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After Dawntrail, FF14 director Yoshida wants to show the "strength of the hero"

Final Fantasy 14 game director Naoki Yoshida says we'll have plenty of chances to show off our strength in the MMO's upcoming stories, but warns that you might have to do some reading. Our Warrior of Light was supposed to be on vacation in Dawntrail, and, while that didn't pan out quite as we hoped, we still took more of a back seat to give the characters around us a chance to step up and grow. Patches 7.2 and 7.3 make it increasingly clear that approach won't be possible moving forward, however, so we sat down with 'Yoshi-P' at Gamescom to discuss becoming the hero again, solving puzzles, and Dawntrail's focus on family.

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Patch 7.31 Notes

Patch 7.31 makes the daring hop to Phaenna─the next destination for the Cosmic Exploration Initiative─and brings new phantom weapon enhancement quests.

* Additional features will be implemented in future updates:

Yok Huy Allied Society Quests, a new deep dungeon (Pilgrim's Traverse), and Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures sidequests are scheduled to release in Patch 7.35.
Read the full patch notes on the Lodestone.

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FF14's Beastmaster is "completely different," Yoshida says, and links to Bozja

The Final Fantasy 14 Beastmaster is one of the most anticipated additions to the MMORPG in some time, and it's due to come as part of Dawntrail's remaining patches - specifically during the FF14 7.5 rollout. This second 'limited job' joins the Blue Mage as an entire side activity of its own, and is expected to have much more distinctive mechanics than any of the standard roles. Yet details on what it'll actually entail have been relatively light. Now, however, FF14's Naoki Yoshida gives us a bit more insight into what we'll be doing, and teases that you might want to check in with the Bozjan Southern Front.

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FF14 director Yoshida tackles mod use and player concerns in hefty new statement

Final Fantasy 14 game director Naoki Yoshida has delivered a lengthy statement regarding mod usage in the MMORPG. The post, which comes one week after the sudden shutdown of the Mare Synchronos mod by its creator, gives a detailed explanation of Square Enix's current stance on mods and third-party tools, with Yoshida providing extensive examples. It's a lengthy read, but one that will certainly be of interest to many players, whether you've ever used FF14 mods or not.

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One of the most talked-about FF14 mods suddenly shuts down after "legal inquiry"

It's a tough day for the roleplaying and social side of Final Fantasy 14, as one of its most talked-about mods has suddenly been shut down by its creator after receiving a "legal inquiry concerning the project." The FF14 Mare Synchronos mod appeared on the scene three years ago, and offered a way for roleplayers or fashion-lovers to see one another's custom appearance and emotes in the popular MMORPG, but now it's been taken off the table.

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