Final Fantasy XIVmay not have had the easy drive in the world of MMORPGs , but however the multiplayer title has managed to be something of a winner . Now , Square Enix has revealed that the claim has hit an telling marker , withFinal Fantasy XIVreaching over 16 million players .

First free in 2010,Final Fantasy XIVinitially look to be a fleck of a stumble for the serial . Everything from its gameplay to to basic issues with its structure   were heavily criticize at launch , and Square Enix make up one’s mind to make the bold move totear down the plot and restart from scratchasFinal Fantasy XIV : A Realm Reborn . This raise to be a stroke of genius , and over timeFinal Fantasy XIVregained the faith of musician and became that rare thing of a MMORPG that manage to regain dropped earth .

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Final Fantasy XIVhas since receive two substantial expansions in the figure of 2015’sHeavenswardand 2017’sStormblood , and now the title is set to get a third expansion namedFinal Fantasy XIV : Shadowbringers . With the expansion dropping on July 2 , it ’s a meet time given that the game has just strike that 16 million player mark . To coincide with this , Square Enix also release a laggard forFinal Fantasy XIV : Shadowbringersthat covers change to the chore system , which can be seen below .

Shadowbringerswill bestow a fair few changes toFinal Fantasy XIV . The expansion willinclude novel racesthat player are bind to spend some time with ,   even if there has been some discussion among the player base over the option to gender interlace the selection . However , perhaps the most interesting dynamic change will be that of the charged action system that is being enter .

The MMORPG is perhaps the hardest type of secret plan to turn around when thing have gone sour . After all , it ’s a writing style often typified by complex system that can put off newfangled players , and the history of on-line play is litter with the systema skeletale of those game that have tried and miscarry to make a mark . Final Fantasy XIVshows that with a bit of dedication and an earnest attempt to make things right for players , even drastic steps like starting over only can work fine - although   being part of a franchise likeFinal Fantasymust have helped .

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What happens next will be interesting , particularly with an superfluous optic onFinal Fantasyas a whole given the release of thatbrand newFinal Fantasy VII Remakefootage . HopefullyFinal Fantasy XIVwill   proceed to deliver what the players want , and perhapskeep away from the battle royale genre .

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