Revelations from the Announcement Showcase

[Anonymoose]

I mean...sure, right? This is probably a good idea.


I knew "Moon's haunted" was a good meme lead, but GDI, lmao.

• FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER
• The Final Days are upon us
• Warrior of Light Emblematic Job: PALADIN
• NEW JOB: HEALER - SAGE (Pew Pew Flying Gundam Lasers)
• NEW JOB: MELEE DPS - ???
• The 24 Hour Metaphor Theory was real!

• The MSQ of 6.0 will end in 6.0, not 6.3. Rather, 6.1 will begin a greater post-Hydaelyn/Zodiark world.
• Yoshida will not be leaving Final Fantasy XIV at this point. He doesn't want to graduate; FFXIV is his life's work until Square Enix's president tells him to stop.
• Smaller new town: RADZ-AT-HAN
• Larger new town: Something in the GARLEAN EMPIRE...? (OR...NOT!?) [...Where are the other Scions conspicuously missing from the teaser?]
• New Beast Tribe: Matanga
• New Beast Tribe: Lunar Rabbits?
• New Summon(?): ANIMA featuring a redesign by the original FFX artist, a member of the FFXIV team.
• New Dungeons: A Hannish area in flames, a Mhachi-esque Fandaniel (Telophori?) biomech area, a train station
• HIGH-END RAID: FFXIV Original: PANDAEMONIUM featuring a hint image of Lahabrea with a flaming Ascian glyph
• ALLIANCE RAID: FFXIV Original: ???
• New Trust: Estinien
• New "Slow Life" Content: Island Sanctuary (shades of Harvest Moon?)
• Ishgardian Housing complete
• Downscaling of numerical values in the battle system due to back-end technical issues and bosses reaching hundreds of of millions of HP.
• No more belts. Belts are over. (Sorry, Nomura-san.)
• Data Center Travel! (You'll need to log out and back in.)
• Final Fantasy XIV for PS5 Open Beta coming the same day as 5.5: April 13th
• PS4 license can migrate to PS5 for FREE
• Digital Fan Fest will be May 15th and 16th for FREE.
• If you want to give Square Enix some cash, though, Edge, Rosa, and Rydia minions will be available, as well as a Lunar Whale mount which seats a full freakin' party of eight.
• 6.0 art features the return of traditional artist legend Yoshitaka Anamo, whose take on Hydaelyn is joined by his take on Zodiark