17 Dec 2014
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New Years Campaigns

Ring in the new year in style with five campaigns coming to Vana’diel! Campaign Period Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 12:00 a.m. (PST) to Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at the same hour. Double Unity Accolade Campaign Unity accolade gains from completing Records of Eminence objectives and vanquishing monsters will be doubled! Surge Walk Campaign All
16 Dec 2014
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Pet Food Beta 14: Miroku Hates Gifts

Vivi and Miroku discuss the December version update, the “gifts” system, and the 2014 Tarutaru cup! Have questions or comments for the show? You can e-mail us at [email protected] or hit us up on Twitter @petfoodbeta. https://media.blubrry.com/ffxiv/gamerescape-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/ffxi/petfoodbeta/pfb14.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 58:10 — 66.8MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS |
8 Dec 2014
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FFXI News Roundup for the week of December 1st

Version Update Last week, the dev team revealed what is in store for the December version update, set to take place on Tuesday/Wednesday the 9th/10th. Some of the highlights include new Adoulin quests, small bonuses received from monster rearing (similar to mog enhancement), a new job points system known as “gifts”, and the long awaited
2 Dec 2014
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Double Bayld Campaign Begins Today

The following three campaigns will be held starting on Tuesday, December 2. Campaign Period Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 6:00 a.m. (PST) to Thursday, December 18 at midnight Campaign Details 1) Bonus Bayld Campaign Lair, colonization, and wildkeeper reives will receive evaluation bonuses throughout the duration, doubling bayld and experience gains. * The maximum amount
26 Nov 2014
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11 Questions for the FFXI Dev Team!

The eleventh month is almost over, and we couldn’t let that go by without reaching out to the Final Fantasy XI development team with… eleven questions! They were gracious enough to take some time to chat with us about the conclusion of Seeker’s of Adoulin, and what it’s like to work on the game in
26 Nov 2014
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Pet Food Beta 13: Dev Team Interview!

Vivi, and Miroku have a very special holiday treat, an exclusive interview with the Final Fantasy XI Dev team! Camate from the community team was kind enough to deliver 11 of our questions and translate them for us. Have questions or comments for the show? You can e-mail us at [email protected] or hit us up
25 Nov 2014
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Two Campaigns Start Today

Today two special campaigns start! A collaboration with Final Fantasy Pictologica, this collaboration includes a total of eleven new items available as furnishings, each of which depicts a famous NPC from the world of Vana’diel in retro-style pixel art. Read on for the details! Also starting today is a special Walk of Echoes campaign, where
15 Nov 2014
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Pet Food Beta 12: Betty White Mage

Vivi, Miroku and Karma go over the conclusion of Seeker’s of Adoulin (spoiler free-ish), job adjustments, Unity Concord and more in Novembers massive update. Have questions or comments for the show? You can e-mail us at [email protected] or hit us up on Twitter @petfoodbeta. https://media.blubrry.com/ffxiv/gamerescape-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/ffxi/petfoodbeta/pfb12.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:16:16 — 87.5MB) |
5 Nov 2014
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11/11 Celebration Campaigns

It’s that special time of year that kicks off the holiday season into full swing, that’s right, 11/11 the celebration of mandragoras! – Sunshine Seekers This special event is a wonderful treat for those remembering the story of Babban Ny Mheillea! – Adventurer Appreciate Campaign All characters subscribed during the period of eligibility will receive
2 Nov 2014
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Pet Food Beta 11: Can I Solo This…?

Vivi tries to solo an episode of PFB, and covers the highlights from the October Update, including Atomos, job adjustments, and Dancer becoming OP. Other items mentioned include some of the announcements for the November update including the conclusion of Seekers of Adoulin, the new Unity Conchord system and more! Apologies for the lengthier-than-normal and
27 Oct 2014
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New System, Unity Concord set for November Update

Square Enix announced on the PlayOnline website a new system called Unity Concord, which is set to be introduced in the November version update. This new system adds NPC-led factions and is related to records of eminence. Each faction will get it’s own chat channel, have specific objectives, and rewards. Read on for all the
24 Oct 2014
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Seekers of Adoulin to Conclude in November

Square-Enix has just revealed that the conclusion of the storyline missions for Seekers of Adoulin will take place in the November version update. Not much is known at this time, but some additional adjustments including the ability to hire an NPC to distribute linkpearls, more job adjustments and monster rearing are planned as well. Will
19 Oct 2014
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Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest | Costume Contest Live Blog!

Matt Hilton introduces the contest. Guest judges are two cosplayers (didn’t catch names) and Yoshi P. And Lisa Luhu as Garuda (epic costume lol).
19 Oct 2014
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Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest | Letter From the Producer Live Blog

Yoshi P came out showing fan art. Mr G came out and a fan handed him a batman shirt. Translation team brought out. Yoshi P: Our PR team got really upset at you Mr G. Matt Hilton: How are you guys doing? Getting a lot of sleep? Yoshi P: Nope. No time!
19 Oct 2014
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Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest | Lead GM Live Blog

Enkrateia, the lead GM joins the community team, Grekumah and Camate. Camate: What do GMS actually do? Enkrateia: A lot of enforcing the rules, fielding complaints, we work real hard to make the game as fun as possible. When we introduced the forums, we took on moderating those too. Grekumah: Why don’t GMS appear more
19 Oct 2014
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Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest | Bluegartr Live Blog

A special guest is set for the live stream in a few minutes, stay tuned to Gamerescape for all the latest info! Hadley Brightfoot and Carraway Author join Camate. BG talking about the positive energy at the fest. Camate asking if they think they’ll one shot Odin. BG: Probably not lol. Camate: How’d the coil
18 Oct 2014
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Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest | Dev Panel Live Blog (Job Spoiler?)

Mitsutoshi Gondai (battle director) took stage with Naoki Yoshida. Gondai: My name might be a little hard to say, so you can call me Mr. G if you want. (Crowd chants Mister G!) Mr G: There are three main sections, enemy design, system design, and for 2.0, the FATE team. 5 on level, 4 on
18 Oct 2014
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Odin Fight Preview

After the Lore Panel, Camate and Grekumah cut to some players trying the new Odin fight. It looks to be taking place in an instanced area of the Black Shroud, and seems to have similar behavior to the FATE (but without the billions of people). No word on what the trick is to this yet!
18 Oct 2014
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Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest | Lore Panel Live Blog

Fernehalwes takes the stage with Matt Hilton, lots of “Loregasm shouts” from the crowd. Fernehalwes talking about a game he made in high school where you went to went to Las Vegas and mug an old lady when you ran out of money!?
18 Oct 2014
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Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest | Music Panel Live Blog

The Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest Music Panel is set to start in 15 minutes, stay tuned here for live blogging coverage! Here we go! Soken takes the stage asking “did you win big money?!?” Fernehalwes joins him. Soken is really animated lol.