How Final Fantasy 14's 'Payload' PvP Mode Compares to Other Games

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There are some games that never manage to recover from disastrous launches, and are unable to win back players despite massive overhauls and updates. Luckily Square Enix's Final Fantasy 14 was able to overcome its lackluster launch and reinvent itself in version 2.0 a few years after its first release, which was met with a much more positive response from fans and critics. Now, almost nine years after its second lease of life, Final Fantasy 14 is still going strong with a large playerbase and recent updates that are tinkering away at the base game, providing new content for players.

Final Fantasy 14's recent patch 6.1 has made some welcome changes, including an almost complete makeover to one of the previously unpopular dungeons in the game, Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak. The first major patch following Final Fantasy 14's Endwalker expansion, titled Newfound Adventure, has brought with it tons of new content as well as updates to existing gameplay. One of the biggest changes that came with patch 6.1 was the overhaul of Final Fantasy 14's PvP, including a brand-new game mode for players to enjoy.

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For an MMORPG, getting a good PvP system in place is vital. Final Fantasy 14's PvP has undergone some changes over the years, as Square Enix continues to address balancing issues, adapt the mechanics, and add occasional new content to keep things fresh and exciting.

The most recent update brought with it a whole heap of changes; from new job-specific Limit Breaks (with PvP's Adrenaline Rush being renamed to match its PvE counterpart), to the addition of Common Actions. There's a new reward system called Series Malmstones, damage modifiers have been adjusted, and Job