Many gamers are fond of calling botched, bug-ridden MMO launches
“extended beta tests.” With Final Fantasy XIV, however, Square Enix
turned the other cheek, took its lumps, and agreed. In penance, the
Japanese role-playing giant cast a rather basic – at least, in Final
Fantasy terms – spell: It made FFXIV’s subscription fee disappear. There were probably still a bunch of glittery effects involved, though. And zippers.But now, after more than a year, Square’s finally feels that the game is worth charging for again. Soothe your panicked piggy banks, however, because FFXIV’s fee isn’t quite back up to full strength. At least, not yet.
