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finalfantasy2021-05-14 11:12 pm
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FFXIV Endwalker release date and other announcements!
Final Fantasy XIV is having its digital fan fest this weekend, and the keynote ended about an hour ago. Here's what I remember from it:
It was most of the same information from the announcement showcase, though they did reveal the second new job: Reaper. To absolutely no one's surprise, it uses a scythe (this was heavily hinted at during the announcement event). Reapers can also tap into the power of the void to call an avatar to their side (um, I think that was the term they used; i'm tired.) A friend says it looks like a reverse Red Mage (red mage is a magic dealer that swoop in for melee attacks; reaper will be melee that perhaps might do some magic).
Endwalker's release date was announced: November 23rd, 2021, with early access on the 19th IIRC. You can get early access if you preorder. There are two in-game digital bonuses for preordering: a minion (I'm memfaulting if it's Palom or Porom, it's one of them) and an earring that boosts experience below 80.
They are doing away with physical copies of the game, however this doesn't mean there won't be a collector's edition! The physical collector's edition includes various goodies: a statue of Paladin WoL, a plushie of one of the new tribes, an Azem pin, a frame, and a collection of artwork, all packaged in a beautiful box.
There is a digital collector's edition too, which includes a new mount, a minion (the other FFIV twin), and I want to say something else that I'm forgetting, hmm.
Other announcements: male Viera as a playable race, the hub city of Old Sharlayan, and the start of the Oceania data center (alas, delayed by a few months due to the pandemic so won't be launching until after Endwalker).
Here's the link to the Fan Fest site:
https://fanfest.finalfantasyxiv.com/2021/na/
now i'm gonna nap until the piano concert.
It was most of the same information from the announcement showcase, though they did reveal the second new job: Reaper. To absolutely no one's surprise, it uses a scythe (this was heavily hinted at during the announcement event). Reapers can also tap into the power of the void to call an avatar to their side (um, I think that was the term they used; i'm tired.) A friend says it looks like a reverse Red Mage (red mage is a magic dealer that swoop in for melee attacks; reaper will be melee that perhaps might do some magic).
Endwalker's release date was announced: November 23rd, 2021, with early access on the 19th IIRC. You can get early access if you preorder. There are two in-game digital bonuses for preordering: a minion (I'm memfaulting if it's Palom or Porom, it's one of them) and an earring that boosts experience below 80.
They are doing away with physical copies of the game, however this doesn't mean there won't be a collector's edition! The physical collector's edition includes various goodies: a statue of Paladin WoL, a plushie of one of the new tribes, an Azem pin, a frame, and a collection of artwork, all packaged in a beautiful box.
There is a digital collector's edition too, which includes a new mount, a minion (the other FFIV twin), and I want to say something else that I'm forgetting, hmm.
Other announcements: male Viera as a playable race, the hub city of Old Sharlayan, and the start of the Oceania data center (alas, delayed by a few months due to the pandemic so won't be launching until after Endwalker).
Here's the link to the Fan Fest site:
https://fanfest.finalfantasyxiv.com/2021/na/
now i'm gonna nap until the piano concert.