Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers’ subsequent patch is a big robotic rumble

Now that NieR: Automata has come and gone from Final Fantasy XIV, it’s time to get again to enterprise. Patch 5.2: Echoes Of A Fallen Star arrives later this month, driving forwards the primary story and returning focus squarely to gods, empires and high-fantasy politicking. Naturally, which means it’s time to struggle a Gundam.

What do you imply we don’t get to pilot it?

Now, I’ve long-since checked out of MMORPGs, not to mention a dense story-driven rollercoaster similar to FFXIV. So when an replace says one thing like “With Eulmore on the path to a brighter tomorrow, the Scions await such time as the Exarch might return them home”, I’m misplaced. I reckon it’ll imply extra to you than it does to me, anyway.

What I can do is talk about patch 5.2 in a language I perceive – the language of large stompy robots.

Patch 5.2’s nastiest new baddie is the Ruby Weapon. My FFXIV lore isn’t as much as snuff, however it seems like The Garlean Empire (the baddies?) are sending this honking nice mecha out to interrupt a stalemate with the Ezoreans (the goodies?). Through new questlines and the brand new Cinder Drift trial, you’ll ultimately have a spherical of fisticuffs with the massive crimson Garlean Evangelion.

Disappointingly, you gained’t be tasked with getting within the fucking robotic, Shinji. Instead, you’re tasked with stopping the Garlean’s conflict crimes the one method you know the way – by pinning it right into a small area and hurling cooldown-driven spells at it. It appears Final Fantasy XIV gained’t be becoming a member of Brendan’s stompiest mech listicle in any case, I’m afraid.

Yes, I do know it’s a throwback to an elective boss in FFVII. I’ve used Google earlier than.

5.2 additionally expands upon the Eden raids with Eden’s Verse, doling out extra boss redesigns by Kingdom Hearts head honcho Tetsuya Nomura. There’s a brand new dungeon – Anamnesis Anyder – and new problem questline “Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr”. An overview of this month’s new additions will be discovered over on the Patch 5.2 official page.

Expect full patch notes as we strategy Patch 5.2: Echoes Of A Fallen Star’s launch on February 18th.