Dawntrail might be Last Fantasy XIV’s fifth main enlargement, Sq. Enix introduced at this time. The brand new enlargement was unveiled throughout the Last Fantasy XIV Fan Fest keynote with a trailer that includes a summer time trip theme and a number of new jobs, all coming summer time of 2024.
At Last Fantasy Fan Fest 2023, FF14 director Naoki Yoshida (affectionately generally known as Yoshi-P) took the stage to unveil the brand new enlargement, joyfully declaring he wished to proceed to work on the sport “till I die and even afterward.”
Dawntrail’s story is meant to be “the easiest summer time trip a hero may presumably have,” in “a sudden change from the ending of Endwalker” and marks step one right into a “new story” for the sport. It takes place within the “New World,” recognized formally as Tural, which lies over the ocean to the far west of Eorzea. There, the Warriors of Gentle will help in a ceremony of succession to find out Tural’s subsequent ruler. The ceremony includes a contest that ultimately takes them to the gates of a “fabled metropolis of gold.” In fact, the Scions might be concerned on this, however Yoshi-P warns that the competition might divide the Scions into two factions…
In Tural, gamers will get entry to a brand new hub metropolis: Tuliyollal, a metropolis with an emphasis on variety situated in a bigger area referred to as Yok Tural. It is not very industrialized, however is inhabited by numerous teams of individuals centered on dwelling in concord with nature, and is dominated by Gulool Ja Ja, a two-headed Mamool Ja. The competition on the coronary heart of Dawntrail is to find out who will succeed him.
Dawntrail consists of a lot of new content material options, together with new allied tribes such because the Pelupelu, a race that debuted in Last Fantasy X and X-2 who’re quick, put on bird-like masks, and excel at commerce and beverage-making. Moreover, the 7.0 patch will deliver the next:
- A stage cap enhance from stage 90 to 100, together with new abilities for all jobs
- A number of new jobs: Yoshi-P didn’t say what these have been, however confirmed they’d each be DPS roles, one melee and one ranged magical DPS
- New dungeons
- New enemies
- An obligation assist replace
- New gear and recipes
Dawntrail joins Heavensward, Stormblood, Shadowbringers, and Endwalker within the line of expansions launched for Last Fantasy XIV. The expansions have been lauded for his or her in-depth storylines, every of which is a roughly 60 to 80 hour RPG by itself.
Endwalker was a significant successor for Last Fantasy XIV, coming at a time when World of Warcraft was struggling an excessive amount of upheaval. It was so profitable, actually, that Sq. Enix needed to take it off sale to account for the server load.
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