Final Fantasy XIV Articles
The latest edition of the Final Fantasy XIV Producer's Letter has hit the official site. The letter contains the usual (and impressive) list of changes being implemented in the patch as well as the interesting news that both chocobo mounts and airships will be making their debut as "fast travel" options.
The latest Producer's Letter has been published on the Final Fantasy XIV with the tantalizing image you see below. Called the "My Little Chocobo System", the letter teases players with the news that the system, which will be renamed, is still under wraps and will hopefully make its debut in the v1.19 patch.
In the v1.18a patch for Final Fantasy XIV, the Guildleve and Battle systems have both received significant attention. In addition, several UI changes have been implemented including allowing players to toggle whether or not a weapon shows. A new emote was also added as well as the usual list of bug fixes.
Final Fantasy XIV fans are invited to participate in the Firefall Festival scheduled to begin on August 11th and run through August 29th. The festival includes a chain of quests sending players across Eorzea in search of Bombards. Participants will win terrific awards including swimsuits and personalized wallpapers.
In the latest Final Fantasy XIV producer's letter, Naoki Yoshida tables the preview of v1.19 originally planned to thank players for their feedback on v1.18. Players have been quite vocal on the FFXIV forums about issues encountered with v1.18's arrival. Yoshi tells players that the feedback will help the team determine where further adjustment/balancing needs to occur.
It's been a long time coming, but MMORPG.com's Lori May has been spending a lot of time inside of Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIV. In the official MMORPG.com review, find out if Lori May's expectations for the successor to FFXI are met or if the game falls short of its namesake.
In the latest developer post on the Final Fantasy Lodestone with specific regard to upcoming battle changes, players are told that enmity calculation will be greatly overhauled and a new UI indicator will allow them to gauge the levels of hostility they have generated. According to the dev post, mastery of enmity is critical to success in battle.
Final Fantasy XIV devs have put up a new article featuring a look at upcoming changes to the Auto Attack System. Among other reforms, the most compelling is the removal of the stamina system in favor of the overhauled auto attack feature. Devs have detailed how those changes will be implemented in the next patch as well as subsequent patches.
Last week developers announced that the guildleve system in Final Fantasy XIV would be overhauled. A new developer blog has shown up on the Final Fantasy XIV Lodestone that lays out the details of exactly what that 'reform' means.
The Final Fantasy XIV Lodestone has been updated with the June Producer's Letter with the announcement that Guildleves will no longer be central to the game. The letter goes into detail about changes to the Guildleve system as well as gives a preview of the v1.18 patch which will bring instanced dungeons and the first portion of the new battle system reform online.
A new blog post on the Final Fantasy XIV Lodestone has new information about upcoming instanced raid dungeons that will make their collective appearance in patch v1.18. The post lays out how long each raid takes, number of players and other information as well as the rewards gained for completion.
The latest Final Fantasy XIV Producer's Letter has been posted on the official forums. What makes it all the more interesting is the inclusion of a video spotlighting some of the features that are currently under development. Visuals are always good to get the point across.
The tenth edition of the Final Fantasy XIV producer's letter has arrived on the FFXIV Lodestone with an impressive chart of features and enhancement the team is working on. Included in the massive list are items that have already been implemented, a list of things the team is currently working on and things that are scheduled for later inclusion.
Lead Battle Planner Akihiko Matsui has released the blueprint that he and his team have been working on for changes that were coming to Final Fantasy XIV's combat system and the list of changes coming is far more detailed than expected. Check out the full blueprint put forward by Matsui and see all of the changes that will be coming to Final Fantasy XIV's combat system
The Final Fantasy XIV site has been updated with new information about the Grand Companies of Eorzea. Each of the three regiments has been profiled: The Raven, The Harbor Herald and the Mythril Eye.