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News Puppetmaster Revealed as Final Job in Treasures of Aht Urhgan!

The FINAL FANTASY XI development team had a big surprise for attendees of Fan Festival 2006 after the second panel on Friday! As the lights dimmed, and everyone focused on the two large projection screens, a Galka ran zigzags across the screen. As the Galka got closer players started to realize that there was something following him. Finally the Galka was front and center wearing never-before-seen equipment and accompanied by something else. The screen faded and the word "Puppetmaster" flashed across the screen!

The third and final job debuting in the Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion was revealed and the crowd went wild. The Puppetmaster uses an "automaton" follower and falls back on their skill in hand-to-hand combat utilizing the flexible movements of their art. Images of the job can be found on the official Aht Urhgan website along with an exciting new trailer for the expansion which premiered at Fan Festival. Be sure to check both of those out!

Check out the Treasures of Aht Urhgan website and don't miss the Fan Festival 2006 details!


FINAL FANTASY XI Music Available on iTunes!

Music from the FINAL FANTASY series is now available in North America for the first time ever, including the sweeping scores of FINAL FANTASY XI, Rise of the Zilart, and Chains of Promathia!. Details at the official Square Enix Music site!





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Return Home to Vana'diel!

The Return Home to Vana'diel campaign is back! Feeling left out reading about the amazing changes taking place in Vana'diel? Excited about the announcements involving Treasures of Aht Urhgan? Then we have good news for you! Players that have had their PlayOnline account deleted will be able to create a new account with the option of restoring deleted characters. It's available for a limited time only so take advantage of it today!

Read the full details to return home to Vana'diel!


Fan Festival Wrap-Up!

With the Fan Festival over, the site has been updated with a full wrap-up section that details everything for the fans that couldn't attend this exciting event. Lots of announcements were made and plenty of surprises happened on both days. In the wrap-up section we have plenty of photos and commentaries as well as videos of the action inside the tent coming soon!

Read more details on the Fan Festival 2006 Wrap-Up!


Development Panel Announcements!

The developers made many surprise announcements throughout the Fan Festival including some exciting details about raising personal chocobos, expanded item storage, a coliseum and more! Several other presentations were made two of which showed the new blue mage and corsair jobs live on screen. The details of each job were announced and demonstrated as well against some new enemies in battle. It was a thrilling two days, so be sure to check the developers panel of the Fan Festival site for all the new info.

Read about the exciting Developers Panel!



Ballista Royale Championship!



The championship teams from Siren and Phoenix went head to head in the last battle for Ballista Royale at Fan Festival 2006 on Saturday night! It was a close match with a lot of unexpected turns and upsets for both sides. The match was live on PlayOnline.com and fans across the world watched as Siren pulled ahead and won with a score of 26 to 24! A surprise match followed as the Japanese Ballista Royale team, also from Siren, Lovehame challenged the winners to a battle! Follow the link below to learn about the two teams, the battle itself and the follow-up match!

Read about the Ballista Royale championships!


Besieged Announced and Playable!

The Fan Festival attendees were the first ones to try Besieged a new battle experience making its debut in Treasures of Aht Urhgan! This new feature involves players being ambushed in town by attacking beastmen hordes! Players must defend the town from the enemy and push back their forces in order to keep the treasure out of their hands. You can read all the details about Besieged on the official Aht Urhgan website.

Learn more about Besieged!


Xbox 360 Beta End; Character Transfer Details!

The Xbox 360 beta comes to a close on April 3rd in order to make way for the full release on April 18th. At Fan Festival FINAL FANTASY XI producer Tanaka announced that players who had been playing the beta will be able to transfer their characters to the release version of the game! Players are able to speak to World Shifters in game now and choose which server they would like their character to be sent to! There are restrictions on what will be carried over with your character so make sure to read the official announcement for all of the information.

Read the full details about Xbox 360 world emigration now!

Did you know?


  
  • -Did you know that you can increase your storage in your Mog House to 80 if you complete all of the inventory quests?
  • -Did you know that with conquest points, you can purchase or recharge one Empress or Chariot Band per conquest tally?
  • -Did you know that the status effect plague can drain its victim of TP and MP?

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