July Topics, 2009
Sunbreeze Festival Special Event:
Fantastic Fraulein Mumor 2 Superheroine Stage Show
(07/31/2009)
"Hi everyone! My name's Mumor!
How are you all? I've been feeling just fantastic, thank you! My live performance at this year's Sunbreeze Festival is about to begin, you see. All the fans have already begun lining up and—huh? Where in the world did everyone go...?
What's with the commotion over there? A crowd of people seems to have gathered.
But...something doesn't smell right here..."
This summer, a fearsome new menace has come to wreak havoc on festivals and smiles of happiness—the very things our winsome superheroine, Fantastic Fraulein Mumor, has sworn to protect. Only with your spirited show of support can Mumor hope to prevail in her latest battle against evil!
All together now: "Shining Summer Samba!!!"
Proceed here to learn how you can help Fantastic Fraulein Mumor purge Vana'diel of this latest threat casting its shadow over the realm!
*The Sunbreeze Festival will commence on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. (PDT) and run until Monday, August 17 at 1:00 a.m. (PDT).
Player Event Support Goes Live! (07/28/2009)
Adventurers across Vana'diel, rejoice! The long-awaited Player Event Support service previously announced at fan events in the U.S. and Japan is set to debut today. At your behest, the brave moogles of the Mog House Management Union (MHMU) will dress up as everything from monsters and beastmen to holiday trees. A grand total of two hundred objects covering most everything an adventurer's heart could desire are available to lend your event that extra dose of creative charm!
So what are you waiting for? Check out the Player Event Support site for all the details!
Beat the Heat with the Sunbreeze Festival! (07/24/2009)
Ah, summer in Vana'diel—a season of scorching days and sweltering nights that will have you working up a sweat just standing around in your subligar.
But don't just stay cooped up in your Mog House casting Waterga on yourself until the cool breezes of autumn blow in. Why, you'd be missing out on one of the liveliest celebrations of the year!
Hark!
Don't you hear the powerful swoosh, boom, and crackle of fireworks in the night sky? The joyous strains of a summer melody in the air?
That's right, friend—the Sunbreeze Festival is just around the corner!
Read on for the cool, refreshing details!
From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team
The Version Update Is Here! (07/21/2009)
The July version update, starring the second of three add-on scenarios, "A Moogle Kupo d'Etat—Evil in Small Doses," is now ready for your downloading pleasure! Prepare to be blown away by a veritable deluge of exciting new content including:
- The continuing episodes of Wings of the Goddess missions.
- The new Campaign element, "Unions."
- An expanded Moblin Maze Mongers.
- Job-related additions and improvements.
...And a whole host more!
Feast your eyes on the details here.
From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team
Version Update Sneak Peek (07/17/2009)
In addition to the hoards of adjustments and new content promised thus far, the fast-approaching July version update will boast numerous overall improvements including an upgrade to the /bell command added this past April and scrumptious new synthesis recipes that will leave streets drenched in adventurer drool.
Read on for the details.
FINAL FANTASY XI Stratics Creative Writing Winners Announced! (07/15/2009)
The team over at FINAL FANTASY XI Stratics has announced the winners of their contest that challenged members of the community to write their own exciting Vana'diel adventures. Would-be scribes were tasked with creating a fun-filled quest for a chance to win shiny new FINAL FANTASY XI goods. Contestants' entries are now available for your perusal, so head over to Stratics to see the result of all the blood, sweat, and tears that adventurers put into writing their own stories!
Visit FINAL FANTASY XI Stratics to read up!
From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team
Augmented Items Abound! (07/13/2009)
Hear ye, mighty champions of Vana'diel!
Have you gazed longingly at the augmented apparel donned by your lower-level peers, wondering when similar equipment would be introduced for those of powers puissant?
Consider your wait over! A host of new augmented items designed especially for high-level characters will be one of the many exciting additions in the upcoming version update.
Read on for the details!
"A Moogle Kupo d'Etat—Evil in Small Doses" Trailer Goes Live! (07/10/2009)
The official promotional video for "A Moogle Kupo d'Etat — Evil in Small Doses," the new add-on scenario currently on track for a Monday, July 20th release, is now available for your viewing pleasure!
Get a sneak peek of the new adventure at the official site!
From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team
Job Adjustments and Additions Part II (07/09/2009)
As a follow up to last week's article on new ninja job abilities, it is with pleasure that we introduce other job-related additions and adjustments scheduled for the fast-approaching July version update.
Peruse the details here.
"A Moogle Kupo d'Etat—Evil in Small Doses" Now On Sale Via PlayOnline! (07/06/2009)
We're pleased to announce that "A Moogle Kupo d'Etat—Evil in Small Doses," the second in a series of three add-on scenarios for FINAL FANTASY XI, goes on sale starting today, exclusively through PlayOnline!
Follow the "A Moogle Kupo d'Etat" banner on the main PlayOnline FINAL FANTASY XI page to purchase your registration code!
For more details, visit the official site.
* Purchasing users will be able to access the new content with the release of the next FINAL FANTASY XI version update, currently scheduled for late July.
* Users need only purchase one registration code per PlayOnline ID in order to enjoy the new content with all characters on that account.
From the FINAL FANTASY XI Development Team
Job Adjustments and Additions Part I (07/03/2009)
A host of job adjustments and additions are in the pipes for the upcoming version update, including formidable new abilities for ninjas. Other jobs, too, are scheduled to benefit from myriad adjustments to magic and abilities. In this, the first part in the job adjustment series of articles, we cast the spotlight on ninjas, Vana'diel's agents of stealth and deception.
Proceed here to learn how your powers of stealth and assassination might be enhanced!