FINAL FANTASY XIV Online News

Patch 7.16 Notes

Patch 7.16 brings a number of additions and refinements to the game, including additional role quests and Season Thirteen of Crystalline Conflict.

Read the full patch notes on the Lodestone.

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This problematic FF14 mod poses huge stalking and privacy risks

This article contains themes that may be distressing for some readers. Discretion is advised.

Square Enix has something of a "don't ask, don't tell" policy for the Final Fantasy 14 community in regards to mods. The use of third-party plugins is outlawed and against the MMO's terms of service, but modders still continue to create them for FF14 and their use is fairly well known. Now PlayerScope, a troubling new mod that was made public recently, is causing panic among the community and is being dubbed "a stalker's wet dream."

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Play Free for up to 4 Days in the Latest Free Login Campaign!

In the hope that would-be adventurers can experience all that FFXIV has to offer, we are pleased to announce the latest Free Login Campaign!

The latest patch, Crossroads, offers a wealth of new challenges to overcome, such as the FFXI crossover alliance raid, Echoes of Vana'diel - Jeuno: The First Walk, and the first-ever chaotic alliance raid, The Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic). Wield the new job-specific weapons inspired by winning entries in the Weapon Design Contest, or enjoy new voice clips from the Scions of the Seventh Dawn while playing Doman mahjong!

If you or any of your friends are currently taking a break from your adventures, you won't want to miss out on this limited-time event!

Visit the Free Login Campaign website for details.

Returning FF14 players can get almost 100 hours of free game time right now

If there's one game I constantly find myself coming back to, it's Final Fantasy 14. Every now and then I get the itch to pick up my Viera ninja and dive back into the fray, and with Dawntrail happily ticking along, I'm even more tempted. While I haven't played any of the latest expansion, I have it on good authority that it's pretty damn special, and with Square Enix now offering returning players free game time, I might just need to reinstall FF14.

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