Final Fantasy 11 players should mark their calendars this March because that's when the next version update will be arriving. This bit of news was announced today by the developers from Square Enix today, which mentions the new update focusing on new quests and areas previously unavailable to the game's expansion Wings of the Goddess.

This, certainly, is what we call ending the year and starting the new one with a bang! Final Fantasy XI's latest in-game event, Rodents of Fortune, has been ongoing for a couple of days now. Its target end time is midnight on January 14.

Needless to say, in-game events such as these are good sources of freebies and exciting items, not to mention the fact that they immerse player more in the story of the game. Read more after the jump!

Final Fantasy 11 fans who were at Fan Festival 2007 were definitely treated to a lot of new info and a glimpse at Final Fantasy 11: Wings of the Goddess. That being said though, those of you who weren't able to be at the event will be glad to know that the folks at PlayOnline have compiled a list of quick tidbits related to the future of FF11.

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Hold on to your Chocobos! Gamers who still haven't updated their respective gaming platforms for PlayOnline's Final Fantasy XI might be interested at taking a look at the file sizes for the newest update released today.

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It seems that PlayOnline is really serious when it comes to letting loose the banhammer on players caught using cheats and other unacceptable devices on the MMORPG version of Square Enix's Final Fantasy XI (also on Xbox 360).

PlayOnline mentioned that while these cases adversely affect the game, the company will continue to severely penalize any players found to be in violation of the Member Agreement. Check the full details at the "read more" link below.

For expansion packs in Square Enix's MMORPG Final Fantasy XI, players need to enter separate registration codes whenever they activate a new one. PlayOnline, however, is now announcing that this soon will be obsolete because of the upcoming compilation Vana'diel Collection 2008.

The compilation contains the original Final Fantasy XI game as well as four expansion packs. To know more about other details regarding Final Fantasy XI: Vana'diel Collection 2008, check out the "read more" link below.

Square Enix and PlayOnline have released some new information regarding the Scholar class that's coming in the Wings of the Goddess expansion of Final Fantasy XI. It's not exactly what you'd normally expect though, as instead of giving off stats and information, it tells the story behind the development of scholars in the history of Vana'Diel.

A brief history of Scholars after the jump!

PlayOnline's and Square Enix's Final Fantasy XI website for the Wings of the Goddess expansion has been updated with new monsters and descriptions of two new job types.

Visiting the website, you'll be treated to two new monsters: the Peiste (pictured right) and the Rafflesia. You'll also see descriptions of the Dancer and Scholar job classes, two of the new big additions you'll be seeing in Wings of the Goddess.

For those who haven't heard of the Dancer and the Scholar, we've got a short description of the two for them, as revealed by the website. First off, the dancer's looks to be a new kind of offensive support class, where the dancer's dances effectively act like spells that can either inflict damage or induce a status effect upon the enemy.

More on the scholar job class after the jump!

 

Heads up, Final Fantasy fans! We've just gotten word that PlayOnline's official Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess website has been updated with info on new enemies and the game's Campaign mode.

First off, the website has been updated with pictures of three new enemies, known as the Slug, the Gnole, and the Ladybug. Don't let the names fool you though: they're definitely going to be tougher than they look!

The main draw of this new update is on the "History's Greatest Conflict" tab. Introduced in the Wings of the Goddess trailer, the Campaign setting is further explained on the website. According to the information within, it seems players can join up with one of the three main armies of the Allied Forces of Altana. They haven't mentioned much about this Campaign system, but apparently you'll be able to do more than simply fighting beastmen. Instead, you can also join in on "marches, supply runs, entrenchment and fortification, and cooperative maneuvers with allied forces."

In any event, you'd best be served by visiting the site yourself through the read link we have below. Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess will be coming out on November 20, so you better watch out for it. Till then, keep those weapons sharpened!

In a bid to preserve game integrity and balance, about 6,750 PlayOnline accounts for the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI by Square Enix were terminated by PlayOnline, with 1,150 accounts temporarily suspended. The massive account suspension and termination were caused by the use of illegal third party tools and Real Money Trading (RMT) cases. The accounts were terminated and suspended after the recent server maintenance.

The violations that triggered the downfall of many a player are as follows: the usage of third party tools that enhanced character movement allowed the circumvention of game mechanics, enables the use of repeated action, monster monopolization, etc.

About 2.3 billion gil were also removed from the servers to preserve the in-game economy within Final Fantasy XI.