I firmly believe Dawntrail is shaping up to be the best expansion we’ve ever had in Final Fantasy XIV history. Join me for a heavy does of hopium in this weeks video! Fight me in the comments
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction
0:44 Graphical Update
1:42 Content Rich
3:31 A New Story to Tell
5:41 Developer Approach
8:02 Personal Excitement
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First to comment! But, I agree this might be the best expansion ever. With a new story line to all locale throughout Tural to how 7.0 and beyond will be the best ever
This is like Stormblood 2.0 levels of content and oh my god am I so ready. I feel like people who started in Shadowbringers/Endwalker are going to fall in love with the game all over again. I took the first tier off from raiding in a static JUST to enjoy the game and all of the newness because I just know it is going to be incredible.
I think changing the fight design and job design at the same time is only partly problematic for the system shock – it's also problematic because it's an absolutely mammoth task to not only change how all the jobs work, but how they interact with whatever new content you come up with, while also keeping the new iterations balanced anywhere near the standard we have today. Pushing for a universal overhaul would have just given us a Gordias but worse situation, so I'm glad they haven't done a big kneejerk response and are being methodical about it. Can't wait for DT
Dawntrail is shaping up to be the expansion where everyone quits the game. The hype has never been this low, with everyone complaining about the simplicity of jobs. It's clear they're not being truthful, as the expansion is launching with the same content as every other one. They've promised 1.5 rewards and have already failed at that. If you thought 6.0 was bad, you have no idea what's coming. Maybe it's time to give World of Warcraft a try.
I do hope that the rework to jobs to reduce simplification brings them on level with the likes of Viper and Picto. I’ve been seeing a lot of elitist comments that want jobs to be split to both ends of the spectrum. High end jobs that casual players would struggle to grasp, and “brain dead jobs like summoner for the crayon eaters who can’t get good,” as one person so eloquently put it. That’s a very damaging approach to take.
Being a story focused gamer, I'm obviously waiting for the new MSQ. But as an old head that played FFXI for 12 yrs from NA release, the thing I'm most anticipating is Echoes of Vanadiel.
Side note: The redeux of the Sea theme you had going in the background gave me the strongest nostalgia wood. 🤜🤛
Calling it this expansion will be declared dead by various established content creators before 7.01 is out.
I think it not having the stakes is a good thing. I can finally relax, Isaias, my character, can relax. We can just chill. We don’t have to run around.
I keep forgetting I need to empty my inventory before launch, I only got 10 open spots currently and both retainers are full of glamour gear.
great video, I'm very excited for this expansion also. Especially after the launch trailer
Job changes in 7.2 was a translation error. They're not targeting any major job changes until 8.0.
I had the same first impression of Dawntrail – having not enjoyed EW very much (Abyssos was the highlight for me) I was thinking I might have to sit this one out or just be an MSQ tourist. I remember thinking “is this really the best they can do?” with the viper reveal. But then I saw how it and Pictomancer actually play and was super pleasantly surprised. I have a lot of hope for Shade’s Triangle and the cosmic exploration stuff. I don’t like or agree with some of the job changes but otherwise feeling okay about it. hopefully our positivity pans out lol
I can't help but disagree. I believe it's basically "More of the same". That's not bad when I enjoy the game but it's in no way ground breaking or fundamentally changing. It's nearly the exact same map as previous expansions. The gameplay isn't changing at all, slight refinement for the better but that's also nearly identical.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Adding a new coat of fresh paint. Put differently: the iPhone barely changes iteration to iteration but it does nearly continuously get lighter by a few grams. This is not really any different than that.
If you're Square or an investor: you don't want to kill the golden goose.
8.0 or 9.0 will be where any real change occurs. They rarely mess with the battle system except for two things: 1) Fresh coat of paint, same thing but refined slightly, quality of life. 2) Lower the bar to entry.
That's the thing that's going to change. People only want to do a rotation for so long.
I think some people are already tired of the idea that the story is going to be about the ancients, and that Solution 9 might be the "City of Gold" where the ancients have lain dormant. But I disagree. I think the story we've had thus far has taken us to the "end" of the calamities (lol not likely) so giving the world an origin story and exploring what came before the history we know of the world (not the shards) is not only logical but interesting as hell to me.
Also it’s a TOURNAMENT ARC 🤩🤩🤩
I believe the story is going to feel not as good, and probably even more like ESO or WoW, but you're really not gonna care because the content is going to be there. You're gonna have lots of fun, and the story will begin to slowly feel like an afterthought; that's okay, because it's an MMO.
So excited for the story.
I think Dawntrail is way overhyped. I’m hoping to be proven wrong
It will be the exact same as every expansion with the exact same content in the exact same order just with a different coat of paint and new story. Dunno why everyone is acting like this isn't just literally more of the same
I've actually noticed some doom and gloom post EW. Maybe it is the big influx of players who started with SHB or EW. They think that the game could never be better than it was in SHB or EW. I totally disagree and my personal favorite time in the game was Stormblood. I think what they have shown off is incredible and shows they still have a massive love and duty to make the game.
When EW was launching I was very nervous because the game I had loved and played so much since 2014 was having a finale. What I realized is that the devs would not disappoint the people who truly love this game. I also realized that, even in ARR / HW / Stormblood, where I didn't pay close attention to the story, I still loved the game so much. There are so many positive aspects coming to dawntrail and their ideology with expanding almost every part of the game systems is a perfect idea.
Reworking of jobs post 7.2? UI updates? Dye system? Ultimates? Exploratory Missions? ALSO criterion? A free fantasia? All the unexplored stories and areas of the world? I'm not saying this is a guarantee but I actually TRUST the devs of this game. Dawntrail has incredible potential to grip all the people who have doubted them post endwalker.
Dont set yourself up for disappointment
Wait…. " plus beastmaster", i have not heard anything about that yet..
Dawntrail looked everything like Endwalker 2.0 when they first announced it at Las Vegas, but a year later it's looking more like Stormblood 2.0. (Which is a good thing.) I think they pivoted direction for the expansion following the criticism people had for Endwalker's direction. I'm impressed they found a way to add a field operation when Dawntrail already looked pretty packed before they announced it.
I think if Dawntrail has a satisfying MSQ, follows up on the promise to "shake up" encounters, and addresses some job issues (mainly healer stuff) I think it could be the best expansion yet.
I started playing after Endwalker was released. (it was about a month before 6.1 came out). I have never been so hyped for anything in my whole life. I cannot wait!
Dude… I felt exactly the same way. I wasnt planning to come back at first from the first reveal, thought it looked meh, boy was I wrong from all the stuff they've shown. I'm super excited about the graphics update… game looks stellar.
Your points about 'a lot of content' and 'new story' are there in every single expansion lol. Every expansion has that list of content and a unique story. People are overhyping stuff for no reason. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited as I am for every new expansion, but come on. No need for this hyperbole.