An interesting report on 1up.com yesterday has revealed that Square's first foray into the mirky waters of MMOGs is going well, with Final Fantasy XI Gil game already rivalling market-leader Everquest in subscriber numbers. The game apparently boasts 430,000 paying players, versus Everquest's 500,000.

One last point is that Square Enix likes to receive a copy of the Q&As in advance when possible, so that they can prepare an adequate defense in the face of such merciless geekiness. So, in the time between original submission and the actual conversation, some information (a.k.a. the chocobo breeding) has already been revealed on the Playonline website. We realize this, but have included the full transcript for the benefit of those interested in reading the interview in its entirety. But enough chatter, on with the show.

Square Enix has been mum on their MMO plans, even telling investors they would not be releasing another online adventure until after the current fiscal year, which ends in March 2007. Out of the blue, however, comes a report from Japanese newspaper Nikkei Net that a sequel to Final Fantasy XI Gil game is currently in development for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC simultaneously.

The persons we spoke with were Koichi Ogawa, TOAU and now-WOTG director, as well as Hiromichi Tanaka, long-time Square veteran and FFXI Gil game producer, Sage Sundi (global online producer), and Yasu Kurosawa (North American online producer), with Koji Fox handling translation duties as usual. Here now is the result of our brief conversation with the team during the hustle and bustle of E3 in sunny Santa Monica, along with a quick recap of currently known factoids about Wings of the Goddess. You will enjoy our first class service and save more on cheap Final Fantasy XI EU CD Key.

One of the bigger stories out of the Square Enix 2007 Party was the announcement of yet another expansion set for its online RPG, Final Fantasy XI Gil game, subtitled Wings of The Goddess -- which showed that not only is Square still putting their support behind their biggest MMO, but that it's also eager to build on the momentum generated by the most recent expansion, The Treasures of Aht Urghan.

The recent September update for Final Fantasy XI Gil game brought in some of the biggest game changing features since the game was first released. As a higher level player, the one that was most obvious was the new Level Sync system, which lets players ‘sync' their level down to the same level as someone in their party. It was great: a bunch of us, with levels all over the scale, could all sync up and party together. Even better, your gear scaled too, so no need to re-equip!

Square Enix recommends checking out their site every now and then for breaking updates regarding the matter. If you're salivating over the prospect of making it to the ball, you better get dressed up, Cinderella. We here are all busy trying to fit into our Tonberry costumes.

For players in the UK, this means that Omega Sektor's soon-to-open Birmingham centre will feature an area dedicated just for FF XI. This section will be located on the first floor, and will feature 36 PCs running your favorite MMORPG - also expect the surrounding area's theme to be designed to match the game's ambiance. As Adrian Le Mans, sales and marketing director for Omega Sektor said...

Other details suggest that Wings of the Goddess will have a lot to do with Vana'diel's past. The biggest speculation as of the moment is that time travel may become an option. All of that remains to be seen, and we'll update you to confirm the buzz.

Final Fantasy fans better prepare themselves some changes that'll be coming to the game this month. PlayOnline's FFXI Gil game development team has brought word of upcoming changes to two-handed weapons, as well as the addition of weapon grips to the game.