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Robin Bea

23 Years Later, ‘Final Fantasy XI’ Is So Popular It's Making Its Developer Nervous

Square Enix

Square Enix is taking drastic measures to curb server congestion after a wake of excitement for its popular Fantasy Fantasy massively multiplayer RPG. No, not that one. While Final Fantasy XIV may still be the developer’s golden child, the older, weirder Final Fantasy XI is seeing something of a resurgence as well. That means it could be a good time to check out one of the most fascinating MMORPGs ever — if you can even get your foot in the door.

Recently, the 23-year-old Final Fantasy XI has seen such an increase in players that it’s had to close its most popular server (a World in FFXI speak) to newcomers.

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