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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Final Fantasy XI players get a little help from their iPhone]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/30/final-fantasy-xi-players-get-a-little-help-from-their-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/30/final-fantasy-xi-players-get-a-little-help-from-their-iphone/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/30/final-fantasy-xi-players-get-a-little-help-from-their-iphone/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/final-fantasy-xi/" rel="tag">Final Fantasy XI</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/consoles/" rel="tag">Consoles</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.duodyne.com/ffxipda.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/03/ffxi-pda-epl-329.jpg"  alt="" /></a></div>
There's a lot of information to keep track of in <a href="http://www.playonline.com"><em>Final Fantasy XI</em></a>, much of it not covered by the in-game interface.  There's no easy way to access the all-important airship schedules or the often-loathed Race Specific Equipment quest eligibility.  Since the game has been out for several years, there are naturally more than a few applications to track these events... but due to the game's issues with alt-tabbing, they require a bit of a workaround for the player.  Now there's another option available to anyone with an iPhone or an iPod Touch -- <a href="http://www.duodyne.com/ffxipda.html">a new app</a> from <a href="http://www.duodyne.com">Duodyne Studios</a>.<br />
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Although not officially affiliated with <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Square-Enix/">Square-Enix</a>, the application is aimed at giving players easy access to the most commonly needed timers.  That includes a recast timer feature that allows players to simply tap the ability when they use it, followed by an alert on the phone when it becomes ready again.  It's not as useful as simple macro checks for short abilities like Provoke, but longer abilities will benefit from having the timer feature.  At $0.99 for players in the US and comparable prices for other markets, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Final-Fantasy-XI/"><em>Final Fantasy XI</em></a> players might want to <a href="http://www.duodyne.com/ffxipda.html">take a look</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/30/final-fantasy-xi-players-get-a-little-help-from-their-iphone/">Final Fantasy XI players get a little help from their iPhone</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/30/final-fantasy-xi-players-get-a-little-help-from-their-iphone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19418564/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/30/final-fantasy-xi-players-get-a-little-help-from-their-iphone/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>applications</category><category>apps</category><category>assistant</category><category>clock</category><category>console</category><category>duodyne-studios</category><category>ff11</category><category>ffxi</category><category>final-fantasy</category><category>final-fantasy-11</category><category>final-fantasy-xi</category><category>iphone</category><category>ipod-touch</category><category>side-apps</category><category>square-enix</category><category>timer</category><category>xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliot Lefebvre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
