E3 2019 is less than a week old, but the news hasn't stopped. Final Fantasy XIV Online Shadowbringers was one of the biggest topics from the Square Enix presentation, and now we have a bit more information. Let's start with a new dungeon walkthrough video:
There were also some post release plans announced by Square Enix today. According to the press release:
- Introduction of Shadowbringers’ Key Characters – Familiar allies such as Thancred and Y’shtola will join the Warrior of Light as they encounter new characters such as Ran'jit and Vauthry. Additional details on the key characters of Shadowbringers can be found here: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/shadowbringers/story/
- Updates to Crafting Classes – New actions and adjustments to current actions, major updates to the crafting UI, and easing requirements to unlock existing recipes.
- Updates to Gathering Classes – New actions and traits for all classes, updates to the gathering log—including spawn time information and the ability to quickly add an alarm to remind players of spawning nodes, as well as easing requirements to unlock existing gathering points.
- System-related Updates – Increase to the glamour dresser storage capacity, updates to the retainer and achievement UI, the addition of new tomestones and gatherer/crafter scrips, and much more.
- Addition of New Worlds – The addition of the Spriggan World to the Chaos data center, and the addition of the Twintania World to the Light data center.
- Post-Release Patch Schedule
- July 16, 2019: Patch 5.01 – Launch of the normal difficulty high-level raid, Eden.
- July 30, 2019: Patch 5.05 – Launch of the savage difficulty Eden raid and the new treasure hunt dungeon, Lyhe Ghiahl; release of the Allagan tomestone of Phantasmagoria currency.
It looks like July is going to be a big month, and that there is plenty to look forward to. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is celebrating its highest number of active subscribers in the title’s history. The free trial invites new players to join over 16 million adventurers in the world of Hydaelyn. The free trial allows anyone to access content up to level 35, create up to eight playable characters, and experience the different playable races, classes, and jobs with no restrictions on playtime. New players who wish to experience the free trial may register here: http://sqex.to/FFXIVFreeTrial