No release date yet.
The new Job coming toFinal Fantasy 14in next expansion Dawntrail has now been revealed: the Pictomancer.
Unfortunately there’s still no release date for the expansion beyond ‘summer 2024’.
What is a Pictomancer?
The first wasViper, revealed at the London event.
Now the second is Pictomancer - after all, the Turtles are named after famous artists.
Pictomancer is a ranged, magical DPS Job who battles with a paintbrush and palette.
The Job originates fromFinal Fantasy 6where Relm was able to draw enemy techniques.
In Final Fantasy 14, the skill is broader with the ability to paint creatures, weapons and landscapes.
The Job will also have magic to buff the party, though this is not strictly a support Job.
And no, you won’t need artistic skill yourself to play.
In Tokyo, Yoshida showed improvements to each of the playable races in turn.
The improvements are subtle, with more detailed textures and better lighting, shadow, and muscle definition.
Overall the impact is striking - in particular, darker skin looks more natural and better lit.
Players will be given a fantasia to update their character if required.
Armours will also have two dye channels in future, so players can customise their look further.
Dawntrail will make these sleek and strong lioness women available for players.
Yoshida said these are the last new race to be added to the game, at least for now.
Female Hrothgar will be represented in the story by a new NPC.
She’s the daughter of the current ruler of the land of Tural.
Players will meet her in Patch 6.55 part two, which will be released on 16th January.
The expansive Tural
Dawntrail will take place in the western region of Tural.
At the Tokyo Fan Fest, Yoshida revealed more of the land.
More intriguing is a hyper-futuristic cyberpunk city called Solution Nine, which looks more like something out ofBlade Runner.
To me, it seems very Final Fantasy 7 inspired.
Other updates
Yoshida announced a few other key updates.
This will be the Beastmaster, including some form of beast collection feature.
New lifestyle content is coming called Cosmic Exploration, which will allow players to explore different planets.
It can be played solo, but it’s intended to be co-operative.
Could this coincide with the second DLC The Rising Tide?
Or even a PC release?
To end the keynote, Yoshida revealed new artwork for Dawntrail featuring all the characters (see below).
you could watch the full day of Tokyo Fan Festival onYouTube.
Are you looking forward to this next expansion?
