The story focuses on Ramza Beoulve, a member of the respected House Beoulve, who finds himself caught amid the war and later uncovers the truth behind a sinister plot behind it.įinal Fantasy Tactics features battles fought on a map divided into a grid in which units can move. The game is set in Ivalice, a unified kingdom of seven territories, which is caught in the middle of the War of the Lions fought between two opposing factions vying for rule of the kingdom. It was the first strategy role-playing game in the series. It was directed by Yasumi Matsuno and produced by Hironobu Sakaguchi, with Akihiko Yoshida providing the character designs and both Masaharu Iwata and Hitoshi Sakimoto providing the score.
It was released for the PlayStation in June 1997, and has since been re-released as the updated Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions ( ファイナルファンタジータクティクス 獅子戦争, Fainaru Fantajī Takutikusu Shishi Sensō ?) for the PlayStation Portable, iOS and Android platforms. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this causes our users and humbly request your understanding.Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lionsįinal Fantasy Tactics is a strategy role-playing game in the Final Fantasy series. Throughout this time, we will be offering constant updates on the progress of the operation.
While the operation is in progress, we will continue to apply restrictions on both the creation of characters and the ability to log into the game.
Once the operation has been completed, the sale of the digital download version will resume. Therefore, we are temporarily suspending the sale of the digital download versions of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn. Until this operation is complete, we would like to prioritize the quality of service for those who have already purchased the game. This operation is expected to be completed at the beginning of next week. To address this matter, we are currently working on introducing new Worlds and enhancing the performance of the login and match making processes on both the Japanese and North American & European data centers. We are well aware that these restrictions are a source of frustration for our users who are waiting to play. To ensure that we maintain a quality level of service for everyone, we have been setting restrictions on both the creation of characters as well as adjusting the number of users that are able to log in. As such, the number of users logging in has been increasing at a rate that is much higher than what we had originally anticipated. Since the start of early access on Saturday, August 24th, an enormous amount of users have been logging in to the game. We would like to thank you for your continued support of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn. We thank you again for your patience and understanding as we continue to address these issues, and look forward to your continued support of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn.Īnnouncing Server Enhancements and the Temporary Suspension of Digital Download Sales (). The additional seven days will be reflected on service accounts after maintenance has concluded on September 4, 2013, which can be confirmed by accessing the FINAL FANTASY XIV: Mog Station.() Moving forward, we will continue monitoring the servers to ensure that quality service and support are provided in a timely manner.
Furthermore, users who have yet to enter their registration codes will receive an additional seven-day trial should they register before 11:59 p.m.
to September 4, 2013, at 3:00 a.m (PDT), for the purpose of increasing the number of available Worlds, reducing stress on the Duty Finder servers, and increasing the number of concurrent logins allowed for each server.īecause login and character creation restrictions have hindered our ability to provide quality service, all FINAL FANTASY XIV service accounts will receive an additional seven days of free play time. To resolve this issue, we will be performing maintenance from September 3, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. We understand, however, that these restrictions have greatly inconvenienced our players.
In order to allow access to as many users as possible, we have implemented login and character creation restrictions. As a result, our servers have been pushed beyond maximum capacity. While we are pleased to see support for the game reach far beyond our expectations, the servers were not prepared to handle this influx of players. Since the beginning of official service on August 27, 2013, the number of users attempting to access the game has significantly exceeded our initial estimates. We would like to thank all our customers for their continued support of FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn.