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<big>Welcome to The History of Final Fantasy XI - A Treatise by [[Funkworkz]]</big>
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''Mission Statement:'' I set off and began this massive project after realizing that a conclusive documentation of the evolution of Final Fantasy XI did not exist. Nobody will disagree that the game has entirely changed from when it was first released; but I believe that what once was should not be forgotten - it should be preserved for everybody to see. <br />
This beloved game has a place in hundreds of thousands of people's hearts, and I want everybody to be able to have experienced what few did. 

With this in mind, I set out to sustain all of the ups and downs of Final Fantasy XI's life. This includes perspectives and reactions from players all over the world, English and Japanese alike. I want veterans to read something on the following pages and say to themselves "Wow, I forgot that happened!". At the same time, I want a new player or somebody who has never played, to read that same entry and say "Wow, I wish I was playing to experience that!". 


If you have information, corrections, images, comments, or anything else that you believe would benefit this project please create a topic on the [[Talk:The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI|Talk Page]].

This page is <u>not</u> about the <i>lore</i> of Vana'diel. Check out [[:Category:History|The History of Vana'diel]] for further information on that topic.
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| align=center |'''<u>Contents</u>'''<br />
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To fully enjoy this project, I recommend that you read through from the beginning to end in order. Grab your favorite drink and click on a year below to begin!<br />
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| align=center | '''Pre-Release & Beta'''
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'''[[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2001|2000 - 2001]]'''
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| align=center | '''Release & The First Year'''
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'''[[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2002|2002]]'''
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| align=center | '''The Rise of the Zilart Era'''

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'''[[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2003|2003]]'''
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| align=center | '''The Chains of Promathia Era'''

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'''[[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2004|2004]]'''
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| align=center | '''Conclusion of Chains of Promathia'''

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'''[[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2005|2005]]'''
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| align=center | '''The Treasures of Aht Urhgan Era'''

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'''[[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2006|2006]]'''
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| align=center | '''Conclusion of Treasures of Aht Urhgan'''

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'''[[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2007|2007]]'''
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| align=center | '''The Age of Mythical Weapons'''

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'''[[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2008|2008]]'''
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| align=center | '''The Add-on Scenarios'''

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'''[[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2009|2009]]'''
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| align=center | '''The End of the Level 75 Cap'''

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'''[[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2010|2010]]'''
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| align=center | '''The Beginning of Post-Abyssea'''

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'''[[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2011|2011]]'''
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| align=center | '''The Level 99 Era'''
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'''[[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2012|2012]]'''
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| align=center | '''The Seekers of Adoulin Release'''
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'''[[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2013|2013]]'''
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| align=center | '''Seekers of Adoulin Conclusion'''
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'''[[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2014|2014]]'''
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| align=center | '''The Rhapsodies of Vana'diel'''
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''2015 coming in the future!''
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<small>'''<u>Project Updates</u>''' </small>
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| <small>'''v.2.10.0''': 2014 was released by [[Funkworkz]] in '''July 2023'''

'''v.2.9.1''': 2000-2005 misc. additions. Pushed back 2014 release to Q1 2023. Updated by [[Funkworkz]] in '''December 2022'''

'''v.2.9.0''': 2013 was released by [[Funkworkz]] in '''May 2022'''

'''v.2.8.4''': Added developer commentary to the years 2009 and 2010, which was released on the We Are Vana'diel website. Updated by [[Funkworkz]] in '''December 2021'''

'''v.2.8.3''': Added developer commentary to the years 2007 and 2008, which was released on the We Are Vana'diel website. Updated by [[Funkworkz]] in '''November 2021'''

'''v.2.8.2''': Revamped the format of the developer commentary sections. Also added everything that was released so far as of October 2021, which is through 2006. Updated by [[Funkworkz]] in '''October 2021'''

'''v.2.8.1''': Expanded the [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2001|Pre-Release & Beta]] section greatly with new entries. Also added all developer commentary that was released on the [https://we-are-vanadiel.finalfantasyxi.com/?lang=en "We Are Vana'diel"] website to both the [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2001|Pre-Release & Beta]] and [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2002|Release & The First Year]] sections. Updated by [[Funkworkz]] in '''July 2021'''

'''v.2.8.0''': 2012, new home page, and new navigation released by [[Funkworkz]] in '''July 2021'''

'''v.2.7.5''': Expanded the following topics (click a link to be taken directly to the updated text): [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2004#padded|Rusty Caps Nerf]], [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2003#bradygames|Bradygames Guides]], [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2005#atlas|Bradygames' FFXI Atlas]], [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2006#turban|Walahra Turban]], [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2006#armordesign|Salvage Armor Design]], Chocobo Digging expanded across multiple years and updates - by [[Funkworkz]] in '''February 2021'''

'''v.2.7.0''': 2011 was released by [[Funkworkz]] in '''July 2020'''

'''v.2.6.0''': 2010 was released by [[Funkworkz]] in '''August 2019'''

'''v.2.5.0''': 2009 was released by [[Funkworkz]] in '''August 2018'''

'''v.2.4.5''': Expanded Version Update entries related to [[Paladin]]'s evolution over multiple updates.

'''v.2.4.0''': 2008 was released by [[Funkworkz]] in '''April 2018'''

'''v.2.3.0''': 2007 was released by [[Funkworkz]] in '''February 2018'''

'''v.2.2.0''': 2006 was released by [[Funkworkz]] in '''December 2017'''

'''v.2.1.5''': Expanded and added many topics across all years. Includes the following topics: [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2002#zvahlcharge|Castle Zvahl Charge]], [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2005#loadfishing|Load Fishing]], [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2002#turtlecurse|Turtle Curse]], [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2004#ushunj|Unsho & Unji]], [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2003#garlic|Garlic Farmer Conspiracy]], [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2003#marchfest|The March Festival]], [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2002#hellpatch|7/2 patch from hell]], [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2004#vanaclock|Vana'diel Clock]], [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2004#movalwater|Movalpolos Water Festival]], [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2002#bonefan|Bone-Bone Fantasy]], [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2005#vrtraspook|Vrtra appearing at Spook on Lakshmi]], and the [[The_History_of_Final_Fantasy_XI/2002#silverhairpinfest|Silver Hairpin Festival]].

'''v.2.1.2''': Touched up Version Update entries to all years by dividing Job Adjustments and New Features & Content into their own tables. This will make things easier to distinguish if visitors only want to read those parts of the updates sections.'''

'''v.2.1.1''': Entire project broken up into pages divided by year.

'''v.2.1.0''': 2004 & 2005 by [[Funkworkz]] in '''September & October 2017'''

'''v.2.0.0''': 2000-2003 additional information, images & topics researched, compiled, and re-released by [[Funkworkz]] in '''August & September of 2017'''

'''v.1.0.0''': Original concept and basic information from 2000-2003 created by [[User:Elmer_the_Pointy|Elmer the Pointy]] on '''JPButton.com'''</small>
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