Hi....
So I dusted off my old copy of FFXI & Rise of the Zilart and tried to install it but when I tried to start PlayOnline it didn't work...I was wondering why it doesn't work? Has anybody had that problem before? I am a noob again ;_; ... Am I going to have to buy a new copy of FFXI? Will I be able to recover my old character? Thanks...

Just a word of warning: Square-Enix will be converting all Playonline Accounts to Square-Enix Accounts. This process is supposed to start in late July. If you haven't changed your information by the end of August, you will be unable to play the game.

They will be releasing more info on the conversion later. Just wanted to give you a heads-up.

Note that people with a token already have a Square-Enix account.

For those of you that might be thinking about returning to the game, but dislike the idea of dropping $30 for all three Abyssea expansions, there's some good news for you~

May 15 is the release of the newest FFXI collection, which includes all addons released so far, for $20. You also get a code for a new item, a Destrier Beret, which below level 30 gives you Regen/Refresh, +Movement Speed, +Skill Rate, and Auto-Reraise. IT also lets you put on an adolescent chocobo costume.

The date of the next major version update has been set at May 10. This is when the Titan - Phoenix merge will happen. Other adjustments that will be coming at this time (subject to change, naturally) include AH consolidation, Dynamis reworking, ability to send certain Ex items between characters that share an account, adventuring fellow upgrades, Voidwatch system, new ways to get Abyssea seals, and more.

Thought I'd mention that the servers are back online, pending any further outages of course. While the break from the game was actually pretty nice, it's good that we can play again. See y'all there.