
Launch PlayOnline, it will briefly update, and then restart.Ĭlick "Existing Members" and enter POL ID ABCD1234 and click register, then click login Paste the update files you just copied into this folder. Open the directory you installed into, for example:Ĭ:\Program Files\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\Final Fantasy XI\ Open the "update files" folder, and select all the files and copy them ] Windows users launch 64bit POL, then launch FFXISETUP.exe and install everything EXCEPT Playonline After the install then go to the address below and download Playonline viewer.

] Users launch FFXISETUP.exe and install everything. It's very easy to miss a step or overlook something, and then nothing will work.īit Torrent: (needed to download Final Fantasy XI Installer)ĭownload the Final Fantasy XI Installer as a torrent here. “We do not have plans to do something like that just yet, or at all,” ended Yoshida.Please follow these instructions as closely as possible. Going back to something that was in a messy and less functioning state would not only be a nightmare, but also a far less appealing experience for players. Unlike WoW, Final Fantasy XIV needed nearly an entire rework in order to make it really stick with fans. “We acknowledge that that request is there, but those are the people that do not know just how scary the original Final Fantasy XIV is,” responded Yoshida. Would you ever consider bringing back a limited amount of servers with some version of the 1.x series for people to experience it,” asked Michael Damiani, the Easy Allies resident FFXIV expert.Īfter posing the question, the room begins to rumble with giggles as Yoshida’s translator repeats what Damiani asks, before Yoshida himself laughs out loud and simply says “NIGHTMARE!” “It’s almost been a decade since Final Fantasy XIV 1.0 launched, and many years since anyone had a chance to play it.

sf3uFuvEinĭuring a chat at E3 2019 with Producer and Director of Final Fantasy XIV, Naoki Yoshida, content creators from Easy Allies asked about the potential for a “Classic” version.

Yoshi P got asked if FFXIV would get 1.0 servers just like Blizzard did with WoW classic. So it wouldn’t seem too crazy that content creators and video gaming enthusiasts would explore other popular Massively Multiplayer Online games to see if they would also entice the same reaction from their original set of fans. At this point, it seems that fans are absolutely clamoring for that original World of Warcraft experience. There are a few months left between now and the release of the full set of servers to the public. We’re still in the deep-end of excitement regarding the recently released Closed Beta for World of Warcraft Classic.
