At the FINAL FANTASY XIV Fan Festival 2023 in Las Vegas, Naoki Yoshida announced the latest expansion coming to FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, Dawntrail. The expansion introduces players to a new world known as Tural, and the capital of Tuliyollal. It also introduces numerous new features such as more jobs, increased level cap, an update to PVP, new dungeons, and much more!
You can check out the Dawntrail teaser below.
The features announced so far are as follows:
- Journey to the New World, Tural, and its capital, Tuliyollal
- Explore new areas, including the mountainous Urqopacha and the forest of Yak T’el
- New Allied Tribes, including the diminutive Pelupelu who wear distinctive masks and inhabit Urqopacha
- Level Cap increase from 90 to 100
- Multiple New Jobs
- Core Battle Content including FATEs, Hunts, Treasure Hunts and Sidequests
- New Dungeons
- New Threats, including Valigarmanda
- Duty Support Update
- New Gear and Recipes
- Expansive New Lifestyle Content
- New Variant Dungeons, Alliance Raid, 8-Player Raid and Ultimate Raid
- PvP Update
- Ongoing Content Updates, including a Blue Mage Update, Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures, New Plans for Deep Dungeons and a Gold Saucer Update
Dawntrail also introduces a graphical update that will improve both the character and world visuals of the game. It implements the following:
- Improvements to screen-wide aesthetic appeal
- Higher resolution textures and shadows
- Improved material qualities
The game’s online trial is also being expanded to include all content from the Stormblood expansion, and the Samurai and Red Mage jobs. New players will be able to play until level 70. The online trial is planned to expand during Patch 6.5. Newcomers who are on the fence may want to give the game a try once the expanded trial is available.
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail is scheduled to launch in Summer 2024. FFXIV is currently available for PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. A version for Xbox Series X|S is scheduled for release in Spring 2024.
SOURCE: Press Release
