The multiplayer product, released under the auspices of the famous company Square Enix, is rapidly gaining popularity in all directions. Why is the game so confidently gaining popularity? Over the past six months, Final Fantasy XIV has remained popular among fans of other cult projects with a multi-million user audience. Any attempt to try to play a sensational game from Square Enix immediately leads to genuine interest in the product, which cannot but please the creators. Therefore, in this article, we want to talk about why FFIV attracts new players so much.
Alongside the game’s increasing popularity, there has been a rise in demand for in-game services like boosting in Final Fantasy XIV. In these companies groups of highly skilled players actively support other players in finishing challenging missions and leveling up their characters. Additionally, they offer tutoring, which is a great place to start for gamers of all skill levels, including those who have never played this game.
Nice graphics and low system requirements
Final Fantasy XIV, while being not exactly the epitome of modern graphics, is still quite enjoyable, and the screenshot button regularly finds new masterpieces for the desktop. The game has a photo mode with a lot of settings and details. The elaboration of the characters, their animations, facial expressions, and gestures still evoke approval and surprise – how did the developers manage to achieve such a result with such small means? Armor, weapons, all sorts of small details, and visible decorations and accessories, together with an extremely convenient and thoughtful glamor system, allow FFXIV to look decent to this day. In addition, the game is well-optimized and not too demanding on hardware, which is an additional plus for an MMO. And anyone can download high-resolution textures for FFXIV.
Interesting dungeons, raids, trials
Currently, Final Fantasy XIV has more than eighty dungeons, seventy-plus trials (boss arenas), and more than thirty raids. Many of them will be available through story quests, but some will have to be unlocked separately. This is a fairly large layer of content, and often you simply physically cannot remember all the mechanics of a particular boss. Even if you play more or less a lot, you can end up in some dungeon only once a month, or even every six months. The local group search system works like clockwork. There is always a queue to even the lowest-level dungeon since the game has a scaling system. That is, if you are level eighty, in some 16-level Sastasha your level will be lowered to match the difficulty of the dungeon. As you complete low-level dungeons, you will receive rewards in the form of special tokens to exchange for equipment and weapons, close Chloe’s journal, and much more. In this way, the developers allow playing together for both beginners and characters who have already been leveled up for a long time. Many dungeons have bosses with interesting and unusual mechanics, but many players use this principle: almost any boss forces you to adapt and learn your combat pattern. Therefore, mastery comes with practice and wipes.
Fishing
Meditative and measured fishing has reached a new level in Final Fantasy XIV. At the moment there are more than a thousand different fish in the game, many of which can be placed in an aquarium. In addition to the fact that the fisherman here is a separate class with its history and skills, one can highlight the fact that fishing is not limited to the most common fishing from a hole. The game also features ocean fishing – a raid for 24 players – and underwater fishing with a harpoon. Fish are caught not only in water, but also in sand, lava, and air, and to catch rare collectible fish, you will have to be patient and be in the right place at a certain time and under certain weather conditions. And don’t forget about bait – there is a huge amount of it for every taste and color.
Craft
The closest thing to local crafting professions is a similar mechanic from EverQuest 2, but crafting items in FF14 is much more difficult. Each craft profession is a separate class, so you can become a jack of all trades and level up all eight professions. Many recipes require ingredients from other professions, and there is always something to sell at the auction, even if you haven’t reached the maximum level yet. In addition, professions allow you to create not only necessities, but also home accessories, outfits for your character, and other useful little things. A profession leveled up to level thirty also makes it possible to disassemble items of the type that you can craft and insert matter (the local analog of precious stones) into your equipment.
Final Fantasy XIV is one of the best MMOs out there today. This is an MMORPG that died at release and was revived by the people who love it. The same MMORPG whose storyline received a worthy ending. The same MMORPG that will be looked up to for a long time, and whose experience will be adopted by competitors. Just like the World of Warсraft in its heyday.
