FINAL FANTASY XIV Online News

FFXIV's next Letter from the Producer looks to the next ten years of the MMO

Square Enix has locked in a date for Final Fantasy XIV's next Letter from the Producer stream, confirming some details and teases we learned through previous comments and translations.

First, the when. FFXIV's upcoming live letter takes place on February 18 at 6pm PST / 9pm EST, translating to 2am GMT on February 19 - oaft. As always, you can watch the stream on YouTube or Twitch. Make sure you set aside plenty of time, though, as these broadcasts can take a few hours.

Now, the what. Square Enix has confirmed that producer Naoki Yoshida will be chatting about the next ten years of Final Fantasy XIV. While Yoshida's more recent blog posts have focused on servers and balance changes, he has teased that a few reveals are planned this month, which should give us some more clues about the MMO's next expansion as well as new content to tide us over until that arrives. We also have a good idea of what that new content will be. Square Enix has previously revealed that FFXIV is getting a new alliance raid called Myths of the Realm that focuses on the Twelve, a Stardew Valley-like mode called Island Sanctuary, and the female Hrothgar race as part of the Endwalker run.

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FFXIV's first Endwalker raid encounter has now been soloed by a Paladin

The big bad of the Pandaemonium Asphodelos: First Circle raid is having a tough time of it right now. A Final Fantasy XIV player recently soloed Erichthonios with a Warrior, inspiring one using the Paladin job to repeat the trick.

SuperTwoU explains on YouTube that Aka Ada's impressive feat inspired them to see if they could do it with a Paladin. Aside from testing out if they could survive the team stack without using the Hallowed Ground ability, they admit to not doing too much preparation. Rather, they jump in headfirst and "flail around wildly". I mean, hey, it worked, so who is anyone to judge?

The FFXIV player uploaded their run to YouTube, which roughly clocks in at one hour and 20 minutes. It's a fun watch, though. SuperTwoU isn't afraid to laugh at themselves when they make a goof, and they do an excellent job of running you through their thought process. I don't see myself tackling Erichthonios with a Paladin or a Warrior any time soon, but I appreciate the lesson in high-level raiding.

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FFXIV 6.08 patch brings huge buffs for Paladin, Dancer, and Dragoon

Final Fantasy XIV's latest patch is here, and it's good news for those of you who play the Paladin, Dancer, and Dragon jobs, in particular. Alongside a raft of damage buffs for other classes, we've also got a new data centre for the Oceanic region.

The Paladin has got a handsome increase in potency across its Spirits Within, Expiacion, Blade of Faith, Blade of Truth, and Blade of Valour moves. The standouts, though, are the last three moves, which have all seen a leap of more than 100 in potencies.

The Dragoon and Dancer have done pretty well for themselves, too. The former has got potency buffs to Raiden Thrust, Stardiver, Heavens' Thrust, and Chaotic Spring. Dragon Sight also has more range now, and the targeted party member now doesn't need to remain within 12 yalms to receive the benefits of Left Eye. The latter, meanwhile, has received damage boosts across Cascade, Reverse Cascade, and Fountainfall. The combo potency for Fountain has also been buffed to 280 from 240. To round things off, the four steps potency for Technical Finish has been boosted to 1,200 from 1,080.

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Patch 6.08 Notes

Patch 6.08 brings a number of additions and refinements to the realm, and marks the opening of the Oceanian data center.

*The Home World Transfer Service will resume on Tuesday, January 25 at 10:00 p.m. (PST) / Wednesday, January 26 at 6:00 (GMT) / 17:00 (AEDT).

Read the patch notes on The Lodestone here.

Having recovered from success, Final Fantasy 14 is back on sale

After six long weeks, Final Fantasy XIV is back on sale. That's after Square Enix stopped selling the MMORPG after the critically acclaimed life-hog overwhelmed its servers, causing massive server queues and network errors. Thankfully, those days are behind the game now. So yes, if you've been longing to check out its excellent Endwalker expansion or famous smooth grapes, you can! And from a new Oceania server too, because Squeenix now have room for those down under to sample Eorzea's delicacies.