That season of love is nearly upon us—that magical time of year when we turn to chocolate-scented kisses to convey the love we hold in our hearts. Yes, Valentione’s Day is fast approaching! Indeed, it appears The Harbor Herald, unable to contain its feelings any longer, has already published an article in eager anticipation!

Yearning to read the entire article? Long no longer!

FINAL FANTASY XIV fans the world round, the twenty-fourth Letter from the Producer has arrived for your viewing pleasure!

Pore over the complete letter.

The Last Word — Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing

The Raven, Gridania’s leading tabloid, alights today, bearing words as dark as its wings. Serial abductions have been reported in Gridania, leaving citizens caught in the vice-like grip of fear.

Intrepid reporter Kipih Jakkya has picked up the scent of the culprits, and writes to us with the findings of her investigation.

In the months leading up to the end of FINAL FANTASY XIV's extended free trial period, we received copious amounts of feedback from customers regarding the billing system. We took that feedback to heart, and have worked to implement new payment options that better meet the needs of our players. As the first step towards our goal, we introduced the ability to utilize additional payment methods to purchase Crysta, and subsequently implemented a system that allowed for the purchase of user-specified amounts of Crysta.

As the next step towards a better customer experience, we are pleased to announce that it is now possible to enter credit/debit card information directly into the system to handle subscription payments. This feature has been by far the most popular request received from the community, and so we are very happy to make it available.

To utilize the new easier-to-use payment options, simply log into the Square Enix Account Management System and select the FINAL FANTASY XIV Service Account to get started.

FINAL FANTASY XIV fans the world round, the twenty-third Letter from the Producer has arrived for your viewing pleasure!

Pore over the complete letter.

Patch 1.20b has gone live, bringing with it the towering goobbue mount, new items to spend your company seals on, and other refinements and additions.

View all of the official particulars.

New Chocobo Barding on the Way!

The Harbor Herald, that Lominsan paragon of investigative integrity, has just released its latest piece—an article on the new mount armor for chocobos rumored to be coming out of the forges of Naldiq & Vymelli’s!

Read the entire article.

The Last Word — The Goobbue Tamer

The Raven, Gridania’s leading tabloid, alights today, bearing a missive from reporter Kipih Jakkya regarding peculiar rumors of a potential newcomer to the world of mounts.

Read on for the details.

As previously announced, we will be bringing the extended free trial period to a close and introducing subscription-based billing to FINAL FANTASY XIV, commencing Friday, January 6, 2012.

Please note that if you have not selected a subscription plan, your service account will be temporarily suspended and the following services will become unavailable:


Peruse the fee structure and learn about the subscription process.
* Review the article announcing the commencement of billing.

Along with the commencement of billed services, we ask that you take every precaution with password security.
View more information on Square Enix ID and password security measures.

Use of a Square Enix Security Token with a Square Enix account can greatly diminish the likelihood of an account being compromised. We strongly recommend using one in order to help secure all Square Enix accounts.
See more information about security tokens.

Happy new year to all fans of FINAL FANTASY XIV!

2011 was a year during which the development team walked side by side with you, the players. We've been able to come this far thanks to your unwavering support. As was mentioned in the FINAL FANTASY XIV Version 2.0 announcement a few months ago, 2012 will be a year of new beginnings, and we're prepared to pour even more of ourselves into the game than we have in this year past.

Keeping our four keywords—fun, live, reboot, and rebuild—close to heart, we'll continue to press on towards the game's rebirth. This I promise you.

Now, let's talk about something dark for a bit—the threat of the Seventh Umbral Era, which looms ever larger. I've very recently received a missive from our friend Louisoix, head of the Circle of Knowing, which contained another ancient verse of prophecy. Though I can't claim to know much about poetry, simply reading the passage fills me with a sense of dread. It certainly doesn't help that Louisoix has been rather edgy over the lesser moon Dalamud. Fear is contagious, after all.
In closing, I hope we can rely on your continued support and interest in FINAL FANTASY XIV throughout 2012, whether you're still playing the game or waiting for Version 2.0 to arrive. Above all else, though, I hope that you'll keep on having fun!



Happy New Year! In place of a card, we've prepared a new seasonal wallpaper! Access it by clicking on either of the links below.

FINAL FANTASY XIV Producer/Director Naoki Yoshida

With the kind aid of countless adventurers, preparations for the Winter’s Knell festival had been proceeding smoothly. Yet it appears fate had other ideas—an incident has occurred at the venue, on the very day the ritual was due to be held. The Raven was on location in Hyrstmill with eyes sharp and ears keen.

Read on for the full article.