Square Enix Announces Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Expansion, Bringing Players To The Moon!

Screenshot of the Endwalker content (Square Enix)

JAKARTA - Square Enix announced the arrival of the latest expansion pack for the Final Fantasy XIV game series on Friday, February 5. Named Endwalker, this ultimate expansion pack is scheduled to be released in the fall of 2021. Or between September and December this year.

This game expansion package Final Fantasy XIV Online offers two new jobs from the healer and melee DPS classes. In addition, the developer also promises to bring players to explore the moon.

The first job in the healer class is called Sage. There is no specific class requirement that can change into a Sage job. It's just that, jobs that use flying weapons called Nouliths can be accessed if the character level is more than 70.

Meanwhile, the second job will be delivered at the Final Fantasy XIV Digital Fan Festival 2021 which will take place in May. At the festival, Square Enix will also introduce special in-game items, including the Lunar Whale Mount - a type of ride that can be used by up to 8 people!

Presenting Sage, the new healer job debuting in #Endwalker! Watch the trailer in high resolution on YouTube! 🌐https: //t.co/NvIPrLFvex pic.twitter.com/IBteZe16yE

- FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) February 6, 2021

The legendary game developer Square Enix explains that Endwalker is the ending of the game Final Fantasy XIV Online, which has been played by more than 20 million players.

Endwalker presents the culmination of a story that took place at Hydaelyn and Zodiark. Where the Warrirors of Light will face a catastrophe even greater than before, so as to make them venture to a location further away from Hydaelyn, even reaching the moon! " wrote Square Enix through a release shared on the company's official blog, Friday, February 5.

The developer also explained that the presence of Endwalker and Patch 6.0 would end the story that began in the A Realme Reborn series. After that, in Patch 6.1, a new story will begin in the world of Final Fantasy XIV.

Increased Level Cap, Pandæmonium Mode, and Other New Content

Not only offering new stories, Square Enix also added some new content to the Endwalker expansion pack. Among other things, increasing the limit of the highest level to 90, the addition of a "super wide area" waiting to be explored, as well as the return of Anima designed by the original creator.

For new territories, Endwalker introduced three new cities. Namely the capital of the kingdom of Garlemald, Thavnair, and the city of Radz-at-Han. Meanwhile, Anima, who previously appeared in the Final Fantasy X series, has no different functions - players must beat and overcome the challenges it presents.

The developers also introduced a new difficulty level to the raid called Pandæmonium. This raid difficulty level is added to the story of Alliance Raid which aims to uncover the secrets of the Hydaelyn universe.

Other additions include a new residential area called Ishgard, the renewal of Gold Sauder, Island Sanctuary which contains Harvest Moon-like activities (such as raising, farming, and managing land), and many others.

Not only content, developers also improve the graphics side. You can see from the trailer that has been shared via the YouTube page, the game Final Fantasy XIV comes in 4K resolution. Square Enix also stated that it had increased frame rates and made loading times faster.

For those of you who have registered with the PlayStation 4 console version, this updated version can be played at no additional cost during the open beta process. In addition, Square Enix also confirmed that the Final Fantasy XIV game will be available for PlayStation 5, PC, and Mac.