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Three Downloadable Expansions Announced For Final Fantasy XI

Posted by Soulskill on from the three-is-better-than-one-right dept.

Square Enix has announced plans to release three expansion chapters to Final Fantasy XI. Their blog post provided some details about the new content: "The first installment, A Crystalline Prophecy — Ode of Life Bestowing, is slated for release for all languages and platforms in Spring of next year. Subsequent installments will then follow, being released in intervals of every few months. These expansions packages will only be available through online purchase via PlayOnline. The projected cost for each installment is around $10.00. ... Up until now, expansion packs have generally been developed from a perspective of 'lateral expansion,' focusing namely on the introduction of new areas. These three new expansions, however, will deepen the storylines running through pre-existing areas by ushering in all-new plots and intrigues. While not necessarily containing as much content as traditional expansions, these episodic scenarios are designed to take anywhere from one to two months to complete."

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  1. This is news? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Online game to release content online. News at 11!

    I suppose the big news is that they're charging for what other more successful MMORPGs usually give away for free. Good for them, I guess. Monetize that content.

    Not a peep about Sony deleting LittleBigPlanet content left-and-right for no discernible reason, but news of three minor content packs for one of the smallest Asian MMORPGs.

    Online-only content? Not new. Online-only paid content? Also not new. What exactly is the news here? That some third-rate MMORPG still exists? There are hundreds of MMORPGs out there. We don't need to know about minor content updates for the least popular ones.