FINAL FANTASY XIV Online News

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.

FFXIV fan plays the Machinist role using Final Fantasy X-2 gun controllers

A controller modder has managed to play Final Fantasy XIV's Machinist class using pistol controllers from a special edition of Final Fantasy X-2. It's undoubtedly one of the more immersive ways we've seen someone play the job in the popular MMORPG.

YouTuber Louis 'Super Louis 64' Hamilton got his hands on an FFX-2 controller that's modelled after protagonist Yuna's Tiny Bee pistols. He explains on Twitter that he wanted to make a controller that made spamming the Machinist's Hypercharge ability "super fun by shooting like Devil May Cry 2" but went "too far" and developed a queuing system so he could pull off full-blown rotations.

"The triggers were first mapped to the RT and LT buttons to pull up the sub-menus for the ability," Hamilton explains. "I had to reprogram the guns themselves to actually work in FFXIV. Using the controller's d-pad, we can set up a combo that pressing the trigger would do. For example, pressing left on the d-pad queues up all left d-pad abilities whenever I pull the trigger."

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Here's the new FFXIV event and patch roadmap after Endwalker's delay

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker has been delayed by two weeks. You've probably heard that if you've been looking forward to the new expansion, but today the developers have provided a few more details about what the event roadmap will look like heading into the expansion. Here's what the event and patch schedule for Endwalker will look like.

The Moogle Treasure Trove event will be extended until the start of maintenance for patch 6.0 on Friday, December 3. The Adventure Jump Start sale, which puts a bunch of level and story skips on discount in the official online store, will still end as originally scheduled on November 19.

Endwalker early access begins on Friday, December 3, alongside patch 6.0. The official Endwalker launch will follow on Tuesday, December 7. Two weeks later, on Tuesday, December 21, we'll get patch 6.01 with the normal difficulty Pandaemonium raid. Then, after another two weeks, we'll get patch 6.05 on Tuesday, January 4, with the savage difficulty Pandaemonium raid, alongside the new weekly-capped Allagan tomestones and new gear.

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