We have received questions from the community regarding when they need to begin playing FINAL FANTASY XIV if they wish to qualify for the Legacy Campaign.

In order to fulfill the requirements for the Legacy Campaign, a player must register his/her copy of the game no later than Thursday, May 31, 2012, and have subscribed for a minimum of 90 days beyond the conclusion of your free trial period.

Information regarding the transition from the current game to version 2.0 will be announced on the Lodestone in the future.

Review the details of the Legacy Campaign.

With excitement building as FINAL FANTASY XIV Version 2.0 draws near, we at the community team have decided that now would be an ideal time to host another event. We have painstakingly procured all-new concept art from the development team precisely for this purpose, which we will gladly share with our players…so long as they meet certain demands!

Read up on the details of the event.

The FINAL FANTASY XIV English Localization team is seeking qualified men and women to join their ranks. All interested are invited to check out this recent forum post.

Good luck to those who apply!

For those of you who have returned to FINAL FANTASY XIV through the Welcome Back Campaign, we’d like to introduce some of the great additions to the configuration menu, as well as some must-have settings for mouse and keyboard users. We’ve also included a handy list of links for all the patch notes since version 1.19 so you can check out all the latest changes.

Read on!

Patch 1.22a has arrived, bringing with it two further locations for hamlet defense battles, new high-difficulty synthesis recipes, and myriad other additions and refinements.

Read up on all the official particulars.

It’s a confirmed kill! Garuda has officially been toppled from atop her roost in the Howling Eye, her wings clipped and her plumage plucked! The time of death has been released, and we are happy to announce the winners of the Predict the Fall of Garuda contest!

For all the details, dive head first into the eye of the storm!

A new thread has been started in the Updates section of the official forums. The title of the thread is as follows:

[patch1.22] Patch 1.22 Notes

Proceed to the thread.

Patch 1.22 will feature all-new battle content pitting adventurers against Garuda, the primal of wind.

Read on for the details.

Patch 1.22 will see the addition of new weapons and armor available for crafting by Disciples of the Hand. This Topics post will provide some insight into the nature of these items, and introduce the social milieu that gave rise to their creation.

Read on for the details.

FINAL FANTASY XIV fans the world round, the twenty-seventh Letter from the Producer has arrived for your viewing pleasure!

Pore over the complete letter.