

Hot on the heels of the official Final Fantasy XIV PC comes a selection of Square Enix approved PC hardware ranging from mice and controllers to, of all things, a “made for Final Fantasy XIV” router…
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Players of Final Fantasy XIV, perhaps bored of waiting for their timers to reset, have already turned their hands to modding – in this case a nude filtered Miqo’te displays all – particularly in the nopan version below:
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Classic MMO Ragnarök Online has its archbishop class chibified as one of Good Smile Company’s Nendoroids, replete with two hats, a staff and a poring.
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Continued investigation of the maps of Final Fantasy XIV reveals it is either hiding a sublime puzzle mini-game (a welcome addition for those waiting for their counters to reset), or as some are starting to fear, is the ultimate in slapdash production values from the company that couldn’t be bothered to include towns in its last major title.
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Final Fantasy XIV beta testers are becoming increasingly concerned about the extreme “copy-paste” nature of the environments in Final Fantasy XIV, as the above diagram illustrates. Little wonder the developers don’t want players playing too long.
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The latest controversy to erupt around Final Fantasy XIV consists of accusations that the game shamelessly copy-pastes the same towns and environmental elements over and over without the slightest variation, making one end of the world identical to another and subsequently devoid of character.
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Square Enix have “temporarily” delayed the launch of the open beta test of the Final Fantasy XIV beta test at the last minute “due to fatal flaws,” disappointing many, including none other than top seiyuu Rie Tanaka.
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Square Enix has officially endorsed a PC capable of playing the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV, known for its relatively hefty system requirements – fortunately, the machine they recommend only costs a paltry ¥315,000 ($3,750).
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Square Enix have finally clarified how their controversial “fatigue” system for limiting player advancement in Final Fantasy XIV works – players are not after all limited to 1 hour of play a day, but instead to a much more generous 8 hours a week.
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Reports that Final Fantasy XIV includes a “fatigue” system which involves limits on how long players can effectively play have been dismissed by Square Enix as “fabrication,” despite the fact Square Enix already admitted adding such a system.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Aug 25, 2010 02:05 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Courts, Hawaii, Hikikomori, Internet, Korea, Law, Litigation, MMORPG, Otaku, USA

The makers of popular MMORPG Lineage II are facing a lawsuit accusing them of acting negligently by failing to warn a man that he could become addicted to the game, which he blames for making him “unable to function independently” and costing him 20,000 hours of his life.
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Square Enix is introducing a “fatigue” system to upcoming MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV which will apparently see players hit with crippling penalties if they play more than an hour a day, with those daring to play more than 4 hours having their XP reduced to 0.
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