The Truth about FFXIV Dawntrail

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14 күн бұрын

Dawntrail is the next latest and greatest in the Final Fantasy XIV saga, but how is it truly shaping up? FFXIV is celebrating its 10th year anniversary, with Dawntrail marking a MOMENTOUS MOMENT with an entirely new adventure with a level 100 cap. The next FFXIV expansion launches with an incredible amount of new content: graphics overhaul, Viper and Pictomancer as two new classes, eventually Beastmaster, new Final Fantasy XI based raids from FFXI's very own Shadowlord as titled "Echoes of Vana'diel", a ton of side content including new crafting and gathering questlines and much more!
But will it be any good? Why did I initially not feel as hype for this great expansion? Taking a deep dive I explore the disconnect between Endwalker post-patch and the Dawntrail prepatch and where they diverge.
Things are shaping up, and I hope it's all for the better (I'm going to play all of it as per usual.)
This is The Truth about FFXIV Dawntrail.
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@ChilleUK 12 күн бұрын

I think it's because we finished a 10 year story so hard to be hyped for another long journey right now.

@austinmilne1263 12 күн бұрын

I mean... We just finished a huge 10 year long streching story line. We cant expect something as epic shadowbringers right away I dont think DT is JUST going to be a summer adventure, there is clearly more hidden within that isnt shown yet.

@Naruto4life6 12 күн бұрын

When I saw this trailer, I kinda felt the opposite. That smile Meteor had in the beginning felt like a sense of his adventure spirit has been brought back. Look at endwalker in the beginning how down he is. The last time he smiled was in Stormblood. You have been saving the would for years, and finally, you can go on just an adventure now. No longer held down by this since of duty to save a queen, to help a resistance, or to bring an end to the primal threat. You are just an adventurer again, and Meteor looks so happy.

@GOBZ_01 11 күн бұрын

I like and appreciate this. It has been pretty raw each expansion with him getting grittier each cinematic, so it is a welcome change 😃 well said

@kalandarkclaw8892 11 күн бұрын

This is exactly how I viewed it too. "Time for a vacation" Over the last several years each expansion has been a continuation of the previous as things developed but this is a fresh restart. Nothing is being continued and a new story to enjoy.

@ZanesZygot 12 күн бұрын

I play FFXIV since it first came out and as time went on I learned to manage my expectations for its expansions. If you stop and think about it the changes were slow and gradual. It's the MMO you know what they will deliver, and it will be at least ok always. It isn't like WoW, GW2 or other mmos were you are always expecting the big new thing, the big new feature.

@invaderzam 12 күн бұрын

Yeah, I think we needed a break from the high stakes of all the previous expansions. With each expansion the stakes become...steakier? I believe we will get to fixing the 13th. But kind of like Spiderman Far From Home, this expansion will be an extended denouement and a fond farewell to the Scions. One last big bash before we go our separate ways.

@lesliecarlisle3869 9 күн бұрын

Everyone keeps saying this but it just makes me laugh because I do not see the scions going their separate ways EVER

@Dewkeeper 12 күн бұрын

As always, when it comes to FF14, the phrase "Let them cook" applies. Have i liked every dish they've served me equally? No, but I've been delighted every time.

@doemoo4779 12 күн бұрын

Big agree that DT hasn't hyped me up like the past 2 expacs But ultimately, it's a soft reset/rescaling of narrative and doesn't have all the loose threads to draw from. And I'm ok with that

@GOBZ_01 12 күн бұрын

And that’s ok!! 💪

@riaglitta 12 күн бұрын

Yeah, absolutely - it's a new story starting, and at least they will be telling a new story better than they did for ARR ;D

@Tagonschezar 12 күн бұрын

SB didnt Hype you up?

@doemoo4779 12 күн бұрын

@@Tagonschezar SB was my first time being current and I didn't have the knowledge of fanfests, live letters and job action trailers I didn't have time to soak or build hype. Was more so just happy to be seeing the new stuff on release. Still love the expansion but it felt like a continuation of something I was already enjoying, not hype for new expansion

@Atigeve 12 күн бұрын

Maybe I am the odd one here, but as a 20 year FFXI player, this expansion and seeing all the connections (even in the endwalker .x storylines) have me incredibly excited for dawntrail. It kinda feels like the ToAU expansion from XI, and a proper homage to the game that brought us XIV to begin with. While I have been hyped about all expansions, this one for me hit different, seeing the mamool ja and wooded area, and Galool Ja Ja as a main character, seeing the advanced tech area they showed (Thinking Alzadaal esque) and the FFXI raid, IDK I for am super hyped, even if the 2 new classes dont totally fit my style.

@pumpkingamebox 11 күн бұрын

I was so expecting Dawtrail to be actually about us reversing the effects of 13. And then we just don’t…

@sammon1415 12 күн бұрын

I've been playing/replaying all the potentially Dawntrail-relevant story content, such as the Blue Mage questline (Whalaqee tribe lore) and Eureka (Krile and Galuf's backstory), and I'm finding myself increasingly more excited for the possibilities that a whole expansion set in Tural could bring.

@GOBZ_01 7 күн бұрын

Hell yea I love this!! You inspire me to go do the same 😁

@addisondesalvo6184 7 күн бұрын

I will be honest. After endwalker and as someone who has played since 1.0, I would be ok with a simple summer adventure dealing with a monarchy sucession battle, maybe beat a few demigods and some continental level threats, you know normal stuff. I don't want them to do a world of warcraft "here is a new world ending threat" every new second. The story was so good because each threat related to the ancients and sundering. Now we get to be Azem and explore the world and see what else is there. Emet told us where to go and our duty as azem to watch and help the star so simple continental level threats, no universal endsijgers. I am fine with that and need the break

@hkoizumi3134 12 күн бұрын

I feel you. I have playing as much as you have but also 9 years with FF11 online. Color me surprised when they announced FF11 collaboration. At this point of my journey with FF14, I am surprised I am not jaded. But I am coping. Yoshi P and his team are master of red herring. I remember vividly Yoshi P downplayed shadowbringer before launch saying it would "comparable to standard single player RPG" but in fact, it became the best JRPG story ever told. Not to mention the whole arc with Zero felt exactly like Warrior of Darkness in Heavensward patch back in the day. Little did we know, it would pivotal to greatest RPG story told later. I have hunch we will again later in 8.0 or 9.0. And lastly, the upcoming simplified combo system tells me they have something big planned. My guess is they'll be adding sub job system just like in FF11. This means we will finally be able to customize our favorite jobs to different kinds of role within a role.

@smashedbread 10 күн бұрын

I honestly am looking forward to it possibly being just adventure and wonder instead of overarching dramatic crazy storylines. Maybe we just need a break for one expansion where the world isn't going to end lol

@Coolio_Ash 12 күн бұрын

im thinking this will be a gameplay focused expansion like stormblood was. im expecting sick as fuck raids and dungeons. catching the sword was just the start we're gonna stop a fucking spear just like our boy Haurchefant this expac

@user-uv4wn2xx7o 12 күн бұрын

It’s not

@gandarf80 12 күн бұрын

How do you know? Have you played it?

@Greco4915 12 күн бұрын

No wonder they needed most peeps to up their devices, They put all the lights and crazy special effects in Arcadion. Imagine how crazy it's gonna be on Savage

@ruick78 11 күн бұрын

I think Dawntrail going to be our HW, it start of slowburn with intrigue and then we will get to epicness by end

@Coolio_Ash 12 күн бұрын

welcome back dude

@sorakun555 11 күн бұрын

I think the game's just hit the point where it's found a solid formula and will simply build on that. We're used to big, sweeping changes in either a new kind of content or a new job doing something different from the rest, but DT has been set up to not have to do that. And that's not a bad thing, although I do think a lot of people will be ready to scrutinize it after the community's general consensus with EW.

@ItsPawsitivity 9 күн бұрын

It’s essentially ARR 2.0 - it’s to set up the next story line. I’m expecting it to have a slow start, and maybe nothing too wild happen at least right away, and I’m okay with that. I’d love to not have the world ending every other quest for a little while 😂

@tenebraescientia 12 күн бұрын

We missed you Gobz!

@ZfanzockerHD 12 күн бұрын

This Video was very beautiful! Had a very good smile at the end

@warllockmasterasd9142 12 күн бұрын

This is the new ARR of the modern dawn of ff14. It needs the set up for the next things to come.

@ironwolfsaber2739 12 күн бұрын

Problem with Beast Master and Blue Mage was problems in FF11, if you didn't have a certain spell you got kicked. Both of their jobs even at optimal loadouts where still fated to be solo. Instead of restricting the entire class within the cookie cutter restrictions of main line classes, they decided to make a class that embraces its freedoms and being broken. They also cleverly introduced these classes as a means of zone fillers (beast master likely will be roaming 2.0 areas at the start) to keep the zones occupied and help feel alive as many zones just empty out after most players quest it out of existence.

@fabulousdannyman 11 күн бұрын

I do love, with how dark and depressing the last couple of expacs were, we get something fairly light and bubbly. I loved the Zero storyline, but I'm also happy they listened with how much we loved best bunny boi. To go along with our bestest cat boi from the side story. Maybe Zero will be main crew after Dawntrail; perhaps even during. The Scions need some new members afterall. Expecially since a certain someone went back on his promises (at least apparently) AGAIN... Like... MY DUDE... COME ON... lol

@Dodolfo1 11 күн бұрын

I'm expecting DT to be like ARR and Stormblood. Kinda not so good but preparing the ground for the next adventure.

@dividedbyzero4 12 күн бұрын

The story may not hype me as much as shb-6.0, but the content offerings surely does and I hope they stick the landing. Field operations, variant & criterion (hope they fixed the reward structure), cosmic exploration (ishgard restoration-esque), deep dungeon, beastmaster.. it's shaping up to be the most content dense expansion since stormblood.

@riaglitta 12 күн бұрын

I CANNOT WAIT FOR SERAPHISM

@kalandarkclaw8892 11 күн бұрын

Preconceptions are a mother fucker but I'm just gonna take things as they come vs making demands and expect the devs to conform to what I think. Not everyone will be 100% satisfied and those people will be the loudest as always. Time to tone them out and enjoy the game the way I want to. People just look for any excuse to be complain these days.

@1jidion 12 күн бұрын

ive known going into dawntrail, its probably gonna be structured similarly to arr, where the bread crumbs for something bigger will be laid out, we will get hints of a new threat, some minor baddies, we will probably meet a couple central characters to the overarching story, but this isnt gonna be like shadowbringers or endwalker level of world/universal threats, its gonna be arr levels of just country level threats

@1jidion 12 күн бұрын

i mean, to be fair, final fantasy has had its share of advanced civilizations, look at Insomnia from 15, or esthar from 8, hell, midgar, but definitely esthar

@JulesSingsStufff 12 күн бұрын

Been playing since SB but played the beta of ARR but this game has always pulled me on as I am a fanboy for FF but I am excited for this regardless. The fact they have so much more content planned is astounding. Will I like it? Probably but idk some people are just unpleaseable I guess 😮

@RustedCrown11 11 күн бұрын

Honestly im for this being a more down to earth expansion. we just saved the world, I think we deserve a vacation. its like the beach episode that happens after all the grand drama happened. if the world was in danger every expansion then it would get stale and boring. we need the more low key adventures to space out the grand world saving

@phantomvox951 12 күн бұрын

After 9 years of playing this game I have lost the excitement overtime. I will play Dawntrail but not expecting anything refreshing.

@peacockterumi528 12 күн бұрын

Technically speaking I'm looking at this expansion as the summer vacation episode.

@Omegaphoenix128 11 күн бұрын

Honestly, even though the devs said it'd be a new adventure, I cant see how it'll completely disconnect from everything that's happened. To many loose ends. Given how the post EW msq dealt with the void amd "fixing" that world, I think that lays the initial idea that going forward, we might be more or less start working towards un f+++ing the other reflections. That or the fact that someone on the new world wants to rule so they can invade Eorzea now that Garlemald is defeated, there is a similar parallel with hydaelan and Zodiark gone creating a power vacuum for some external aggressor to try and take control. Who knows, frankly. While i do want something fresh, I am going to be annoyed if DT behaves like the world almost ending was just a cloudy teusday and no big deal.

@SiresOrbwits-oi8mz 12 күн бұрын

We probably won't be doing anything with the thirteenth until the warring triad becomes mandatory like the crystal tower did. Then again they didn't have a problem dropping Gaia officially into the lore in 6.5.5. But if I had to guess I'd say it'll probably be either the 9th expansion or the 10th expansion.

@keiichimorisato98 12 күн бұрын

Don't forget that we have a fragment of our soul just kinda sitting in the ocular of the Rising Stones... a piece of us saved from the darkness of the 13th by Lahabrea.

@Magnarmis 12 күн бұрын

He isn't if you follow the post role quest chain from shb.

@jeansilva3394 12 күн бұрын

Because it is over, this is just a feel good "good by" expansion!

@pres002 12 күн бұрын

click bait got me man. I was like mmmm nah fam and then boom! cant wait to jump on my sage and picto mains

@laurenlunamar4729 12 күн бұрын

Picto main and sub main sage for me such a toss up with seraphim form with SCH but choose sage in the end.

@Tavak86 11 күн бұрын

The problem is that we have nothing to grab onto for this expansion. Usually the post expansions do a good job of building up context for the next chapter but that didn’t happen this time. The fact that it’s a totally new story didn’t help either. I’m looking forward to the story but I’m not head over heels like before.

@tenjiechin 12 күн бұрын

Stormblood was great. Playerbase was smaller, job design was still being figured out, and CB3 wasn't afraid to try something new that isn't so hand-holdy through the entire story. Glad Shadowbringers and Endwalker happened, and glad they're being put to rest as they've definitely overstayed their welcome with a VERY hard lean on story over gameplay

@Dhalin 11 күн бұрын

I dunno, I mean, I thought the trailer was good. Show off the two classes, show off the new race, and some of the areas we'll be going to and the general theme of the expansion. Seems like they did all a trailer really needed to do. In fact, ShB's and EW's trailers had misleading information (the voice lines in ShB's trailer being spoken by a gremlin were actually said by Emet-Selch, while the "Paladin WoL saves Alisaie's life in a lush green battlefield is actually G'raha doing it in the snows of Garlemald") that I felt was kinda 'meh'. They didn't need to be cryptic with DT, they just needed to give you an idea of what the expansion's theme is, and some of the features you might see within it.

@Teachidoll 11 күн бұрын

bruh they are basically putting all there previous content in the expac.

@Ryotsu2112 12 күн бұрын

We love to see it.

@Zaikofortem 12 күн бұрын

I'm also coping about the Thirteen arc hoping for Eden to be used to terraform/reset that world and find out if the OG Golbez is indeed our 2nd Ardbert

@basilnottheherb 12 күн бұрын

i think its valid to miss wanting that hype for the new expansion but im placing my money that this revamp/soft reset to our adventuring days is gonna pay off.

@chewysnack28 12 күн бұрын

I am avoiding the press tour for this one because I watched all of the endwalker ones and had a major plot point ruined for me by Yoshi P himself. Because of that I thought EW fell flat.

@TenzaBuraura 12 күн бұрын

I like your perspective! You're positive. I get sick and tired of people always measuring things by their worst characteristics, especially when they're just subjective things. Like, hello? Hundreds of people spent years of their lives to make you something they felt was awesome? Why the disrespect? It doesn't make you sound cool, it doesn't make people want to agree with you just because you're "passionate", it makes you a complainer. And no one actually likes complainers. Acknowledge the good with the bad. Rant over. Did like the video, though.

@LegendaryDorkKnight 11 күн бұрын

"The best Assassin's Creed game." Ah yes. Assassin's Creed 2.

@GOBZ_01 11 күн бұрын

ok well THAT one is good too but Black Flag is just fantastic LOL

@avi3365 12 күн бұрын

Think we just need to let them cool aye

@jeansilva3394 12 күн бұрын

i loved endwalker

@SharkFaceKilla 12 күн бұрын

nice

@tommyspringfield7687 12 күн бұрын

THANS FOR THE SPOILERS! done watching this video now!

@Dreded100 12 күн бұрын

I think part of it is because you love FF4. I don't, and genuinely didn't like the Endwalker patch MSQ. I was SOO happy in the 6.55 MSQ that we FINALLY are moving on from boring FF4 rip-off filler quest. (Yes, I know it will most likely be revisited in a later expac, maybe I'll enjoy it then)

@Fransens 12 күн бұрын

Nah I'm 100% with you on the feeling of "That's it?" after watching the trailer. It felt like one of those filler beach episodes in most anime that are just that... filler. Buuuuuuuuuuuut... I've been gushing over the story of FFXIV for the better part of 10 years now and I know they just finished that decade long story arc and have to start fresh again. And from a WoL point of view... our character and their friends have really, and I mean REALLY, earned a vacation! My guess is they will get it and just happen to stumble upon the (next) greatest story ever told in gaming. I just temper my expectations by looking at DT as the ARR of this decade.

@keiichimorisato98 12 күн бұрын

Honestly, I'm cool with that. We need something a bit more uplifting after two incredibly heavy expansions. And a new story needs to have groundwork laid so that future expansions don't have to spend a lot of time establishing the conflict and can just go at it.

@12tanuha21 12 күн бұрын

Some may see it as a filler, I see it as the start of a new story prologue.

@majoodlastsin4468 11 күн бұрын

Same shit same formula every expansions they need to change engine and overhaul the game

@JimC1984 12 күн бұрын

Yup been at it since ARR another 2 year expansion with the same exact shit on a different coat of paint. Yoshi P said theyd make it into an MMO not a single player gamr ... and then hes homogenized tanks in action trailer..... got lazy with summoner... etc. Bunch of shit. But newbie gen zs will buy it!!!

@RinTheBard 12 күн бұрын

As a general gen z player the 2min meta is disappointing, casual content is too easy, and there’s no complexity in jobs anymore. They took away bards complexity to make it more accessible, which as a bard main I don’t know how to feel about it. The game is slowly being turned into a game that pushes the erpers to play their classes brain dead rotation in my expert roulettes

@Taikomo 12 күн бұрын

Dude's name is not Meteor. Never has been, never will be.

@anubisval2940 8 күн бұрын

Completely understand. It looked underwhelming and boring. The game overall just seems stale and repetitive. There is nothing to be hyped about with DT coming, and the new classes are corny.

@PokeMasterQuench 12 күн бұрын

Banger video

@RiogaRivera 11 күн бұрын

stop doing drugs

@KazumiKiguma 11 күн бұрын

"I remember every pre-patch leading up to an expansion giving us a hint of what to expect" Do you? Do you really remember the pre-patches to Shadowbringers giving us a hint of what was to come? Had we not been given info about going to the First from Fan Fests would you have really understood wtf was going on with the Scions going into comas and where this was heading? Cause I feel like that did a MUCH worse leadup of expectations than Dawntrail's did.