Final Fantasy XIV newest expansion is on track to roll out early summer 2017. Watch the teaser trailer below.
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood - Teaser Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrGBg6VGnIk
What we know about the expansion:
Budget
Stormblood 35 million USD compared to 12.6 million for Heavensward
Setting
- Ala Mhigo
Classes/jobs
- New jobs confirmed
- Rumors: Samurai, Red Mage, Blue Mage
Characters
- Zenos Yae Galvus occupies Ala Mhigo and is the leader of the XIIth legion.
- The blonde chick from the trailer who will join us.
Locations
- New city is Rhaelgr's Reach
- Eureka is new exploratory mission area (Tied to the relic weapon questline)
- Deserts, ruins, lots of water and a misty forest. And a Wall!
- New Aetheryte shapes
- We are going to cross the wall from Black Shroud in 3.5
- Castrums are temporary bases but 4.0 will have actual Garlean architecture
- It will mix with Ala Mhigan style
Features
- Equal to or more areas compared to 3.0
- New level cap (70)
- New raids
- New dungeons
- New Primals
- revamped battle system
- - Additional skill system
-- reassest unused/ineffective actions
--- Accuracy revorked
- Inventory expansion
- New Residential area
- Flying in all new areas after finding aether currents
- Open World PVP might happen with positive feedback. On dedicated servers. Not at release.
Windows version
- Minimum specs raised, 32 bit may not be supported for Stormblood, Core2 Duo will no longer be supported.
PS3 version
- it is time to say goodbye. Upgrade campaign to PS4 is free
