The moogles of the M.H.M.U. are in desperate need of your assistance! In what seems like a time-honored tradition of the annual Feast of Swords celebration, sets of magical Genji armor have been pilfered by thieves, and only with the aid of adventurers can they be recovered! So prepare to take up your Ibushi Shinai and be imbued by unparalleled moogle magic, because the Feast of Swords will arrive in the starting nations on Thursday, April 26th and continue on until May 10th!

Want to start coordinating your efforts to aid in the armor recovery, or just feel like talking about this latest celebration installment? Feel free to do so on the ZAM forums!

 Did you feel left out after last month's content update because your favorite job on Final Fantasy XI didn't see some adjustments as far as merit abilities? You can call off the angry mobs, because a second batch of job adjustments have been announced! Samurai, Ninja, Dragoon, Blue Mage, Corsair, Puppetmaster, Dancer, and Scholar will all be seeing revisions and additions to some of their merit abilities to give them a noticeable kick. Not to be outdone, the elemental spirits for Summoner will also be seeing changes, with new spells being added to their repertoire!

We'd like to know what your opinion is regarding these planned changes, so feel free to stop over at the ZAM forums to give us your two cents!

With the hype surrounding last month's version update slowly subsiding, players are looking forward to what the future has in store for Final Fantasy XI. Though right now details are scarce, the fine folks of the Community Team have given us glimpses at what awaits us.

The overwhelming difficulty of the Legion battle system released in last month's version update are under review from the development team, most notably a revision on the HP levels of enemies for fights involving only 18 players. For those wanting a more old-school feel to the events they partake in, the Limbus battle system looks to be receiving an expansion similar to the recent addition of the Nyzul Isle Uncharted Region.

Besides these changes, players can look forward to the implementation of new icons for status effects such as Regen and Refresh, as well as two-hour abilities. These icons, in addition to showing up in the status effect bar near the top of the screen, may also appear as image supplements for macros, letting you use an image to represent a particular spell or job ability rather than just a name.

Lastly, though this is still in the discussion stage, plans are in the works to allow players to view maps for areas that players currently aren't in, as well as allowing for players to use markers on those maps.

When new details on these and other plans for Final Fantasy XI are made public, we'll be sure to keep you updated! If you want to talk about the changes to Legion, the upcoming "Neo-Limbus", the map changes, or the new icons, feel free to do so on the ZAM forums!

 After weeks of deliberation over the number of entries submitted to paint a grand tale of the most famous of pom-pommed travelers, the contest for the Most Interesting Moogle in Vana'diel has come to an end. The Community Team admits that being able to choose just five winners among all the entries, but the five chosen were the best of the best. Congratulations to those five, for giving The Most Interesting Moogle stories fitting his amazing adventures, as well as the Nomad Moogle Rods you will be receiving!

Let us know what you think of the winning entries over on the ZAM forums!

In a follow-up to the March version update for Final Fantasy XI, the previously delayed Voidwatch: Final Chapter has finally arrived! These new battles, taking place in the Riverne-esque area called Promenance, will surely test the mettle and skills of even the most ardent of adventurers! Players should not fret though at these new challenges, as the stagger system has received a significant revamp in order to alleviate some of the stress on those jobs with staggers initially very difficult to trigger.

We've got the full details below the break, so after you're done taking a look at them, let us know what you think about this change on the ZAM forums!

Players still using the Playonline system for subscription purposes will soon need to make the transfer over to the Square Enix Account Management System, as the overall transfer process that has been going on for many months now is coming to a close. With recent new options for payment methods, such as direct credit/debit card payments alongside Crysta and Click and Buy, there are many options available to players nowadays to continue their adventures in Vana'diel!

Let us know about how you feel about the final days of the Playonline subscription system or your feelings about the Square Enix payment methods on the ZAM forums!

The March version update for Final Fantasy XI has arrived! After months of speculation and anticipation, the battle system Legion has finally been implemented, along with the Chains of Promathia and Treasures of Aht Urhgan chapters of Voidwatch. Are these events not enticing enough? Well, how about a plethora of new job adjustments and spells, significant refinements to the Nyzul Isle Uncharted Region assault, the increase on the level cap to crafts, and much more!

We've got the full details of the additions and adjustments below the break. If you want to share your opinion with us regarding these changes, feel free to do so on the ZAM forums!

He's traveled across Vana'diel more times than you can possibly imagine, stared down enemies that make even the most hardened of adventurers quiver in their armor, and reached levels of fame that most only dream about, all while uttering the word "Kupo!" at the end of every sentence. The Most Interesting Moogle has arrived, and wants you to tell tales of his adventures and exploits so that bards and minstrels can sing praise to him for generations to come.

From March 22nd through March 29th, players will be able to tell their stories of this Most Interesting Moogle, for a chance to win the prestigious Nomad Moogle Wand!

Let us know how how you feel about the exploits of the Most Interesting Moogle and the stories that everyone are telling on the ZAM forums!

The moogles of the MHMU are hard at work preparing a treasure trove of eggs to be delivered to all adventurers ready to receive such an egg-cellent prize. Will you join in the countless adventurers swarming over to the nations of Bastok, Windurst, and San d'Oria to join in on the festivities? Or will you let the overwhelming desire for egg-based puns take over, and fill your every spoken phrase with words such as "egg-citing", "eggs-hilarating" and the like? Whatever your adventuring desires are, this year's Egg Hunt event will be arriving on Tuesday, March 27th and ending on April 10th!

Let us know what you think of what's in store for this year's Easter event on the ZAM forums!

With the next version update for Final Fantasy XI fast approaching, new details on upcoming content and changes have been released. The final chapter for the popular yet arduous Voidwatch battle system has been announced and, while details are scarce at the moment, images released in the past suggest at least one fight will occur in the new Riverne-esque area. What will this unseen foe and potential mastermind behind the Voidwatch incursions be? Only time will tell! In other news, new special event items will be storable with the Porter Moogle system, allowing for much more inventory space for those that can't bear to give up their Dream Robe +1!

Wish you could let everyone know how you feel about the upcoming final Voidwatch chapter? Or are you so elated over the new inventory space you're getting that you just have to share your excitement? Let us know what's on your mind over at the ZAM forums!