Final Fantasy XIV Online (2010)

This page is for the original 2010 release. For the actively supported 2013 re-release, see Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.

This product is no longer playable in any capacity. It is covered here for historical reference.

Final Fantasy XIV Online (2010)

Developers
	Square Enix
Engines
	Crystal Tools
Release dates
Windows	September 30, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	49
IGDB	35
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Persistent, Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	MMORPG
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Final Fantasy

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Final Fantasy XIV Online (2010) is a multiplayer third-person MMORPG game in the Final Fantasy series.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail (unavailable)

All versions required a constant internet connection for all game modes and a Square Enix ID.

Online services were terminated on November 11, 2012.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription	The game initially required an active subscription to play, however subscriptions were suspended indefinitely shortly after launch until end of service.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	None

Essential improvements

Seventh Umbral Launcher

Allows the game to be updated from any version to the final 1.23b release and connection to unofficially hosted master servers.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV\

Save game cloud syncing

Character progression is automatically saved to the game servers.

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		2x, 4x and 8xQ MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Disabled by default in the game's launcher.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Japanese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Direct IP		Use Seventh Umbral Launcher

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	55296 - 55551

This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo (2 GHz) AMD Athlon X2 (2 GHz)	Intel Core i7 (2.66 GHz)
System memory (RAM)	1.5 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista, 7)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9600 series ATI Radeon HD 2900 series DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 768 MB of VRAM