Endwalker is officially released three days after Early Access went live, and the servers hold out despite very long queues. Do you have the patience to embark on the adventure? We’d love to talk to you about it!
The latest addition to the Final Fantasy XIV, and one that completes the story arc that started with the game’s rebirth in 2013 in the form of. startedA reborn empire, officially released today. However, it has been available in Early Access since December 3rd.
A magical addition?
This expansion is one of the most ambitious of the Square Enix MMO, which has regained popularity with post content this year.Shadowbringers and the exodus of many players from his current one, World of Warcraft, since this summer.
In addition to continuing the story with six new maps to explore in new regions, even planets, it features two new playable classes: the Wise Healer and the Reaper melee DPS. Both classes will be unlocked at level 70, while the expansion begins at level 80 and adds 10 more levels to climb. In addition, changes have been made to all other classes to breathe new life into their gameplay, in addition to new abilities from level 80 to 90.
A plan that is going smoothly?
The launch of the expansion in Early Access, however, did not go smoothly and should not be any different with the official release: The stream of players who wanted to connect at the same time caused connection errors and problems can take up to 6 hours due to full servers.
Although Square Enix has tried to prepare for this spike in activity, the developer has not been able to open new servers in time due to the semiconductor shortage in the current pandemic. Also, the number of expected players for End converter was underestimated, which made the preparations for the servers difficult. In the summer, the sudden influx of players caused a lot of technical problems on the servers. In fact, the digital copies of the game were already there categorized as sold out.
Yes, it’s possible
To make up for this loss of playing time, Square Enix gave up the day after the release of. knownEnd converter Offer your subscribed players 7 days of free playtime in Early Access. He added that this deadline could be extended if problems persist.
To fix some connection errors that are causing the game to crash or kick players out of the queue (sometimes even after they finish first), a Maintenance takes place tomorrow at an as yet undetermined point in time for 4 hours. Link maintenance was also performed that afternoon.