Square Enix announces the launch of
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward, the
expansion for their MMORPG for Windows and now OS X as well as PlayStation 3 and
4. You can pick this up on the
Square Enix Online
Store, last week's
launch trailer offers a look, and here's a list of key features:
- All the hallmarks of the FINAL FANTASY®
franchise, including genre-leading graphics and real-time cut scenes, an
all-new soundtrack, and an immersive story experience
- Level cap increased from level 50 to level
60
- New player race, the Au Ra – with unique
curved horns and scaled skin, the Au Ra hail from the eastern continent of
Othard
- New jobs: dark knight, astrologian and
machinist – players will be able to master three FINAL FANTASY jobs such
as dark knight (Tank) who wields a two-handed greatsword and the power of
darkness, astrologian (Healer) who use a divining deck and star globe to
call on the powers of the stars to heal allies and support party members, or
machinist (DPS) who deals damage from afar by using a combination of
firearms and mechanical turrets that can be deployed on the battlefield
- High-end raids, includes a new raid dungeon
series within the mechanical colossus “Alexander,” based off the legendary
boss in the FINAL FANTASY series
- New beast tribes and powerful primals –
players will encounter the Vanu Vanu and their primal, Bismark, and the
Gnath, and their primal Ravana, allowing players to form new allegiances
- Flying mounts – Accompanying the vast new
areas that feature floating islands are flying mounts for players to pilot
such as the flying black chocobo and single-rider airships
- New gear, recipes and more
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