IGN: E3 2009: Final Fantasy XIV - What We Know

Square Enix surprised everyone on Tuesday when it announced at Sony's E3 press conference that not only would Final Fantasy XIII hit stores next year, but so too will Final Fantasy XIV Online -- a follow-up MMO from the same team that brought you Final Fantasy XI in 2002. But the information flow didn't stop there. On Wednesday, Square Enix also held a press conference of its own to provide some additional context to the previous day's news. But honestly, IGN still wasn't satisfied with how much FF14 info was out there, so they managed to grab an interview with the Final Fantasy XIV team yesterday afternoon to see if they could answer some additional questions.

And now, with multiple days of info and some probing, they present the following: everything they know about the game thus far. Some of it you've already heard, some of it you haven't, but either way, it's the most info you'll find on the game yet. Enjoy

[BadboyCivic]

I dont like fees...If i "BUY" the game they why should i pay again to play it?
besides that i think its great for those who like to spend infinite hours grindn and leveling all in the hope of obtaining that shiny ultimate uber weapon/armor.

[Gamertags]

I want to be excited about this but I am not one to pay a subscription to play a game. I will pay for a service but not pay full price for a game and then pay a monthly fee to play it. I will wait for the release and the reviews!

[FamilyGuy]

It sounds like they're almost done with this game and just waiting for 13 to be released so they can come out after it and be in line.

The weapons be very important sounds VERY FF9-ish. In that game you got new abilities by having weapons attached with those abilities and leveled yourself up with that weapon until the abilities became yours.

[Expy]

"Square Enix surprised everyone on Tuesday when it announced at Sony's E3 press conference that not only would Final Fantasy XIII hit stores next year, but so too will Final Fantasy XIV Online -- a follow-up MMO from the same team that brought you Final Fantasy XI in 2002"

Structure of this sentence is HORRIBLE. Square-Enix didn't announce anything at Sony's conference. Sony announced that FFXIV (a S-E) gasme would be launched in 2010.

Come on, how is this stuff getting published?

[Spike47]

Final Fantasy versus 13 is the one I'm excited for.

[Montreafart]

This game has my interest. Ff11 was a great game.

And the return to Vanadiel is exciting.

[mpmaley]

I can't wait for this game. Everything I'm reading about it so far sounds great.

[Gun_Senshi]

I LOVED FFXI. I will buy this 1st day, on PC even though I have PS3 due to add ons.

If you can use account on PC and PS3 I would just buy PS3 and download PC so I can play it on both with same account. in FFXI I could use my PC account on PS2 and vise versa.

FFXI had some issues mostly gil seller problems, i hope they take care this time around. Also I did not like the direction how FFXI went with ToAU. Balance went out of the door. Endgame party was SAM x5 1 RDM. It really annoys me how a SAM with Auction HOuse gear can beat any other class with god gear except monk with god gear. If SAM gets god gear he's untouchable DPS with ability to self SC and even tank. RNG was reduced to total suckage and oblivion.

I had 2 characters on FFXI on Garuda Server. Together made up 75 RNG NIN RDM DRK DRG. Ranger my my main until nerf -_-''

Only screenshot I still have is my soloing Exp as DRG/BLU on my 2nd character. one was Hume Iarre other as you see in pic Stigmata Elvaan.

PS. Good players can tip the balance but people will invite the OP classes 1st. in Meritpo I could easily out damage everyone with Drake's Bane. Change to hecatomb armor on SC use drake's bane for 8k+ dmg and back to speed gear for TP :D

Nothing beats 23k Slugshot with Culverin and Cannon Shells during Exp Party before even merits came into game in Dragon's Arey (WAY WAY Before ranger nerf)

[FamilyGuy]

i havn't seen one of you mmo fans in a looong time, or are you just a fan of ffXI? Either it's good to hear that someone who played/plays the XI is so excited about this news.

It's going to be my first mmorpg.

[Briyen]

it said you can share account between pc and ps3

so buy it for the ps3 like me =D

[DNAgent]

It's by Square-Enix so it will be a mediocre game like everything else they make.

[TitanUp]

well this is how it is with most mmo and i don't really care old republic seems like its going to be awesome ff14 seems to be all right so im looking forward to them both.

[V ii T aL]

I have no interest in this game. SE has lost my respect. :(

[i3eyond the Circle]

75 PLD/NIN/WAR/THF/RNG Full AF with End game PLD gear
70 WHM/BLM
62 BST
50 DRK/RDM

Elvaan with well over 200million gil.

90+ Smithing, Goldsmithing with Veteran guild materials

Before I quit I sold that account for 1,459$

I didn't play past Aht'Urgan.

I quit a few months after Chains of Promathia

Can't wait to see how this game is.