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Final Fantasy 14 boss Yoshi-P "can't really imagine" the MMO coming to an end, hopes in 10 years time there's a conclusion that rivals Endwalker

Naoki Yoshida wants the MMO to go on with or without him

Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P says it's "time to go back to school" as the MMO builds to its next expansion and turns away from the "summer vacation" that was its mixed Dawntrail expansion

Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P says it's "time to go back to school" as the MMO builds to its next expansion and turns away from the "summer vacation" that was its mixed Dawntrail expansion

Time to get the last of your homework done

Everyone's "free time is dwindling," so Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P wants players to feel rewarded no matter how much time they invest in the MMO

Everyone's "free time is dwindling," so Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P wants players to feel rewarded no matter how much time they invest in the MMO

"It's incredibly important to create a sense of accomplishment for everyone"

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FF14 director Naoki Yoshida has big plans for the MMO after Dawntrail's roughspots—hinting at A Realm Reborn-style overhaul

If you throw another moon at me, I'm gonna lose it.

In the wake of shutting down a highly popular mod, Final Fantasy 14 director Yoshi-P shares deeply earnest blog about 'mods, their use, and the culture surrounding them'

It's a change in tone.

FF14 director Yoshi-P is 'kind of glad and relieved' that Dawntrail's story is over, because players will have 'the fate of the world on their shoulders' again—but that was never the expansion's problem

I'm excited to take center stage again, but I never stopped saving reality.

Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P quietly removed from Square Enix's board after years of wanting out: "It's much more fun to just make games"

If you love him, let him go

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Final Fantasy 14 promises crackdown on stalking exploits with actual solutions now, rather than politely asking the plugin creator to stop

Final Fantasy 14 promises crackdown on stalking exploits with actual solutions now, rather than politely asking the plugin creator to stop

The 7.2 patch in March is set to tackle account ID exploitations.

FFXIV lead Yoshi-P warns Square Enix may pursue "legal action" against stalker-enabling mod, but says nothing about fixing the glaring vulnerability that makes it work

FFXIV lead Yoshi-P warns Square Enix may pursue "legal action" against stalker-enabling mod, but says nothing about fixing the glaring vulnerability that makes it work

Weeks after the FFXIV community expressed concerns about a new mod that enables stalking, developer Square Enix has responded with the threat of "legal action."

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Yoshi-P and Hiroshi Takai jokingly clash as they react to Clive's lewd Tekken 8 outfit: "You OK'd this?"

Yoshi-P and Hiroshi Takai jokingly clash as they react to Clive's lewd Tekken 8 outfit: "You OK'd this?"

"I might have been out of it at the time."

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director thinks an MMO team-up with Final Fantasy 14 would be a "great idea": "There's definitely a lot of things that could possibly come up along those lines"

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director thinks an MMO team-up with Final Fantasy 14 would be a "great idea": "There's definitely a lot of things that could possibly come up along those lines"

Hamaguchi and Yoshida "often get together" to discuss "the future of Final Fantasy"

"From now on, Square Enix plans to increase the amount of titles releasing simultaneously on each platform," Square Enix confirms more Xbox support while discussing this new upcoming JRPG

"From now on, Square Enix plans to increase the amount of titles releasing simultaneously on each platform," Square Enix confirms more Xbox support while discussing this new upcoming JRPG

PlayStation has drawn the ire of Xbox fans by securing exclusivity deals for Square Enix titles and keeping them off the platform, even to the detriment of Final Fantasy's sales numbers. Now Square Enix's Naoki Yoshida has confirmed more of the publisher's games will come to Xbox and PlayStation simultaneously…

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FF14 director Yoshi-P says transphobic abuse sent to Wuk Lamat's English VA 'breaks my heart', pleads for players to 'refrain from personal attacks'

FF14 director Yoshi-P says transphobic abuse sent to Wuk Lamat's English VA 'breaks my heart', pleads for players to 'refrain from personal attacks'

"It doesn't do anything except make the staff lose motivation."

Yoshi-P is just as confused about Final Fantasy 14 players being horny for a two-headed lizard as I am: 'I would never have guessed this'

Yoshi-P is just as confused about Final Fantasy 14 players being horny for a two-headed lizard as I am: 'I would never have guessed this'

Love comes from all kinds of places.

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Yoshi-P will turn Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail around if players keep asking for a raise spell on Pictomancer, jokes: 'it'd be best to remove raise from all of those jobs' if they don't behave

Yoshi-P floats ideas for Final Fantasy 17: a real-time, turn-based hybrid or a return to pixel art

He also likes the idea of a new, younger director "instead of the same old guys"

Yoshi-P says the secret to keeping Final Fantasy 14 fresh is "taking everything that's good about console games and placing it into the MMO world"

Apparently, not thinking of Final Fantasy 14 as an MMO is "the secret to not running out of ideas"

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Analysis: What could Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail's new Job classes be?

When Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail was announced, fans vigorously analyzed the teaser trailer and hints from Yoshi-P to figure out what the new player Jobs will be added for this expansion. Read on to see what ideas the fans have come up with.

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Final Fantasy 14 legend Yoshi-P witnessed one of early MMO history's most infamous mishaps firsthand

Have you ever heard about the Lord British incident in Ultima Online?

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