Naoki Yoshida, Director and Producer of Final Fantasy XIV, took to stage in a closed location and revealed information regarding the new Final Fantasy XIV expansion, Endwalker.

• Opening with Trailer
• Scythes confirmed!
  • Fall 2021 release

• Yoshida is dressed as the new job wielding a Scythe

New Jobs

• Zenos has changed jobs to the new job
• New Job: Reaper
• New Job original to FFXIV

• Showing a trailer demonstrating job abilities

About Reaper

• Role: Melee DPS
• Shares gear with DRG
• Weapon: Scythe (Two-handed)
• No required class
• Must have Endwalker and have 1 job at Level 70.
• Starting: Level 70

Concept

• Welds a scythe for dynamic close-quarter combat
• Calls upon an avatar from the void to join the battle
• Can serve as a host for their avatar
• Job Quests are planned to start in Ul’dah
  • More information about Reaper RPR(?) at a later date

Story

• The story will wrap up in Patch 6.0
• There is a LOT of content in Patch 6.0
• 6.1 will start a brand new story

• We will be going to the Moon… but before that, we will be going to Old Sharlayan
  • This will serve as the ‘Hub city’ simialar Crystarium, Idyllshire, Rhalgr’s Reach.
  • They show a trailer of Old Sharlayan

• This city has VERY important since the early days of Final Fantasy XIV developement
• There was supposed to be 6 starting cities in FFXIV 1.0 – (The other 3 were Ishgard, Ala Mhigo and Sharlayan)
• This was cut to 3 and the ARR rebuild retained this.
• Very important to the story.

Main theme for Endwalker

• About 3 to 4 days to come up with the lyrics for the Endwalker theme.

• Sophia theme (Containment Bay P1T6) was created in 2 hours.

• Amanda Achen also sang the ‘Tomorrow & Tomorrow’ song

• The main vocals were by Sam Carter from Architects

• Song contains elements from the Stormblood theme and the Heavensward theme

• The trailer is already available on YouTube.

Characters from the trailer

Estinen

• He will appear in the Main Story and can be used as a Trust in dunegons.

Vydra

Name Unknown

• Very important role in the Endwalker story
• You will find out more about him in Patch 5.5 – Death Until Dawn – Part 2
  • Readers of the Encycolopedia Eorzea books may know who he knows.

Massive New Areas

• Same amount of areas being added as previous expansions

• Shows trailer

Labyrinthos

• It’s an underground area with a domain lit by an artifical light.
• Why you need to go there will be uncovered in the expansion.

Thavnair area & Radz-at-Han city

• Shows trailer of Thavnair
• Very colourful
• Showing trailer of Radz-at-Han city
• The sky may not be blue in-game
• New area – No information about it at this time

Garlemald

The Moon – Mare Lamentorum

• Will not say how you will get to the Moon.
• Music is very simialar to The Tempest
• Air and gravity present (This will be explained in the story)
• Mare Lamentorum is just one area of The Moon, not the entire Moon itself.
• Find out more when Endwalker is released.

New Encounetrs

The Magus Sisters

Loporrits

• You will find Loporrits on The Moon

Also Coming in Version 6.0

(Most of this info was announced at the Announcement Showcase )

• New Healer: Sage
• A Higher Level Cap – Level 80 -> 90
• 5 New Role Questlines
• Trust System Update
• Downscaled Values in Battle Calculations
• No More Belts
• New Small-scale PvP Mode
• New Raid – Pandæmonium
• Island Sanctuary (Mostly solo content and will be updated throughout 6.x)
  • Not locked to DoH/DoL
• New Residental District: Ishgard
• Viewing only in 6.0
• Plots available in 6.1
  • Making adjustments to housing to prevent ‘house cheaters’ and RMT
  • Investing in new servers for the housing.
  • Looking into a ‘Lot System’
• Data Center Travel System
  • Releasing before 6.0 Patch
• Challenging New Dungeons
  • Video showing new dungeons – No names or anything

• New Alliance Raid

• Name: Myths of the Realm

• New original story to FFXIV. No cross-over.

• Collectors Edition

• In-game items
• Arion mount

• No discs included

• 85% of players bought a digital version of FFXIV: Shadowbringers hence the decision to switch to digital only

• FFXIV Endwalker: Collectors Edition for PC / Mac Only [This includes the game]

• FFXIV Endwalker: Collectors Box for PS4/PS5/Steam Only [This does not contain the game]

• FFXIV Endwalker: Digital Collectors Edition for all platforms.

• FFXIV Endwalker: Standard Edition for all platforms.

• Pre-order Bonuses – "Wind-up Palon Minion" & "Menphina Earring"

• EXP earring like ShB

• Pre-order also grants "Early Access"

The release date:

November 23rd 2021!

• (Approx 6 months from 5.5 release which is at the end of the month.)~

One more thing

• Male Viera
• Lore about Male Viera will come at a later time!

• Female Hrothgar

  • "It’s coming, but not right now"

• One more announcement

• Players from over 200 countries

• NEW Oceania Data Center

  • "Multi-million investment"
  • Opens in 6.1

November 23rd 2021 – On Sale

November 19th 2021 – Early Access

PLEASE LOOK FORWARD TO IT!

Mr Square-Enix CEO (Yosuka Matsuda) is on stage.

• He thanks the player for the last 10 yars of Support of FFXIV