FINAL FANTASY XIV Online News

The FFXIV Eorzea Academy manga will be out by Christmas

The Final Fantasy XIV manga was revealed in the most recent live Letter to the Producer stream, which will be called either Academia Eorzea or the simpler Eorzea Academy in English and Shiritsu Eorzea Gakuen in Japan. Now we got our first look at the comic, including a surprise name for the Academy's Principal.

The spin-off manga series for Final Fantasy XIV has currently only been revealed for a Japanese release as part of Square Enix's Manga Up! platform and will seemingly be a prequel to the events of the MMO. In Japan at least the first issue will debut on the service on December 24 and will be updated weekly every Friday from that point on.

While we still don't know about the release in other countries, at the least today fans got a look at the first teaser art by Amaichi Esora and a brief synopsis of what the series will be about. The art shows popular characters Alisaie, Alphinaud, G'raha Tia, and Estinien as students in a classroom, with Y'shtola standing by in the background as their teacher.

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Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXVII Digest Released

We’re pleased to announce that the Letter from the Producer LIVE Part LXVII event digest has been released!

If you weren’t able to watch the live stream, or if you just want to watch it again, be sure to check it out!

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Endwalker Early Access Scheduled to Begin December 3!

The Early Access for Endwalker is set to begin on Friday, December 3 at 1:00 a.m. (PST) / 4:00 a.m. (EST) / 9:00 (GMT)!

In order to participate in Early Access, users must register a pre-order bonus code. If you have yet to register your code, be sure to do so soon and prepare for the adventures to come! Those eager to start their adventures are encouraged to read over the following details and key dates.

End of Early Access

Early access will end on Friday, December 10 2021 at 11:59 p.m in the time zone for the registered account’s region (North America: PST, Europe: GMT, Japan: JST). Please register the full FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker registration code before this time to continue playing after the Early Access period.

* PlayStation®5/PlayStation®4 users who have already pre-purchased Endwalker: Once registration of the full game becomes available, you’ll be prompted to tie your Endwalker license to your service account the next time you log into the game.
* Windows/Mac users: Please note that full registration code distribution timing and delivery method may vary by retailer.

Regarding Posting Content During Early Access

During the Early Access period, there will be no restrictions on what content you can discuss, post, or stream while following the Material Usage License Agreement. However, we ask that Early Access users please be considerate and do their best to avoid posting spoiler-related content as there are those players who may start at the official launch or play at their own pace.

FFXIV devs will "address" the lack of armoury space and glamour plates around 6.1

As in any MMO worth its salt, the true endgame of Final Fantasy XIV is fashion. The game's job system means that you've got a lot of gear to hang onto, and there aren't enough glamour plates to handle a fashion set for all of your occupations. The former issue is getting partly addressed through the removal of belts, but after introducing some of the new raid gear coming in Endwalker, director and producer Naoki Yoshida offered some hope for more space on both sides.

"I know this is going to beg the question of 'well, I don't have enough room in my armoury chest anymore', or 'what about more glamour plates?'" Yoshida says (via translator) in the latest Live Letter. "We are making preparations. We're trying to see how we can expand, and by 6.1 timing, I believe we're going to be getting pretty close to having our preparations in place to start addressing some of these issues that we have with 'capacity', so to speak."

Patch 6.0 will bring us a bit more armoury chest space as of the Endwalker release date, as the space previously given to belts will now be available for primary weapons and rings. But that doesn't address the (relatively) small number of glamour plates, and even more armoury space would go a long way to helping manage inventory issues. Of course, we'll have to wait until 6.1 to see what kind of improvements the devs will be able to implement, as FFXIV aging back-end has prevented them from simply adding more inventory space in the past.

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Regarding Changes to FINAL FANTASY XIV

Patch 6.0 will introduce a number of changes to the world of FINAL FANTASY XIV. Learn more about the removal of belts, changes to HQ items as well as the value downscaling and the mid-level EXP reset by following the links below.