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gamasutra.com - 9/21/2009

News - GDC Austin: Running A Global Community In Final Fantasy XI

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What does it take to run an MMO on three platforms and in three regions, with one player base? Square Enix's Final Fantasy XI requires answers to a number of questions about coordinating internationally and communicating with a diverse group of players. Robert Allen Peeler, assistant community ...

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playonline.com - 9/24/2009

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playonline.com - 9/18/2009

FINAL FANTASY XI Official Web Site

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GDC Austin: Running A Global Community In Final Fantasy XI
Worlds In Motion — ... message of the game and act as player advocates, says Peeler. "We work directly with several fan site leaders or major player advocates in contest promotions, getting the message out, and in developer Q&A.;" Fan site leaders are invited to the fan fests by Square Enix (who pays for their flights and accommodations) and set up booths to show community interaction. The benefit? "The player advocates can communicate the trust they have in us to the community." [The preceding article by Christian Nutt originally appeared on Worlds in Motion sister site ...

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Crafting Final Fantasy XI's global community
Massively — A recent piece on Gamasutra discussed one of the more prominent and yet understated issues facing Final Fantasy XI -- the challenge of creating, bolstering, and supporting a global community. It's easy to forget at times that the game is sold and played in four different languages across three continents on the same set of servers, with a Japanese development team and customer service representatives across several countries. Robert Allen Peeler, the assistant community manager for the game, went into details about several of the issues, ...