New Job actions and balance adjustments revealed for Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
A mountain of new actions and balance changes await Jobs in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
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What you need to know
On May 16, 2024, Square Enix hosted Final Fantasy XIV’s latest Letter from the Producer Livestream event, and during it, unveiled a new trailer for the game’s upcoming expansion, Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail.
The contents of this livestream and trailer are dedicated to showcasing all the new actions and balance changes player Jobs will receive in Dawntrail. In addition, the new Viper and Pictomancer Jobs and how their gameplay will function are at last fully detailed in this livestream.
The following Job adjustments and new actions shown from the livestream are as follows (do note these are not the full final lists of additions and adjustments):
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Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Job Changes - Action Change Settings
The new Job actions will be acquired as players level up to the new level cap of Lv.100. As there will be lots of new actions to fill your hotbars, there will be new Action Change Settings in the options menu to accommodate.
For example, combo action buttons will now be combined into a single button in Dawntrail, however, you will have the option to change them in Action Change Settings to be separate buttons like how they were originally.
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Job Changes - Tanks
The Tank-role Jobs will receive the following changes:
All Tanks
Paladin
Warrior
Dark Knight
Gunbreaker
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Job Changes - Melee DPS
The Melee DPS-role Jobs will receive the following changes:
All Melee DPS
Monk
Dragoon
Ninja
Samurai
Reaper
Viper
SWISH SWOOSH SWISH SWOOSH 💨Check out some of these cool viper moves! ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/0EpVUXycROMay 16, 2024
The Viper is a fast-paced Job that fluidly shifts between dual-blade and double-bladed strikes in their various combos and abilities. It has a similar total number of actions as other Jobs but designed so that fewer actions need to be set on the hotbar.
The general game plan around Viper is mixing your dual-blade and double-bladed attacks to build a gauge that will activate Rewakened mode and unleash a storm of powered-up super-moves on foes.
Do note that this is a partial description and not a complete summary of the Job.
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Job Changes - Ranged DPS
The Ranged DPS-role Jobs will receive the following changes:
All Ranged DPS
Bard
Machinst
Dancer
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Job Changes - Magical Ranged DPS
The Magical Ranged DPS-role Jobs will receive the following changes:
All Magical Ranged DPS
Black Mage
Summoner
Red Mage
Pictomancer
Pictomancers don’t make mistakes, they have happy accidents. 🌲 pic.twitter.com/zdTw3kXxRzMay 16, 2024
Pictomancer is an unorthodox Job that fights by painting a variety of motifs, then renders them to life to produce an assortment of effects. It can render multiple motifs to execute high-powered attacks and grant buffs to the whole party.
By painting specific renders in the correct order, you can unlock and unleash powerful super-moves.
Do note that this is a partial description and not a complete summary of the Job.
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Job Changes - Healers
The Healer Jobs will receive the following changes:
All Healers
White Mage
Scholar
Astrologian
Sage
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Job Changes - PVP
Final Fantasy XIV’s PVP mode will also receive new Job actions and adjustments, and more with the following changes:
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Job Changes - Miscellaneous news
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In addition to the Job balance and PvP changes, Square Enix has other news to share. First off, they will release a newFinal Fantasy XIV: DawntrailBenchmark program on May 31, 2024, that will better showcase the improved visuals of Final Fantasy XIV’s graphical update that will be included in Dawnlight compared to the previous Benchmark program.
Next, Square Enix has announced they will add a new low-level quest in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail that will reward players with a Fantasia potion upon completion. Fantasia are special items that allow players to completely change their character’s appearance or even their race.
Fantasia are normally bought via microtransactions on Square Enix’s Online Store, but when Dawntrail launches, players will be able to acquire one for free thanks to this new quest.
Square Enix also announced a few Final Fantasy XIV collaboration events planned over the coming weeks. First off is the return of the Fall Guys collaboration event which will run from May 23, 2024, to June 10, 2024.
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Then, Square Enix announced a special giveaway competition in collaboration with Mountain Dew. From May 16, 2024, to July 14, 2024, players must find codes underneath Mountain Dew bottle caps (specifically marked with MTN DEW) and enter them on the Mountain Dew website to receive special in-game prizes.Do note this event is for US residents only.
Finally, the FFXIV x KFC collaboration will also be making a return at an unspecified date.Do note this event is for Japan residents only.
I can’t wait to try all these new Job actions in Dawntrail
Overall, the newJobactions showcased in the trailer and update notes look so cool, and I can’t wait to try them out when thisupcoming PC titleandupcoming Xbox titlelaunches later this summer.
The new Job adjustments also have me excited because some of them are looking to fix problems I had with certain Jobs so that they’re more fun to play (I’m so happy that the Black Mage Job will finally be able to move Ley Lines to their current position)
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail is set to launch on July 2, 2024, for PC (via Square Enix’s Online Store and Steam), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5,Xbox Series X, andXbox Series S.
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