Final Fantasy XIV Online is Square Enix's MMO, Role-Playing, Action, Adventure, and Open-World game with a release date in 2010.
Final Fantasy XIV Online includes the following styles of gameplay.
- MMO stands for Massively Multiplayer Online game. MMO's are huge open worlds where large numbers of people play at the same time. The focus highly on character development and progression, as well as loot collection and grouping together.
- In a role playing game, or RPG, the player takes on the role of the main character and helps the story line to unfold. It usually involves a very long play time, inventory management, and a deep leveling system. RPG's are usually the longest style of game. Skyrim and Fallout are amongst the most popular RPG style games.
- Games that are considered action are all about centering the player in the middle of an evolving situation.
- In an adventure game you generally play through a story, usually as the protagonist. They rely heavily on story telling and can be inspired from books or movies.
- Open world style games are usually not on rails, meaning that the player gets to go anywhere and solve problems in the order that they choose. The player is usually allowed to roam freely through a normally massive environment.
Port Forward Final Fantasy XIV Online
When you are playing Final Fantasy XIV Online you might need to forward some ports in your router. Forwarding ports is a useful trick in gaming because it can really help to make your network connection most stable and frequently even faster. Routers were not designed to allow incoming network requests and some games can play tremendously better if an incoming connection is forwarded through the router to the game.
Before You Forward a Port
Before you can forward a port you need to know the following things:
- Your router's IP address.
- The IP address of the device that the game will play on: either your computer or your console.
- The TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded.
How to locate your router's IP Address
The easiest way to locate your router's IP address is to run our free Router Detector utility. It's a part of the Network Utilities suite of tools and it's completely free to use.
How To Forward Ports
An easy way to do this is use our Network Utilities software. It can open your ports with just a few clicks. Then when you are done you can just was quickly close your ports again. Alternatively you can do it by hand.
The normal process for forwarding a port is:
- Start by logging in to your router.
- Find your routers port forwarding section.
- Put the IP address of your computer or gaming console in the appropriate box in your router.
- Put the TCP and UDP ports for your game in the corresponding boxes in your router.
- Intermittently you have to reboot your router for the changes to take effect.
Which Ports Does Final Fantasy XIV Online Require
The exact ports for Final Fantasy XIV Online are as follows:
Final Fantasy XIV Online - PC
- TCP: 54992-54994, 55006-55007, 55021-55040
- UDP:
Final Fantasy XIV Online - Steam
- TCP: 27015-27030, 27036-27037, 54992-54994, 55006-55007, 55021-55040
- UDP: 4380, 27000-27031, 27036
Final Fantasy XIV Online - Playstation 4
- TCP: 1935, 3478-3480, 8080, 55296-55551
- UDP: 3074, 3478-3479, 55296-55551
Final Fantasy XIV Online - Playstation 3
- TCP: 3478-3480, 5223, 8080, 54992-54994, 55006-55007, 55021-55040, 55296-55551
- UDP: 3074, 3478-3479, 3658, 55296-55551
Final Fantasy XIV Online - Playstation 5
- TCP: 1935, 3478-3480, 8080, 55296-55551
- UDP: 3074, 3478-3479, 55296-55551
We have guides that are custom tailored for Final Fantasy XIV Online that will show you the network ports.
- Final Fantasy XIV Online - PC
- Final Fantasy XIV Online - Steam
- Final Fantasy XIV Online - Playstation 4
- Final Fantasy XIV Online - Playstation 3
- Final Fantasy XIV Online - Playstation 5
After that your ports should be open. Check out our full game and application list for more port forwarding guides.