Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida has apologized for the problems current in Dawntrail, the newest growth at present obtainable in early entry.
In a blog post, Yoshida apoligized to followers who preordered the sport and thus unlocked the early entry model, and defined what has brought on sure points and the way the event staff at Square Enix plans to deal with them. He additionally recommended a hotfix would arrive someday “this week” alongside a short server upkeep interval.
“Firstly, I wish to thank everybody who has been taking part in Dawntrail because the begin of early entry,” Yoshida stated. “However, I wish to provide my honest apologies concerning the problems that we now have recognized.”
Xbox model points have maybe been most outstanding, as the sport shopper can change into utterly unresponsive when transferring between places. “Our preliminary investigation means that this situation is probably going as a consequence of a phenomenon referred to as reminiscence fragmentation,” Yoshida stated.
Square Enix is wanting right into a repair for the issue however it is going to be “a number of days” earlier than one is launched, Yoshida stated. This is as a result of a patch should undergo myriad checks by the standard assurance staff.
“We are working to expedite the discharge of this patch on the earliest attainable alternative,” he stated. “However, we remorse to say that this course of would require a while. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this causes and respect your endurance and understanding as we work to deal with the difficulty.”
Players, within the meantime, could encounter the difficulty much less in the event that they play on worlds with low populations. “Until we now have resolved the difficulty, we kindly recommend you think about taking part in on both the Dynamis, Shadow, or Oceania knowledge facilities,” Yoshida stated.
An incoming patch may even tackle freezing talents not functioning correctly and a difficulty with the show and animations of cerain characters.
“The aforementioned points are being categorized as a excessive precedence,” Yoshida stated. “They are below investigation on our growth server and are being addressed in a scientific method. We are contemplating the discharge of a sizzling repair, which is more likely to happen someday this week, which might be accompanied by a short upkeep interval.”
It’s subsequently probably all of those points will nonetheless be in Dawntrail upon its full launch tomorrow, July 2, 2024. The accompanying Version 7.0 patch hade made loads of optimistic modifications to the sport too, equivalent to new areas, quests, quality-of-life enchancment, an enormous graphical improve, and the Viper and Pictomancer jobs, however seemingly not and not using a few irritating bugs.
Dawntrail’s Steam web page can be filled with middling critiques, as whereas Final Fantasy 14 expansions are normally extensively praised by followers and critics, Dawntrail has dropped to a “combined” ranking. Despite “evaluation bombing” being a standard tactic for gamers trying to specific frustration, Dawntrail’s present Steam consumer evaluation ranking seems to be the results of real grievances and never bugs.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.
