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The FF14 Heavensturn event is one you won't want to skip

Final Fantasy 14 is celebrating the arrival of the new year right now with the FF14 Heavensturn 2024 event, and you won't want to miss its rewards. With FFXIV Fanfest Tokyo taking place this upcoming weekend, you might be tempted to jump back into Eorzea - and whether you're playing it as a free game or a long-time subscriber to the critically acclaimed MMORPG you'll want to make sure to grab the reward for this latest event.

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Square Enix will "be aggressive" with pursuing AI in 2024

Square Enix, the creator of the ever-iconic Final Fantasy 14, has stated that it plans to "be aggressive" in its pursuit of the use of AI in 2024, claiming that the tool will "reshape" the company's creations, as well as its internal programming workflows.

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Heavensturn is here!

The sun shall soon rise on a new year, and the visiting Far Eastern delegation is most eager to share their Heavensturn traditions with the realm once more. To that end, the ryu metsuke and ryu bugyo have arrived in Limsa Lominsa with a charmingly costumed chocobo chick to celebrate their draconic guardian...yet the Aftcastle remains notably quiet, and the delegates may require the aid of a capable adventurer to liven up the festivities.

[h3]Event Duration [/h3]

From Sunday, December 31, 2023, at 7:00 a.m. (PST) / 15:00 (GMT) / Monday, January 1, 2024, at 2:00 (AEDT)
to Monday, January 15, 2024, at 6:59 a.m. (PST) / 14:59 (GMT) / Tuesday, January 16, at 1:59 (AEDT)

[h3]How to Participate [/h3]

Begin the quest "To Be a Mascot" by speaking to the Ryu Metsuke in Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks (X:11.5 Y:13.9).

* Players must be level 15 and above to start the quest.

[h3]Rewards[/h3]

* Certain items available during previous iterations of the event can be obtained via the festival supplier.

Visit the special site for more details.

To read the New Year’s Greeting from FINAL FANTASY XIV Producer & Director Naoki Yoshida, please visit the Lodestone.

Final Fantasy 14 has its hooks in me, and I hate MMORPGs

I am Fling Blingus, and Fling Blingus is me. This is the name of my Eorzean Miqo'te cat boy and Final Fantasy 14 character. And while I may have named and created his appearance on a whim, my time in FF14 has changed how I look at him, myself, and the genre of MMORPGs forever. In short: Oh no, I'm obsessed. Someone help.

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FF14's most stylish tank just got 'nerfed' in the best way possible

FF14 player and content creator 'SuperLouis64' has done it again, this time taking the Gunbreaker class from Square Enix's MMORPG, turning it into a real-life prop, and playing through dungeons with it. So if you thought managing any of your Tank rotations across all of what Eorzea already has to offer was hard enough, you've seen nothing yet. Yes, the Gunbreaker has just been 'nerfed' (I'm so sorry).

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