Whats your review of Shadowbringers /10? *Spoilers*

[Avraym]

So the game has been out for 5 days now with early release and more of us have finished the story.

For those of us who have done so, the real question now is whether or the game offers enough to retain interest for the long term.

With that said I would love to hear what more of the player base thinks about the expansion overall. Will you recommend this expansion to returning players? And does the game offer enough for you to stay subscribed until 5.1?

Story 8.5/10
- By far the most engaging story expansion to date for me. It had some moments that were a little on a predictable side and cliches we've come to experience before, but overall a gripping experience and more enjoyable than Stormblood and Heavensward.

Visuals 9/10
- Stunning Graphics and visuals, the textures albeit can unfortunately still hold back otherwise beautiful zones and models even on high end performances. If they managed to resolve finer details such as hair, grass and rocks - this would've been 10/10.

Audio 9/10
- Soken has gone above and beyond with this one. The battle music leaves something to be desired for me personally.. But we thankfully have the option of disabling this. A lot of tracks have been recycled in dungeons and dramatic scenes, but other than that, the new tracks are very beautiful and keep the player immersed in the new.

Progression 8/10
- Overtime, the story and levelling progression makes the gamer feel they on a path, learning each zones history and with an objective for each individual zone. Progression felt smooth, however, one can't help but feel the main story quest xp should be raised somewhat. Thankfully, farming fates, challenge logs, roulettes and side quests allow players to fill in the gaps.

End Game Content 6/10
- Level 80 dungeons offer no real challenge, and the two extreme fights don't offer enough to keep players entertained once they have received their drops. Eden will be a welcomed and needed addition, but even so one can't help but wonder why there still isn't any 4 man end game content to keep the player sustained this far down the road.

Overall 8/10
- Worth the buy. At this point, you kind of know what to expect from the expansion. Square has a formula and it works. New job additions and some quality of life adjustments were a welcomed addition by most. It honestly felt like Stormblood with a better story and quality of life.

Unfortunately, some things still hold the game back for end game content players compared to the standards of its competitors. What kind of additions would help keep the interest of end game players?

• Level 80 Zone - Players can only experience this upon hitting max level. Gear progession or farming within the zone. Gives players a reason to use their max level characters in open world outside of Face rolling FATEs/Hunts that offer no challenge.
• Challenging Solo or 4 Man Content. It's always baffled me why we don't have any 4 man challenging content with end game rewards when it's proven to be such a success in other games. Perhaps a Savage version of dungeons with a weekly reward.

Would I recommend this to returning players?
- A lot of my friends who like high end gaming, have left since Stormblood and are asking if I they should resub. I've asked them if Stormblood on release offered them enough to keep their interest post hitting max level. If the answer was no, then I had to echo their sentiments.

Will I stay subbed?
- For a month or two. Like a lot of FFXIV players, I'm a completionist. With the max level cap raised there is plenty to do. Once levelling a few classes reaches tedium and I've completed Eden, I will most likely take a break until 5.1.