Final Fantasy XIV Features

Putting Respect on Final Fantasy XI’s 20-Year Run, FFXIV's Older Sibling

Here at Fanbyte, we have our own dedicated section specifically for Final Fantasy XIV called The Linkshell. Guides, tools, community happenings, news, trends, and heartfelt stories are all part...

Moonfire Faire 2022 Jumping Puzzle in FFXIV is Truly Menacing

Some years ago, Final Fantasy XIV included a jumping puzzle tower for the Moonfire Faire seasonal event. Well, it’s back this year. And I burned away several hours of my night trying to overc...

The Star of FFXIV 6.3 is This Filipino Steamed Bun and Animation

Food plays a vital role in the world of Final Fantasy XIV. Breaking bread with friends and allies, newfound acquaintances, or former adversaries has been an important gesture and custom, just...

FFXIV LunarCon Delivered a Weekend of Parties, Panels, and Pride

“Good day, my friends,” It’s the same familiar voice I’ve heard for almost a year now, always ready to present a new lesson on faraway places, fascinating people, and unfamiliar customs. The greeting...

The FFXIV Healer’s Kiss of Death, and Other Creative Player-Made Twists

In many modern games, achievements are like veins. They’re vital for circulation of blood, ideas, and life in a game’s body.

How the Brazilian FFXIV Community Keeps the Game Alive in an Unsupported Country

No one would disagree that Final Fantasy XIV is now a hit with an inspirational story of coming back from the ashes of its 1.0 release. In the last nine years with a revamped base game and four...

The 14 Best Moments in FFXIV Endwalker

Final Fantasy XIV capped off its long-running story arc in such stunning fashion with Endwalker. The expansion itself had countless moments that spoke to us in so many different ways, sh...

In FFXIV, Undercutting the Market Board by More Than a Gil Hurts Everyone

Massively undercutting the market board in Final Fantasy XIV is a lot the “Decisions Decisions” game in Jackbox Games’ Trivia Murder Party. In it, a pot of cash is placed in the center...

FFXIV 6.1 Housing Comes With a Ser Aymeric Sightseeing Log

I’m a bit unnerved by how well Final Fantasy XIV knows me. After writing an entire cast of men I make myself miserable over and one Y’shtola mommy joke later, I’m convinced someone at Square...

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...

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's Dragons Show How MSQ Runs Deeper Through Side Stories

With the release of Dragonsong’s Reprise, the new Ultimate raid that reimagines my favorite trials, images of Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr remind me of how brilliant Final Fantasy XIV‘s draconic st...

After So Many Other Games, Returning to FFXIV Feels Like Coming Home

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, huh? When I pulled up to my Free Company house the other day, saw members of VinCo lined up by our market board, and heard the little jingle that plays outside the...

FFXIV: A Community Eulogy for Praetorium and Castrum Meridianum

Final Fantasy XIV‘s Main Scenario Quest dungeons Castrum Meridianum and The Praetorium have always been notorious. Relegated to their own little Daily Roulette silo, Castrum and Prae — as they’...

What Your Favorite Man in FFXIV Says About You

While Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida has talked about the difficulties of implementing NPC dating, that doesn’t mean some fans aren’t still hopeful about the possibility. But even i...

14 Games Worth Playing If You Like FFXIV

If I could have just one game for the rest of time, Final Fantasy XIV is the easy choice. But there are so many good games out there that hit similar notes as the critically acclaimed MMORPG, s...

The Thirst for Lahabrea Goes Deeper than Pandaemonium's Depths in FFXIV

Like clockwork, Final Fantasy XIV always has a new character for players to thirst over with the force of a thousand suns. See: Urianger taking his hood off and swanning into the room in his ne...

FFXIV Endwalker Itself Should've Been Recognized in The Game Awards 2022

I know how awards shows work. I understand the dynamics behind the scenes of how certain things get nominated and win in their respective categories. With regards to The Game Awards, the games industr...

Stranger of Paradise is the Anti-FFXIV, and I Love It for That

“Bullshit,” is what I would say if you told me earlier this year that Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin would get me in my feelings. Yet here we are. Having recently finished it, I’m f...

FFXIV Dungeon Tier List — Every Dungeon Ranked (Un)scientifically

While this is supposed to be fun and not very serious, behind every goof is a grain of truth! Final Fantasy XIV players know a good dungeon when they see one. We’re more than happy to rerun a b...