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Final Fantasy 14: We were all a noob once.

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  Final Fantasy 14: We were all a noob once. So, what to expect if you decide to play FF14 ?   First, off you will be given free access to the base game and the first expansion Heavensward up to level 60, if you want to play past level 60, there is a subscription service that costs £7.69 a month.   You can view the opening credits and then hit the start game button.   This takes you to a screen to choose your data centre and home world. If you want to play with friends, you choose the same locations as them; if not, you are free to go wherever you like.   Final Fantasy races Each FF14 race has different lore and characteristics, it won’t really impact the gameplay based on what race and gender you choose, it is mostly aesthetic and starting stats do not make a difference to your overall gameplay.   B elow is a little about each race in FF14: Hyur These are Midlander and Highlanders They are your run-of-the-mill humans of Eorzea, they are of av...

Final Fantasy 14: Flop to fab in a few short years

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  Final Fantasy 14: Flop to fab in a few short years Final Fantasy 14 (FF14) is a multi-award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Square Enix that boasts a worldwide player base of over 40 million players, with an average daily play rate of 2 million people.    But the game was not always this successful, during its launch period back in 2010 the game was hit with heavy criticism by both Final Fantasy fans and the media.   This was blamed on the game’s poor optimisation, terrible UI and the dev teams not having enough specialised staff. Dalamud falls By 2012 the servers were to be closed, and the fans looked on as a timer counted down the impending doom that would fall on the FF14 world of Eorzea, in the shape of Dalamud a man-made moon that had been worked into the story.  This moon would cause destruction to Eorzea and lead to an umbral calamity. A Realm Reborn Square Enix decided to rework the game instead ...