On July 2, 2024, the new expansion Final Fantasy XIV titled Dawntrail will be released. Those who pre-order the Tural adventure can start as early as June 28, 2024. To ensure you can start on time, we will keep you updated on all news related to the pre-launch in our live ticker.
Friday, June 28, 2024
3:00 PM
Friends of the sun of Eorzea, I am one foot in the evening break and I just started Final Fantasy XIV again for testing. The spot on the waiting list for Shiva? A smooth 43. After a few seconds, I was inside. Square Enix seems to have the situation mostly under control. A valid reason, I think, to close the ticker for today and wish you all a lot of fun in Tural.
Thank you for reading and commenting! You are the best. I am Karsten. See you online!
1:40 PM
Known issue number 3:
“We have received reports about the Syrcus Tower alliance raid where actions applied by Amon cause the quest to become uncontinuable. We are currently investigating the cause of this issue.”
1:39 PM
Known issue number 2:
“Other characters or parts of the user interface may appear black or not display correctly. Please check your PC’s graphics card and display settings or try closing other applications before playing.”
1:38 PM
Square Enix is currently releasing a list of known issues via X.
“We have identified an issue where the currency element in the HUD layout appears black if it was set to Allagan Tomestone of Comedy before Patch 7.0. In this case, please update your currency settings in the currency window, e.g., to Gil.”
12:51 PM
Almost 1:00 PM, lunch break! Remember that you will be automatically logged out if you have been inactive for 30 minutes! Happy eating.
12:36 PM
The number of bug reports is significantly increasing on reddit. Here are some current examples:
- Several players are jumping from one crash to the next (via reddit).
- The current world limitations are causing a lot of frustration. Various players are unable to log into their current world, but also cannot transfer to another world (Example 1: reddit, Example 2: reddit, Example 3: reddit).
- There seem to be problems with Dawntrail on the Steam Deck (via reddit). The user had played the MMORPG on the Valve platform for a year beforehand. According to Valve, Final Fantasy XIV is considered playable on the Steam Deck, but requires additional steps for interaction and configuration.
12:14 PM
Apparently, there are crashes or freezes when approaching Tural by ship. What are your experiences?
12:12 PM
Apparently, the graphic update has taken its toll:
12:07 PM
Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida has addressed the community in a post:
“We are currently ensuring the stability of the login server, and logins are being processed properly. Although the login server is under heavy load, we can confirm that queues are running smoothly. We thank you for your patience.”
12:00 PM
The developers had mentioned that there may be wait times for certain instanced content, such as content required for progressing quests, but it seems that capitals like Ul’dah are also affected (via X).
11:56 AM
Various players report on X and reddit about unexpected DirectX11 error messages. These do not appear on the bug list published by Square in advance. Are you also affected?
11:45 AM
The colleague is obviously very excited about the graphic update. New comparison images are coming in every second. Just one example:
How do you like the graphic update so far?
11:25 AM
Sophia is in! The first check: Did the most important character survive the graphic update well? See for yourself:
11:12 AM
And here come the first reports of timeout errors.
11:08 AM
Colleague Sophia Weiß has directly logged in and starts with a position of 1,664 in the queue. How about you?
11:07 AM
A message from the developers regarding character customization with 7.0:
“Starting from the release of Patch 7.0, you can freely edit your character for up to 60 minutes after customizing it with Fantasia and logging into the game. This counts the time spent in the game. So the 60 minutes are based on gameplay time and will not continue while you are logged out or the game client is closed.”
Source: finalfantasyxiv.com
11:02 AM
Almost on time! Shortly after 11 AM, the Play button in the launcher turned green. You can log in! We wish you a smooth early start into FFXIV: Dawntrail and will inform you of any major issues.
9:44 AM
Just over an hour left! Are you excited? So far, the developers at Square Enix seem to be on track towards Tural. It remains quite calm on Twitter and the Lodestone. However, the developers have set a number of worlds in the European data centers to “congested” in view of the anticipated rush (via finalfantasyxiv.com):
- Cerberus
- Lich
- Louisoix
- Moogle
- Odin
- Omega
- Phoenix
- Ragnarok
- Shiva
- Spriggan
- Twintania
- Zodiark
You can view the current status of character creation restrictions and full/preferred worlds here: https://sqex.to/Z6GvU
7:50 AM
A beautiful good morning to the early access launch of Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. Maintenance is officially supposed to continue until 11 AM. So far, everything is quiet with the developers and our Eorzea correspondent Sophia Weiß. Grab a coffee, sit back, I have a Hildibrand meme for you:
Thursday, June 27, 2024
7:49 PM
I am closing the ticker for today and wish you a good evening! Tomorrow morning I will be on time for you to stare at server updates, keep you informed about any technical issues, and forward all frontline reports from Sophia to you. Until then: Stay smooth!
7:46 PM
Sophia, since the download is complete – symbolic image:
7:32 PM
The stream for the 82nd Producer Letter was a while ago, but the German summary of the event is only available in the forum today. So if you want to get thoroughly informed about Dawntrail before the early access, you can do so via forum.square-enix.com.
6:28 PM
Speaking of Sophia Weiß: Our Final Fantasy XIV enthusiast has already been able to play the two new jobs, I am a little envious! If you are looking for ways to sweeten the wait until tomorrow, here is her first impression:
6:25 PM
MyMMO editor Sophia Weiß has just taken a long weekend off to fully enjoy the early access launch of Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. Just now, the first greetings from the frontline arrived: While the vacuum robot in the background gives 120 percent (how can you ignore that?!), the download is finally running for the colleague.
6:19 PM
Pack your sunglasses for tomorrow!
5:57 PM
After the discrepancies following the introduction of the benchmark tool that clashed unpleasantly with the graphic update of Dawntrail, some players from the FFXIV community are still looking at Patch 7.0 with a (worried?) wink.
5:14 PM
Friends of the sun of Eorzea, I am back for the evening shift. Before I dive into the news, a quick note on a tweet from Square Enix. The developers remind you that you can avoid long queues tomorrow by temporarily switching to the new EU data center.
We have also summarized all the info in this article.
2:11 PM
I will be away from the PC for a little while, but I will check back in the late afternoon/early evening before the real early start kicks off tomorrow. Do like the cute heroes in this great picture by Asteri ⊙ VPR Waiting Room and take another nap:
1:56 PM
May I introduce, the Interim Deputy Director of Turalism:
Here is the new tourism overview page of Tural: tourtural.finalfantasyxiv.com. Very well done.
1:00 PM
I knew I forgot something … 😀
12:22 PM
What are you doing while the FFXIV servers are offline? Enjoying the sunny weather? Maintaining social contacts? Playing other MMORPGs like Tarisland? Let me know in the comments!
12:16 PM
The developers of Final Fantasy XIV have released the full patch notes for Patch 7.0. You can find the German details about Dawntrail on the official Lodestone from Square Enix.
11:20 AM
Many Eorzea enthusiasts play Final Fantasy XIV due to the often exciting story. With Dawntrail, a completely new story arc is fully starting, and many veterans online are already warning about spoilers through datamining (via @EENIX on X).
Tip from DAVE: Remember to deactivate the shout chat as soon as you go online:
10:56 AM
Parts of the community are already spiritually preparing for the upcoming “Linecon”, meaning long queues. Do you already know how you will pass the time if logging in on Friday takes longer?
10:46 AM
A wonderful Thursday to all Eorzea enthusiasts! My name is Karsten and I will accompany you until the hopefully smooth early access launch of Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. The download is already running. Otherwise, we are taking it easy for now, with a look at Los Angeles – are you already excited about Tural?
What you need to know: Since June 26, 2024, at 11 AM, the worlds of Final Fantasy XIV have been offline to prepare for the launch of the upcoming expansion. The developers had already announced several days ago on the official Lodestone of Final Fantasy XIV how long the maintenance for the upcoming expansion Dawntrail is expected to last:
- Maintenance of all worlds: From June 26, 2024, at 11 AM until June 28, 2024, at 11 AM
- Update availability – PS5/PS4/Xbox: From June 26, 2024, at 1 PM
- Update availability – Windows/Mac/Steam: From June 27, 2024, at 5 PM
- Companion app maintenance: From June 28, 2024, at 4 AM until June 28, 2024, at 11 AM
- Mog Station maintenance: From June 26, 2024, at 9 AM until June 28, 2024, at 12 PM
Download available, this is the size of the patch
You can now start the Final Fantasy XIV launcher to download the patch that brings the Dawntrail content. On PC, it consists of more than 57 GB. If you only have a slow connection, you should start the download promptly.
Note that Square Enix expects an “increased number of simultaneous logins” during early access and the official launch of Dawntrail. If the number of logging-in Eorzea heroes is too high, there will be queues, restrictions, and error messages. You can find more information about the measures planned for a smooth launch here.
What else should I know about Dawntrail? The new expansion for Final Fantasy XIV takes you to the exotic continent Tural, where all sorts of fresh challenges and features await. Here are the most important updates:
- Continuation of the main scenario
- New dungeons, raids, trials, and dream trials
- New jobs: Viper and Pictomancer
- New limited job: Beastmaster
- Level cap raised from 90 to 100
- Cosmo exploration as a content to relax
- Comprehensive graphics update
- New content for Gold Saucer, Hildibrand, field excursions, unset vaults, content helpers, and PvP
- Female Hrothgar as a playable race
So you can expect another packed FFXIV expansion. If you are looking for more details on content, first impressions, or details about platforms, age ratings, system requirements, and more, check out our extensive overview page for the new expansion: Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail: Everything about the release, Collector’s Edition, and benchmark
