Hello all – Luke Karmali right here from the FFXIV PR group, writing to you from our Fan Competition 2023 in Las Vegas!
After a pandemic-forced hiatus, this 12 months sees the return of our bodily Fan Fests, and we’re thrilled to have the ability to share a primary have a look at our fifth growth, Dawntrail, with our neighborhood in-person.
There’s a ton to unpack, however they are saying an image paints a thousand phrases, so let’s begin by testing the newly launched Dawntrail teaser trailer that gives a glimpse of the adventures to return:
As you’ll be able to see, the Warrior of Gentle is stepping foot in additional tropical climes than ever earlier than – these of the New World, Tural! Alongside Alphinaud, Alisaie and Erenville, Dawntrail will start with a voyage throughout the Indigo Deep. A customer from the New World seeks your support in a ceremony of succession to find out the land’s subsequent ruler, with rumours that occasions may even result in the fabled gates of a metropolis of gold…
As a part of his keynote presentation, Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida gave us a primary have a look at what to anticipate from Dawntrail when it launches in Summer time 2024. Along with the brand new story, there’ll be an elevated stage cap, a number of new jobs, sprawling new areas, new allied tribes, new dungeons, and new core battle content material corresponding to FATEs, Hunts, Treasure Hunts, sidequests, and way more.
Right here’s a glimpse at simply among the recent content material to stay up for:
- Journey to the New World, Tural, and its capital, Tuliyollal
- Discover new areas, together with the mountainous Urqopacha and the forest of Yak T’el
- New Allied Tribes, together with the diminutive Pelupelu who put on distinctive masks and inhabit Urqopacha
- Stage Cap improve from 90 to 100
- A number of New Jobs
- Core Battle Content material together with FATEs, Hunts, Treasure Hunts and Sidequests
- New Dungeons
- New Threats, together with Valigarmanda
- Obligation Help Replace
- New Gear and Recipes
- Expansive New Life-style Content material
- New Variant Dungeons, Alliance Raid, 8-Participant Raid and Final Raid
- PvP Replace
- Ongoing Content material Updates, together with a Blue Mage Replace, Inconceivably Additional Hildibrand Adventures, New Plans for Deep Dungeons and a Gold Saucer Replace
First main graphical replace and a fair additional expanded free trial
As if that wasn’t sufficient, Yoshida additionally revealed the sport’s first main graphical replace might be arriving alongside the growth, bringing vital enhancements to each character and world visuals. The replace is deliberate to enhance screen-wide aesthetic enchantment, with higher-resolution textures and shadows, and improved supplies qualities. We’re excited to share a better have a look at this in future!
And on high of that, there’s an Even Additional Expanded Free Trial on the way in which. With the launch of Patch 6.5 later this 12 months, our third growth Stormblood (and actually all by way of Patch 4.58) might be becoming a member of the Free Trial, which means newcomers can enterprise all the way in which as much as stage 70 and check out the Crimson Mage and Samurai jobs, nonetheless with no restrict on playtime. To paraphrase a movie about one other journey that began on the open sea…we’re gonna want a much bigger meme!
There’s quite a bit to course of right here, however we promise it’s just the start for Dawntrail and our continued adventures in FFXIV. We’ll be again sharing extra info within the subsequent leg of our Fan Competition 2023-2024 tour, which is happening in London on 21st October 2023.
Till then – blissful adventuring, and will you ever stroll within the gentle of the crystal!
