, dungeons, glamours, gardening, heavy fishing, and the second coil of Bahamut, and more. Update 2.2 launches on March 27th, but you can check out the full list of content at the promotional website, or by watching the trailer below.
Square Enix will also be hosting a live Letter from the Producer on March 21st at 2:30am Pacific, which might be early for many of our American viewers.
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I’m not horsing around. Those of you who prefer to keep your precious credit card data out of the hands of those prone-to-theft businesses are likely the same group as those who refuse to buy a subscription MMO without the option to buy time cards. After all, why not? Turbine has had multiple billing issues, as has Mortal Online and Warhammer, among others. Sony was hacked, stores have had their databases compromised, it seems like cash is the only safe method of payment for anything these days.
The good news is that players will be able to buy 60 day access cards for Final Fantasy XIV. They cost $30 and are available in stores in North America as well as on Square Enix’s website, the latter of which makes the whole “don’t have to use your credit card” part moot. Check out Final Fantasy XIV at a store near you.
(Source: Square Enix press release)
Today’s MMOrning Shot comes from Final Fantasy XIV, in particular the game’s rather odd New Year’s event where players take on the role of donning horse masks of varying colors to run around and convince the citizens of Eorzea to embrace the import of horses as an alternative mount to Chocobo. Could horses be added at some point? Possibly, if the conclusion to this quest is anything to go by. Now if you don’t mind, I have to spend some time avoiding that one guy who said he’d rather ride me than either of the two creatures. He says that, play the quest line.
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