Players have been waiting anxiously for information about Fan Festival 2014 and today we’re pleased to reveal information about the exclusive early access ticket period for active European and PAL territory subscribers! 

We'll have a lot more to showcase in the coming weeks, but for now, start getting your plans in place and prepare for the start of ticket sales!
Tickets are limited, but we’ve prepared a special advance ticket sales period for our active FINAL FANTASY XIV subscribers as a thank you for your continued support!
Tickets for our London Fan Festival will go on sale for the price of £65/ €80 per standard ticket, £85/ €104 per VIP ticket. VIP tickets include access to the exclusive Friday night (24th October) event where you can eat, drink and meet members of the development t

Most of you players with SE Accounts have received your Advance Ticket Promotional codes

This tutorial below will teach you how to apply your promotional code and start the ticket registration.

With advance ticket sales for Fan Festival 2014 starting on Tuesday, July 8, at 10:30 a.m. (PDT) we felt this is the perfect time to explain the purchase flow! We created a short guide for both advance ticket purchasers and general admission so that everyone has an idea of what to expect when purchasing tickets!Advance Ticket Purchase DetailsPlease note: Until the ticket site goes live on Tuesday, July 8, at 10:30 a.m. (PDT) you should see the following notice upon visiting http://sqex.to/u7S.
Here are the steps you’ll need to take to purchase tickets once the site officially opens.
Step 1Click the&

Today's patch 2.3 preview offers a look at chocobo raising, a new way to bond and grow together with your beloved feathered companion. To access chocobo stables, and begin raising a chocobo, players must complete the following quest:

Quest	Bird in Hand
Required Level	Level 30
Location	Central Shroud (X:20 Y:21)NPC: Luquelot
Prerequisites	Players must first complete the quest "My Feisty Little Chocobo" and also belong to a free company which owns an estate.

Stabling Your Chocobo



To begin raising a chocobo, players must first acquire a Chocobo Stable, which can be purchased from the housing merchant NPC in any residential area. Once placed on the estate grounds, all free company members can stable their chocobos and begin their training.

* An estate can only house one chocobo stable, which ...

Yesterday, Shanda Games, the operator of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn in China announced that the 2nd CBT of Chinese FFXIV: ARR will start on July 22, 2014. Earlier in Guangzhou Cosplay Fanfest on June 29th, Naoki handed the CBT2 version of FFXIV: ARR to Shanda Games.

Shanda Games also announced the release of an "Eorzea Passport" for RMB 39 (approximately 7.5 US dollars). With this passport, players will be able to participate in the 2nd and later CBT of FFXIV: ARR, and the money paid for this passport will be refunded as play time with equal value when the official launch start. Also, players with this Eorzea Passport will be able to get a Coeurl Mount or a Moogle Cap as gift.

The sale of Eorzea Passport started on 13:00 Beijing time (GMT +8), Shanda Games prepared 4,000 copies Eo