Final Fantasy XIV launches Monster Hunter collabo right this moment

The PC launch of Monster Hunter: World continues to be just a few days away however one of many recreation’s hunted monsters has escaped Capcom’s cage and sought sanctuary inside Square Enix’s MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. The dinodragon mascot Rathalos hits FFXIV in an replace right this moment, letting Fantasists battle the “King of the Skies” to attain loot together with armour constructed from his guts, a diddy Rathalos flying mount, and a wee Palico cat buddy. The crossover goes each methods, with bits of Final Fantasy already popping up in Monster Hunter: World on consoles, although with our delayed launch it’s not precisely clear what’s going to occur with that on PC.

FFXIV’s “The New King of the Block” quest pits eight gamers in opposition to the large liz, which can play a bit extra like a Monster Hunter battle than the same old FFXIV boss battles. He’ll are available a more durable four-player model too. In return, gamers can obtain Rathalos-themed armour, cute Palico and Poogie buddies as minions, a Rathalos mount, and a few new tunes to play.

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The monster-hunting does require gamers personal FFXIV’s Stormblood growth, have completed its foremost quest, and nabbed high-level gear, so it’s not one for Monsterheads to informal leap on over to take a look at.

Monster Hunter’s own Final Fantasy crossover event encompasses a battle in opposition to frequent FF monster Behemoth, in addition to Dragoon armour, roaming Cactuars, and a Moogle outfit for Palicos. But provided that the sport’s coming to PC six months after consoles, the timeline of content material plans is actual hazy.

The PC launch of Monster Hunter: World is due this Thursday, August ninth. While early reviews from video games media with pre-release entry identified issues with crashing and efficiency, it has improved because the launch creeps nearer.