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Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is the fourth expansion pack to Final Fantasy XIV, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Square Enix for macOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows, then later on Xbox Series X/S. It was released on December 7, 2021, over two years after Shadowbringers, the previous expansion, with its production delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Like its predecessors, Naoki Yoshida served as director and producer and Masayoshi Soken composed the soundtrack. The expansion pack was released as a standalone product for current players; for new players, the "Complete Edition" that originally launched with Heavensward was updated to include all expansions including Endwalker.
In Endwalker, players as the Warrior of Light travel to the secluded nation of Sharlayan to seek help in handling the approaching Final Days, an apocalyptic event that threatens to destroy the entire world. Meanwhile, Zenos, the mad son of the former emperor of Garlemald, has murdered his father and now seeks a final confrontation with the Warrior of Light. Zenos is assisted by the nihilistic Ascian Fandaniel, who wants the Final Days to occur so everyone, himself included, is wiped out. The story has been marketed as the "finale" of the Hydaelyn–Zodiark arc, drawing the current ongoing story since A Realm Reborn to a close, with an entirely new story beginning in the major patches following release, in contrast to past expansions' stories continuing into midway through the post-release patches. In addition to adding new areas, the expansion pack increases the level cap to 90 and debuts two new jobs, Sage and Reaper, among other changes.
As with its predecessor, Shadowbringers, Endwalker received acclaim, particularly for its satisfying conclusion to the storyline begun in A Realm Reborn.
The gameplay and quest structure of Endwalker largely matches that of the base game. As with many MMORPGs, players interact with each other in a persistent world that responds to their actions. Due to ongoing issues with numerical values, such as enemy health pools, growing large enough to threaten overflow errors, the launch of Endwalker included a numeric down-scaling, sometimes colloquially referred to by MMO players as a "stat squish". As part of this down-scaling, belts were removed and rendered useless as equipment. Two new jobs were introduced with Endwalker: Sage, a healer that uses magical objects called nouliths, inspired by Funnels from the Gundam franchise, to direct aetheric energy to create barriers and amplify offense abilities; and Reaper, a scythe-wielding, armored, melee fighter that calls on the aid of an avatar from the void for greater power. Many other jobs were given changes as well, including a complete rework of the Summoner job, a major update to the Monk job, and various new abilities for other jobs.[citation needed]
A player versus player (PvP) overhaul also debuted in Endwalker, with PvP abilities for all jobs being completely reworked to be more streamlined. A new "small-scale" PvP gamemode called Crystalline Conflict launched in the 6.1 update, and the "Feast" PvP gamemode was discontinued.[citation needed]
Estinien, a character who formally joined the player's allies in the lead-up to Endwalker, was added as an option for the Trust system that debuted in Shadowbringers, which allows players to run four-player dungeons with three NPCs. Later updates added the ability to use the trust system in A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, and Stormblood dungeons as well, to allow all of the Main Story Quest to be almost fully a single player experience. Further new content after launch includes Myths of the Realm, a 24-player raid series that explores myths and legends surrounding the twelve deities worshiped by the people of Eorzea, and Pandæmonium, an eight-player raid series focusing on a mysterious location connected to a past villain, Lahabrea. Similar to the changes in Shadowbringers, some Main Story quests have been changed, including removing the trial "Cape Westwind" and replacing it with a single-player instance, while shortening and streamlining the dungeons of "Castrum Meridianum" and "The Praetorium"; the latter has had its last sections—a chain of boss fights against the Ultima Weapon and Lahabrea—split into a different Trial and single player instance respectively.[citation needed]
Patch 6.2 of Endwalker debuted a new system, Island Sanctuary, a farming simulation mode where players can tend a garden on a deserted island, raise livestock, and interact with pets. Island Sanctuary's philosophy is "slow life" and is intended as a relaxing solo pursuit for players without the pressure of competition. Further changes were made to Main Story quests, including removing the trial "The Steps of Faith" and replacing it with a single-player instance, and changing the boss mechanics of several early dungeons. In patch 6.1, the existing player housing system added a new housing area in the city-state of Ishgard, called the Empyreum. A new lottery-based method of acquiring a house was implemented, alongside assigning a larger number of wards for player guilds, called Free Companies, to ameliorate player concerns about the availability issues with the current system. In patch 6.18, the World Visit system was expanded to allow players to travel to other data centers in their region. Data centers were also added for the Oceania region, allowing better connections for players in those locations who previously used data centers in Japan.[citation needed]
The player and the Scions board a ship en route to Old Sharlayan, the capital of the nation Sharlayan. The player speaks with a woman, who reveals herself as Hydaelyn and tries to assure them of her sincerity despite having concealed her nature as a primal. During their investigation into Sharlayan's history, Hydaelyn possesses Krile, gifting the player an "Elpis" flower that glows near strong emotion. The Scions learn from the gleaner Erenville that the Forum, Sharlayan's government, has made special effort to study the aetherial sea and accelerated their efforts to gather specimens and knowledge. The Forum arrests the Scions, threatening to banish them unless they end their investigation.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is the fourth expansion pack to Final Fantasy XIV, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Square Enix for macOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows, then later on Xbox Series X/S. It was released on December 7, 2021, over two years after Shadowbringers, the previous expansion, with its production delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Like its predecessors, Naoki Yoshida served as director and producer and Masayoshi Soken composed the soundtrack. The expansion pack was released as a standalone product for current players; for new players, the "Complete Edition" that originally launched with Heavensward was updated to include all expansions including Endwalker.
In Endwalker, players as the Warrior of Light travel to the secluded nation of Sharlayan to seek help in handling the approaching Final Days, an apocalyptic event that threatens to destroy the entire world. Meanwhile, Zenos, the mad son of the former emperor of Garlemald, has murdered his father and now seeks a final confrontation with the Warrior of Light. Zenos is assisted by the nihilistic Ascian Fandaniel, who wants the Final Days to occur so everyone, himself included, is wiped out. The story has been marketed as the "finale" of the Hydaelyn–Zodiark arc, drawing the current ongoing story since A Realm Reborn to a close, with an entirely new story beginning in the major patches following release, in contrast to past expansions' stories continuing into midway through the post-release patches. In addition to adding new areas, the expansion pack increases the level cap to 90 and debuts two new jobs, Sage and Reaper, among other changes.
As with its predecessor, Shadowbringers, Endwalker received acclaim, particularly for its satisfying conclusion to the storyline begun in A Realm Reborn.
The gameplay and quest structure of Endwalker largely matches that of the base game. As with many MMORPGs, players interact with each other in a persistent world that responds to their actions. Due to ongoing issues with numerical values, such as enemy health pools, growing large enough to threaten overflow errors, the launch of Endwalker included a numeric down-scaling, sometimes colloquially referred to by MMO players as a "stat squish". As part of this down-scaling, belts were removed and rendered useless as equipment. Two new jobs were introduced with Endwalker: Sage, a healer that uses magical objects called nouliths, inspired by Funnels from the Gundam franchise, to direct aetheric energy to create barriers and amplify offense abilities; and Reaper, a scythe-wielding, armored, melee fighter that calls on the aid of an avatar from the void for greater power. Many other jobs were given changes as well, including a complete rework of the Summoner job, a major update to the Monk job, and various new abilities for other jobs.[citation needed]
A player versus player (PvP) overhaul also debuted in Endwalker, with PvP abilities for all jobs being completely reworked to be more streamlined. A new "small-scale" PvP gamemode called Crystalline Conflict launched in the 6.1 update, and the "Feast" PvP gamemode was discontinued.[citation needed]
Estinien, a character who formally joined the player's allies in the lead-up to Endwalker, was added as an option for the Trust system that debuted in Shadowbringers, which allows players to run four-player dungeons with three NPCs. Later updates added the ability to use the trust system in A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, and Stormblood dungeons as well, to allow all of the Main Story Quest to be almost fully a single player experience. Further new content after launch includes Myths of the Realm, a 24-player raid series that explores myths and legends surrounding the twelve deities worshiped by the people of Eorzea, and Pandæmonium, an eight-player raid series focusing on a mysterious location connected to a past villain, Lahabrea. Similar to the changes in Shadowbringers, some Main Story quests have been changed, including removing the trial "Cape Westwind" and replacing it with a single-player instance, while shortening and streamlining the dungeons of "Castrum Meridianum" and "The Praetorium"; the latter has had its last sections—a chain of boss fights against the Ultima Weapon and Lahabrea—split into a different Trial and single player instance respectively.[citation needed]
Patch 6.2 of Endwalker debuted a new system, Island Sanctuary, a farming simulation mode where players can tend a garden on a deserted island, raise livestock, and interact with pets. Island Sanctuary's philosophy is "slow life" and is intended as a relaxing solo pursuit for players without the pressure of competition. Further changes were made to Main Story quests, including removing the trial "The Steps of Faith" and replacing it with a single-player instance, and changing the boss mechanics of several early dungeons. In patch 6.1, the existing player housing system added a new housing area in the city-state of Ishgard, called the Empyreum. A new lottery-based method of acquiring a house was implemented, alongside assigning a larger number of wards for player guilds, called Free Companies, to ameliorate player concerns about the availability issues with the current system. In patch 6.18, the World Visit system was expanded to allow players to travel to other data centers in their region. Data centers were also added for the Oceania region, allowing better connections for players in those locations who previously used data centers in Japan.[citation needed]
The player and the Scions board a ship en route to Old Sharlayan, the capital of the nation Sharlayan. The player speaks with a woman, who reveals herself as Hydaelyn and tries to assure them of her sincerity despite having concealed her nature as a primal. During their investigation into Sharlayan's history, Hydaelyn possesses Krile, gifting the player an "Elpis" flower that glows near strong emotion. The Scions learn from the gleaner Erenville that the Forum, Sharlayan's government, has made special effort to study the aetherial sea and accelerated their efforts to gather specimens and knowledge. The Forum arrests the Scions, threatening to banish them unless they end their investigation.