During a recent fan event in Tokyo, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn director/producer Naoki Yoshida provided new insight on the game’s first expansion pack: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. Details included information on a new playable race, new raids and two brand new jobs among other things. Specifics can be found below:
- The introduction of a brand-new playable race, the Au Ra
- New Job: Astrologian (Healer role) Astrologians channel celestial magicks through their star globe in order to heal others and make use of a divining deck to support their fellow party members
- New Job: Machinist (DPS role) Machinists wield firearms to deal damage from afar and employ turret-like weaponry on the battlefield to create further mayhem
- The reveal of the next major raid challenge that awaits adventurers, the mechanical fortress Alexander
- An announcement that Nobuo Uematsu would be composing the Heavensward theme song
- Details regarding the Heavensward Collector’s Edition were also announced. The package will feature:
- A dragon figurine
- An art book
- A disc featuring various videos and trailers
- Digital in-game items exclusive to the Collector’s Edition: a griffin flying mount, a helmet designed after FFIV’s dark knight Cecil, and a wind-up Kain minion
