March Topics, 2008

Vana'diel Collection 2008 for Windows Launching Soon! (03/31/2008)

FINAL FANTASY XI Vana'diel Collection 2008 for Windows will be hitting store shelves soon! The collection includes the complete award-winning original game plus all four expansions (Rise of the Zilart, Chains of Promathia, Treasures of Aht Urhgan and Wings of the Goddess) on one easy-to-install DVD. The package features a fold-out map of Vana'diel, command lists and mini starting nation walkthroughs to help new players begin their adventure! Every copy comes with a 30-day free trial and a Vana'diel Buddy Pass to invite a friend to try FINAL FANTASY XI.

Click here to purchase FINAL FANTASY XI Vana'diel Collection 2008 for Windows!

Doll Festival Fan Art Contest Winners Selected! (03/27/2008)

The winning entries for this year's Doll Festival Fan Art Contest have been selected, kupo! The moogles at the Mog House Management Union (MHMU) have painstakingly hand-picked the winners from a whopping 400-plus quality entries. With quirkily cute ladies, graciously gallant femme fatales, and bodaciously beautiful maidens of the battlefield among those who made it into the list, we've no doubt you will thoroughly enjoy this year's fan portrayals of "The Ladies of Vana'diel," kupo!

Check out the winning entries here.

Special Task Force Report (03/25/2008)

Today's report will outline our actions conducted from February 21, 2008 to March 25, 2008 in dealing with players violating the user agreement, as well as details on the activities, results, and goals of the Special Task Force.

Click here for a report on the Special Task Force's overall activities.

Accounts Banned (03/25/2008)

Around 10,400 accounts in violation of the FINAL FANTASY XI user agreement were suspended or banned today.

Click here for details.

The Egg-hunt is on!
Selected Egg-citing Episodes Now Available for Viewing! (03/13/2008)

What on Vana'diel is going on outside? What does a moogle have to do to enjoy a simple afternoon nap, kupo!?
Hm? The town square is abuzz with throngs and throngs of people. I wonder what's brewing, kupo?

Uh-oh. I totally forgot all about the Egg Hunt! It...it's starting today, kupoooooo! I almost slept through the job again! How could I forget my most important task to gather and introduce egg-citing episodes from our brave adventurers? If I don't get to the Mog House Management Union (MHMU) soon, the boss will be so angry that he'll use my poor nose in place of a festival egg, kupo!

Hurry here to learn how to participate in the festival.
And here, to read "My Egg-citing Episode" submissions from fellow adventurers, kupo!

*The festival will be held from March 13, 2008 at 01:00 until March 24, 2008 at 01:00 (PDT).

From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team

Version Update Complete! (03/10/2008)

Ladies and gentlemen, the eagerly-awaited version update is finally here! Numerous adjustments and additions, including those addressed in Topics over the past few weeks, are now ready for your gaming pleasure. Here is a brief recap of the improvements for those who came in late:

-Adjusted and improved job and battle systems
-New Campaign elements
-Exciting new quests for dancers and scholars
-A host of new items and equipment
-And more!

Click here for all the juicy details!

Great Figures of the Crystal War, Vol. II (03/07/2008)

That ignoble, rusted chest turned up from the cluttered depths of Muckvix's Junk Shop in Lower Jeuno has divulged still more of its secrets. In the process, it continues to reveal the heretofore obscure history of the Crystal War in the form of biographical accounts of some of its most integral players. The archiving of the most recent installment of these priceless profiles has been completed, and the works released to the public for the first time in the latest scholarly journals.

Click here to learn more.

From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team

Job and Battle System Adjustments (03/06/2008)

A number of job and battle system adjustments have been scheduled for the next version update.

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From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team

Changes Scheduled for the March Version Update (03/04/2008)

We would like to introduce some more changes scheduled for the next version update, in addition to those mentioned in previous Topics postings.

Proceed here for more details.