Mike Williams May 10, 2023. 2 minute read
FFXIV Island Sanctuary Guide Offers Great EXP Before Patch 6.4
Let’s be honest, you haven’t been keeping up with your Island Sanctuary, have you? Introduced back in Patch 6.2 for Final Fantasy XIV, it was meant as your home away from home. Open to all players who have completed Endwalker, you still have to offer up your time and effort…
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Mike Williams May 5, 2023. 4 minute read
All Final Fantasy XIV server populations (May 2023)
In Final Fantasy XIV, your server is your foundation. That’s where you’ll face off against the forces of evil as the Warrior of Light, make new friends, and even perhaps find yourself a home away from home. Your initial choice of server is very important. It’s also key if you…
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Mike Williams May 2, 2023. 1 minute read
FFXIV Special Site Update Shows The Aetherfont’s New Crystal Bear Boss
The next Live Letter from the Producer is quickly approaching for Final Fantasy XIV, and will cover all things Patch 6.4. The patch is scheduled to drop some time in late May, but there are still more details to deliver. Today, Square Enix updated the Special Site for the patch, giving…
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Mike Williams May 1, 2023. 1 minute read
FFXIV Manderville Relic Progression Will Have “No Major Changes” in Patch 6.45
Every Final Fantasy XIV expansion has a corresponding grind for a Relic Weapon. Relic Weapons, in the brief window of their release, are the best and shiniest weapons available to the Warrior of Light. (This has not actually been the case since Ultimates began releasing.) Back in A Realm Reborn,…
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Mike Williams Apr 28, 2023. 1 minute read
FFXIV Patch 6.4’s Next Live Letter Is Coming On May 12
We know that Final Fantasy XIV’s next major content update, Patch 6.4, is coming some time in late May. Not only has the development team said as much, but the current Moogle Treasure Trove event tends to point toward a specific date: May 23. We’ve already gleaned part of what’s…
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Mike Williams Apr 26, 2023. 1 minute read
FFXIV Eorzean Symphony Orchestral 2022 Blu-ray Is Now on Sale
It’s great that we’re now getting the chance to once again have in-person events. The ability for the Final Fantasy XIV community to come together and enjoy our shared experience is wonderful. Sadly, folks can’t always make it to these events. Sometimes the venue is limited and other times the…
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Mike Williams Apr 26, 2023. 1 minute read
FFXIV Gets All Esports With Crystalline Conflict Regional Championship 2023
The magic of finding an PVP mode that everyone loves is being able to turn it into an esport. Final Fantasy XIV only introduced Crystalline Conflict in April 2022 with Patch 6.1, but the 5v5 mode has proven very popular. Popular enough that Square Enix is running an official tournament…
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Mike Williams Apr 25, 2023. 2 minute read
FFXIV Patch 6.4 Special Site Is Live
We’re quickly speeding toward Patch 6.4 in Final Fantasy XIV. Right now, you can enjoy the Moogle Treasure Trove event, which will run right up to the launch of the next patch. Once that’s done, it’s time for all-new dungeons, Trials, and more for the community. We already had the…
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Mike Williams Apr 21, 2023. 2 minute read
FFXIV Fan Fest Las Vegas Announces Costume, Art, and Video Contests
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2023 will take place in Las Vegas on July 28-29 this year, kicking off this round of Fan Fest events. It’ll be followed by Fan Festival UK in London on October 21-21, 2023, and Fan Festival Japan in Tokyo on January 7-8, 2024. Together, all…
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Mike Williams Apr 21, 2023. 2 minute read
FFXIV Online Store’s New Items Let You Float Like Mary Poppins
It’s that time again, when the Final Fantasy XIV Online Store adds a brand-new set of items to spend your money on. While all the other mounts, minions, and more are accessible with only your effort, the online store items are a separate class. It’s the only place to get…
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Mike Williams Apr 20, 2023. 1 minute read
Get Your Face Right With FFXIV Face Moisturizer From Steamcream
Once again, another company decides to collaborate with Final Fantasy XIV. The last time we mentioned a merchandise collaboration, it was the FFXIV-branded Puma gear. Who can forget the stylish streetwear combined with the odd CG commercial released to promote it? This time, the collaboration leans into a different market;…
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Mike Williams Apr 19, 2023. 5 minute read
10 Rarest Hairstyles And How To Obtain Them
Ah, the quiet period of Final Fantasy XIV. We’ve been in the slump of Patch 6.35 for some time, with the Moogle Treasure Trove being one of the few events taking up our time until Patch 6.4. Maybe you should partake of Island Sanctuary or enter the Crystalline Conflict arena.…
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Mike Williams Apr 18, 2023. 1 minute read
JoCat Teaches FFXIV Players How To Play Ranged DPS
There is a host of powerful educational content out there teaching players all the ins and outs of Final Fantasy XIV. We have our own guides right here on Fanbyte, but you’ll also find a host of YouTube videos, Discord servers, databases, and walkthroughs teaching you all about this grand…
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Mike Williams Apr 17, 2023. 5 minute read
FFXIV Moogle Treasure Trove – April 2023 Irregular Tomestone Guide
As we round the corner for Patch 6.4, it’s time once again for The Moogle Treasure Trove returns to Final Fantasy XIV. It’ll start on April 24, 2023 at 1:00 a.m. PDT / 4:00 a.m. EDT. Once the event has begun, it’ll run until the launch of Patch 6.4 some…
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Mike Williams Apr 13, 2023. 1 minute read
Azem’s Crystal Silver Pendant And More Fan Fest Items Go Back Up For Pre-Order
Two weeks ago, during the latest Live Letter From the Producer, Square Enix put a number of special items on sale in various regions. These items included a Loporrit figurin, a Portly Porxie Plushie, a reversible Hydaelyn and Zodiark jacket, and acrylic stands for the Endwalker-era Scions. One of the…
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Mike Williams Apr 13, 2023. 1 minute read
FFXIV x Saki Collaboration Manga Gets an English Release
Final Fantasy XIV is slowly continuing to expand into multimedia. There’s the Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light drama series you can watch on Netflix, and the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV: Eorzea Academy manga that is getting an English release soon. There’s also a second manga on the horizon, however.…
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Mike Williams Apr 11, 2023. 1 minute read
FFXIV Furnishing Design Contest Produces a Ton of Winners This Year
If you’ve been lucky enough to pick up your own personal estate or happen to have a guild estate, you need items to furnish the space. The Final Fantasy XIV team makes a number of those items, but not all of them. Many are the result of enterprising members of…
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Mike Williams Apr 11, 2023. 1 minute read
Controversial FFXIV Mod GShade Returns, But The Community Isn’t Convinced
Back in February, one of the bigger Final Fantasy XIV mods found itself embroiled in controversy. GShade was used by many to make their experience in the MMO prettier or simply to add some pizazz to their GPose pictures. A while back, some users noticed that the mod was causing…
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Mike Williams Apr 3, 2023. 8 minute read
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Hands-On: A Meditation on Improvement
I remember playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for the first time. It was at E3 2019—which currently stands as the last E3 event to ever take place—alongside game director Stig Asmussen. The gameplay demo wasn’t much more than its hero in combat against Empire Stormtroopers in a white box.…
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FEATURES
Mike Williams Mar 31, 2023. 4 minute read
FFXIV Live Letter March 2023 Summary: Patch 6.4, Pandaemonium Anabaseios, Blue Mage Updates, and More
This morning marked the latest Live Letter from the Producer livestream, focused on giving players the inside information for what’s coming to Final Fantasy XIV. As always, lead producer and creative director Naoki Yoshida was joined by global community producer Toshio “Foxclon” Murouchi. This time around though, there were special…
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