Final Fantasy XI

[Carrie]

I dont know about you all but I am a BIG fan of the Final Fantasy Series. I was so excited when I ran across this! I cant wait!

Source:Yahoo! (http://gamesource.yahoo.com/feature?fid=86)

Platform: PC, Playstation 2
Publisher: Square Enix Developer: Square Enix
Release Date: 10/28/2004 Genre: MMORPG

In Depth Look
By Amit Asaravala, Special to Yahoo! Games

Just when you thought Square Enix couldn't possibly come up with a new take on Final Fantasy, a franchise that has produced more than 10 major titles since its inception in 1987, the Japanese game developer has announced that it will release Final Fantasy XI in the United States later this year -- and this time, it will be as a massively multiplayer online role playing game, or MMORPG.

Certainly, this shift away from a single-player, plot-driven style is bound to be a bit unsettling for veteran players. Whereas the game was a personal experience, it will sport thousands or even millions of players who will roam the countryside with one goal: to find adventure.

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Square Takes Action Against MMORPG 'Gold Farmers'

The practice of "gold farming" has taken a hit in one online game, as Square Enix has banned several hundred accounts in its Final Fantasy XI multiplayer online RPG.

According to 1UP.com, the disappearance of more than a few of Final Fantasy XI's resident gilfarmers (a.k.a. Real Money Traders) suggested a shift in Square Enix's previously lax stance on currency farming in their MMO.

The holiday season saw a massive influx of gil being spent on valuable items, often tripling the price on Auction House and in player's bazaars. While not every gilfarmer/gilseller can be stopped, it's still an encouraging sign for veterans of Square's MMO. Confirming that action has indeed been taken against RMT in FFXI, Square issued a press release which included statements about how the "gilfarming" -- organized efforts to collect as much of the MMORPG's online currency, "gil" -- affected the world's online economy.

Read entire story here (http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20060209/tc_zd/171158).

Also, could someone explain to me my doing a simple search for "final" or "final fantasy" could not yield this thread as a result? No matter what I did, it only gave results as far back as abut 4-6 months ago. Even searching specifically within the UTC Gaming Zone failed to show me this thread.

Me thinks we have a problem with the search function.

[mathmission]

Love the games, but.... I have to say, I like the older ones... FF1,2, and 3. Was a big fan of Secret of Mana, as well as Chrono Trigger.