That's it for the fifth installment of the Vana'diel Census.

Another year completed with the introduction of Ballista, launch of the PlayOnline service in Europe, the release of Chains of Promathia, and countless game content updates. This was all made possible not only through the hard work of the FINAL FANTASY XI development team, but by you, the fans, who are connecting from all around the world. Try to imagine for a moment 500,000 people in one place (think of 10 stadiums that can hold 50,000 people; like the Tokyo Dome, Dodger Stadium, Yankee Stadium, etc.)! Now imagine all of those people connecting to one gaming service! Even though MMORPG's take place in a virtual fantasy world, we realize that every character in the game is a real person. We will continue to do our best to bring smiles and a happier online experience to everyone!

Until one day when we meet in Vana'diel...

May 9, 2005
Sage Sundi
Global Online Producer