In Final Fantasy XIV there is a new PvP mode called Rival Wings with update 4.15. In this mode, two teams of 24 players each compete against each other to destroy the enemy core. The concept is very reminiscent of a MOBA game like League of Legends (LoL).
Patch 4.15 is here and with it comes, alongside the new music feature of the Bard, the long-awaited new PvP game mode Rival Wings. In this mode, two teams – Team Falcon and Team Raven – consisting of 24 players each face off. The goal of the new game mode is to destroy the enemy core.
MOBA-style PvP with Mechs and Towers
However, the cores are not defenseless. You first have to destroy the enemy towers that maintain a force field. Only then can you dismantle the tower. On your way to the core, three different types of Mechs will assist you that you can summon and then control. Additionally, smaller Mechs regularly run in as cannon fodder, drawing the towers’ fire towards them.
The entire game principle is reminiscent of MOBA games like LoL, DotA2, or Heroes of the Storm. In those games, you also need to strategically advance and gradually overcome the enemy’s defenses with skill and hordes of minions.
In Rival Wings, there are also cannons that allow you to shoot at the enemy from a distance. So it’s similar to certain maps in Blizzard’s MOBA Heroes of the Storm.
Housing remains a problem in the game. Many players are angry because they are not allowed to have their own house in Final Fantasy XIV.
