Throughout in the present day’s Reside Letter replace stream, director and producer Naoki Yoshida sat down to debate the latest string of DDoS assaults aimed toward Ultimate Fantasy XIV, together with extra adjustments deliberate for the Dawntrail Benchmark.

With reference to the DDoS assaults, Yoshida acknowledged that the latest string of assaults towards Ultimate Fantasy XIV has been not solely the most important scale assault within the recreation’s historical past but additionally the longest. Regardless of this, Yoshida reassured that there’s a devoted and proficient infrastructure group working across the clock in shifts to guard gamers throughout these assaults. 

Not solely is that this group working internally inside Sq. Enix, but additionally with exterior distributors to determine one of the simplest ways to take care of these assaults shifting ahead. Though there’s large packet loss at occasions, sometimes with greater than 2,000 gamers shedding connection at a time, there was no important injury because of these assaults.

He went on to thank gamers for his or her form and inspiring feedback on social media throughout these assaults, apologizing for any inconvenience skilled as a consequence of disconnection.

Shifting on to the Dawntrail Benchmark, Yoshida shared some moderately spectacular screenshots detailing what the event group is making an attempt to attain. In these screenshots, it’s clear to see that the lighting results are trying higher over the present recreation and even the present model of the Benchmark, with shadows falling way more naturally and character particulars shining via.

Yoshida additionally took a second to debate Miqo’te canine tooth. Effectively, greater than a second, if I’m sincere, however the information was undoubtedly welcome. Beforehand, within the present Benchmark, Miqo’te gamers had observed that their characters’ canines have been a lot smaller than they have been used to. This, we have been knowledgeable, has been rectified and Miqo’te gamers are trying vampire-esque as soon as once more. 

In additional element, Yoshida mentioned that whereas all Miqo’te characters will profit from this variation, sure face sorts should have barely smaller canines because of the form of the face. Keeper of the Moon females, principally, will endure from this situation, with face sorts 1 via 3 having longer canines and face sort 4 having barely shorter ones. 

Lalafell gamers are additionally receiving a small tweak to their tooth. After suggestions from the neighborhood, Lalafell tooth will now match the form of the mouth a lot better, moderately than sitting bizarrely in the midst of the jaw. 

Smile strains have additionally been addressed. With the brand new lighting replace, gamers have been noticing that their characters had newly developed smile strains. Whereas these, I’m reliably knowledgeable, are an indication of a life properly lived, many gamers have been sad with their sudden look. Yoshida acknowledged that the event group has made slight changes, basically giving characters some filler within the space. 

There’s nonetheless no set date for the discharge of the up to date Benchmark, although Yoshida tentatively acknowledged that they’re aiming for Could 31, or someday round that time. We have been promised that as quickly as they’ve a set date, they’ll make an announcement. Till then, Yoshida is making his ultimate checks of each the Benchmark and Dawntrail itself, all whereas endeavor a Media Tour on the similar time.