FFXIV Endwalker Delayed; New Trailer and Content Schedule Revealed

FFXIV Endwalker director announced the delay in a blog post, including the team’s reasons behind it, as well as upcoming content for the MMORPG.

By     Merc

Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker Release Postponed

FINAL FANTASY XIV Producer & Director Naoki Yoshida wrote in an announcement that they have decided to postpone the release of Endwalker, FFXIV’s upcoming biggest expansion.

Yoshida’s regret about the postponement is evident in his post. He said that as he tried playing Endwalker as development nears its end, he couldn’t help but follow his urge to “further improve Endwalker’s quality, specifically because this expansion pack marks the first major culmination of events in FFXIV so far.”

He added that he and his team “remained firmly resolved to adjust down to the smallest nuances and ensure our writing covers even the finest points of the vast and intricate story that has spanned these past 11 years since the original FFXIV to ensure that everyone can fully enjoy their adventure in Endwalker. Unfortunately, the consequence of this was that we ended up in a situation where we cut into the time required for final quality assurance checks due to this time spent on additional improvements.”

The expansion was supposed to launch on November 23, but with the delay in place, its new release date is now December 7.

Endwalker’s Upcoming Content

Square Enix also gave fans a preview of what’s to come in the game as well as when they can expect these to drop:

• December 3 –  Endwalker Early Access and Patch 6.0
• December 7 – Endwalker launch
• December 21 – Patch 6.01 and new Pandaemonium raid
• January 4 – Patch 6.05 releases alongside new gear (Allagan Tomestones) + Pandaemonium raid savage version

There will also be new Viera hairstyles coming out, plus changes to crafting and resource gathering. A mini spearfishing game also got an overhaul. More role quests will also be dropping.

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