Closing Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail launches with two new jobs, and the Closing Fantasy VI-inspired Pictomancer joins Viper this summer time because the second DPS addition. In case you have been hoping to find when precisely throughout Fan Fest, sorry — you’ll have to attend a bit. Nonetheless, FFXIV Patch 6.55 launches this month, on January 16.

Throughout this yr’s Tokyo Fan Competition, director and producer Naoki Yoshida took to the stage to point out off Dawntrail’s Dawntrailer in its entirety. The brand new, lengthier footage options Krile becoming a member of the Scions as the colourful casting Job, Pictomancer, and a request to hold tight on a particular launch date. It’s coming, however one of the best he can do for now remains to be that summer time window.

“We won’t be releasing on Sq. Enix time; we shall be releasing on [Final Fantasy] XIV time, which implies correctly in summer time,” Yoshida stated. “So we are going to work very onerous to get you that information as quickly as attainable and could have it for you subsequent time, so thanks on your persistence.”

Yoshi-P defined his rationale behind the choice, noting he didn’t need one other Endwalker state of affairs. For individuals who weren’t round for the ordeal, the sport noticed a two-week delay for its Endwalker launch somewhat near the precise launch. Whereas among the group was somewhat understanding, others have been a bit annoyed given the last-minute nature.

As for Pictomancer, it’s one other caster job becoming a member of the FFXIV roster, this time taking its inspirations from Closing Fantasy VI’s cute artist, Relm Arrowny. Krile matches the invoice for the roll properly, and one other a kind of causes I’d encourage my Lore-hungry buddies to dive into Eureka.

Sq. Enix introduced its fifth FFXIV growth, Dawntrail, at its Las Vegas Fan Competition occasion final yr. On the follow-up occasion in London, Yoshi-P and his group additionally shared different FFXIV replace staples, like a brand new job announcement, with the reveal of Viper. Model 7.0 ushers in a brand new period of the MMO because it wrapped up a number of main story beats in 2021’s Endwalker.

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