One of my pet peeves is that the update history of FFXI is not in one place, not even on POL/SE Forum, so I've tasked myself to gather everything on the bgwiki while the rest of the guys work on things more important.
A part of this was the thought of including an overarching timeline of the history of FFXI, again something that I've never been able to find in one place.
I ask of you to critique the list I have now, and to also think of other big events that may have happened in game. When did the market crash? When did the servers go down for hours/days unannounced? Other stuffs of interest?
Here's the list I have now. Ignore the ugly formatting.
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November 01, 1999 Development Begins
August 01, 2001 Closed JP PS2 Beta
December 01, 2001 Public JP PS2 Beta
May 16, 2002 JP PS2 Release
June 18, 2002 JP PC Beta
November 07, 2002 JP PC Release
April 17, 2003 Rise of the Zilart
June 12, 2003 NA PS2 Beta
July 01, 2003 NA PC Beta
October 28, 2003 NA PC Release
March 23, 2004 NA PS2 Release
September 17, 2004 EU PC and PS2 Release
September 20, 2004 Chains of Promathia
January 17, 2006 Xbox 360 Beta
April 18, 2006 WW Xbox 360 Release
April 18, 2006 Treasures of Aht Urhgan
November 20, 2007 Wings of the Goddess
March 22, 2009 A Crystalline Prophecy - Ode of Life Bestowing
July 05, 2009 A Moogle Kupo d'Etat - Evil in Small Doses
October 25, 2009 A Shantotto Ascension - The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born
June 06, 2010 Vision of Abyssea
August 23, 2010 Scars of Abyssea
November 23, 2010 Heroes of Abyssea
March 26, 2013 Seekers of Adoulin
May 16, 2013 11th Vana'versary
May 14, 2015 Rhapsodies of Vana'diel - First Chapter
August 05, 2015 Rhapsodies of Vana'diel - Second Chapter
November 10, 2015 Rhapsodies of Vana'diel - Final Chapter
March 31, 2016 PS2 and Xbox 360 Service Shutdown
May 16, 2017 15th Anniversary