my hot take is that it's important for newcomers to play ARR because it's fundamentally the same game as every other expansion- if you don't enjoy ARR, there's no reason you would enjoy SHB, because a lot of the flaws of ARR carry into every other expac, it's just how FFXIV is designed

FFXIV players should preface “it’s the best expac ever written” with “everything that came before it is TERRIBLE and AWFUL and you’ll HATE IT and FUCK YOU DON’T PLAY ACTUALLY”

water type bulbs 💧

GOOD RIDDANCE #ffxiv #fanfest #evercold

//Had been checking what was told yesterday in the fanfest, and I see a lot of FFXIII references there, especially Lightning Returns The cold with The Caos which was unleashed from the Valhalla, spreading and destroying the world Later, The Godless Realms Saga, the world in FFXIII without Etro

FFXIV Evercold Trailer on Guitar !

EVERCOLD

PERFECT GROOVE

I want to finish some fanart for Day 1, but I couldn't figure this out. 🥲Please halp, @en.finalfantasyxiv.com #FFXIVFanFest

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all jokes aside, i do think it was a smart move for the SE CEO to be present for fanfest. It's one thing to see numbers on a graph representing how well the game is doing, but actually seeing in person how devoted people are to the game- THAT'S the kind of shit that gets financial backing from suits

✔️ high fantasy setting ✔️ everything is cold and desolate ✔️ meteor is in maiming gear for the trailer ✔️ the new jobs are a tank and phys ranged ✔️ estinien and alphinaud are there welcome back Heavensward

>happens in a cold ahh place >blue/silver color scheme >au ras being a central thing >new job metas unseen since 1.0 >paladin assigned main tank at birth again >non standard rotations for everyone >everyone going bananas over fat cat good enough welcome back Heavensward

our wols/ocs when they get to the fourth

mysterious expansion girl I have something to ask: why do you pray in The Godless Realms saga

he did it, that crazy son of the darkness did it #ffxiv #ffxivmemes

just realized- all of the sea serpent motifs we are seeing. if this is meant to invoke the world tree / yggdrasil, the sea serpent on a lot of buildings in various cities is likely meant to invoke jörmungandr, which is the midgard (ff7 references abound?) serpent and it is antagonist during ragnarok

gang i forgor. however point stands this is an Odin-like

There's nothing like an after FanFest panel on social media jeez I love that vibe ♥

rest in pieces #ffxiv #fanfest

おめでとう！ #ffxiv

NO FUCK IM A BELIEVER NOW????? I WAS SO DOUBTER IM SORRY MR PRIME

8.0 소식에 달려왔습니다.

2 MINUTE META FOUND DEAD IN ANAHEIM

They are explaining some Evolved Mode rn. Counters with a timing-based bonus on a tank? Already going in the right direction, let's freaking go, that is money👍🫰

After his performance against AEW World Champion Darby Allin on #AEWDynamite, "The Psycho Killer" Tommaso Ciampa has made a promise about his future!

RPR

THE PF REJOINING

ダングリくんスゴイ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

guys, guys. please. i cant

The teaser site for FINAL FANTASY XIV: Evercold has launched! ❄️ sqex.to/PK8hT

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Have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV? With an expanded free trial which you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, Stormblood, AND the award-winning 🖤Shadowbringers🖤 expansion up to level 80 for free with no restrictions on playtime?!?!?!!?

#ff14 evercold

LONG LIVE THE ERA OF DRAGOON AURA

Get ready for a wealth of new content coming in the Patch 7.5x series!

this literally happened

PF DMU p5 enrage to clear - lpdu pastebin - no switch 2 players

square enix CEO here to lay off more ppl for GenAI

Soken: "I am Masayoshi Soken" *CROWD BURSTS INTO CHEERS*

He's coming for us, lads. #FFXIVultimate #Kefka #ffxi #FFXIVFanfest2026

⬆️ Improving public fields ⬆️ Improving quests ⬆️ Evolving battle More details on content updates will be provided at future Fan Festivals!

Where there is light, there is shadow. Shadowbringers will officially be added to the FFXIV Free Trial on Tuesday, April 28! Play up to and including Patch 5.5 for free!

this is already the best ffxiv expansion