In Final Fantasy XI's September update, which is available to download now, players can expect the typical monthly Ambuscade refresh, this time with Mamool Ja and Antlions swapped in and the corresponding Records of Eminence objectives. The team has also added a new Crystal Paradise battlefield, which will require you to complete the Rhapsodies of Vana'diel storyline, have a level 99 job with the Job Master title, and the Crystal Paradise item in your possession to enter the instance. By speaking with Emporox in Reisenjima, you can exchange 250 potpourri for the Crystal Paradise item, which can then be traded to the Celestial Gate in the Celestial Nexus. Here, select "Crystal Paradise" to gain entry. Your objective here is to defeat all of the designated enemies with a party of one to six players within a sixty minute time limit. Once that time limit expires, you will be ejected from the arena. The team has also added the option to select the difficulty level for Lower Sortie bosses when certain conditions are added. If one player in a party has a stage 4 Prime Weapon, a message will appear when accessing the entrance to the Lower Sortie boss area, where you can adjusted

Final Fantasy XI's August 2023 update is live today. With it, Ambuscade objectives have been refreshed where you will face off against Gigas and Evil Weapons, and perhaps a Golden Bomb. In other small-scale updates, the team will be making changes to the conditions for new players to remove the "?" mark that is displayed — requiring an amount of time played than a certain level. It's been changed to match the same period of time before players can use the Assist Channel function. Also, screenshots will have the copyright text in a new location to be in line with the company's current guidelines. Of course, there are several events currently ongoing in the game, like the August Login Campaign whereupon logging in and accruing points, players can exchange them for a wide variety of items. Special items include the Ageist shield, Poison Axe, and Magician's Rod. The Discount Campaign runs from August 8th to September 4th which will notably discount the price of purchase. The Return Home to Vana'diel Campaign is also resuming on August 18th and runs through September 4th, where past subscribers are able to log in and play for free. These are running alongside other summer campaigns including

In Final Fantasy XI's July 2023 update, which is available now, an epilogue has been added to The Voracious Resurgence scenario. This follow-up story shares what happened to the 'Destiny Destroyers' after the battle in the grand finale of the scenario. Producer and director Yoji Fujito shares that you'll need some extra space in your inventory before you speak with each of the NPCs. A technical update will let you decide whether to start some missions that are triggered automatically between areas of the game, such as the opening moments from A Crystalline Prophecy in Lower Jeuno, Fujito hopes that now that the entire game's story is available that players will take the time to properly enjoy it. In other content, Records of Eminence objectives have been swapped out, hand-in-hand with the Normal and Intense Ambuscade objectives and rewards. Regarding concurrent events, the 'Hot Vana'diel Nights Campaign' gets undwerway tomorrow, and the July 2023 Login Campaign features a 'Magician's Rod' for 500 points. Final Fantasy XI is available on Windows PC.

In Final Fantasy XI's latest monthly update, available now in the game, the team has updated monthly objectives for the Records of Eminence, and cycled in new Ambuscade notorious monsters and reward items. With the conclusion of The Voracious Resurgence last month, the development team is planning to deliver a small epilogue in the July update. In other news, new merchandise is currently in the works including new T-shirts, a baseball cap, and a hoodie styled after the Vermillion Cloak item. There's also a small Hecteyes stand for your pens, a memorandoll mascot strap, and magnets featuring paintings that can be seen in the game - with others planned too. An upcoming Treasures of Vana'diel exhibition will commence as in-person events resume with the downgrade of the status of COVID-19 in Japan. More information about the event is forthcoming. There are also several events that are currently taking place in-game, including the June Login Campaign. Accrue enough login points and you'll be able to exchange them for rewards, including the Poison Axe for 500 points. You can obtain points until Monday, July 3rd, and exchange those points until Sunday, July 9th. The Sunshine Seeker campaign, which further delves into some of the Babban By

Final Fantasy XI's May Update will roll out in two phases: the first, out today, will include an update to Ambuscade that refreshes previously-featured encounters. The second is out on May 24th, and concludes The Voracious Resurgence scenario. Ambuscade May 10th's Ambuscade update will feature two returning encounters that have not been altered. Volume One will feature Orcs and Volume Two will feature flies. The team recommends brushing up on your strategies from previous appearances. Starting April onwards, A. Voucher: Replica will be available as a reward; you can exchange this ticket for various replica weapons that were available as Ambuscade rewards. Ambuscade will continue to be refreshed every month with different returning encounters. The Voracious Resurgence May 24's update will include the latter half of The Voracious Resurgence scenario's eleventh and final part - marking the conclusion to a story that began back in August 2020. Producer Fujito shared that the team poured their all into the final chapter. Prime Weapons The final stage of reforging will be available, and the third stage will require completion of The Voracious Resurgence scenario. The reforged prime weapons will allow use of unique weapon skills when equipped, and while being visually similar to their relic weapon counterparts, they will have

Final Fantasy XI 's April update has arrived with returning Ambuscade objectives and an update to the new Term Filter feature. Recently, producer Akihiko Matsui announced that he would be stepping down from his role on the game and handing responsibilities over to Yoji Fujito, who will now serve as Final Fantasy XI's producer and director to continue long-term operations of the game. The size of the development team and scale of further updates will be reduced for several reasons, namely as long-term staff on the project move on to new projects with newer technology, and that remaining staff can continue to keep service stable. Fujito commented that some of the equipment that is used to develop the game is now severely outdated, and was recently used to create The Voracious Resurgence scenario, but that's the limit for now. This was one of the factors that led to the decision to downsize the development team. He added that even if the team could renew the development environment with the latest tools and middleware, it wouldn't benefit our developers to limit themselves to this outdated technology. While monthly updates will be smaller in scale, the team plans to continue updating Ambuscade and hold

Final Fantasy XI producer Akihiko Matsui will be stepping down from his role, to be replaced by director Yoji Fujito. This announcement came by way of the game's official website today, wherein Matsui shared his reflections on the project. Matsui started as a battle designer the company's first MMORPG before moving to the director's chair in 2010, ten years after he joined the project. After a stint as Final Fantasy XIV's lead combat system designer for the successful A Realm Reborn relaunch, he returned as a producer on Final Fantasy XI after Hiromichi Tanaka's departure until the present day. He is often seen on short broadcasts with director Fujito sharing information about monthly updates coming to the game. Of course it shouldn't be forgotten that Matsui's resume is quite impressive, even aside his long career leading Final Fantasy XI. Starting off as a battle designer for Final Fantasy IV back in 1991, he would come to work on other beloved 16-bit era RPGs like Final Fantasy V, Romancing SaGa 2, and a little game called Chrono Trigger which he also directed. Moving into the PlayStation, he also worked on the SaGa Frontier and as a game and systems designer on the

The planned March update for Final Fantasy XI is out today, bringing with it a set of new content including the latest chapter of The Voracious Resurgence storyline and a March Login Campaign. Additional details on the new content added in the March version update include: The Voracious Resurgence – In the final chapter of the saga, Chapter 11, Part 1, a betrayer in the midst awaits in Castle Zvahl. Login Campaign – The March 2023 Login Campaign runs from Saturday, March 11, 2023, at 7:00 a.m. (PST) to Sunday, April 9, 2023, at 7:00 a.m. (PDT). Receive points and exchange them for in-game items such as the ♪Phuabo. Further details on the March update can be read over on the official forums here. The We Are Vana'diel special site has also been updated with a variety of new content including We Grew Vana'diel #18, featuring an interview with localization guru Michael-Christopher Koji Fox and hos thoughts on the past two decades as a member on the localization team.

In the latest monthly update to Final Fantasy XI available today, Ambuscade has refreshed corses and demon encounters, and Sortie has been updated to further address congestion players are experiencing. A chat log "term filter" can also be created by editing local files to include those terms. Producer Akihiko Matsui and director Yoji Fujito talk about the February update’s highlights below. You can check out the detailed update notes on the official forums here. Ambuscade In February's update, Volume One features Corses, while Volume Two features Demons. The Corse encounter has been adjusted where it will no longer use Gambol Macabre when its skeleton minions are not present — which the team says will be an easier fight if you focus on the minions. However, if the Corse uses a special ability when the targeted player is a certain distance away, it will always use Gambol Macabre regardless of whether any minions are present. Additionally, when the Corse uses Blood Weapon, it will remove any negative status ailments from itself and its minions. If you're playing at a distance to limit what special abilities the Corse can use, make sure you don't move too far away. Sortie The team is making adjustments to address the congestion and they thank players

In the latest monthly update to Final Fantasy XI available today, Ambuscade has refreshed moogle and flan encounters, and the second half of Part 10 of The Voracious Resurgence scenario will commence after ad delay. Producer Akihiko Matsui and director Yoji Fujito talk about the December update’s highlights, as well as ongoing and recurring campaigns. You can check out the detailed update notes on the official forums here. Ambuscade January 2023's Ambuscade update will feature moogles in Volume One, and Flan in Volume Two. Both of these re returning encounters, yet will have adjustments from their previous iterations. In the moogle encounter, the size of the beneficial area created by the two moogle minions has been expanded. A unique message has been added for when the minions begin to move. The boss will also gain a resistance to damage from Blood Pact abilities, but only when its SP ability is in effect. In the Flan encounter, the requirements for the boss to change modes are now the same across all difficulties. Additionally, the mode where players can deal more damage will now last longer than it has previously. Golden Bombs will appear when certain requirements are fulfilled, continuing on from the last month's Ambuscade. The team notes that January