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Square: As long as there are players, we will continue to support FF11

From Strategy Informer: "Despite launching another MMO version of the franchise later this year, Square have said they will continue to support their previous MMO, Final Fantasy XI.

Speaking in an interview, Senior Vice-President of Software development Hiromichi Tanaka, said that, whilst he believes Final Fantasy XI has "reached its time", they will continue to support the game if there are still players."

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JamieReleases5031d ago

Rumours suggested that it would be ending in 2010, support that is.

Reibooi5031d ago

They will not stop support. They have a mini expansion for the game coming out near the end of the year and it makes no sense to release that and then a few weeks later end support for the game.

Honestly compared to how much it probably costs them to keep the game running(very little) and the amount of players they still have(somewhere between 500k-800k) it's still one of their most profitable games.

They will more then likely still be making more money off of XI then XIV until costs of running XIV come down unless XIV is a MASSIVE hit.

AAACE55031d ago

And when FFIV hits, it will be shutdown like Halo 2!

Myst5031d ago

Nope they said from the very beginning before XIV even got it's number that they wouldn't end support.

Alos885031d ago

Square: And as long as we support FFXI, no one shall ever defeat Absolute Virtue legitimately- no one! MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

rob60215031d ago (Edited 5031d ago )

They'll 'support' it I'm sure by keeping the servers active. But support it as in make another real expansion pack for it they stopped that back in 2006 - And no the mini expansions, and copy-and-pasted areas (wings of the goddess) don't count.

RosoTron365031d ago

The increase of level cap is nice, but I'm not going back just to grind more lol.

tda-danny5031d ago

Abyssea added a whole new way to level. 60k exp / hr anyone? yes please!

Marceles5031d ago

I've been playing it alot lately in anticipation for FF14, but once 14 comes out I'll probably leave from FF11.

Drab5031d ago

I have 11 75s, don't say Ebay or Craig list:p

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6 of the Most Played MMORPG's 2016

Bored of games with no players or are you finding it hard to pick the right MMO for you? Here you will see the 6 Most Played MMORPG with some games exceeding 5 million registered accounts. Keep in mind that games like Tera have a massive following in countries like Korea which is why they are on this list.

Honorable mention:
- Black Desert Online (Recently sold 300k copies)

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The 10 Supporting Video Game Characters That Need Their Own Games

Leviathyn.com | Supporting characters or sidekicks need more of a spotlight. Sometimes the best characters in a game aren’t the main heroes or villains. More often than not we find ourselves enjoying a supporting character more than anything. These supporting video game characters deserve their own game!

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AztecFalcon4283d ago

Zeratul game > StarCraft: Ghost. Both will never see the light of day.

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Top 5 of Final Fantasy's Most Evil Bad Guys

Brandon Thompson writes: "Gamers have seen few franchises with histories as impressively deep and memorable as the Final Fantasy series. Besides being known for great story lines lovable heroes, Square/Enix's uber-popular franchise is also known for having some of the meanest and most evil baddies in the history of video games.

What does it take to make a successful bad guy who makes a real impact on gamers? The character's costume certainly plays a part. Maybe it's how dramatic of an introduction the character has? Maybe it's all about how insanely crazy, strong, and determined the antagonist is. We still think the costume plays some part. You be the judge."

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vgn245130d ago

No Villian will EVER compare to Sephiroth man. He rocks. No one can disagree.

hay5130d ago (Edited 5130d ago )

Kefka been there before and surpassed him. As I love Sephiroth, he's my favourite villain, Kefka is much more than him. Makes Sephy look like a wannabe.

vgn245130d ago

You're just saying that because I said "No one could disagree" lol

blitz06235130d ago

Sephiroth is more bad ass than Kefka, but no one will be crazier than Kefka. The guy is a definition of 'evil'. He should be tops in that list, not Sephiroth.

vgchica5129d ago

from the article - "While we’re not allowed to number our top five lists anymore, there’s little doubt that Sephiroth would top the list if it were titled "popular" bad guys. Even though he's not the most evil, his hatred puts him in the top five."

Why can't you number a top 5?

charlescox45129d ago

How can they give honorable mention to Edea fromVIII? She wasn't that hard.

NegativeCreepWA5129d ago

lol, Sephiroths a little mommas boy always crying for mother. Kefka actually destroyed the world unlike the rest of them.

K-Tuck5129d ago

Sephiroth is a big wet p(an)sy. I'd rate Kuja over him, and Kuja is basically a schoolgirl.

Cerebellum5129d ago

Hands down: Sephiroth. What other villian has a symphony orchestra perform his theme song to live audiences? huh huh? That's right, Sephiroth PWNS!!!

N4Flamers5129d ago

was that a chick dressed as him in the pic. I would have to say the one I hated the most was seymor from FFX. Turned his mom into a summons and kept her in the basement all chained up.

iamtehpwn5129d ago (Edited 5129d ago )

Sephiroth has more rich character development, and a more obvious motivation for destruction. While Kefka is insane, Sephiroth was once psychology (seemly) normal, and even a great hero at one point.

He also didn't think what he was doing was wrong at all. Sephiroth honestly thought he was saving the world by becoming it's God.

radphil5129d ago (Edited 5129d ago )

"Sephiroth is more bad ass than Kefka, but no one will be crazier than Kefka. The guy is a definition of 'evil'. He should be tops in that list, not Sephiroth."

I kinda agree with that, though they did say they aren't allowed to number them. :p

Granted Sephiroth is another likeable villian from the FF series, I'd have to give the Bat**** crazy overall title to Kefka. The amount of stuff Sephiroth did in FF7 is kinda pale in comparison to the amount of grief, death, and overall things Kefka did in FF6.

However Sephiroth did make it seem more personal to what he did, which still makes him on the top lists.

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qface645130d ago (Edited 5130d ago )

why would sefi top the list the list said most evil bad guys technically speaking compared to what some of the other FF have done and what some of them actually are like the embodiment of malice itself sefi isn't really all that evil just someone who went insane

its just a popularity thing in the end anyways

SprSynJn5129d ago

For the love of God man, periods!!

George Sears5129d ago

I define evil as someone for no remorse or compassion for no living being on this planet. A pure malicious conscious from beggining to end. Someone that not even his/her mother would love. For this, Kefka takes the specifications perfectly. A pathetic weakling from the start of the game, towards becoming something like the devil itself. But regardless of his power, he was always an evil twat.

CountDracula5129d ago

Most Final Fantasy characters (Bad guys included) are pretty much wimps.

capn_crunch5129d ago

Barthandelus in XIII was pretty lame, even if it wasn't hermaphrodite lame like almost all other FF villains, he was pretty lame.

Most evil had to be Kefka... sorry Sephiroth fans, he was just a lonely kid who missed mommy.

midgard2275129d ago

dear god, main villain of ff13 was probably the worst villian in any game since xenosaga 2....probably cuz they r both popes.....but UGhhh, i think ff13 wuda been better if guy cid, or guy with silver hair or even jihl (chick with huge rack) was the main villain.

i loved the whole cast except for main villain. uggh i hate him so boring

kevnb5129d ago

first game in the series I quit before finishing.

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