It’s finally here – the end of Endwalker. As of patch 6.55 we’re finally saying goodbye to FF14’s latest expansion after two years of saving the universe, battling the physical embodiment of despair, travelling the rift between dimensions, and marvelling at weird grapes. It’s been one hell of a ride, but how does the game stand now as it prepares for its next chapter in the upcoming Dawntrail expansion?
Endwalker saw the game wrap up the Hydaelyn and Zodiark story – a saga that was a 10 years in the making – and brought with it a surprise population boost that lead to several new servers being needed. It finally put to rest why the Ascian menace that plagued players all the way through A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, Stormblood and Shadowbringers, did what they did. It was the perfect end and release to a decade of tension. How can Square Enix possibly follow that up?
We started seeing the seeds of our next adventure during Endwalker’s latest updates which saw us travelling to the thirteenth – a reflection of the Scion’s world that had succumbed to darkness – to stop it from breaking into our own. It may have been a relatively short adventure in the grand scheme of things, but it also put a lot of potential for the future out there. Not only did we get to meet our new goth girl fave Zero, the game showed that travelling between worlds, again, is possible. It also ended things on a high note – that even in the darkest of places there is hope for a fresh start. Much like FFXIV setting off in a new direction and fresh adventure for its next expansion.
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