Final Fantasy XIV has been a successful MMO ever since Square Enix overhauled it with A Realm Reborn. Their first expansion Heavensward was met with praise and today during the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Las Vegas, we now know of a new expansion coming our way. Naoki Yoshida revealed that Stormblood is slated for a summer 2017 release date. A teaser trailer was also shown with an emphasis on the Monk class much like how the Heavensward trailer focused on the Dragoon class. A number of changes were mentioned for the expansion which include:
- The level cap will be raised from 60 to 70.
- Stormblood will usher in a revamped battle system which will include an additional skill system overhaul and a reassessment of ineffective, unused actions.
- The size and number of new areas will not be less than Heavensward
- All new Primals will feature characters from previous Final Fantasy titles, but also ones original to XIV.
- Stormblood will, of course, feature all new dungeons for players to explore, as well as new high-end raids and alliance raids
- “The Forbidden Land – Eureka” will be unique to Stormblood, and will span its own entire area. It will include notorious monsters and might be used for next set of high-end weapons, such as zodiac and anima.
- New gear and recipes will be added in the expansion, and the new gear will include winners of the fan-designed gear contest.
- Item inventory will be expanded in Stormblood thanks to upgrades to the game’s servers.
- A fourth residential area will be added, though the location of the area was not revealed.
- New Alliance Raids to be added. Big news, but will wait until Tokyo Fan Fest, but will be, "very, very Final Fantasy"
There was also a tease of the Red Mage class when Yoshi-P wore a "Scarlet Witch" shirt. With the announcement of Stormblood, unfortunately the PS3 version of XIV will not get anymore updates.
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Source: Siliconera