Posted on Friday 3-Feb-2012 10:56 PM

FFXIV getting its 'biggest patch yet' this month

Square pressing on in its mission to turn around its bumpy MMO

By Mike Jackson for computerandvideogames.com

Square is gearing up to release the "biggest patch yet" for its troubled MMO, Final Fantasy XIV.

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The huge list of content in update version 1.21 includes numerous gameplay tweaks, changes and additions that should help to right the wrongs of the widely panned title.

Changes include "the addition of seven classic jobs, their related abilities and artifact gear, two new instanced raids, private player residences, a cutscene replay feature, Chocobo armor, a reworking of crowd control, adjustments to classes, revisions to how spell-casting works, changes to food and medicine effects and recipes" and more.

FFXI fans will be particularly pleased with the addition of the classic jobs, which include Paladin, Warrior, Monk, Dragoon, Bard, Black Mage and White Mage.

"We're pushing really hard for an end-of-February release," says a rep on the official page.

The full changelog is through the source link below, all laid out in a nice neat table for your browsing convenience.

There are also details of plans to merge servers and other future 2.0 update plans.

Square began charging for subscriptions to the MMO last month for the first time since its release.

[ Source: Square Enix ]

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    03b2wgm on 4 Feb '12 said:

    So basically they're going to change pretty much everything by the sounds of it.

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    Chris_Shanahan87 on 4 Feb '12 said:

    might give it a go when it comes to Xbox (yes this is going to happen)

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    metallicorphan on 5 Feb '12 said:

    might give it a go when it comes to Xbox (yes this is going to happen)


    I hope so

    As for this,Square should never of charged for this until it was completely fixed,especially as there are a lot of MMOs going F2P now


    Actually,if Final Fantasy 11 went F2P i would go back to it,i spent two happy years in that game

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    MPH on 6 Feb '12 said:

    might give it a go when it comes to Xbox (yes this is going to happen)

    Doubtful. For the same reason as to why the 360 isn't going to get another Phantasy Star game anytime soon. MS need to re-relax their Live policies.

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    charsh392 on 5 Mar '12 said:

    I hope it comes out for the PS3 soon.. I already bought the game.. But I stopped playing it because my computer sucks :(
    Hope I get a free download...