Final Fantasy 14 offers free weekend to returning players

If you've allowed your Final Fantasy 14 subscription to lapse before version 2.1's changes, you'll get a chance to experience the new additions with an upcoming free weekend.

Ozzie Mejia

January 8, 2014 6:50 AM

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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has undergone some significant changes since it first launched. Version 2.1 introduced some new features, like personal housing and PvP arena battles. The game has changed to such a degree that Square Enix hopes to bring back former players with a free weekend.

The announcement explains that the free weekend will only be open to current owners of the MMO with inactive subscriptions. The free period will last from Saturday, January 11 at 12:00am PST through Monday, January 13 at 12:00am PST. Folks can download the client in advance.

If Final Fantasy XIV's new features are enough to sway returning players, they'll be able to return to the game at the standard $14.99 30-day subscription fee. The MMO was pretty jolly successful when it first relaunched, enough to overwhelm the servers.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?