FFXIV Tokyo Fan Fest reveals include Pictomancer, 6.55 date, and Dawntrail timing

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail launches with two new jobs, and the Final Fantasy VI-inspired Pictomancer joins Viper this summer as the second DPS addition. If you were hoping to discover when exactly during Fan Fest, sorry — you’ll have to wait a bit. However, FFXIV Patch 6.55 launches this month, on January 16.

During this year’s Tokyo Fan Festival, director and producer Naoki Yoshida took to the stage to show off Dawntrail’s Dawntrailer in its entirety. The new, lengthier footage features Krile joining the Scions as the vibrant casting Job, Pictomancer, and a request to hang tight on a specific release date. It’s coming, but the best he can do for now is still that summer window.

“We will not be releasing on Square Enix time; we will be releasing on [Final Fantasy] XIV time, which means properly in summer,” Yoshida said. “So we will work very hard to get you that info as soon as possible and will have it for you next time, so thank you for your patience.”

Yoshi-P explained his rationale behind the decision, noting he didn’t want another Endwalker situation. For those who weren’t around for the ordeal, the game saw a two-week delay for its Endwalker release rather close to the actual launch. While some of the community was rather understanding, others were a bit frustrated given the last-minute nature.

As for Pictomancer, it’s another caster job joining the FFXIV roster, this time taking its inspirations from Final Fantasy VI’s adorable artist, Relm Arrowny. Krile fits the bill for the roll well, and another one of those reasons I’d encourage my Lore-hungry friends to dive into Eureka.

Square Enix announced its fifth FFXIV expansion, Dawntrail, at its Las Vegas Fan Festival event last year. At the follow-up event in London, Yoshi-P and his team also shared other FFXIV update staples, like a new job announcement, with the reveal of Viper. Version 7.0 ushers in a new era of the MMO as it wrapped up several major story beats in 2021’s Endwalker.

Andrea Shearon

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