During the recent fan festival event in London, Square Enix announced Viper, the first new job for the new Dawntrail expansion of the critically acclaimed Final Fantasy XIV. Producer and director Naoki Yoshida made the reveal during his keynote speech at the event.
Watch the extended teaser video, which presents the Warrior of Light as the dual-wielder Viper:
A ton of content for Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail was also revealed along with this announcement. The expected updates in every new expansion include increased level caps, multiple new jobs, new areas, new allied tribes, new dungeons, and new core battle content such as FATEs, hunts, treasure hunts, and sidequests. Take a look at the summary of what to expect in the future expansion below.
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Content Updates
- New Job – The “Viper”, a close-range fighter using two one-handed blades that can be combined into a single two-handed weapon.
- New City – Tuliyollal, the seat of the federal nation-state governing Tural, located in the Northern Reaches of Yok Tural. A walkthrough video can be seen here.
- New Areas – The tropical region of Kozama’uka, replete with myriad rivers, streams and waterfalls, and the arid region of Shaaloani, spanning vast rain-starved plains across which a railroad is being constructed. Field walkthroughs can be seen here.
- New Allied Tribe – The Moblins, a people residing in the jungles of Kozama’uka who bear a strong resemblance to the goblins with whom they share common ancestry.
- New Threats – Eliminator
- New Alliance Raid – Echoes of Vana’diel, a crossover series with FINAL FANTASY XI.
- New Limited Job – Planned for release in the latter half of the Patch 7.x series.
These fresh announcements about what to expect in Dawntrail build on those revealed earlier in the year at the FINAL FANTASY XIV Fan Festival 2023 in Las Vegas, which include:
- Journey to the New World, Tural, and its capital, Tuliyollal
- Explore new areas, including the mountainous Urqopacha and the forest of Yak T’el
New Allied Tribes, including the diminutive Pelupelu who wear distinctive masks and inhabit Urqopacha
- Level Cap increase from 90 to 100
- Multiple New Jobs
- Core Battle Content including FATEs, Hunts, Treasure Hunts and Sidequests
- New Dungeons
- New Threats, including Valigarmanda
- Duty Support Update
- New Gear and Recipes
- Expansive New Lifestyle Content
- New Variant Dungeons, Alliance Raid, 8-Player Raid and Ultimate Raid
- PvP Update
- Ongoing Content Updates, including a Blue Mage Update, Inconceivably Further Hildibrand Adventures, New Plans for Deep Dungeons and a Gold Saucer Update
In addition to these features, Dawntrail will introduce the game’s first graphical update for both character and world visuals, including:
- Improvements to screen-wide aesthetic appeal
- Higher resolution textures and shadows
- Improved material qualities
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Final Fantasy XIV x Final Fantasy XVI Crossover Event
While we wait for Dawntrail, the company also revealed “The Path Infernal”, a Final Fantasy XVI crossover questline that players can look forward to experiencing in the patch 6.x series. The preview below showcases a full-grown Torgal as a mount, a minion puppy version of Torgal, and the Clive Rosfield costume as event rewards.
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The Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2024, which is slated to take place in Tokyo from January 7th to 8th, 2024, is expected to provide more details about the fifth expansion. Dawntrail releases Summer 2024 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, macOS, and PC. For everything Final Fantasy-related, keep checking back here at RPGFan.
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