In addition to raising the level cap from 50 to 60 and adding new high-level gear for all jobs, Heavensward will introfduce flying mounts, including black Chocobos, dragons, griffins, and single-rider airships.
Fans may also recognize the addition a location similar to the Floating Continent from Final Fantasy VI, set among a new area of airborne floating islands. Everything has been scaled up, giving players more room to explore. Players will be thrust into the middle of this conflict and will spend more of the time exploring these new massive areas.Īnd these areas are massive, much larger than previously introduced areas in A Realm Reborn. The Dragonsong War has been brewing for a thousand years between the dragons of neighboring Trevania and Ishgard’s own Dragoon-a spear-wielding class of high-jumping warriors familiar to Final Fantasy fans. Heavensward will take players to Ishgard, an area in the world of Eorzea that has been much discussed but never before visited. Players can buy a standard edition with only the expansion, or a collector’s edition featuring a handful of goodies: a mini dragon figurine, an artbook, a DVD showcasing trailers, and a handful of in-game goodies including the exclusive griffin mount, a dragoon minion and a helmet designed to look like Cecil’s from Final Fantasy IV.
Square Enix is offering three different editions of Heavensward. Pre-orders for the expansion will open on March 16 and grant buyers five days early access to the new content.
Heavensward, the first major expansion for MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, will launch on June 23, director and producer Naoki Yoshida announced today during a panel at PAX East.Īdditionally, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and Heavensward will be released for Mac the same day it launches on PC, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4.īenchmark software for the expansion will be available next month.