Final Fantasy 14 will make life easier for solo players
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker brought a close to some of the long-running MMO's story arcs, but it's far from the end for a game that proved so popular Square Enix briefly removed it from sale. In a live broadcast earlier this week, producer and director Naoki Yoshida outlined future ambitions, including making it possible to play all "main scenario dungeons of A Realm Reborn" with NPC pals instead of other players.
Yoshida also mentioned the game's first planned graphical update, and a partial roadmap of new content to come in future patches.
You can watch an archive of the full Letter From The Produce livestream over on Twitch, if you've got five hours spare.
Currently, FFXIV contains a Trust System via which players can delve into some main scenario dungeons with a party of NPCs. The upcoming patch 6.1 will expand it to all those in A Realm Reborn, with more to be added "at a later date." It's been a while since I've played an MMO but I was always a solo player when I did, and so I appreciate features like this. Square plan on going further, too, by adjusting "several low-level" dungeons "to support an accessible, solo-play experience."
A Realm Reborn launched back in 2013 and hasn't received a graphical update since. It still finds ways to be pretty, but proper visual enhancements will arrive with the next expansion pack. That includes plans for improvements to characters, the world, and "will encompass elements like higher-resolution textures, improved material qualities, and better lighting and shadow effects."
While announcing a "partial" roadmap for future updates, Yoshida also said that future patches would be released every four months, rather than every three-and-a-half as before. "Looking at our schedule
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