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The 9th Vana'diel Census
The 9th Vana'diel Census
Introduction On May 16, 2009, FINAL FANTASY XI celebrated the seven-year anniversary of its launch in Japan! This past year has brought us the first of three new add-on scenarios featuring a variety of new stories expanding on the world of FINAL FANTASY XI. To better understand the game’s ...
Final Fantasy XI's new add on scenerio A Moogle Kupo d'Etat-Evil in Small Doses
examiner.com —  In a series of three add on scenarios being rolled out for Final Fantasy XI, A Moogle... Kupo d'Etat is the second installment.The add on is available for preorder on July 6, 2009 with the add on going live in late July.  It costs $9.99 and y... (more) Final Fantasy XI's new add on scenerio A Moogle Kupo ...
The ninth Vana'diel census tells you everything you need to know and more
massively.com — Very few games release population numbers for their game, let alone full workups on class combinations, the... amount of endgame weaponry in the population, the percentage of the population that is a specific type of craftsman, and the average ... (more) The ninth Vana'diel census tells you everything you need ...
Rumor: FFXIV beta may begin by September
Rumor: FFXIV beta may begin by September
massively.com — Ah, rumors. We know the game was just announced, but there are three major reasons this rumor... carries some weight. For one, Final Fantasy XIV has a 2010 release date, which makes sense considering the development team claims to have been working ... (more) Rumor: FFXIV beta may begin by September
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Low-Playtime Solo PVE Overtakes Vana'diel
Player Versus Developer — I lasted a matter of weeks in FFXI before giving up on forced grouping in the notorious "Dunes", so I'm not entirely qualified to comment on the state of the game. Fortunately, Massively points to a survey of people who CAN comment on the game, Square's official player survey. There's a fair chunk of interesting data in there, but one pair of stats jump out. - According to the actual server logs, over 85% of characters log in for no more than three hours per day, with an average for all characters of 126 minutes. That's obviously not an entirely trivial ...

The ninth Vana'diel census tells you everything you need to know and more
Massively — ... Very few games release population numbers for their game, let alone full workups on class combinations, the amount of endgame weaponry in the population, the percentage of the population that is a specific type of craftsman, and the average weekly income of the ...

Statistics-o-Rama
FF Vault - The Ultimate Resource — ... Last month, Square-Enix was busy gathering data from around the world of Vana'diel based on player input and server statistics. After some graph creation and number crunching, they have compiled all of the data into their 9th Annual Vana'diel Census . While a lot of the info seems pointless to the average player, it's actually quite interesting to see what emerges from such a bevy of data. Did you know that 78.43% of all active Linkshells have 1-9 members? Did you know .26% of the population make over 10 million Gil per week? Did you know ZERO Ryunohige Polearms have been ...

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