One thing I appreciate about Final Fantasy XIV is that it respects your time. Without knowing where I was in the Stormblood main story questline and dedicated to the foolish idea of keeping my tank and healer jobs evenly leveled, I said yes.Ĭould I finish Stormblood before the servers go down at 4AM?
If I could finish Stormblood before the servers go down, I’d be in a good spot to get close to the end of Shadowbringers in time to start Endwalker, if not by launch day, then that same week. So I proposed an experiment: Final Fantasy XIV will go down for maintenance at 4AM EST in preparation for a new patch and to open up Endwalker early access for the lucky chosen. I harbored no illusions about my ability to power through one-and-a-half expansions’ worth of content before December 8th, but I could try, and trying meant getting through Stormblood first. Then news of a new expansion hit, rekindling my desire to restart my journey, hopefully finishing in time for Endwalker’s launch. I came to Final Fantasy XIV only this year, ravenously tearing through A Realm Reborn and Heavensward before abandoning the game somewhere in the middle of Stormblood, which is generally considered to be inferior to the other FFXIV expansions. Square Enix typically finishes maintenance within the estimated timeframe, so any early word on expected completion times is a safe bet to schedule around.Endwalker is coming, and I’m not ready for it. Here's when the game is expected to start maintenance in your timezone: When can I play Endwalker in my timezone?įFXIV Endwalker Maintenance | When do servers go offline?įinal Fantasy XIV's servers go down the day before Endwalker begins, so that means the game is offline on December 2. It'll remain that way at least a full 24 hours before you can play, so if you have any loose ends to tie up you should try to finish on Wednesday.There's no big difference in what you play this week or next, but if you want to know when the game goes down in your timezone and when's the soonest you can begin - we've got it all explained here. Pre-orders don't close after that date, so there's no rush if you have to wait a day or two before paying up. It's kind of a confusing process, but if you pre-order Endwalker, you can play on December 3. As usual, you'll experience the extra-long maintenance downtime and transition from the headstart period into 6.0's "full" launch on December 7.
Final Fantasy XIV is preparing for the end of an era this week as Endwalker begins its early access period.
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