<s>
also	O
known	O
as	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Squaresoft	O
and	O
then	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
as	O
the	O
eleventh	O
main	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Hiromichi	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	O
Windows-based	O
personal	O
computers	O
in	O
November	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
to	O
offer	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
April	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	O
world	O
of	O
Vana'diel	O
,	O
where	O
player-created	O
avatars	B-Application
can	O
both	O
compete	O
and	O
cooperate	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
objectives	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
jobs	O
,	O
skills	O
,	O
and	O
earn	O
in-game	O
item	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
expansion	O
pack	O
and	O
add-on	O
brings	O
a	O
new	O
major	O
storyline	O
to	O
the	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
world	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
numerous	O
areas	O
,	O
quests	O
,	O
events	O
and	O
item	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
the	O
final	O
main	O
scenario	O
for	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
titled	O
Rhapsodies	O
of	O
Vana'diel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
became	O
the	O
final	O
active	O
server	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
online	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
was	O
ultimately	O
ended	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
leaving	O
only	O
the	O
PC	O
platform	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
mobile	O
game	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Grandmasters	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
of	O
2022	O
rumors	O
had	O
circulated	O
that	O
FFXI	B-Protocol
may	O
soon	O
be	O
shutting	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
and	O
differs	O
from	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
several	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
predefined	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
characters	O
in	O
limited	O
ways	O
,	O
including	O
selecting	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
races	O
and	O
choosing	O
their	O
gender	O
,	O
facial	O
style	O
,	O
hair	O
color	O
,	O
body	O
size	O
,	O
job	O
,	O
and	O
nation	O
allegiance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
diverging	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fully	O
three-dimensional	O
landscape	O
with	O
enemies	O
freely	O
roaming	O
in	O
it	O
,	O
allowing	O
battles	O
to	O
occur	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
random	O
encounters	O
used	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
-	O
a	O
trend	O
continued	O
in	O
every	O
numbered	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
title	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
16	O
public	O
game	B-Application
worlds	I-Application
available	O
for	O
play	O
,	O
down	O
from	O
32	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
height	O
,	O
with	O
approximately	O
15,000	O
to	O
20,000	O
players	O
in	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
servers	O
are	O
named	O
after	O
summoned	O
monsters	O
from	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ifrit	O
and	O
Diabolos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
servers	I-Application
are	O
run	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
PlayOnline	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
using	O
any	O
combination	O
of	O
a	O
keyboard	O
,	O
mouse	O
,	O
and	O
controller	B-Device
to	O
play	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
using	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
or	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
uses	O
a	O
virtual/in	O
-game	O
keyboard	O
option	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
external	O
keyboard	O
that	O
is	O
USB	O
compatible	O
for	O
communication	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
head-up	O
display	O
in	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
consists	O
of	O
a	O
log	O
window	O
,	O
menus	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
game	O
information	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Story	O
related	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
consists	O
of	O
two	O
major	O
components	O
:	O
missions	O
,	O
through	O
which	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
told	O
,	O
and	O
quests	O
,	O
which	O
do	O
not	O
advance	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
,	O
but	O
fill	O
out	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fantasy	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
obtain	O
in-game	O
money	O
known	O
as	O
gil	O
by	O
completing	O
missions	O
,	O
quests	O
and	O
defeating	O
Beastmen	O
,	O
though	O
unlike	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
these	O
monsters	O
drop	O
only	O
small	O
amounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
some	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
there	O
is	O
very	O
little	O
focus	O
on	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
(	O
PvP	O
)	O
combat	O
,	O
instead	O
the	O
game	O
revolves	O
around	O
player	O
versus	O
environment	O
(	O
PvE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
in	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
move	O
around	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
where	O
battle	O
had	O
previously	O
taken	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
screen	O
via	O
random	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
format	O
would	O
continue	O
in	O
future	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
several	O
means	O
at	O
their	O
disposal	O
,	O
including	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
abilities	O
and	O
items	O
,	O
to	O
build	O
up	O
enmity	O
or	O
shed	O
it	O
to	O
their	O
advantage	O
in	O
battle	O
-	O
a	O
factor	O
that	O
features	O
heavily	O
in	O
group	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
party	O
"	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIs	I-Protocol
incarnation	O
of	O
Limit	O
Breaks	O
are	O
"	O
Weapon	O
Skills	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
uses	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
changing	O
Jobs	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
currently	O
has	O
twenty-two	O
Jobs	O
as	O
of	O
the	O
latest	O
expansion	O
pack	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobs	O
have	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
unique	O
"	O
job	O
traits	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
job	O
abilities	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
magic	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
giving	O
them	O
a	O
specific	O
role	O
within	O
group	O
play	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
area	O
of	O
expertise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	O
spells	B-Application
are	O
available	O
to	O
certain	O
jobs	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
cooldown	O
period	O
,	O
they	O
often	O
consume	O
MP	B-Application
or	O
some	O
form	O
of	O
item	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
cast	O
,	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
requiring	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
stand	O
still	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unique	O
system	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIs	I-Protocol
job	O
system	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Support	O
Job	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
system	O
allows	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
augment	O
their	O
character	O
with	O
abilities	O
,	O
traits	O
,	O
and	O
spells	B-Application
from	O
another	O
chosen	O
job	O
,	O
at	O
half	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
their	O
current	O
job	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
a	O
Level	O
20	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
setting	O
Ninja	B-Application
as	O
their	O
support	O
job	O
would	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
use	O
all	O
Ninja	B-Application
abilities	O
,	O
traits	O
,	O
and	O
spells	B-Application
up	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
10	O
Ninja	B-Application
,	O
while	O
still	O
primarily	O
being	O
a	O
Level	O
20	O
Warrior	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
support	O
job	O
system	O
allows	O
for	O
job-merges	O
never	O
before	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
has	O
a	O
largely	O
player-based	O
economy	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
heavy	O
reliance	O
on	O
auction	O
houses	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
cities	O
of	O
Vana'diel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
of	O
Jeuno	B-Protocol
used	O
to	O
levy	O
a	O
tax	O
on	O
bazaar	O
purchases	O
inside	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
a	O
patch	O
in	O
the	O
December	O
2008	O
version	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
trade	O
of	O
items	O
for	O
real	O
currency	O
is	O
officially	O
a	O
violation	O
of	O
the	O
Terms	O
of	O
Service	O
for	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
is	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Vana'diel	O
,	O
a	O
rich	O
world	O
with	O
diverse	O
climates	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
northern	O
glaciers	O
and	O
southern	O
deserts	O
,	O
to	O
ethereal	O
realms	O
and	O
sky	O
landmasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
city	O
states	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
available	O
lands	O
,	O
The	O
Republic	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Bastok	I-Protocol
,	O
The	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
San	B-Protocol
d'Oria	I-Protocol
,	O
The	O
Federation	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Windurst	I-Protocol
,	O
The	B-Protocol
Grand	I-Protocol
Duchy	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Jeuno	I-Protocol
,	O
The	O
Empire	O
of	O
Aht	O
Urhgan	O
and	O
the	O
Sacred	O
City	O
of	O
Adoulin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
areas	O
are	O
accessible	O
by	O
walking	O
,	O
various	O
modes	O
of	O
transportation	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
the	O
classic	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chocobo	O
and	O
airships	O
to	O
special	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
facilitate	O
movement	O
across	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
wishing	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
with	O
the	O
Gods	O
,	O
the	O
children	O
constructed	O
a	O
pathway	O
to	O
paradise	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
seeing	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
her	O
children	O
and	O
filled	O
with	O
sadness	O
,	O
the	O
Goddess	O
Altana	B-Protocol
wept	O
five	O
tears	O
that	O
gave	O
life	O
to	O
the	O
five	O
Enlightened	O
Races	O
of	O
Vana'diel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creation	O
lore	O
's	O
sentient	O
Crystal	O
,	O
Gods	O
,	O
Children	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
truths	O
behind	O
them	O
feature	O
as	O
major	O
plot	O
points	O
in	O
several	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Beastmen	O
are	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
antagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
set	O
20	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Protocol
War	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
devastating	O
war	O
where	O
the	O
Middle	O
Land	O
nations	O
of	O
Bastok	B-Protocol
,	O
San	B-Protocol
d'Oria	I-Protocol
and	O
Windurst	B-Protocol
fought	O
and	O
defeated	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Lord	O
and	O
his	O
army	O
of	O
Beastmen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
parallel	O
worlds	O
are	O
available	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Dynamis	O
and	O
Abyssea	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
beastmen	O
won	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Protocol
War	I-Protocol
and	O
conquered	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
features	O
five	O
playable	O
races	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Enlightened	O
Races	O
"	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Elvaan	O
A	O
race	O
of	O
proud	O
warriors	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Elvaan	O
's	O
home	O
city	O
is	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
San	B-Protocol
d'Oria	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Elvaan	O
race	O
possesses	O
high	O
strength	O
and	O
mind	O
,	O
but	O
low	O
MP	B-Application
and	O
intelligence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hume	O
Originating	O
from	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Bastok	B-Protocol
,	O
Humes	O
are	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
race	O
in	O
Vana'diel	O
and	O
are	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
intelligence	O
and	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
skill	O
in	O
numerous	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galka	O
A	O
hulking	O
race	O
of	O
powerful	O
warriors	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Galka	O
's	O
capital	O
city	O
was	O
destroyed	O
by	O
war	O
600	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
surviving	O
Galka	O
settled	O
in	O
Bastok	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
are	O
currently	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
city	O
as	O
cheap	O
underclass	O
labour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
possess	O
the	O
highest	O
HP	O
and	O
vitality	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
the	O
lowest	O
MP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mithra	O
The	O
Mithra	O
are	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
hunters	O
who	O
live	O
alongside	O
the	O
Tarutaru	O
in	O
Windurst	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tarutaru	O
A	O
race	O
of	O
skilled	O
magic	O
users	O
from	O
the	O
Federation	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Windurst	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Tarutaru	O
physically	O
resemble	O
children	O
,	O
however	O
their	O
size	O
does	O
not	O
reflect	O
their	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
possess	O
the	O
highest	O
MP	B-Application
and	O
intelligence	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
races	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
lowest	O
HP	O
and	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
typical	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
fiends	O
,	O
including	O
Goblins	O
,	O
Sahagins	O
and	O
Tonberries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
is	O
represented	O
in	O
the	O
Dissidia	B-Application
game	O
series	O
by	O
Shantotto	O
,	O
a	O
female	O
Tarutaru	O
Black	O
Mage	O
from	O
the	O
Windurst	B-Protocol
storyline	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
famed	O
voice	O
actress	O
Megumi	O
Hayashibara	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
and	O
Candi	O
Milo	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
prequel	B-Application
adds	O
Prishe	O
,	O
a	O
female	O
Elvaan	O
from	O
Tavnazia	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Chains	O
of	O
Promathia	O
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
begin	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
residents	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
main	O
countries	O
:	O
San	B-Protocol
d'Oria	I-Protocol
,	O
Bastok	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Windurst	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
must	O
help	O
band	O
the	O
nations	O
together	O
against	O
the	O
resurrected	O
Shadow	O
Lord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Zilart	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Protocol
War	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
resurrection	O
of	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Lord	O
had	O
been	O
masterminded	O
by	O
the	O
Zilart	O
princes	O
Eald'Narche	O
and	O
Kam'lanaut	O
,	O
who	O
survived	O
the	O
extinction	O
of	O
their	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
Zilarts	O
plan	O
to	O
become	O
Gods	O
by	O
opening	O
the	O
path	O
to	O
paradise	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
charged	O
with	O
thwarting	O
their	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wings	O
of	O
the	O
Goddess	O
primarily	O
occurs	O
in	O
the	O
era	O
of	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Protocol
War	I-Protocol
,	O
20	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhapsodies	O
of	O
Vana'diel	O
concerns	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
storylines	O
with	O
the	O
threat	O
posed	O
by	O
the	O
Cloud	O
of	O
Darkness	O
and	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
to	O
develop	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
as	O
an	O
online	O
game	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
when	O
establishing	O
Square	O
Pictures	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Hawaii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impressed	O
by	O
western	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
that	O
he	O
discovered	O
there	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
,	O
Sakaguchi	O
convinced	O
Square	O
to	O
begin	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
it	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
creation	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
greater	O
cause	O
"	O
,	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
was	O
made	O
by	O
a	O
merger	O
of	O
four	O
crews	O
:	O
the	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Brave	B-Application
Fencer	I-Application
Musashi	I-Application
teams	O
from	O
Osaka	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
and	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
teams	O
from	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiromichi	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
the	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
especially	O
in	O
its	O
battle	O
and	O
magic	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
Square	O
put	O
in	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
what	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
limitations	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
XI	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
 [ representative ] 	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
of	O
all	O
the	O
episodes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
ran	O
on	O
the	O
Nvidia	O
GeForce	O
4	O
Ti	O
GPU	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
the	O
President	O
of	O
Square	O
Yoichi	O
Wada	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
available	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
recurring	O
monsters	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
are	O
known	O
by	O
different	O
names	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
installments	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
for	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
to	O
use	O
both	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
names	O
for	O
different	O
varieties	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
concurrent	O
Japanese	O
and	O
American	O
release	O
was	O
originally	O
considered	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
later	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
discussion	O
of	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
abandoned	O
mainly	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
small	O
8	O
GB	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
questions	O
raised	O
about	O
naming	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
eleventh	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
clear	O
whether	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
structured	O
story	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
ended	O
up	O
having	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Online	O
was	O
suggested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
PC	O
release	O
,	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
was	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
IGN	O
's	O
most	O
anticipated	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
of	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
launched	O
a	O
multimillion-dollar	O
ad	O
campaign	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
hard	O
drive	O
add-on	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
personal	O
computer	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
MMORPG	B-Protocol
ever	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
server	I-Application
was	O
down	O
for	O
four	O
hours	O
for	O
maintenance	O
to	O
the	O
database	O
servers	O
,	O
bug	O
fixes	O
on	O
the	O
text	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
responded	O
by	O
adding	O
new	O
servers	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
have	O
game	B-Application
worlds	I-Application
with	O
fewer	O
expert	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
cross-console	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
continued	O
to	O
update	O
its	O
software	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
new	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
noted	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
"	O
Friend	O
Codes	O
"	O
was	O
the	O
primary	O
reason	O
XI	O
was	O
not	O
brought	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
PlayOnline	O
and	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
were	O
able	O
to	O
install	O
and	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vana'diel	O
Collection	O
2008	O
discs	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
had	O
installation	O
issues	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
causing	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
unusable	O
at	O
first	O
since	O
they	O
were	O
n't	O
on	O
Sony	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
HDD	O
compatible	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
had	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
problem	O
was	O
fixed	O
in	O
December	O
2007	O
when	O
Sony	O
released	O
firmware	B-Application
update	O
2.10	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
working	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
resolve	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
incompatibility	O
issues	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
a	O
downloadable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PlayOnline	O
client	O
which	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
although	O
small	O
bugs	O
have	O
appeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
Akihiko	O
Matsui	O
became	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
three	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
Matsui	O
left	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
"	O
Lead	O
Combat	O
System	O
Designer	O
"	O
on	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
new	O
MMO	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
point	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
considered	O
to	O
port	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
for	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
VanaFest	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
festival	O
in	O
Yokohama	O
,	O
Japan	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
launch	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
,	O
Hiromichi	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
health	O
reasons	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
step	O
down	O
as	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
leave	O
Square-Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
became	O
the	O
most	O
profitable	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
was	O
scored	O
by	O
Naoshi	O
Mizuta	O
,	O
Kumi	O
Tanioka	O
,	O
and	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
increased	O
difficulty	O
of	O
scoring	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
which	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
linear	O
plotline	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
music	O
has	O
been	O
employed	O
for	O
special	O
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
holiday	O
score	O
titled	O
"	O
Jeuno	B-Protocol
-Starlight	O
Celebration-	O
"	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
heard	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Jeuno	B-Protocol
each	O
mid-to-late	O
December	O
since	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
CD	O
form	O
several	O
times	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
concerts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
vocal	O
"	O
Distant	O
Worlds	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
store	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
July	O
2005	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
CD	O
box	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
titled	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
Premium	O
Box	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
four	O
original	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
and	O
its	O
three	O
expansion	O
sets	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
previously	O
unreleased	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
Piano	O
Collections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dear	O
Friends	O
-Music	O
from	O
Final	O
Fantasy-	O
,	O
a	O
2004	O
–	O
05	O
concert	O
series	O
,	O
featured	O
"	O
Ronfaure	O
"	O
from	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ten-track	O
album	O
of	O
music	O
inspired	O
by	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
entitled	O
Music	O
from	O
the	O
Other	O
Side	O
of	O
Vana'diel	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
The	O
Star	O
Onions	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
has	O
additions	O
released	O
every	O
few	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
expansions	O
and	O
add-ons	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Seekers	O
of	O
Adoulin	O
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
see	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
Type	O
YearNotes	O
Expansion	O
pack	O
When	O
news	O
was	O
first	O
circulated	O
about	O
an	O
expansion	O
to	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
,	O
it	O
was	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
would	O
be	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
:	O
Vision	O
of	O
Girade	O
and	O
was	O
unclear	O
whether	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
beta	O
tested	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
their	O
online	O
playing	O
system	O
supported	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
to	O
require	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
its	O
hard	O
drive	O
addition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduced	O
the	O
Dragoon	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
and	O
Ninja	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expansion	O
pack	O
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
bundled	O
with	O
all	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
expansions	O
released	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
as	O
"	O
Vana'diel	O
Collection	O
2007	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expansion	O
pack	O
The	O
fourth	O
expansion	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
shipped	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
20	O
;	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
November	O
21	O
due	O
to	O
manufacturing	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
updated	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
large-scale	O
battle	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Campaign	O
"	O
and	O
various	O
new	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
job	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Crystalline	O
Prophecy	O
:	O
Ode	O
of	O
Life	O
Bestowing	O
Add-on	O
scenario	O
2009	O
Masato	O
Kato	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
scenario	O
writer	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Zilart	O
returned	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
these	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
paid	O
for	O
addition	O
to	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
that	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
adding	O
new	O
storylines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scars	O
of	O
Abyssea	O
Heroes	O
of	O
Abyssea	O
Expansion	O
pack	O
2013	O
The	O
fifth	O
expansion	O
for	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
,	O
Seekers	O
of	O
Adoulin	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
VanaFest	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
Yokohama	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
it	O
was	O
then	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Asia	O
,	O
Seekers	O
of	O
Adoulin	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhapsodies	O
of	O
Vana'diel	O
Main	O
scenario	O
Rhapsodies	O
of	O
Vana'diel	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
final	O
main	O
scenario	O
,	O
and	O
served	O
to	O
tie	O
together	O
all	O
storylines	O
and	O
characters	O
across	O
fourteen	O
years	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
85%	O
based	O
on	O
57	O
reviews	O
and	O
85/100	O
based	O
on	O
49	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
82%	O
based	O
on	O
44	O
reviews	O
and	O
85/100	O
based	O
on	O
25	O
reviews	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
69%	O
based	O
on	O
32	O
reviews	O
and	O
66/100	O
based	O
on	O
25	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
welcoming	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
despite	O
the	O
cumbersome	O
initial	O
registration	O
and	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IGN	O
review	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
was	O
similar	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
game	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
a	O
protracted	O
setup	O
process	O
and	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
that	O
require	O
a	O
large	O
time	O
investment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
base	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
truncated	O
initially	O
because	O
of	O
limited	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
hard	O
drive	O
and	O
network	O
adapters	O
that	O
were	O
needed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Treasures	O
of	O
Aht	O
Urhgan	O
,	O
released	O
three	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
sold	O
over	O
103,000	O
copies	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIs	I-Protocol
computer	O
version	O
sold	O
340,000	O
copies	O
(	O
$15.5	O
million	O
)	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
October	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
All-in-One	O
Pack	O
was	O
number	O
36	O
and	O
Wings	O
of	O
the	O
Goddess	O
was	O
number	O
40	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
50	O
best-selling	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
April-September	O
2004	O
financial	O
period	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
saw	O
online	O
gaming	O
,	O
particularly	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
,	O
sales	O
increase	O
by	O
101	O
percent	O
and	O
operating	O
profit	O
increase	O
by	O
230.9	O
percent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revenues	O
held	O
steady	O
from	O
subscription	O
services	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2006	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Square	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
online	O
subscription	O
revenues	O
were	O
"	O
unsatisfactory	O
"	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
steady	O
performance	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2003	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
over	O
200,000	O
subscribers	O
to	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
break	O
even	O
and	O
start	O
making	O
a	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
most	O
played	O
game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
became	O
the	O
most	O
profitable	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
MMOs	O
have	O
switched	O
to	O
some	O
form	O
of	O
free-to-play	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
base	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
price	O
point	O
for	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
has	O
remained	O
the	O
same	O
at	O
$11.95	O
since	O
its	O
debut	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
grand	O
prize	O
from	O
the	O
Japan	O
's	O
Consumer	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Association	O
(	O
CESA	O
)	O
for	O
2002	O
–	O
2003	O
along	O
with	O
Taiko	B-Application
no	I-Application
Tatsujin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
received	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
2003	O
PC	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Award	O
and	O
IGN	O
's	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
for	O
March	O
2004	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
huge	O
customization	O
and	O
its	O
successful	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
and	O
cross-language	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
runner-up	O
position	O
in	O
GameSpots	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Massively	O
Multiplayer	O
Online	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
category	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
was	O
referenced	O
in	O
the	O
online	O
game	O
Minna	B-Application
no	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
Online	I-Application
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
XI-themed	O
lobby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
2009	O
's	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
revealed	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
Online	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
next	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
novels	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Miyabi	O
Hasegawa	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
and	O
French	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
PlayOnline	O
Visa	O
and	O
MasterCard	O
credit	O
cards	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
features	O
including	O
no	O
annual	O
fees	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
cardholders	O
remain	O
PlayOnline	O
subscribers	O
and	O
various	O
other	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
