Summary
Final Fantasy 14recently confirmed chat bubbles are coming to the critically-acclaimed MMORPG soon. A staple feature in many of its competitors,Final Fantasy 14players can finally look forward to chat bubbles in Eorzea.
Though social multiplayer games handle chat differently, many MMOs likeWorld of WarcraftandGuild Wars 2feature bubbles that appear near a player’s character when they speak.Final Fantasy 14, however, does not feature this, with all player chat appearing exclusively in a separate window.
DuringFinal Fantasy 14’s Fan Festival in London, major MMO content creator Preach asked if the developers were considering adding chat bubbles to the game during a meet and greet. He got confirmation thatFinal Fantasy 14was indeed working on the feature. That said, Preach didn’t get a time frame for when chat bubbles would be coming, meaning the feature could arrive well after theDawntrailexpansion.
Technically, there are mods and plugins forFinal Fantasy 14that add chat bubbles into the game. However, thesethird-party tools are againstFinal Fantasy 14’s terms of service, meaning their use could lead to penalties against one’s account. For this reason,Final Fantasy 14adding this feature natively is a huge deal.
Needless to say, players are ecstatic to hear this feature is coming to the game. Chat bubbles make it much easier to notice when players are speaking to one another, and they are a hugeimmersion tool forFF14roleplayers as well. Some players are concerned they could be distracting during battle, but most assumeFinal Fantasy 14will make these chat bubbles a toggleable feature so that these fans can play without them.
Final Fantasy 14’s second Fan Festival showed off a bunch of other new features coming inDawntrailnext year. TheFinal Fantasy 14-original Viper class–a dual-wielding DPS that can combine their swords together into a double-bladed weapon–is the first of two jobs coming in the expansion, with a new limited job planned for a subsequent content update. Additionally,Dawntrailintroduces the first graphical update for the MMO in 10 years, featuring some phenomenal visuals.
Fans still have one more Fan Festival in January, so they can expect to learn the last bits of information aboutDawntrailafter the new year. They can also look forward to a story prologue in Patch 6.55, plus along-awaited crossover event withFinal Fantasy 16, so it is no exaggeration to say 2024 will be a big year forFinal Fantasy 14fans.
Final Fantasy 14is available now for PC, PS4, and PS5, with an Xbox Series X/S version launching in Spring 2024.
