A Realm Reborn

Endwalker made its debut during the first-ever “FINAL FANTASY XIV Announcement Showcase” as Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida presented a stunning new trailer which set the stage for this next chapter in the FINAL FANTASY XIV Online epic. The trailer is available here: https://youtu.be/7-bkJ2ZoW6k

The new expansion will bring an abundance of new features, including multiple new jobs, an increased level cap, vast new areas, updates to the battle system, a variety of new challenges to overcome, as well as crafter and gatherer content. At the showcase, details on much of the new content and features were announced for Endwalker:

• Journey to Thavnair, the imperial capital of Garlemald, and even the Moon!
• New Jobs: Sage and more – A first look at the Sage in action can be seen here: https://youtu.be/ASTGVJLBX14
• Level Cap Increase from 80 to 90
• Expansive new areas, including Garlemald, Thavnair, and the city of Radz-at-Han.
• A New Tribe: the Arkasodara
• New threats, including Anima.
• New Dungeons
• New High-Difficulty Raid: Pandæmonium
• Secrets Revealed in a New Alliance Raid Series
• New Small-scale PvP Mode
• An Additional “Trust” System ally: Estinien Wyrmblood
• A New Residential District: Ishgard
• Updates to the Gold Saucer
• Relaxing Fun in Island Sanctuary
• New Gear and Crafting Recipes
• Expanded Horizons via the Data Center Travel System

Fans can look forward to more information on Endwalker at the FINAL FANTASY XIV Digital Fan Festival 2021, scheduled for May 14-15, 2021. This fully digital Fan Festival event will be streamed free of charge on the official FINAL FANTASY XIV channels.

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Square Enix Sales On PS4 and Microsoft Store

• PlayStation®4 and Xbox One versions of Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition are 60% off, dropping the price from $59.99 to $24.00
• The Xbox One version of Rise of the Tomb Raider®: 20 Year Celebration is 85% off, slashing the price from $39.00 to $5.99
• PlayStation®4 and Xbox One versions of JUST CAUSE 4 – Complete Edition are 65% off, and will see a price drop from $69.99 to $24.90
• PlayStation®4 and Xbox One versions of Life is Strange 2 – Complete Edition are 50% off, dropping the price from $39.99 to $20.00
• The PlayStation®4 system version of DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2 is 33% off, and will have a price reduction from $59.99 to $40.19
• The PlayStation®4 system version of KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX is 50% off, and will see a price drop from $49.99 to $25.00
• The PlayStation®4 system version of KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue will also be 50% off, and will see a price drop from $59.99 to $30.00
• With the recent launch of Romancing SaGa 3 on November 11, and the upcoming launch of SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS on December 3, the PlayStation®4 system and Xbox versions of Romancing SaGa 2 will be 25% off, dropping the price from $24.99 to $18.74

Sales On Square Enix Store

By ordering through the Square Enix Store, fans can get free shipping on all physical orders $75 or above within the 48 contiguous United States. Digital games are discounted starting today, and merchandise and boxed game orders will be discounted beginning November 27, with all sales on the Square Enix Store ending December 3 at 9:59 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.

Featured deals for select games up to 90 percent off and merchandise up to 50 percent off include:

• PlayStation®4 and Xbox One versions of Shadow of the Tomb Raider – Definitive Edition are being discounted 25%, from $39.99 to $29.99
• PlayStation®4 and Xbox One versions of KINGDOM HEARTS III will see a 50% price drop from $39.99 to $19.99
• PlayStation®4 version of DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2 is being discounted 58% from $59.99 to $24.99
• Nintendo Switch version of Collection of Mana will have a 37% price reduction from $39.99 to $24.99
• PlayStation®4 version of NieR:Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition will be 50% off, from $39.99 to $19.99
• PlayStation®4 and Xbox One versions of JUST CAUSE 4 Gold Edition will also see a 50% price drop from $49.99 to $24.99
• PlayStation®4 and Xbox One versions of FINAL FANTASY XV ROYAL EDITION will be discounted 50%, from $29.99 to $14.99
• Up to 40% off select PLAY ARTS -KAI- figures including: FINAL FANTASY XII’s Gabranth and Balthier, FINAL FANTASY VII: ADVENT CHILDREN’s Sephiroth, DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY’s Terra and Lightning
• 30% off KINGDOM HEARTS merchandise including: BRING ARTS figures of KINGDOM HEARTS II Sora Halloween Town Version, Sora Christmas Town Version and KINGDOM HEARTS III Sora Guardian Form Version, plus all in-stock Keyblade Keychains (Kingdom Key, Shooting Star and Braveheart)
• Up to 40% off in-stock FINAL FANTASY Trading Card Game (FFTCG) Starter decks and Table Top Games including CHOCOBO PARTY UP! THE BOARD GAME and FINAL FANTASY XIV GOLD SAUCER CACTPOT PARTY
• Up to 40% off select plush items including FINAL FANTASY Character plushes Cloud, Sephiroth and Lightning and FINAL FANTASY square cushions including Chocobo, Moogle and Cactuar

Final Fantasy XIV Sale

Additionally, Shadowbringers, the critically acclaimed third expansion for FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, will be discounted on the Square Enix Store, beginning November 28 through December 2:

• The PlayStation®4, PC Windows, and Mac versions of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers – Standard Edition are 50% off, reduced from $39.99 to $19.99.
•  The PlayStation®4, PC Windows, and Mac FINAL FANTASY XIV Online – The Complete Edition, which includes the base game and all expansion packs will be 50% off, reduced from $59.99 to $29.99.

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To mark the momentous occasion and the fifth anniversary, Yoshida held a special 14-hour livestream full of guests reflecting on the journey so far. As part of the livestream, the latest Letter from the Producer LIVE revealed more about the upcoming Patch 4.4: Prelude in Violet.

Celebrations for the fifth anniversary are currently taking place within FINAL FANTASY XIV Online: The Rising event is currently available in game and will continue until September 18. More information on the event can be found here: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/2018/The_Rising/

Fans can also look forward to an exciting season of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Fan Festivals all over the world. North America will kick off the tour on November 16-17, 2018 in Las Vegas, followed by the European Fan Festival on February 2-3, 2019 at the La Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris, and ending with the Tokyo Fan Festival in March 2019. Players not attending the event are invited to tune into FINAL FANTASY XIV Fan Festival live stream, available for free on the official FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Twitch channel: https://twitch.tv/finalfantasyxiv

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Today, at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), SQUARE ENIX® and Capcom unveiled an upcoming collaboration between FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online and Monster Hunter: World. A new trailer revealed during the SQUARE ENIX digital press conference provided fans a first glimpse at exciting new crossover content coming to FINAL FANTASY XIV Online this summer, featuring the “King of the Skies,” Rathalos, from Monster Hunter: World.

The new teaser trailer can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/dq8CKCQZNMk

At a special Letter from the Producer LIVE stream during SQUARE ENIX Presents at E3, Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida will be joined by special guest Ryozo Tsujimoto, Producer of Monster Hunter: World, to further discuss the collaboration. The live stream is scheduled for Tuesday, June 12 beginning at 11:00 AM PDT.

The partnership unites two beloved and wildly successful titles, with FINAL FANTASY XIV Online currently boasting over 10 million registered players worldwide and Monster Hunter: World having shipped over 8 million copies since its release in January 2018. This special collaboration event will bring new challenges to players of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online featuring characters from Monster Hunter: World to the world of Hydaelyn.

Additional details and future updates on the crossover event will be available on a special collaboration website: https://sqex.to/NcM.

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Warriors of Light the world over are encouraged to embrace their innermost feelings as the seasonal event Valentione’s Day comes to FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online once more. The event, which is now live and comes to an end on February 15^th, offers enamoured Eorzeans the chance to help out Lisette de Valentione and her retinue in exchange for a series of in-game items including housing furnishings and mounts.

Some of the Valentione’s Day Rewards Available for Enamoured Eorzeans
Additionally, during the recent Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XLII broadcast, Producer/Director Naoki Yoshida revealed more about the highly-anticipated Forbidden Land, Eureka Anemos, a new locale that will offer Warriors of Light a new gameplay experience with a unique combat ruleset. Set to arrive in the world of Hydaelyn with Patch 4.25, The Forbidden Land of Eureka will also serve as the primary area where players may work to create and enhance the latest Anemos Relic Weapons.
Finally, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online sound director and composer Masayoshi Soken joined the live broadcast to announce the American and European premieres of the critically-acclaimed Eorzean Symphony performance that first debuted in Tokyo in September 2017. Two concerts will be held in the United State and Europe later this year, which are produced by SQUARE ENIX® and presented by La Fée Sauvage.

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Square Enix announced that they are indeed bringing Final Fantasy XV to the PCs sometime next year. Having been on the PlayStation and Xbox One for over a year now, the game will now branch out to PC audiences.

While there isn’t an official release date, we do have information about what’s coming with it. The PC version will include the season pass and additional single player campaigns focusing on the cast of supporting characters. Check out the official Twitter post below.

Take the journey, now in ultimate quality.#FFXV arrives on Windows PC in early 2018!

Watch the trailer in 4K here: https://t.co/vZHikhVMGR pic.twitter.com/l5Yq4QoUIi

— Final Fantasy XV (@FFXVEN) August 21, 2017

However, there will be much talk about how FFXV will affect the franchise MMORPG, FFXIV. The latter is an extremely popular MMORPG currently on the back of its latest expansion release, Stormblood. Millions of players are currently adventuring in the online realm of Eorzea, and FFXV’s arrival may potential affect that.

But there’s no reason to believe that the two cannot co-exist and share playerbase. If anything, having the game released on consoles almost a year ago in-fact will mean that many players are already done with FFXV. Final Fantasy XV has already sold 5 million copies world wide, and the PC version will almost certainly take it to new heights.

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With the new Stormblood expansion upon us, Final Fantasy XIV is offering players incentives to move to its latest server. The brand new Omega server on the Chaos data center is the target. Omega is the first child of the post new NA data center, and it will perform wonderfully under stress.

In order to even out the play population to avoid congestion during Stormblood, Square Enix wants you to move. And for doing so, they are offering up some sweet incentives to make you consider. The first is that on character creation, you will get double bonus experience points. This will last all the way to level 60, and you’ll receive 10 silver Chocobo feathers as well.

The second bonus is that if you transfer during this period, prepare to receive 1 million Gil. Yes, that is a lot of Gil to spend in-game on your brand new server. You will also receive 15 days of free play time, which isn’t bad at all. The third and final bonus is for housing or apartment owners. You will get full reimbursement of the full price of the estate, on top of 3 million Gil for non-recoverable furnishings. For more details on the incentives, check out the official FFXIV site here.

Overall, you gotta admit that while it may be hard to leave your old server, the incentives to join Omega is pretty sweet. So will you be swapping servers for Stormblood? Let us know!

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If you’re wondering what’s there to do while waiting for Final Fantasy XIV to release its latest expansion, there are a few options. The first, is of course catch up on all the pre-requisites needed to enter the expansion. Square Enix are a little more relaxed with the requirements this time around. When compared to 2.0 to 2.55 leading up to Heavensward, Stormblood’s entry isn’t going to be as punishing.

If you’re all caught up, then I guess you’ll be happy to know that the Make It Rain event is back in Eorzea. What’s it all about? For first timers, it’s basically Las Vegas in an event. Therefore, expect lot’s of gambling, card races and Chocobo races.

Beginning May 29th and ending on June 12th, the event is offering players a chance to win some Gold Saucer themed rewards. The quest starter for the new event can be found from and NPC in Ul’dah. Once done, the Gold Saucer is the place to be to make some MGP and earn rewards.

There are some exclusive items to gain, such as new hairstyles and three new Triple Triad Cards. For players looking for a time sink before the expansion, this is a pretty good way to pass time!

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It’s important to state that it wasn’t always like this. Remember, FFXIV had a tumultuous start to life. The 1.o was poor and critics trashed it. It was unplayable in many forms that Square Enix had to take it down and remake the entire game. Thus, A Realm Reborn was born, literally. Having only played the second iteration, I must say it’s a rather enjoyable start to the world of Eorzea. Here are a few standout points on Final Fantasy adds to the MMORPG landscape.

A Single Player Story Experience

More than most MMOs, FFXIV accentuates its main story to players. It knows that the main story is the superstar, and is the center of the game that players must progress in order to unlock more features. The game’s main story is a traditional Final Fantasy adventure in every sense of the word. There are long drawn out dialogue cutscenes with fully voiced characters, and the lot of them are a likeable bunch. It’s an immersive treat if you want your MMO to offer a deep story that’s worth following. Those long cutscenes are not common in the genre, which is why FFXIV is closer to a single player experience.

It’s also important that you do them and keep it up to date. Doing the main story quest chain will eventually unlock a lot important gameplay. For examples, you get to unlock Dungeons and the Duty Finder (LFG tool) at level 15, and the mounts at level 20. It’s a love-hate system that forces you to play the main story to unlock these, but when the story is good, there’s nothing to complain about.

The Class System Is Interesting

FFXIV also does an interesting job in differentiating the various different classes for the game. There is a huge reliance on the trinity here, so Tanks, Healers and DPS are all important roles especially for group dungeons. There are a decent amount of classes, each with unique skills for combat and a separate main class story to play through. Doing them unlocks appropriate gear and some skills as well. Later on, players can specialize in a class Job, which unlocks more specific skills for your role.

The combat overall is a much slower pace that other MMOs, but fits the game well I must say. I’m playing a Lancer, which is a DPS polearm wielding class that deals high DPS when attacking an enemy’s flank. But at level 10, I am free to go pick up an entirely different class from any class guilds to level. This allows me to switch between them, but will need to level them up individually. It’s a cool system to have if you don’t want to level alts.

Is It Worth The Monthly Subscription?

In short, it could be worth your monthly allowance. It really depends on what you want out of it. The amount of content in FFXIV is staggering – layers of main story quests on top of sidequests all over the world. There’s dungeons, trials and PVP at level 50. If what the game offers is not to your liking, then it’s hard to justify maintaining a sub. Luckily, there is a 14 day free trial that allows players to check out the game for free beforehand.

But from my experiences, this is one of the best narrative driven MMOs out there currently. And if story is your thing, then this game is absolutely worth checking out.

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