The time has come, after the delays and the false starts. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is live in early access right now, barring something unusual happening this morning. That means players are finally free to explore the game’s fourth expansion and the story promising to cap off a decade of storytelling, reaching back to the game’s initial launch through the relaunch and multiple subsequent expansions. So people are probably more than a little excited clearing through everything the expansion story has to offer right now.
Do note that some servers are offline thanks to increased traffic load, but Square says it’s working on that.
Following up on the above: The cause of the downtime is due to the increased traffic load when characters change zones within the World, and we are currently working on adjusting the amount of traffic to prevent further outage. (1/2)
— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN) December 3, 2021
We’ll have our first impressions of the expansion up in a couple of days (the full launch isn’t until December 7th, after all), but until then you can catch up on our news and coverage of the game in the roundup below. You can also check out the full trailer for Endwalker as well as the original trailer that launched 1.0 and was re-uploaded recently on the official YouTube channel. How it started vs. how it’s going, if you will.
Final Fantasy XIV posts the patch notes for Endwalker ahead of the expansion’s early access
Final Fantasy XIV warns players to expect some congestion during the Endwalker early access launch
Wisdom of Nym: What to expect from Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker early access
Massively OP Podcast Episode 348: To the moon with FFXIV’s Endwalker
Wisdom of Nym: The plot threads I hope to see addressed in Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker’s PvP, gathering, and housing changes
Wisdom of Nym: Coping with the Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker delay
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker has been delayed until December 7
Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker media tour: An interview with Naoki Yoshida
Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker media tour: Previewing three of the new zones
Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker media tour: Previewing the Tower of Zot
Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker media tour: Previewing the ranged physical DPS jobs
Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker media tour: Previewing the tank jobs
Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker media tour: Previewing the magical DPS jobs
Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker media tour: Previewing the healing jobs
Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker media tour: Previewing the melee DPS jobs
Complete coverage of the Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker media tour
Wisdom of Nym: Things to do in Final Fantasy XIV while you’re waiting for Endwalker
