US Gamer - However, as with many other MMOs, its launch has not gone as smoothly as either the player base or Square Enix might have hoped. It's the usual excuse -- "the number of users attempting to access the game has significantly exceeded our initial estimates" -- but in this case it's entirely possible there may be some truth to it. Although early impressions of FFXIV's new version have all been enormously positive, releasing it at all was still a huge risk for Square Enix; there was, after all, no guarantee that those who felt burned by version 1.0 would come back, and it would be understandable for the company to make somewhat conservative estimates as to how many players they might expect.
The construction of the new Housing system in Azeroth is underway, and we’re taking you behind the scenes to give you an early look at what the Housing development team has been working on. Watch your step, and don’t mind the dust. Hard hats are not required.
TNS: "WoW and FFXIV had new expansions in 2024 and a lot of gameplay changes, and after playing both, I think they need to learn from each other."
FFXIV 7.11 includes a brand new raid complete with weapon rewards to unlock and a ton of PvP balancing.
