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FFXIV Patch 6.2 Special Site is Live, Reveals Lahabrea as Hot

You know things are heating up for Final Fantasy XIV when a new special site for a patch goes up. With FFXIV 6.2 – “Buried Memory” right around the corner, the official patch we...

FFXIV 6.2 Live Letter Part 2 on August 12; Here's What We'll See

Patch 6.2 “Buried Memory” is the upcoming content update for Final Fantasy XIV, and it feels like we’ve covered it all at this point. Well, there’s a whole lot more we’ve yet to see. That’s w...

FFXIV 6.18 Patch Notes Summary; Data Centers, Job Changes, and More

It turns out that the relatively minor update for Final Fantasy XIV had a bit more in store. During the maintenance period, FFXIV 6.18 patch notes dropped and revealed more than the...

FFXIV Best in Slot White Mage Gear For The Average Player (Patch 6.18)

The Final Fantasy XIV endgame grind doesn’t stop upon hitting the leveling cap, but acquiring some of the best healer gear for your White Mage doesn’t necessarily mean a new career in grindin...

FFXIV Best in Slot Scholar Gear For The Average Player (Patch 6.18)

The Final Fantasy XIV endgame grind cranks up the heat, and poorly outfitted healers won’t cut it if things go south. When your Warrior forgets to mitigate or when your Dragoon hits the floor...

The Balloon Mount Spies On Old Valentione Items At The FFXIV Online Store

We’re in the middle of another seasonal event, and that means the Final Fantasy XIV Online Store has updated with new (old) items. If you happen to miss them the first time around, you can alwa...

Having Bad Luck With FFXIV Housing? Buy an Apartment Instead

If you’ve been trying to clear Housing (Savage) in Final Fantasy XIV, you might live within the depths of despair. The FFXIV housing lottery is a rou...

FFXIV Housing Guide: How to Enter the Lottery, Account Requirements, and Changes

The Final Fantasy XIV housing changes tweak the lottery again with revisions to ward classifications. The new system, implemented with Endwalker, continues to iterate on player housi...

How to Unlock the Kobold Tribe Quests in FFXIV - Locations & Quests

Under the firmament of Eorzea, there is a race of humanoid creatures that shape the earth. These miners are generally peaceful, but the Primal Titan has brought them into conflict with the Eorzean All...

FFXIV Housing Lottery NPC Asks You to Please Return Accidental Refund

The darkest days of the FFXIV housing lottery may be behind us, but a new Patch 6.2 NPC comes ready to collect on the system’s mistakes. In this week’s Final Fantasy XIV update, Empy...

How to Unlock the Pixie Tribe Quests in FFXIV - Quests & Rewards

Let’s turn back the clock a bit. While everyone is living in Endwalker, there are still a ton of great quests to complete and items to unlock. The Pixie Tribe is one of the first Tribes that...

For Disabled FFXIV Players, Mods are a Necessity for Accessibility

K, a Final Fantasy XIV player, is a Scholar main with a heart of gold. They regularly hang out in the novice network, offering advice on game mechanics and answering lore questions for newer pl...

FFXIV Retainer Quick Exploration Guide - Venture Rewards, Item Level

Pretty early on in your Final Fantasy XIV experience, the game introduces you to the concept of retainers. These are essentially personal bankers as NPCs who hold onto Gil and store items, bu...

The Heartfelt Story of the Eorzean Aquarium, a Full-Scale FFXIV Fish Exhibit

During one May evening, I stood in front of a tank and admired a shark with a gigantic nose. Flipping through the visitor book, I found charming comments from past visitors also praising the shark for...

FFXIV Crystalline Conflict PVP Guide — 14 Tips You Need to Know to Win

If you’ve played other competitive team-based multiplayer games like Overwatch or Team Fortress 2, then you’re probably familiar with the core concept of Crystalline Conflict. Thi...

How to Get the Magitek Avenger G1 Mount in FFXIV

With the release of Patch 6.3, Final Fantasy XIV mount hunters have even more things to collect. You may have seen some players riding around on a giant golden ape and wondered, “What mount is...

FFXIV Opens Weapon Design Contest For Reaper and Sage

A few weeks ago, the FFXIV team announced the winners of the Weapon Design Contest. The contest kicked off in August of last year, with players able to add their designs on given...

Paladin Best-in-Slot Gear (FFXIV 6.18) for Average and Savage Players

If you’re at the top of your game in Final Fantasy XIV, there’s a whole lot of gear available to you. A great static group can dive into Savage and Ultimate raids and hammer at them until the...

FFXIV Fashion Report: Easy 80 Points This Week – April 22, 2022

Patch 6.1 continues to hum along and so too does the Final Fantasy FXIV Fashion Report — for April 22, 2022 this time! Many players are still probably seeking out that the Pod 602 NieR: A...

FFXIV Tips Guide - 48 Things The Game Doesn't Tell You

FFXIV tips aren’t terribly tough to write. The game is full to bursting with things the makers of Final Fantasy simply don’t want to tell you. It’d be hard not to let a few things fa...