Fan Fest 2021 is behind us. It's time to process everything. We analyze the trailer, go through the Keynote, the concerts, and the Live Letter from Day 2. We also read a post-keynote interview by Gamer Japan.

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJfoeL81u2E

Translated Interview: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/ndshil/yoshida_interview_with_gamer_japan_about/

Soken's Message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJCKGhgxXJ8

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In a recent interview by Frosty, Yoshi-P talks about his views on harder in-game content including 4-man vs large scale raids. He also talks about PvP and its role in XIV, and of course: Chocobo Racing and Lord of Verminion.

Fan Fest is fast approaching as well and we read through some of the messages the team has left on the event page.

Frosty's Interview (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C79Oc_HRo1U

Frosty's interview (text): https://mogtalk.org/2021/05/07/interview-w-naoki-yoshida/

Fan Fest broadcast times: https://speakersxiv.com/2021/05/speakersfanfest/

Eurovision times: https://speakersxiv.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ESC_Promo_2021.jpg

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The Dev Blog has released a new interview, this time with Character Concept Artist Hiroyuki Nagamine, an interview from Gamebyte with Lead UI Designer Yuichi Murasawa about accessibility in XIV. And new information has come out about the upcoming Fan Fest - let's discuss that as well.

Dev blog interview: https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/blog/?utm_source=lodestone&utm_medium=pc_banner&utm_campaign=eu_officalblog

Gamebyte interview: https://www.gamebyte.com/ffxiv-ui-interview-yuichi-murasawa/

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The spoilercast continues in the second (and final) part. This time focusing on the Nier raid, and Sorrows of Werlyt. We also discuss the upcoming digital Fan Fest's recently released schedule, and the Yoshi-P Q&A.

Schedule: https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/ab7735b9cf814b2e80623fbbf611940f5883c81f

Q&A Info: https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/994c30087c9083f8a0f67dc3e458be0305b1760f

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Patch 5.5 is here, so here is our Spoilercast episode! This part will only cover the MSQ, so don't worry if you haven't done the Nier or Werlyt story. We'll be covering those next week.

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The patch is about to release, so let's go through the patch notes!

Patch notes: https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/f111047fc1221fedd08c78988163f314d11cc51a

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Live Letter LXIII happened on Friday, so it's time to jump into the details, and discuss the news! We also analyze and react to the trailer released at the very beginning.

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQVOpzXAmE4

Famitsu Interview: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kp_GKI0qmz016XRV2U4tLBmXWaRTj6oWmOM9pm5BhDM/edit

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG9VC5B_wRw

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The 5.5 website has been updated, and it's time to take a closer look at what it has revealed. In a recent interview with Gamesradar, Yoshi-P states that the future of Final Fantasy is on console. We read and discuss the interview (actually full of actually good quotes). We also read and discuss the second part of the localization team interview from the Final Fantasy Portal website.

Gamesradar interview: https://www.gamesradar.com/the-home-of-final-fantasy-is-on-console-director-naoki-yoshida-on-bringing-final-fantasy-14-endwalker-to-ps5/

Localization Team Interview Part 2: https://na.finalfantasy.com/topics/266

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Patch 5.5's artwork has been released, in addition to the 5.5 website! It's time to theorize and discuss what it could mean. We also read an interview with the lead UI designer, and an interview with the localization team (part 1). And we wrap it all up with a MogMail.

MogMail: https://speakersxiv.com/mogmail/

5.5 Website: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/shadowbringers/patch_5_5/

Interview with UI Lead Designer: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/blog/003091.html

Interview with Localization Team (Part 1): https://na.finalfantasy.com/topics/265

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With BLU's 5.45 update long past us, it's time to look back and discuss our experience with the system - and story. We also read an interview with Gaia's voice actor, and MogMail - among the topics are male Viera, and changes we want to see in the existing city states!

MogMail: https://speakersxiv.com/mogmail/

GamePur Interview: https://www.gamepur.com/features/final-fantasy-xiv-gaia-anna-rust-interview

 

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