The new expansion pack ‘The End of the Filial Years’, which contains the culmination of a story that has continued for 10 years from the beginning of Final Fantasy 14, has been confirmed for its domestic release date on May 10. In this expansion pack, Heidelin and Zodiac, which were the central axis of the story, are completed, and a new phase will be entered after that.
ActozSoft held the 2022 Final Fantasy 14 Digital Fan Festival on the 12th and revealed details about the end of Hyowol. Square Enix PD Naoki Yoshida, who oversees development, introduced new content to be added to the expansion pack, and Choi Jeong-hae, chief of Actozsoft, revealed domestic-exclusive elements such as PC room benefits.
As previously revealed, the end of Hyowol concludes the story that has been going on for 10 years and reveals many secrets that have not been revealed. Producer Yoshida said, “All questions remaining until now, such as why the apocalypse occurred in ancient times, what will happen to Heidelin, Zodiak, and the Galemal Empire, what is the purpose of Genos, Asien, and Pathaniel, and what is on the moon, have been answered. Please look forward to the release.” The main characters include the main character, the Warrior of Light (user), Alpino, the Alizee brothers and sisters and their father, Purchno Le Veruille, the Dragon Knight Estinien and his dragons Brittana and Genos, who are joining the Clan of Dawn this time. do.
In addition, new areas such as Old Chalayan, a metropolis that claims to be an academic city, a new city with colorful colors, a new field labyrintos that is underground but shines brightly with artificial sun, and a new field Sabeneer Island with a lush rainforest will appear. In addition, the ‘Sea of Sorrows’, a region on the moon, the main stage of this expansion pack, was also revealed. Producer Yoshida said, “I think you’ve heard a lot about the city of Sharlayan in the previous story, but you will finally set foot in this city,” implying that there are elements to dig into the story.
Along with this, the myth of a new high-level raid Pandemonium and a new alliance raid Eorzea will be opened. Regarding the myth of Eorzea, PD Yoshida said, “We will dig into the existence of the 12 gods that exist in Eorzea.” In addition, side quests, role quests, crafting and chipping quests are added along with the main quest.
From this expansion pack, the maximum level will be increased from 80 to 90. Sage and Reaper are added as new jobs. The sage is a healer who uses a pedagogical tool as a weapon, and he has healing skills using a shield. In addition, it is possible to temporarily strengthen magic with the pedagogical tool. Next, the Reaper is a melee attack job that uses a two-handed scythe, summoning an avatar to attack together or fusion with the avatar to present a stylish action. Both classes start at level 70 and the sage starts the class quest at Ramsa Romansa and the Reaper at Uldaha. Viera males are added as a new race, and Rothgarh females are also in preparation, he added.
Regarding the end of the filial piety, Yoshida PD explained his progress by comparing it to the flow of the day. He said, “Newborn Eorzea was a newborn morning, Changcheng’s Ishgard was a Changcheon day, Stormblood was a crimson sunset, and a jet-black traitor was a jet-black night. And the end of filial piety is the dawn of filial piety.” It means that the day passes and we meet the dawn again, and we are continuing to prepare for the next 10 years.
Part of that is the denomination that reduces the number of units that display boss health and damage in the game. Final Fantasy 14 has continued to service, and the number of units has increased excessively. The maximum HP of the enemy based on the last jet-black reflector reached 440 million. If the unit is increased like this, optimization and stability problems may occur, so the number is lowered overall. However, he emphasized that the displayed unit has become smaller, but that the character performance does not change.
In addition to this, Dragon Knight Estiniang joined as a new member in Trust (a system that allows you to challenge dungeons by partying with NPCs). The 35 old gear lances are assigned to the main weapon and the ring, 15 each. He explained that the remaining five were saved for the future. Lastly, we are preparing for uninhabited island pioneering, a new housing area Ishgard, and a new small-scale PvP that can be decorated with one uninhabited island for each user.
Lastly, Director Choi Jeong-hae spoke about major domestic issues. First, the PC room benefits will be strengthened. First of all, PC room points are paid up to 20 points, and ‘Acting Book: Omega Posture’ is added to the PC room point shop. Afterwards, you can use the crystal of experience up to level 79 in combat, gathering, and crafting, and rare mounts Titania Guivert and Innocence Guivert PC are added. Then, from the 14th, advance reservations for the limited edition expansion pack Collector’s Edition will be held.
