Version Update Version Update is a term that relates to " Final Fantasy XI " and " Final Fantasy XIV " . Due to their online nature , both games are in a constant state of improvement by the developers . While the version update is taking place , players are be unable to log into them . " Final Fantasy XI " . Every two or three months there will be a version update which is a notable change to the way players experience the game . Updates can be adding features ( such as chocobo raising ) , new equipment , or , as has been popular after the addition of " " , tweaking jobs to make them more characterful and fair . There are times when the servers go down for routine or , very rarely , emergency maintenance . Generally when a server goes down for maintenance , it will be down for only a few hours ( usually 1 to 4 hours ) . Version updates have a tendency of taking a little longer , generally being scheduled for 4 hours but often taking 6 or 8 . Controversy . There have been certain times in the history of " Final Fantasy XI " , though , that unpopular changes have been made to the game . The most notable version update was the pair of updates that better balanced ranged damage . By limiting the range of ranged weapons to the maximum distance that enmity could be gained and by taking into consideration range , Evasion , and Defense more heavily in the damage equation , Rangers all but disappeared overnight . Previously they had excelled at damage far beyond what any other Job could do , but were an expensive Job to play . After the updates , the damage benefit was greatly reduced . Probably the next most undesirable change was the Mithra Mithkabob recipe change , which made the high Strength and Attack food exorbitantly expensive but was ultimately geared towards making players select other foods . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Initially , the update schedule for " Final Fantasy XIV " was similar to " XI " , which major updates being planned for every 2 - 3 months . Also , smaller emergency patches where extremely common on the first months , happening almost every Thursday , along with the equipment maintenance . The initial batch of updates had enormous list of changes , possibly due to the bad reception the game received as well as the many technical issues present on its earlier days . Since then , update sizes have been reduced , and the new director stated that the team is now concentrating in delivering smaller patches once or twice per month instead of a large update every few months . In order to clarify the progression of the Version Updates in " Final Fantasy XIV " , they were officially renamed as Patches and given version numbers . Version 1 . xx denotes the original Legacy version . Version 2 . xx refers to " A Realm Reborn " and its incremental updates . Version 3 . xx will refer to " " , and so on . The game is currently on version 2 . 38 , released September 16 , 2014 . Controversy . Some controversial changes have been made on the first big update in November , 2010 . Along the many changes , the Skill Points system for battle classes was completely redone , changing from a random SP gain based on battle activity and luck — the same monster could give 0 , 100 or 500 SP even if killed the same way these three times — was scrapped and exchanged for a more classical approach , with monsters giving skill points in the same way as experience points . While this change was welcome , players soon started complaining that the update greatly increased the level curve and made group play " impracticable " due to the small party bonus , with many players resorting to solo play . Due to this , the party bonus has been increased on patch 1 . 15a . Another controversial topic in the earlier days of 2011 was the possible addition of a jumping feature , still being discussed by the new team . The jumping function was eventually included with " A Realm Reborn " .