Expansions
Final Fantasy XI Online is up to almost five expansions, which all have been released for the Playstation 2, PC, and Xbox 360. More information about each individual release below
Rise of the Zilart
This was the first official expansion pack for Final Fantasy XI. It delivered an enormous amount of new, fresh content to the game. By the time this pack was ready to come to the United States, Square just decided to include it in the release of FFXI. The expansion adds new cosmetic options for customizing a player, and more importantly, it adds at least one new character classes, the Dragoon, Samurai, and Ninja.
New areas include an expansive desert, a volcanic island covered in jungle, and a northern fishing village populated by the Mithra race, whose architecture provides another visual echo of FFX. Altogether, the added space should provide plenty of elbow room for new adventurers as the game's population expands.
| Playstation 2 | PC | XBox 360 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP Release | August 17, 2003 | April 17, 2003 | April 20, 2006 |
| NA Release | March 23, 2004 | October 28, 2003 | April 18, 2006 |
| PAL Release | September 17, 2004 | September 17, 2004 | April 20, 2006 |
Chains of Promathia
This was the second official expansion pack for Final Fantasy XI and again delivered an enormous amount of new, fresh content to the game. Expanding the world of Vana'diel, new areas never before seen in maps surface and towns, which have been spoken of but never seen, emerge. Fabled legends will also be realized in Chains of Promathia. As some of the mysteries of Vana'diel are unraveled, additional secrets will be discovered in the intricately designed expansion, Chains of Promathia. Gameplay is identical to the original game. A total of forty new areas were made available to explore, as well as new quests and missions, but no new jobs for characters to learn or new game mechanics in this expansion. This expansion was included in the European release of Final Fantasy XI.
| Playstation 2 | PC | XBox 360 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP Release | September 21, 2004 | September 21, 2004 | April 20, 2006 |
| NA Release | September 21, 2004 | September 21, 2004 | April 18, 2006 |
| PAL Release | September 17, 2004 | September 17, 2004 | April 20, 2006 |
Treasures of Aht Urhgan
This is the third installment of the magical world of Final Fantasy XI. The new expansions features two new classes, new adversaries, equipment, and fresh new content.
The expansion included three new jobs; Puppetmaster, Corsair, and Blue Mage. The expansion's final update in fall 2007 finally allowed the player to advance to the rank of "Captain." It was also released on the Xbox 360 bundled with all three of the expansions released to date, and on the PC as "Vana'diel Collection 2007".
| Playstation 2 | PC | XBox 360 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP Release | April 20, 2006 | April 20, 2006 | April 20, 2006 |
| NA Release | April 18, 2006 | April 18, 2006 | April 18, 2006 |
| PAL Release | April 20, 2006 | April 20, 2006 | April 20, 2006 |
Wings of the Goddess
Wings of the Goddess is the fourth official expansion for Final Fantasy XI. The expansion included more new content, including various new spells and job abilities, eight new regions, new mobs, and a new large-scale battle known as "Campaign". The Dancer and Scholar jobs were introduced in the expansion, and their equipment known as "artifact armor" was released in a later update.
| Playstation 2 | PC | XBox 360 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP Release | November 22, 2007 | November 22, 2007 | November 22, 2007 |
| NA Release | November 20, 2007 | November 20, 2007 | November 20, 2007 |
| PAL Release | November 22, 2007 | November 22, 2007 | November 22, 2007 |
Seekers of Adoulin
Due to the continued success of Final Fantasy XI and maintaining a steady customer base, in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the original Final Fantasy XI launch, Square Enix announced the fifth expansion for Final Fantasy XI, Seekers of Adoulin. The expansion will again add fresh content, including two new jobs: Rune Fencer and the Geomancer. It was recently announced that the expansion not be available on PlayStation 2 outside of Japan. There is currently no official release date, but it is expected to be out sometime in 2013.