MMO Final Fantasy XIV Online will receive its fifth and latest expansion pack, Dawntrail, in the summer of 2024. This news comes from the recent Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Tokyo. Producer and director Naoki Yoshida was on hand to reveal the news along with special additions being added. These expansions from Square Enix include a magical ranged DPS job, a new playable race, as well as new cities and dungeons to explore. The Final Fantasy XVI crossover timing was also revealed.
New Job: Pictomancer
Works in the medium of mixed aether, wielding a specialized brush to render their imaginings reality. These creations include not only creatures and weapons, but landscapes as well. As evoking such wonders takes time, the Pictomancer also keeps instant-cast abilities and spells at the ready.
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New Playable Race: Female Hrothgar
The Hrothgar people hail from Ilsabard. A Turali people with shared ancestry, The Xbr’aal, call Yak T’el home.Females number relatively few among the population, but are readily identified by their lithe, muscular forms. Equally distinctive is their predisposition for leadership.
New City: Solution Nine
A city of towering facades constructed by an entirely different civilization than that of Tuliyollal.
New Area: Heritage Found
In this region overflowing with lightning energies, thick thunderclouds blot out the sun, while streaks of purple levin illuminate the land day and night.
New Raid Series: The Arcadion
A New Ultimate Raid: Futures Rewritten (Ultimate)
New Dungeons
Expansive New Lifestyle Content: Cosmic Exploration
New Field Operations: New field operations akin to “The Forbidden Land, Eureka” and “Save the Queen” will arrive in Dawntrail.
A New Limited Job: Beastmaster
Revealed at the Final Fantast XIV Fan Festival 2023 in London, a crossover questline with Final Fantasy XVI titled The Path Infernal is now set to release in early April of this year.
Prior to its official launch in spring 2024, the Open Beta Test of the Xbox Series X|S version of the game will begin in February, allowing players on the Xbox family of consoles to join the Warriors of Light in Eorzea and beyond.
Releasing on Tuesday, January 16, Patch 6.55 includes a number of updates, including the continuation of the main scenario in Growing Light – Part 2, the next installment of Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures and a new trial titled The Gilded Araya as we begin the journey to the release of Dawntrail in Summer 2024.
In addition to these features, the game’s first graphical update for character and world visuals is set to release alongside Dawntrail, including:
- Improvements to screen-wide aesthetic appeal
- Higher resolution textures and shadows
- Improved material qualities
Dawntrail arrives summer 2024.
