Square Enix announced Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, the next major expansion for Final Fantasy XIV. It will launch in early summer 2019.
■ Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
What awaits the Liberator?
Tension grips the land as six nations now stand allied against the Imperial armies of Garlemald.
With the threat of war on the horizon, the Warrior of Light comes face to face with an old enemy seemingly risen from the ashes—Zenos.
Could this impending conflict serve as a catalyst for an eighth and final umbral era?
It is time, once and for all…
To take down the Garlean Empire!
Key Plot Point No. 1
With the fall of the Scions, what will become of the Warrior of Light and the allied armies?
Key Plot Point No. 2
The First Emperor: Solus Zos Galvus
Elidibus: An Ascian with the Face of Zenos
Key Plot Point No. 3
The Warrior of Light must become the Warrior of Darness!
■ Version 5.0 Features
■ Multiple new jobs
■ A new level cap (from Level 70 to Level 80)
■ Battle system maintenance
Sprawling new areas
■ New Area No. 1: The Rak’Tika Greatwood
■ New Area No. 2: Amh Araeng
New Beast Tribes and new Primals
■ The Nu Mou
■ Thrilling new dungeons
■ Challenging new high-end raids
■ Exciting new Alliance raids
■ End-game content for Disciples of the Land and Hand
■ Restoration of the Holy See of Ishgard
■ NPC battle assist system: “Trust” – Similar to Final Fantasy XI, players will be able to party up with a story non-player character and do quests with them. This system will continually be updated with new non-player characters.
■ New Game+ – Enables players to replay any of the old content.
■ New System: World Visit – “Visit” worlds on the same data center via Aetherytes in Limsa Lominsa, Gridania, and Ul’dah. Progress through quests and other duties on the world of your choice. (Certain features are not available when visiting a different world.) Players can move freely between worlds on the same data center.
■ New Playable Race – While the identity of the new race was not specifically stated, director and producer Naoki Yoshida hinted at it being Viera with the Bugs Bunny on the back of his t-shirt. Patch 4.5 will also hint at this race.
Visit the Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers teaser website here.
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/shadowbringers/