Square Enix reveals Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward - first major expansion due in 2015

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Unveiled at the North American Fan Festival, Square Enix has revealed Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, the first major expansion to A Realm Reborn  set to release in  Spring 2015.

Debuted with a CGI trailer, Naoki Yoshida took to the stage to deliver the opening keynote for the Fan Festival in Las Vegas, detailing the many new features fans can expect in this 3.0 update. Check out that teaser here:

Heavensward will take place around The Holy See of Ishgard as players take their part in “The Dragonsong War”; the bloody thousand year conflict between Ishgard and Dravania”. This is only one of the major storylines to be followed in Heavensward, the second focusing on “The Wyrmking versus Thordan and his Knights Twelve”.

Yoshida announced many brand new features that will be coming in version 3.0;

  • Level Cap Increase to 60 for all disciples
  • Massive New Areas (Ishgard, Dravanian Forelands, Floating Landmasses and Continents)
  • New Playable Race
  • Multiple New Jobs
  • All New Primals (Including an original made for Final Fantasy XIV)
  • Challenging New Dungeons
  • New Raids
  • Airship’s Galore (Personal FC Airships)
  • New Gear and Recipes
  • All content will expand through 3.0 onwards
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward

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